Sunset Dinner in Kona

Kona Inn Restaurant on Aliʻi Drive in Kailua-Kona. The open-air dining room sits right on Kailua Bay facing west, so the sun goes down over the water in front of the tables. Dinner is served daily until 9:00 PM, and sunset runs from about 5:50 PM in December to about 7:05 PM in July, so book about 45 minutes ahead to be settled with a Mai Tai before the light goes.

Sunset over Kailua Bay runs from about 5:50 PM in December to about 7:05 PM in July. It shifts by about an hour across the year, so check the month you are visiting and plan to be seated about 45 minutes before.

Aim to be seated about 45 minutes before sunset so you are settled with a Mai Tai before the light goes. Sunset in Kailua-Kona runs from about 5:50 PM in December to about 7:05 PM in July, and Hawaii does not observe daylight saving, so the times hold steady year to year.

From the dinner menu, try the Aliʻi Burger, Pork Luʻau Wellington, Lion's Mane Mushroom Steak and Dry Aged Duroc Pork Rib Eye, and start with the World Famous Mai Tai from the all-Koa-wood bar. The full dinner menu has fresh local fish, steaks and seafood.

Walk-ins are always welcome, and there is usually room at the bar or on the rail. A reservation is worth making for dinner, especially in the hour either side of sunset and for any group larger than four, because the oceanfront tables go first. Book on OpenTable or call (808) 758-5359.