Eat· Hawaii (Big Island)· Hawaii
Manago Hotel Restaurant (Captain Cook)
19° 29.4′ N · 155° 54.7′ W
Billed as Hawai'i's oldest restaurant, the Manago Hotel dining room has fed travelers on the Mamalahoa Highway since 1917, with simple local plates (pork chops, opelu, butterfish) served with three sides and rice, high above Kealakekua Bay.
Practical
Position from OpenStreetMap; the hotel sits at 1,350 ft in Captain Cook town. Hotel website (October 2026): lunch 11am to 2pm and dinner 5pm to 7:30pm, Wednesday to Saturday only; closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Phone (808) 323-2642. Opelu is served only when available. Inexpensive rooms in the same building if crew want a night ashore.
Best for
Old-Hawaii lunch on a provisioning run uphill from Kealakekua
Nearby
- South Kona Green Market (Captain Cook)Right here
- Kona Coffee Living History Farm0.2 NM away
- Choicemart (Captain Cook)0.3 NM away
- Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park0.9 NM away
- Napo'opo'o Beach Park and Hikiau Heiau0.9 NM away
- Ka'awaloa (Captain Cook Monument) Trail1.1 NM away
- Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins (50-yard rule)1.2 NM away
- Kealakekua Bay Anchorage1.2 NM away