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Is Kilauea Fish Market Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5 Kilauea, Hawaii

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Kilauea Fish Market is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The market's own website, checked 2026-09-08, lists current hours, an Ahi Plate special, and a working online-ordering link; Yelp's listing (updated August 2026) shows 1,135 reviews at the same address. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

"The Best Thing I Ever Ate" featured Kilauea Fish Market for its fresh ahi, the kind of just-caught poke and grilled fish plates the market built its reputation on. The business operates as a takeout seafood market and plate-lunch counter in the small North Shore town of Kilauea on Kauai, a stop many visitors make while touring the island's north shore. According to the market's own website, checked 2026-09-08, it highlights an Ahi Plate as a signature dish and takes online orders through Clover, with hours listed as Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Yelp's listing, last updated in August 2026, shows the market active at 4270 Kilauea Road with 1,135 reviews, one of the larger review counts among restaurants in the area. No closure, sale, or relocation has been reported for the market since its television appearance.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5

Episode 6
Air date not confirmed
Title: Road Trip · What was featured: the market's fresh ahi poke and grilled fish plates

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. kilaueafishmarket.com https://www.kilaueafishmarket.com/
  2. kilaueafishmarket.com https://www.kilaueafishmarket.com/contact-us
  3. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/kilauea-fish-market-kilauea
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