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Café Hanalei
Enter this breezily elegant restaurant and…wow! A stupendous view of Hanalei Bay. The Asian-inspired island cuisine is good (if short of great). The best value is lunch, from a ⅓lb Kobe beef burger to a bento of teriyaki beef, mango-glazed chicken and fish tempura. Dinners highlight fish, eg pan-seared 'ahi with peanut-miso sauce. Skip the overpriced breakfasts but splurge on the decadent Sunday brunch around US$55 .
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Hamura Saimin
An island institution, Hamura's is your classic hole-in-the-wall. Expect crowds at lunchtime, slurping noodles elbow-to-elbow at orange U-shaped counters. The famous homemade saimin noodles are peerless. Another specialty is the liliko'i (passion fruit) chiffon pie. Stifling interior due to boiling vats and no air-con.
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Hanama'ulu Restaurant Tea House & Sushi Bar
The name sounds fancier than it is, but this longstanding eatery on the outskirts of Lihu'e serves decent Japanese cuisine. The menu suspiciously includes Chinese dishes, too, but that's common in Hawaii. Specializing in crispy fried dishes, from Chinese ginger chicken to Japanese tempura and tonkatsu (breaded cutlets).
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Mermaids Café
Plate lunches for the hippie-granola set? You bet. And we guarantee you'll be tempted to try everything on the menu, from the classic seared 'ahi and nori wrap to overflowing plates of coconut curry topping veggies, tofu or chicken.
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Wasabi's
With marine-blue walls, well-worn furniture and funky 'under the sea' decor, Wasabi's has just enough grime for a boho-urban vibe - but not enough to produce the yuck factor. Try the house specialties like Lollypop Roll with paper-thin cucumber hugging succulent hamachi (yellowtail), maguro (tuna) and salmon ($12).
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Yum Cha
Here, Asian-fusion cuisine is presented tapas style. Flavors cover the gamut, from Chinese (dim-sum-style dumplings, crispy Mandarin chicken) to Thai (green-papaya salad, lemongrass-and-prawn soup) to Vietnamese (lettuce wraps).
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