Hanalei
This no-reservations offshoot of neighboring Bar Acuda enjoys Hanalei’s finest outdoor setting, facing mountains cascading with waterfalls. Treating…
Hanalei
This no-reservations offshoot of neighboring Bar Acuda enjoys Hanalei’s finest outdoor setting, facing mountains cascading with waterfalls. Treating…
Hanalei Bay & the North Shore
This plantation cottage makes a romantic venue to enjoy excellent food. Lunch ranges through burgers, salads and sandwiches, while dinner options include…
Kilauea Bakery & Pau Hana Pizza
Hanalei Bay & the North Shore
Calling itself ‘the original social network,’ this lively bakery-cafe is Kilauea’s all-day comfort food and social hub. Order from the amazing array of…
Hanalei
It’s worth paying a few dollars extra at Hanalei’s finest shave-ice stand for their organic rather than their regular syrups; the liliko‘i (passion fruit)…
Hanalei
Reserve well in advance to dine and drink in this smart ‘tapas and wine’ restaurant, which is Hanalei’s most chef-driven spot. It typically takes four or…
Hanalei Bay & the North Shore
The only restaurant west of Hanalei is so close to the beach that ocean breezes waft through the windows. Its well-judged menu includes everything from…
Hanalei Bay & the North Shore
Come to this seafood-lovers’ dream to pick up a piled-high poke bowl or rice plate topped with seared fresh catch. Despite the name, they also serve all…
Hanalei
Great coffee and breakfast specials – like bacon and onion pizzas with soft eggs cracked on top – draw morning crowds to this organic bakery and cafe in…
Hanalei
Arrive early at this lovely riverside setting at Hanalei's eastern end for lunch or a sunset dinner, with fresh fish served cooked or as sushi, and steak…
Hanalei Bay & the North Shore
Kilauea’s busiest weekly market, beside the highway, attracts farmers and foodtrucks from all over the island. Stop and shop for fresh goat’s cheese and…
North Shore General Store & Cafe
Princeville
Congratulations, you may have found the best gas station mini-mart in the US of A, at the entrance to the Princeville Center. As well as serving up bagel…
Hanalei
Spreading across a lush roadside field a mile west of central Hanalei against a wonderful mountain backdrop, this small but ample weekly market features…
Hanalei
This charming clapboard cottage, marked by a rusted anchor out front, specializes in seafood dishes with world-fusion flavors like wasabi-crusted ahi or…
Princeville
Set on a little-known Princeville backroad, this little farm stand overlooks an amazing Hanalei panorama taking in beach, town, river and valley. It…
Hanalei Bay & the North Shore
The centerpiece of Kilauea’s latest shopping development, this gleaming store is part high-end supermarket, stocking imported groceries from Europe in…
Hanalei
Harking back to Hanalei’s hippy heyday and soundtracked by the Grateful Dead, this former schoolroom offers substantial lunchtime sandwiches plus good (if…
Hanalei
Find this roadside trailer near Hanalei’s eastern end for a taste of poi – the traditional Hawaiian staple, prepared on the family’s nearby taro farm – or…
Hanalei
OK, so the tacos here may not be authentic to Mexico, but they’re authentic to Kaua‘i. Originally a food truck and now housed in an open-fronted pavilion,…
Princeville
You’ll only find Hideaways if you go looking for it, hard; it’s tucked away on the Pali Ke Kua property, 2 miles off the highway. Once here, choose…
Hanalei
This side-street ice cream shop scoops tropical flavors like banana-macnut brittle, mango and a surreal haupia (coconut pudding). It also whips up…
Princeville
Part high-end supermarket, part wine bar, and part deli/restaurant, PV Eats occupies the former clubhouse of the now-private Prince golf course, two miles…
Hanalei
Drop by this small white truck alongside Big Save supermarket for mouthwatering poke bowls, topped with various combinations of wasabi, sesame, avocado,…
Hanalei
Tasty pizzas in this funky Ching Young dive feature a terrific crust made with Hawaiian honey and organic extra virgin olive oil (there’s a gluten-free…
Hanalei
One of Kauai's most popular farmers markets takes place on the sports fields adjoining the community center, Hale Halawai ʻOhana ʻO Hanalei. Locals line…
Hanalei Bay & the North Shore
A former food truck now relocated in a trailer in the Kong Lung mall, Sushigirl delivers generous maki (hand) rolls, sushi burritos, and mixed poke bowls…
Hanalei Bay & the North Shore
In a garden setting adjoining the visitor center for Anaina Hou park, this friendly little cafe doubles as the ticket office for the mini golf. It serves…
Hanalei Bay & the North Shore
An offshoot of the nearby organic farm, this roadside stand at Anaina Hou Community Park sells delicious fruit smoothies, juices, frosties, popsicles,…
Hanalei Bay & the North Shore
This cheerfully crowded and chaotic store serves all the gluten-free, dairy-free and all-natural groceries, funky superfoods, snacks and supplies you’re…
Hanalei
Amid a cluster of permanently parked food trucks, this one serves a tempting array of local-style plate lunches. The precise menu changes weekly, with ahi…
Hanalei Bay & the North Shore
Along with serving excellent coffee and snacks ranging from exquisite cakes and pastries to avocado with walnut pesto on sourdough toast, this smart…
Hanalei
Hanalei’s outpost of this small BBQ chain occupies center stage – literally, its tables are on a little bandstand – in Ching Young Village. Cooking up…
Hanalei
Pick up organic and all-natural snacks and groceries at this local favorite food store. The salad bar and smoothie station (both open until 3pm) and…
Hanalei
Much-loved local food truck permanently parked beside the Big Save supermarket that serves crisped-up tacos and larger burritos at good-value prices…
Princeville
Sharing its large deck with vigorous population of scavenging birds, this caffeine filling station dishes up acai bowls, eggs Benedict bowls, breakfast…
Hanalei
This basic mom-and-pop storefront, tucked in the back of the Ching Young mall, is perfect for filling up on macnut pancakes before you hike the Na Pali…
Hanalei
A saffron-scented Kundalini-themed food truck serving Indian delights such as coconut vegetable and shrimp curries, chana palak (a chickpea curry), dahl,…
Princeville
The comforting smell of waffle cones beckons, as do scoops of sweet island flavors such as Kauaʻi pie (Kona coffee ice cream with coconut flakes and…
Princeville
The North Shore’s largest and best-value supermarket has an abundance of fruits and vegetables, freshly prepared sushi and some damn good poke, wine and…
Princeville
A little deli window in one corner of the Princeville Center, with a few dedicated tables out on the deck. It does an ‘Italian Job’ sub with salami,…
Hanalei
A breezy, open-sided sports bar that’s a popular all-day hangout. The Hawaiian-themed pub grub includes fish tacos, poke pupus (snacks), huli-huli chicken…