For old-school Hawaiian fare, the Manago family has been serving the best pork chops in town since 1917. Add on a side of their equally famous pickled seaweed salad.

Once hidden in a strip mall, the small bistro and local favorite recently moved to a bigger location on the beach. That means more room for serving up imaginative salads, specialty sushi rolls, and the local dish — ahi poke.

Humble, family-run BYOB dishes homestyle Japanese food, like grilled salmon over salad and crispy tonkatsu, to a crowd of laid-back locals.

Tiny, cheerful, and noisy restaurant serving fresh Mexican food made with locally sourced ingredients. Located off Highway 19, which makes it the perfect stop between Hilo and Kona.

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One of the first locally sourced restaurants on Hawaii, turning out some of the island's most gourmet Hawaii Regional Cuisine with prices to match.

Unassuming joint serving up the Hawaiian specialty, fresh poke (POH-kee), in a variety of flavors that change according to the whims of the young, tatted-up guys behind the counter.