Best of Kaua‘i 2022: Food and Drink

HAWAII Magazine Staff,
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No trip to the Garden Isle is complete without experiencing the island’s delicious cuisine. Eat authentic classics like saimin, poke or plate lunches or enjoy a night out at one of Kaua‘i’s best bars or restaurants. See which restaurants, dishes and snack spots were voted the best by our readers. 

Best Restaurant

  1. Beach House Restaurant
  2. Merriman’s Fish House
  3. Tidepools at the Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort & Spa
  4. Bar Acuda
  5. Jo2 Restaurant

Best Bar or Lounge

  1. Duke’s Kaua‘i
  2. Tahiti Nui
  3. Happy Talk Lounge
  4. Tiki ‘Iniki
  5. Trees Lounge

Best Hotel or Resort Restaurant

  1. Duke’s Kaua‘i
  2. Red Salt at Ko‘a Kea Hotel & Resort at Po‘ipū Beach
  3. RumFire Po‘ipū Beach
  4. Tidepools at the Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort & Spa
  5. Lava Lava Beach Club

Best Bakery

  1. Kaua‘i Bakery
  2. Hanalei Bread Co.
  3. Kīlauea Bakery & Pizza
  4. Haole Girl Island Sweets
  5. The Right Slice

Best Breakfast

  1. Kountry Kitchen
  2. Lava Lava Beach Club at the Kaua‘i Shores Hotel
  3. Kalāheo Café & Coffee Co.
  4. Ānuenue Café
  5. Tip Top Café

Best Burger

  1. Bubba Burgers
  2. Kalypso Island Bar & Grill
  3. Kenji Burger
  4. Street Burger
  5. Kickshaws

Best Cheap Eats

  1. Bubba Burgers
  2. Puka Dog Hawaiian Style Hot Dogs
  3. The Shrimp Station
  4. Da Crack Mexican Grinds
  5. Hamura Saimin Stand

Best Farm-to-Table Restaurant

  1. Merriman’s Fish House
  2. Kaua‘i ‘Ono
  3. Hukilau Lānai
  4. Bar Acuda
  5. Fish Bar Deli

Best Food Truck

  1. Fresh Bite Kaua‘i
  2. Al Pastor Tacos
  3. Porky’s Kaua‘i
  4. Chip Wrecked
  5. Kickshaws

Best Noodle, Saimin or Ramen

  1. Hamura Saimin Stand
  2. Kaua‘i Ramen
  3. Pho Kaua‘i
  4. Aloha Ramen
  5. Saimin Dojo

Best Pizza

  1. Brick Oven Pizza
  2. Hideaways Pizza Pub
  3. Pietro’s Pizza
  4. Scorpacciata
  5. Kīlauea Bakery & Pizza

Best Plate Lunch

  1. Kōloa Fish Market
  2. Pono Market
  3. Hanalei Taro & Juice Co.
  4. Mark’s Place
  5. Sueoka Store

Best Poke

  1. Kōloa Fish Market
  2. Foodland
  3. Hanalei Poke
  4. Ishihara Market
  5. Pono Market

Best Happy Hour

  1. Lava Lava Beach Club
  2. Duke’s Kauaʻi
  3. Keoki’s Paradise
  4. Kalapaki Joe’s
  5. RumFire Po‘ipū Beach

Best Seafood Restaurant

  1. The Beach House
  2. The Dolphin Restaurant, Fish Market & Sushi Lounge
  3. Merriman’s Fish House
  4. Duke’s Kaua‘i
  5. Keoki’s Paradise

Best Shave Ice Stand or Store

  1. JoJo’s Shave Ice
  2. Uncle’s Shave Ice
  3. The Fresh Shave
  4. Wishing Well Shave Ice
  5. Wailua Shave Ice

Best Steak House

  1. Duke’s Kaua‘i
  2. Bull Shed Restaurant
  3. Wrangler’s Steakhouse
  4. The Beach House
  5. Kalaheo Steak House

Best General Store

  1. ABC Stores
  2. Foodland
  3. Whalers General Store
  4. Sueoka Store
  5. Hee Fat General Store

 

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