Kauaʻi Cuisine
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Kauaʻi Restaurants
As with every Hawaiian island, Kauaʻi’s cuisine is defined by fresh ingredients, global-inspired flavors and colors so vivid they’re usually reserved for rainbows. Whether it’s fine dining, local plate lunches or just-picked fruit from a roadside stand, fresh is always in season on the island of Kauaʻi.
Hawaiʻi Regional Cuisine—a decades-old cooking movement that focuses on island-grown ingredients—can be sampled at restaurants like Merriman’s Fish House and Roy’s Poʻipū Bar & Grill, where you’ll dine on freshly caught mahimahi, wahoo and other fruits of the sea. In Kōloa, Red Salt is another acclaimed, upscale option.
Reserve a night during your trip to feast on kālua pig and taro at an authentic Hawaiian lūʻau, which you can do at several venues from Kapaʻa to Poʻipū.
Shave Ice is a distinctly Hawaiian dessert that can be found at stands around the island, while Kaua`i-based Lappert’s Hawaiʻi ice cream shop is among the island’s favorite ways to stay cool. And be sure to sample fresh produce and locally made food products at Kauaʻi’s Sunshine Markets (the local name for farmers markets), held throughout the island in towns like Līhuʻe and Hanapēpē.
Kauaʻi Restaurants & Dining
Located in the King’s Course Clubhouse at the Waikoloa Resort, Mai Grille is a gathering place for a [...]
Kauai Island Brewing Company, Kauai’s oldest Brewery has been serving great, local, hand-crafted brews [...]
Mamahune’s is a retro-inspired tiki bar and restaurant that offers contemporary Hawaiian cuisine, [...]
Poipu’s luxury nightspot offers sweeping views, scrumptious sushi, inventive cocktails, tropical [...]
Chef Zack Sato creates an array of delightful preparations featuring locally-grown, organic produce and [...]
Hapuna’s new signature dining experience introduces an innovative menu inspired by the Mediterranean [...]
This barista bar has everything from 100-percent Kona Coffee to morning lattes and elevated grab and go [...]
Hawaii Calls Restaurant & Lounge offers cocktails and a light bistro menu until late. Pull up a chair [...]
Chef TK Theosavang spotlights the best island-inspired ingredients and creates mouthwatering delights at [...]
Experience one of the best restaurants on the island and enjoy farm-to-table oceanfront dining from the [...]
This signature, award-winning restaurant overlooking Kamakahonu Bay is open daily for breakfast and [...]
Recently opened in the hip new Kauai Shores Hotel in Kapa'a on the Coconut Coast of beautiful Kauai. [...]