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Nov 15, 2024
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byujdmba Truly Addicted User
Best stuff to do in Kauai? Also a restaurant list from me as a goodwill gesture.
I'm staying in the North. I've been before so have the big stuff like Waimea Canyon and possibly a helicopter ride / boat tour of the Napali Coast as possibilities already. And unfortunately I think long hikes like Kalalau are behind me. Best snorkeling in your opinion? Best restaurants to add to those below? Anyone been to Polihale beach on the West side?

Here's my restaurant list, compiled from experience, friends, CB and some YouTube videos. Organized by location and type of food (breakfast vs. lunch/dinner). Some are sit-down others are counters. I know some addresses are incomplete but they're all easily found on Google Maps. Organized clockwise around the island starting in the North.

Hanalei:
Breakfast:
• Hanalei bread company, across street from JoJo’s shave ice
• Wake up café Hanalei, next to Pink’s
• Trucking delicious, Aku Road, next to Pink’s
• Princeville: 1 kitchen in 1Hanalei Hotel ($$$)
Lunch / Dinner:
• Bar a cuda ($$$)
• Ama Ramen Hanalei. Behind Bar a cuda.
• Hanalei Gourmet in old elementary school Hanaleil, across street from JoJo’s
• The Dolphin, 1st building in Hanalei to the right (arrive at 5, get lilikoi mochi)
• Bubba's Burgers—directly across from L&L BBQ
• Tahiti Nui
Dessert:
• Wishing Well Shave Ice —2nd driveway after Dolphin
• Pink Ice Cream. Rumored to be owned by a member?

Kilauea:
Breakfast:
• Aloha ola farms—on right, right before turn for Kilauea from Princeville
• Kauai juice co kilauea next to Fish Market.
• Trilogy: avocado toast. Also right by Fish Market
• Houlau chocolate—between Anahola and Kilauea. Turn North from main road at the Moloaa Sunrise Fruit Stand, then quick left on Koolau Road to 6180. Bonus: for the beach pictured in "Gilligan's Island," keep going to end of Koolau Road, right on Moloaa Road to end.
• Kilauea bakery & pizza (opens at 6 a.m.)—kitty corner from Fish Market.
Lunch/ Dinner:
• Kilauea Fish Market (highly recommended)

Anahola:
Kalalea Juice Hale—across from Whaler’s and Duane’s Char Burger in Anahola

Kapa'a
Breakfast:
• Island Craves: malasada place near the LDS church
• Passion Bakery for malasadas. ONLY Tues, Thurs and Saturday. Near Kuhio Road / Papaloa Road split in Kapaa / Wailua, water side.
• Kauai Juice Co just north of Hee Fat.
• Java kai—just south of Niu Street, across from Mariachi’s
• Kountry Kitchen—1 block North of Bubba’s
Lunch / Dinner
• Wailua drive in (used to be Sai Min Dojo). Good local food. Recommended.
• Pono Market, 4-1300 Kuhio Highway, kapaa. Good local food. Recommended.
• Bubba’s burgers-4-1421 Kuhio Highway, Kapaa
• Jo2, kapaa (get the poached scallop). About 1 block North of Wailua Shave Ice, same side of street.
• Kintaro sushi Kapaa. Just north of weird round structure at south end of kapaa, water side.
• Tacos al pastor--far north end of Kapaa, coast side.
• Lava lava beach club--right at round thing headed north into Kapaa on Papaloa Road. Back of Kauai Shores Hotel.
• Aina kauai--1 block North of Safeway in Kapa'a, by Sudz Carwash
• Musubi Truck; inland on Kukui Street
Dessert:
• Wailua shave ice--recommended (my fave on island). 4-831 Kuhio Highway; same complex as Safeway grocery store
• Bubble n Boba, up a couple stores from Pono Market

Lihue:
Breakfast:
• Tip top café. Internet famous.
• Sunrise coffee and donuts in lihue. Kuhio Highway before the left turn north bound. In silver trailer.
• Kauai Bakery lihue—malasadas. Across from costco. 3-2600 Kaumualii Hwy STE 1526
Lunch / Dinner:
• Garden Island Restaurant (Lihue)
• Hamura Saimin lihue
• Kauai Sushi Station behind Home Depot, across from Costco gas, 2403 Ulu Maika St. Recently rated by Yelp as best sushi *in the US*
• Mama Lucy’s kitche (across from community college)
• Duke’s Lihue, where Rice street becomes Nawiliwili Road
• Smiley’s local grinds Lihue next to Ace on Rice Street
• Lilikoi, right near Duke’s
• Konohiki Seafood lihue. Kuhio Highway, Just before left turn to head north. Closes at 5 p.m.
• Plantation House

Poipu / Koloa:
Breakfast
• Little fish coffee for breakfast (get there early). Poipu road near ko’a kea resort.
Lunch / dinner:
• Bubba’s burgers
• Puka dog, across from main beach in Poipu
• Da crack, Poipu. Mexican. 2827 Poipu Road.
• La Spezia 5492 Koloa Road, Old Town Koloa.
• Koloa Fish Market, koloa. From old koloa town turn right, then immediate left on poipu road.
• Keoki’s paradise
• Eating house 1849 (Est'd by Roy of Roy’s) in Kukui ula shopping center, westish exit on roundabout near Da Crack.
(south end).
• Merriman’s Kukui ula shopping center. Koloa
• The Dolphin (arrive at 5, get lilikoi mochi)
• Beach house koloa, lawai road, southish exit from roundabout near da crack
• Red Salt--in a hotel. ($$$, but very good).
Dessert:
• Fresh shave koloa. Eclectic flavors. 2nd fave after Wailua in Kapaa.

Hanapepe / Waimea:
Breakfast:
• Kalaheo café (on way to waimea)
• Aloha sweet delights, kaumakani (past eleele)
Lunch / Dinner:
• Mama bear’s kitchen food truck waimea
• Annie: Kiawe roots bbq, Kalaheo
• Sunset Grill, Port Allen
• Chocolate company, Port Allen
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