5 Best Lunch Restaurants in Kailua-Kona

5 restaurants available nearby

A photo of Island Lava Java Bistro restaurant

1. Island Lava Java Bistro

4.6

Exceptional(1852)

Price: Moderate

• Contemporary American • Kailua-Kona

Booked 37 times today

Family-owned Oceanside Restaurant, specializing in fresh, local, organic and sustainable food with 100% Kona coffee, freshly squeezed juices, and our own bakery on site. Currently serving Everyday Brunch, Lunch & Dinner, plus Happy Hour. We are committed to using the highest quality locally produced ingredients. We invite you to relax and enjoy our scratch-made food and drinks in our island-style, open-air dining room, bar & lanai. Experience our inventive cuisine, attentive service, and a friendly atmosphere; come see what makes us one of the most popular restaurants, craft bar and coffee houses in town. We look forward to meeting you! E Komo Mai!Craft Bar, Great Wine List, Open-Air Oceanside Dining. *Now offering "Touchless" QR Code Order & Pay (with a Smartphone)*

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2. Papa Kona Restaurant & Bar

4.6

Exceptional(1840)

Price: Moderate

• American • Kailua-Kona

Booked 33 times today

Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner on the water in beautiful downtown Kona! Join us for a gastro-pub style menu with an island twist.Come sit by the water at Papa Kona! We offer best eggs benedict in town, our fan-favorite avocado fries, and a craft cocktail list you won't find anywhere else.Reservations are limited to preserve space for walk-in guests. If you can't find a table online, we welcome you to walk-in!

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3. Fish Hopper - Kailua-Kona

4.6

Exceptional(3503)

Price: Expensive

• Seafood • Kailua-Kona

Booked 34 times today

Experience the beauty of the Pacific Ocean at The Fish Hopper Seafood and Steak, overlooking Kailua Bay on the Big Island Hawaii. Enjoy fresh seafood from Hawaii and fresh seafood flown in weekly from California, plus our signature Bucket of Fire and Volcano flaming drinks, all within walking distance to shops and historic sites.A landmark (formerly the Ocean View Inn) and a local’s favorite Kona restaurant since 1934, the building housing The Fish Hopper has been beautifully restored to expand upon its spectacular ocean views. We proudly serve seafood from sustainable sources, harvested by methods that do not harm the environment.We love to honor our Veterans & Military! Please let us know if you are one, upon arrival.

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4. Huggo's on the Rocks

4.5

Awesome(0)

Price: Moderate

• American • Kailua-Kona

Serving lunch, sunset cocktails and pupus, and dinner daily, On the Rocks welcomes you day and night!The menus offers a vast array of refreshing tropical libations and innovative dishes all prepared with the freshest island ingredientsand made to perfection.Happy hour begins at 3PM, ending at 5PM daily, with a great selection of cocktails and pupus offered!Kau kau (eat), kick back and enjoy the toes-in-the sand ambiance at On the Rocks!

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5. Kona Inn Restaurant

4.0

Excellent(503)

Price: Moderate

• American • Kailua-Kona

Booked 7 times today

***TEMPORARILY NOT TAKING RESERVATIONS*** PLEASE COME WALK IN AND WE WILL SET YOUR PARTY UP WITH A BEAUTIFUL TABLE!Situated where it's always been: on the waterfront in the heart of old Kona town, offering one of the most beautiful restaurant settings in the world. The open air environment with unobstructed views of the Kona sunsets offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a romantic dinner accompanied by the wonderful sounds of waves breaking right in front of the restaurant.Seafood is King at the Kona Inn where the fresh fish are brought in daily by the local fisherman. The mammoth horseshoe-shaped all-Koa-wood bar is a world-famous watering hole that serves the best Mai Tai in the Isands and the coldest beer on the Big Island. You have not truly had an Hawaiian experience until you've visited the Kona Inn Restaurant.

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5 restaurants available nearby

1. Island Lava Java Bistro

2. Papa Kona Restaurant & Bar

3. Fish Hopper - Kailua-Kona

4. Huggo's on the Rocks

5. Kona Inn Restaurant

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