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The Dolphin Restaurant and Fish Market (Hanalei)
22° 12.3′ N · 159° 29.5′ W
A riverside institution since the early 1970s at the Hanalei bridge end of town, with a restaurant, sushi lounge and a fish market on the bank of the Hanalei River - the 'first and last stop in Hanalei'.
Practical
Hanalei Dolphin Center, 5-5016 Kuhio Highway, Hanalei; phone (808) 826-6113. Restaurant open 7 days: lunch 11:30 am to 3:00 pm, dinner list opens 4:30 pm and dinner service from 5:00 pm; first come, first served, NO reservations. Fish market open 7 days 10:00 am to 6:00 pm with all to-go options - a good place to buy fresh fish for the boat (restaurant website; its copyright line says 2021, so verify hours). Coordinate is the OpenStreetMap outline of the Hanalei Dolphin Center. The restaurant sits on the Hanalei River upstream of the bay, so a dinghy run up the river (slow-no-wake) puts you close; land respectfully and do not block canoe club or kayak launches.
Best for
Fresh fish to go and a riverside dinner