Best of Maui 2022: Food and Drink

HAWAII Magazine Staff,
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Maui is full of award-winning restaurants—some under the radar, others popular favorites among travelers and locals alike. Find out which restaurants ranked at the top of our readers’ list (and be sure to add them to your list for date night, family dinners and more). 

Best Restaurant  

  1. Mama’s Fish House Restaurant & Inn
  2. Lahaina Grill
  3. Roy’s Kā‘anapali
  4. Merriman’s Kapalua
  5. Huihui

Best Bar or Lounge 

  1. Hula Grill Barefoot Bar
  2. Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman
  3. Down the Hatch
  4. South Shore Tiki Lounge
  5. Lehua Lounge

Best Hotel or Resort Restaurant 

  1. Duke’s Beach House at Honua Kai Resort & Spa
  2. Humuhumunukunukuāpua‘a at the Grand Wailea
  3. The Banyan Tree at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
  4. Nick’s Fishmarket at the Fairmont Kea Lani
  5. The Restaurant at Hotel Wailea

Best Bakery 

  1. Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop
  2. Maui Pie
  3. Sugar Beach Bake Shop
  4. T. Komoda Store & Bakery
  5. Home Maid Bakery

Best Breakfast 

  1. Huihui, Kā‘anapali Beach Hotel
  2. Duke’s Beach House Maui
  3. The Gazebo Restaurant
  4. Sunrise Café
  5. Kīhei Caffe

Best Burger 

  1. Cheeseburger in Paradise
  2. Hula Grill
  3. Cool Cat Café
  4. Teddy’s Bigger Burgers
  5. Stewz Maui Burgers

Best Cheap Eats 

  1. Sunrise Café
  2. Cool Cat Café
  3. 808 Deli
  4. Sam Sato’s
  5. Maui Tacos

Best Farm-to-Table Restaurant 

  1. Mama’s Fish House Restaurant & Inn
  2. Hāli‘imalie General Store
  3. Merriman’s Maui

Best Food Truck 

  1. Maui Fresh Streatery
  2. Geste Shrimp Truck
  3. Kina‘ole Grill Food Truck
  4. Thai Mee Up
  5. Dino’s Gourmet On-The-Go

Best Noodle, Saimin or Ramen 

  1. Star Noodle
  2. Tin Roof Maui
  3. Ramen Ya
  4. Sam Sato’s
  5. Da Best Pho & Vietnamese

Best Banana Bread 

  1. Halfway to Hāna
  2. Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop
  3. Aunty Sandy’s Banana Bread
  4. Maui Bread Co.
  5. Julia’s Banana Bread

Best Pizza 

  1. Lahaina Pizza Co.
  2. Flatbread Co.
  3. Pizza Madness Maui
  4. Shaka Sandwich & Pizza
  5. Dollie’s Pub & Café

Best Plate Lunch 

  1. Tin Roof Maui
  2. Takamiya Market
  3. Okazuya & Deli Honokōwai
  4. Kū‘au Store
  5. Waikapū on 30

Best Poke 

  1. South Maui Fish Co.
  2. Foodland
  3. Tamura’s Market
  4. Takamiya Market
  5. Eskimo Candy Café

Best Happy Hour 

  1. Maui Brewing Co.
  2. Lahaina Grill
  3. Kimo’s Maui
  4. Roy’s Kā‘anapali
  5. Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Best Seafood Restaurant 

  1. Mama’s Fish House Restaurant & Inn
  2. Lahaina Grill
  3. Lahaina Fish Co.
  4. Pā‘ia Fish Market
  5. Kimo’s Maui

Best Shave Ice Stand or Store  

  1. Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice
  2. Halfway to Hāna
  3. Local Boys Shave Ice Maui
  4. Surfing Monkey Hawaiian Shave Ice
  5. Breakwall Shave Ice Co.

Best Steak House 

  1. Lahaina Grill
  2. Roy’s Kā‘anapali
  3. Ruth’s Chris Steak House
  4. Kimo’s Maui
  5. DUO Steak and Seafood

 

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