Guidebook for Kauai

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Guidebook for Kauai

Food Scene

Since covid, many restaurants are understaffed so please be patient with them. Many places have restricted opening hours so you may want to call first to get their hours. Reservations are recommended at most places right now, most can be made online. Also, many restaurants may be booked up buy may have limited walkin tables if you arrive early and are patient.
Its close by in the Hanalei Bay Resort. The view is spectacular. There is first class nightly entertainment. Great happy hour drinks and the food is soooo tasty
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Happy Talk Lounge Restaurant & Bar
5380 Honoiki Rd
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Its close by in the Hanalei Bay Resort. The view is spectacular. There is first class nightly entertainment. Great happy hour drinks and the food is soooo tasty
Mouthwatering Tapas Style restaurant in Hanalei. Make reservations!
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Bar Acuda
5-5161 Kuhio Hwy
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Mouthwatering Tapas Style restaurant in Hanalei. Make reservations!
Poolside downstairs there is a little market coffee shop with the breakfast items, little pizzas, and pastries by famous Chef Orly. You can sit outside and eat. they also have a good variety of convenience foods and items.
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The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas
3838 Wyllie Rd
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Poolside downstairs there is a little market coffee shop with the breakfast items, little pizzas, and pastries by famous Chef Orly. You can sit outside and eat. they also have a good variety of convenience foods and items.
Another of Hanalei's food trucks! Authentic fresh Indian food. We have tried it all and it's AMAZING! We could eat there everyday!
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Cafe Turmeric
5-5100 Kuhio Hwy
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Another of Hanalei's food trucks! Authentic fresh Indian food. We have tried it all and it's AMAZING! We could eat there everyday!
In Lihue in the Kukui Grove shopping center. This is real Hawaii!! Have the Malasadas (one won't do!). I prefer the plain but try them all. They are the best you will find on the island! Also have cakes, best apple turnovers, and lots of other bakery items.
Kauai Bakery & Coffee
3-2600 Kaumualii Hwy
In Lihue in the Kukui Grove shopping center. This is real Hawaii!! Have the Malasadas (one won't do!). I prefer the plain but try them all. They are the best you will find on the island! Also have cakes, best apple turnovers, and lots of other bakery items.
Outdoor dining. Featured on "you gotta eat here". the ahi wrap is AHHHMAAAZING! Get extra sauce. Best potato mac salad on island. MUST HAVE! The fish plate is great too... can't go wrong!
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Kilauea Fish Market
4270 Kilauea Rd
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Outdoor dining. Featured on "you gotta eat here". the ahi wrap is AHHHMAAAZING! Get extra sauce. Best potato mac salad on island. MUST HAVE! The fish plate is great too... can't go wrong!
Fresh produce! Fresh baked goods! just the right size!
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Anania Hou Farmers Market
Kuhio Highway
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Fresh produce! Fresh baked goods! just the right size!
Amazing eggs benedict! Lots of other great breakfast items too and now they have added tacos etc. Best breakfast on the island. Sells out early some days. Conveniently location by the fire station. I highly recommend this place
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Saenz Ohana Breakfast
4488 Hanalei Plantation Rd
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Amazing eggs benedict! Lots of other great breakfast items too and now they have added tacos etc. Best breakfast on the island. Sells out early some days. Conveniently location by the fire station. I highly recommend this place
Fresh Taro based donuts! flavors change weekly. Sooooo Delicious! Get the tasting box!
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Holey Grail Donuts
5-5100 Kuhio Hwy
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Fresh Taro based donuts! flavors change weekly. Sooooo Delicious! Get the tasting box!
Elevated cuisine. Small plates recommended so you can try more things. They have large plates as well.
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JO2 Restaurant
4-971 Kuhio Hwy
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Elevated cuisine. Small plates recommended so you can try more things. They have large plates as well.
iconic local eatery. Saimin (noodle soup) and beef, chicken or shrimp tempura skewers. Have a piece of lilikoi chiffon pie! communal counter eating! Cash only
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Hamura Saimin
2956 Kress St
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iconic local eatery. Saimin (noodle soup) and beef, chicken or shrimp tempura skewers. Have a piece of lilikoi chiffon pie! communal counter eating! Cash only
located at the Westin. One of the few places around that is open for lunch. nice location and the food has always been enjoyable.
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Nanea Restaurant
3838 Wyllie Rd
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located at the Westin. One of the few places around that is open for lunch. nice location and the food has always been enjoyable.
reservations necessary. lovely view. Delicious food.
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Hukilau Lanai
520 Aleka Loop
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reservations necessary. lovely view. Delicious food.

Sightseeing

Hanalei Bay is a magical place! Go and see the iconic Pier but then for quieter walks and beach area drive back toward the mountains and hangout midway down the beach
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Пирс Ханалей
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Hanalei Bay is a magical place! Go and see the iconic Pier but then for quieter walks and beach area drive back toward the mountains and hangout midway down the beach
This is a stunning hike starts just to the left of the Hyatt Poipu beach (Shipwrecks). If you want to go the whole way its 3.7 mi out and back. Its along the south coast on petrified sand dunes. Rugged beauty. Remote beaches. Google it!
Maha'ulepu Heritage Trail
Maha'ulepu Heritage Trail
This is a stunning hike starts just to the left of the Hyatt Poipu beach (Shipwrecks). If you want to go the whole way its 3.7 mi out and back. Its along the south coast on petrified sand dunes. Rugged beauty. Remote beaches. Google it!
scenic viewpoint just across the highway from the foodland parking lot. A patchwork of taro fields.
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Обзорная площадка Ханалейской долины
Kuhio Highway
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scenic viewpoint just across the highway from the foodland parking lot. A patchwork of taro fields.

Parks & Nature

So much here...Mini Golf, yummy food, farmers market (specific days), also a fairly easy walking trail starts from here through mahogany forest, fields, mountain meadows, past the stunning Stone Dam. check it all out at the visitors center
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Anaina Hou Community Park
5-2723 Kuhio Hwy
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So much here...Mini Golf, yummy food, farmers market (specific days), also a fairly easy walking trail starts from here through mahogany forest, fields, mountain meadows, past the stunning Stone Dam. check it all out at the visitors center
Take the tour or at least the time to read the self guided booklet! It is an amazing and spiritual place and you will come away with a very different understanding of Kauai culture and the landscape and foliage all around you! Call ahead to see when open.
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Ботанический сад Лимахули и природоохранный заповедник
5-8291 Kuhio Hwy
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Take the tour or at least the time to read the self guided booklet! It is an amazing and spiritual place and you will come away with a very different understanding of Kauai culture and the landscape and foliage all around you! Call ahead to see when open.
gorgeous view of the mountains and taro fields. take the time to stop and sit and savor. Just across from the princeville shopping center.
Hanalei Bay lookout
4410 Kuhio Hwy
gorgeous view of the mountains and taro fields. take the time to stop and sit and savor. Just across from the princeville shopping center.
please note that as of November 2019 you must get a permit for visiting the North Shore of Kauai. There is a shuttle you can book onto or you can reserve a parking pass. Go to this website for more information. www.gohaena.com
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Парк пляжа Хаэна
Hawaii 560
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please note that as of November 2019 you must get a permit for visiting the North Shore of Kauai. There is a shuttle you can book onto or you can reserve a parking pass. Go to this website for more information. www.gohaena.com
End of the Road! walk to the right untill the beach curves and look back and you can see the cliffs! sunsets are beautiful. Visit GoHaena website to book a shuttle or parking pass. Book up very quickly. Booking opens at midnight HST 30 days ahead.
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Пляж Ke'e Beach
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End of the Road! walk to the right untill the beach curves and look back and you can see the cliffs! sunsets are beautiful. Visit GoHaena website to book a shuttle or parking pass. Book up very quickly. Booking opens at midnight HST 30 days ahead.

Shopping

This is my favorite store on the island. Just go there!
Sand People
5-5161 Kuhio Hwy
This is my favorite store on the island. Just go there!
A Kauai tradition...Ukeleles from beginner to collectors. Knitting. They also have tons of special events and entertainment going on there. Beginner Uke lessons too! In the Ching Young mall
Hanalei Music's Strings-Things
5-5190 Kuhio Hwy
A Kauai tradition...Ukeleles from beginner to collectors. Knitting. They also have tons of special events and entertainment going on there. Beginner Uke lessons too! In the Ching Young mall
larger market. produce, food to go, local crafts and jewellery. entertainment. artwork.
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Hale Halawai’s Farmer’s Market/Cultural Festival
5299C Kuhio Hwy
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larger market. produce, food to go, local crafts and jewellery. entertainment. artwork.

Essentials

I love to do my grocery shopping right at the Foodland in Princeville. Many people seek out costco or safeway but I like to support the local economy as much as possible. After all...isn't the reason we go on vacation to do things differently and become part of the local way of life. They have a great wine selection. Make fresh sushi and have a good selection of to go items at their deli. there is also a coffee shop inside the door. PLEASE BE KIND AND COURTEOUS. The hardest thing is watching impatient tourists charge around the store in a rude and demanding way!
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Foodland
5-4280 Kuhio Hwy
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I love to do my grocery shopping right at the Foodland in Princeville. Many people seek out costco or safeway but I like to support the local economy as much as possible. After all...isn't the reason we go on vacation to do things differently and become part of the local way of life. They have a great wine selection. Make fresh sushi and have a good selection of to go items at their deli. there is also a coffee shop inside the door. PLEASE BE KIND AND COURTEOUS. The hardest thing is watching impatient tourists charge around the store in a rude and demanding way!
Best stylists around. Friendly. Also wonderful esthetic services. Upstairs in the Ching Young mall. Give them a call!
Styles Studio Hanalei
5-5190 Kuhio Hwy
Best stylists around. Friendly. Also wonderful esthetic services. Upstairs in the Ching Young mall. Give them a call!
Dentists are excellent and will do there best to accommodate your needs. Friendly staff!
Kauai Dental Care - Dr. Alan Ing
4400 Pahee St
Dentists are excellent and will do there best to accommodate your needs. Friendly staff!

Everything Else

Largest coffee plantation in the USA. Great gift shop! FREE COFFEE TASTING! Fun tour and educational video FREE.
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Кофейная компания Kauai
870 Halewili Rd
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Largest coffee plantation in the USA. Great gift shop! FREE COFFEE TASTING! Fun tour and educational video FREE.

Rental equipment

Beach gear.
Great place for snorkel and beach equipment rentals
Kauai's North Shore Surfing School
5-5080 Kuhio Hwy
Great place for snorkel and beach equipment rentals