Best Food Trucks on the Big Island

Big Island doesn't pretend. The food truck scene here is less polished than Honolulu but punches harder — fresher fish, weirder fusions, owners who can tell you the boat that landed the ahi this morning. ## Kona side ### Da Poke Shack (Kailua-Kona) Maybe the most famous poke on the island. Limu ahi shoyu, garlic sesame, and a wasabi mayo that's not for tourists. Don't show up after 1pm — they sell out. ### Umekes (now brick & mortar but truck origin) Started as a food truck. The Hawaiian plate combo (kalua pig, lomi salmon, poi) is the local benchmark. ### Annie's Island Fresh Burgers (Holualoa) Up in coffee country. Grass-fed Big Island beef, taro buns. Worth the drive up the hill. ## Hilo side ### Just Cruisin' Coffee (Hilo) — sometimes parked at Akaka Falls Cold brew + breakfast tacos. The cold brew is what coffee should taste like. ### Pesto Pizza Truck (Kapaau) Wood-fired oven on wheels. Margherita on a rainy Hilo day = a small miracle. ## Hamakua coast cruise ### Tex Drive In (Honoka'a) Malasadas. That's it. That's the whole sentence. Order them filled (haupia, custard, or cinnamon-sugar) and warm. ## How to find what's open this week Trucks move. Our today's events and Big Island weekend pages list pop-up food events as they happen — markets, brewery food trucks, beach park lunch rallies. ## What to skip Anything labeled "tropical" in the name and inside Kona's main tourist drag. The good stuff is 2 minutes off the beaten path. Always. --- Browse all Big Island events or free Big Island events.