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Kona Inn Restaurant
19° 38.3′ N · 155° 59.6′ W
A waterfront landmark in the old Kona Inn shopping village, where every seat is open-air and looks across Kailua Bay. The horseshoe koa-wood bar and the daily happy hour make it a natural sundowner stop for crews anchored off the pier.
Practical
Address 75-5744 Ali'i Drive, about 300 yards south of the pier; position from OpenStreetMap. Open daily 11:30am to 9pm; happy hour daily 3pm to 5pm with food from $7 and drinks from $6 (restaurant website, October 2026; prices verify locally). Fresh-fish menu (macadamia-crusted mahi, monchong) plus prime rib. Walk-ins welcome; reservations through OpenTable, and call (808) 329-4455 for sunset seating or larger parties.
Best for
Sunset mai tai and fresh fish on the water
Nearby
- Hulihee Palace and Mokuaikaua Church0.1 NM away
- Kona Farmers Market0.1 NM away
- Fish Hopper (Kailua-Kona)0.2 NM away
- Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament0.2 NM away
- Ironman World Championship (October)0.2 NM away
- Kailua-Kona Pier and Bay0.2 NM away
- Kamakahonu Beach and Ahu'ena Heiau0.2 NM away
- Kona Coast Land and Sea Breezes0.2 NM away