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.
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Kauaʻi Restaurants & Dining
Mamahune’s is a retro-inspired tiki bar and restaurant that offers contemporary Hawaiian cuisine, [...]
At Lappert's Hawaii, we make everything by hand from scratch using only the finest ingredients. From our [...]
Our goal at The Fresh Shave is to serve the best all–natural and delicious shave ice. We offer a [...]
Discover Moa Moa, a dining experience featuring upscale Pacific Island cuisine with an open-air setting [...]
Dine Hawaiian-style. Feel the romance in thatched-roof bungalows that seemingly float above a koi filled [...]
Our interpretation of the Japanese culinary tradition of kaiseki is as much about the way the meal [...]
As you savor a delightful meal or snack, fruit smoothie or sip on a tropical drink, you will be able to [...]
Lovely oceanfront location. Enjoy watching the exciting surf while dining or having your favorite [...]
Hanalei Taro & Juice Co. provides unique family recipes that customers, as well as tour guests, can [...]
Nestled in sunny Poipu Beach, Keoki's Paradise is famous for its fresh seafood, local island cuisine and [...]
Kauai Island Brewing Company, Kauai’s oldest Brewery has been serving great, local, hand-crafted brews [...]
Savor a la carte options in the open-air environment of our Day Break restaurant while taking in the [...]
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