Maui Restaurants

  1. Café Mambo

    This upbeat, arty café adds a splash of innovation to everything it does. Breakfast, served until noon, features create-your-own omelets. At other times choose from fragrant Moroccan stews, mouthwatering kalua duck fajitas and tempting vegetarian selections. Mambo also packs box lunches in coolers for the road to Hana (for two people $17).

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  2. Charley's

    Got a hankering for breakfast in the afternoon? No problem here. Charley's will whip you up island-fresh eggs any time of the day. The eggs Benedict with sautéed spinach and mushrooms is simply ono . The burgers, steaks and pizzas don't disappoint either.

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  3. Gazebo Restaurant

    This open-air seaside restaurant has an unbelievable setting and damn good food. Sweet tooths will salivate over the white chocolate macnut pancakes, and the chock-full omelets have few rivals anywhere. Big salads, hearty sandwiches and flavorful lunch plates, too. Get there when it opens to beat the breakfast queue.

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  4. Hana Ranch Restaurant Takeout

    Busiest spot in town, and for good reason. Everybody comes for the mammoth burgers made of free-range Hana cattle - it doesn't get any fresher than this. Vegetarians aren't left out either; the taro burger offers a slice of Maui before ranching took hold. Good breakfast fare and plate lunches, too. Oh, and did we mention the ocean-view picnic tables?

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  5. Kihei Caffe

    If jet lag has you up before sunrise, head here. Breakfast burritos and eggs in every conceivable preparation highlight the menu. Best of all, the eye-popping coffee comes with a free refill.

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  6. Kula Sandalwoods Restaurant

    The owner-chef earned her toque from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America. At breakfast she serves up a knockout eggs Benedict. Lunch moves into specialty salads and innovative sandwiches on foccacia bread. Heady espresso, too. The restaurant is less than a mile north of Haleakala Crater Rd.

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  7. Lahaina Coolers

    Whether you swing by early in the morning or after the dance floor has emptied, this eclectic open-air restaurant always has a crowd. You can mix and match an endless variety of omelet options and opt to have breakfast any time of the day. Other top choices include the tasty kalua pig tacos, creative pizzas and Kula green salads.

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  8. Mango Grill & Bar

    Overlooking the golf course, Mango brings them in with huge servings and a menu that covers the gamut from local grinds to New York steak. People come from miles around for the breakfast fare, especially the French toast smothered in tropical fruits.

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  9. SeaWatch

    Head up here to the golf course if you want to escape the hotel scene. At breakfast the crab-cake eggs Benedict sizzles. At other times you'll find tasty sandwiches, salads and seafood. Dine on the veranda for a panoramic ocean view across the fairway.

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  10. Sunrise Café

    Sit on the little lanai and watch the morning harbor action at this cozy hole-in-the-wall. Locals rave about the eggs, Portuguese sausage and fruit plate (around US$7 ), and Sunrise also makes good breakfast burritos and decadent chocolate pancakes. At lunch it's salads and sandwiches.

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  12. Sunrise Market & Protea Farm

    Stop here, a quarter of a mile up from the intersection of Hwys 378 and 377, to pick up post-sunrise java, breakfast burritos and fruit salads. Then stroll out back to view the protea garden.

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