Guidebook for Hilo & Hamakua
Food Scene
A half hour up the cost is a combination restaurant that serves liquor and has good live music and decent food, plus an excellent bakery (I love the baklava!), and a grocery store with a great mix of local food and health food.
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Pāpaʻaloa Country Store and Cafe
35-2032 Papa Aloa AveA half hour up the cost is a combination restaurant that serves liquor and has good live music and decent food, plus an excellent bakery (I love the baklava!), and a grocery store with a great mix of local food and health food.
This is an excellent health food store, with a great buffet 3 meals a day.
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Island Naturals Market & Deli - Hilo
1221 Kilauea AveThis is an excellent health food store, with a great buffet 3 meals a day.
Cafe Pesto - Hilo
308 Kamehameha AveExcellent food
New Chiang Mai Thai Cuisine
110 Kalakaua StGood Thai food
Drinks & Nightlife
Restaurant with good food, good vibes, good music, good drinks - open air. But make your reservation a couple days in advance!
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Pineapples Restaurant
332 Keawe StRestaurant with good food, good vibes, good music, good drinks - open air. But make your reservation a couple days in advance!
Parks & Nature
On the Scenic Route. $15 for locals; $20 others. 9 am is best time to arrive - before the tour bus at 9:30. Open 9-4, 7 days a week. Nearby is Low's Sandwich Shop with good food and ice cream.
On the Scenic Route near Pepeekeo, toward Hilo. $15 for locals; $20 others. 9 am is best time to arrive - before the tour bus at 9:30. Open 9-4, 7 days a week. Near there is Low's Sandwich Shop with good food and ice cream.
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Jardín botánico tropical de Hawaii
27-717 Mamalahoa HwyOn the Scenic Route near Pepeekeo, toward Hilo. $15 for locals; $20 others. 9 am is best time to arrive - before the tour bus at 9:30. Open 9-4, 7 days a week. Near there is Low's Sandwich Shop with good food and ice cream.
Lovely waterfalls. $1 for walk-ins (park nearby); $5 for cars. Locals free.
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Akaka Falls State Park
875 Akaka Falls RdLovely waterfalls. $1 for walk-ins (park nearby); $5 for cars. Locals free.
Arts & Culture
Just a tiny museum, open at odd hours, but chock full or local history, usually with a very knowledgeable docent.
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Laupahoehoe Train Museum
36-2377 Hawaiʻi Belt RdJust a tiny museum, open at odd hours, but chock full or local history, usually with a very knowledgeable docent.