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
Literally steps from the beach you can enjoy steak, seafood, pasta, sandwiches and an assortment of [...]
As you savor a delightful meal or snack, fruit smoothie or sip on a tropical drink, you will be able to [...]
Asian, American, and Hawaiian dishes are offered, also lavish daily breakfast buffet, Lunch and Sunday [...]
Red Salt’s diverse menu by acclaimed Executive Chef and Kauai native Noelani Planas celebrates fresh [...]
Discover Moa Moa, a dining experience featuring upscale Pacific Island cuisine with an open-air setting [...]
Chef Zack Sato creates an array of delightful preparations featuring locally-grown, organic produce and [...]
A tribute to legendary surfer Duke Kahanamoku, this popular restaurant and barefoot bar offers fresh [...]
Enjoy a daily morning breakfast buffet or savor our island inspired a la carte options in the open-air [...]
At Lappert's Hawaii, we make everything by hand from scratch using only the finest ingredients. From our [...]
Upscale pizzeria restaurant located at the heart of Old Koloa town, pretty good pizza served with aloha [...]
Hanalei Taro & Juice Co. provides unique family recipes that customers, as well as tour guests, can [...]
The Crooked Surf is located oceanfront and poolside and features a menu of light fare and signature [...]