286
Kupuohi St. (Lah. Bus. Park)
Best Ambience
Humuhumunukunukuapua‘a Restaurant
Grand Wailea • 3850 Wailea Alanui Dr.
Wailea • 875-1234 x. 4900
www.grandwailea.com
Honorable Mentions
Mama’s Fish House
799 Poho Place • Kuau • 579-8488
www.mamasfishhouse.com
Merriman’s Kapalua
1 Bay Club Place • Kapalua • 669-6400
www.merrimanshawaii.com
Best Coffee House
Starbucks
Queen Kaahumanu Center
Kahului • 871-6290
(call for many other Maui locations)
www.starbuckseverywhere.net/Maui.htm
Honorable Mentions
Maui Coffee Roasters
444 Hana Highway
Kahului • 877-2877
www.mauicoffeeroasters.com
Anthony’s Coffee Co.
90 Hana Highway
Paia • 579-8340
www.anthonyscoffeemaui.com
Best New Restaurant
Monkeypod Kitchen
10 Wailea Gateway Place, B-201
Kihei • 891-2322
www.monkeypodkitchen.com
Honorable Mentions
Japengo
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa
200 Nohea Kai Drive • Kaanapali
661-1234 • www.maui.hyatt.com
Famous Daves BBQ
736 Front Street
Lahaina • 661-1125
www.famousdaveshi.com
Best Food Market
Mana Foods
49 Baldwin Ave.
Paia • 579-8078
www.manafoodsmaui.com
Honorable Mentions
Foodland Farms Lahaina
345 Keawe St. • Lahaina • 662-7088
www.foodland.com/stores/
foodland-farms-lahaina
Whole Foods Market
Maui Mall • 70 Kaah. Ave.
Kahului • 872-3310
www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Best Chef
Sheldon Simeon
of Star Noodle • 286 Kupuohi St.
(Lah. Bus. Park) • Lahaina • 667-5400
www.starnoodle.com
Honorable Mentions
Beverly Gannon
of Hali‘imaile General Store
900 Haliimaile Rd. • 572-2666
also
Joe’s and Gannon’s both in Wailea
www.bevgannonrestaurants.com
Peter Merriman
of Merriman’s Kapalua
One Bay Club Place • Kapalua • 669-6400
www.merrimanshawaii.com
also
Monkeypod Kitchen in Wailea
Best Business Lunch
Cafe O’Lei at the Dunes
1333 Maui Lani Parkway
Kahului • 877-0073
www.dunesatmauilani.com
Honorable Mentions
Kahili Restaurant
2500 Honoapiilani Highway
Wailuku • 242-6000
www.kahiligolf.com
Bistro Casanova
33 Lono Ave.
Kahului • 873-3650
www.bistrocasanova.com
Best
Ethnic dining:
Thailand Cuisine
"Thank you to all the people on
Maui for your support,” says
Thailand Cuisine’s Vanh
Lavongtheung. The restaurant has been selected
for the fourth time as the best overall
ethnic restaurant onMaui. Vanh and husband
Kong Lavongtheung own and operate
the Thailand Cuisine restuarant atMaui
Mall in Kahului and KukuiMall in Kihei.
Both establishments feature fresh herbs
and vegetables in their extensive menus.
“We have lots of regulars,” says
Lavongtheung. “We’re like a big family.”
Both Kong and Vanh are talented cooks.
While Vanh is usually out front taking
care of customers, she often shares “treats”
she has created in the kitchen with regular
customers. A recent treat was a cool coconut
soup with waterchestnuts, tapioca,
and basil seed.
The phone number for theMauiMall
restaurant is 873-0225. The KukuiMall
restaurantmay be reached at 875-0839.
www.thailandcuisinemaui.com
Honorable mentions:
Thai Chef
Restaurant
,
880 Front St., Lahaina. Telephone:
667-2814.
www.thaichefrestaurantmaui.com.
Bangkok Cuisine
,
395 Dairy Rd., Kahului.
Telephone: 893-0026.
www.bangkokcuisinemaui.com.
More ethnic favorites
The following restaurants won themost
votes for their respective ethnic offerings
as defined by country of origin.
Best Chinese:
Authentic Hong
Kong
style Chinese cuisine, tantalizing dim sum
during lunch hours, a live seafood tank for
the freshest crab and lobster preparations .
. . these are just some of the reasons voters
have chosen
Dragon
Dragon Chinese
Restaurant
inMauiMall as
the best Chinese restaurant for the fourth
year in a row. Telephone: 893-1628.
Honorable mentions:
Star
Noodle,
286
Kupuohi St., Lahaina business park. Telephone:
667-5400. www.starnoodle.com.
Mike’ s Hong Kong Bistro
,
1900Main
Street,Wailuku. Telephone: 244-7888.
Best Filipino:
Paradise
Supermart
is a smorgasbord of favorite Filipino
foods with a buffet line open daily
from5:30 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. Popular selections
include pork and peas; beef stew
with tripe in a special peanut butter sauce;
and roast pork with crispy skin in tomato
and onion sauce. Dine in or take out. A
catering menu is also available. Paradise
Supermart is located at 207 E.Wakea
Ave., Kahului. Telephone: 877-6767.
Best French:
Gerard’s
Restaurant
in Lahaina celebrated its 29th anniversary
June 10. In addition to serving
the best French and island-influenced fare,
Gerard’s is also considered to be one of
themost romantic restaurants onMaui.
Gerard’s is located in the Plantation Inn at
174 Lahainaluna Road. Telephone: 661-
8939.
Honorable mention:
Cafe Des
Amis
,
42 Bladwin Ave., Paia. Telephone:
579-6323.
Best German:
Brigit
&
Bernard’s Garden Cafe
in the
Kahului Industrial area claims the title of
Best German restaurant for the fifth year
in a row.While the restaurant is the place
to go for bratwurst, spatzle and other German
favorites (including an Octoberfest
celebration) it also serves specialties from
Switzerland, Austria, Italy, France and
Spain. Brigit&Bernard’s Garden Cafe is
located at 335 Hoohana St. Telephone:
877-6000.
Best Greek:
Spicy falafels,
hummus,
olives, “ziziki” sauce . . . add these and
other ingredients to a handmade pita and
you’ve got a tasty alternative to the usual
sandwich.
Pita
Paradise
has good variety
of Greek style cuisine at both it’s Kihei
andWailea locations. There’s a Pita
Paradise at 1913 S. Kihei Rd. Telephone:
875-7679 and inWailea Gateway at the
top ofWailea Ike Drive. Telephone: 879-
7177.
Best Hawaiian:
Old
Lahaina
Lu‘au
is a wonderful experience for visitors
and residents alike. Set by the ocean at
1251 Front Street, it treats participants to
the culture of Hawaii, an entertaining hula
performance and a feast fit for royalty. All
the traditional favorites are there, and then
some. Telephone: 667-1998.
www.oldlahainaluau.com.
Honorable
mentions:
Da Kitchen,
425 Koloa St,
Kahului. Telephone: 871-7782 and
Da
Kitchen Express
,
2439 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei.
Telephone: 875-7782. www.dakitchen.
com.
Best Indian:
Monsoon
India,
at
bothMenehune Shores in Kihei and the
Wharf Cinema Center in Lahaina, is the
place to go for the best tandoori and kebab
dishes. Diners also love the dals and
naans. From vegetable korma to lamb
biryani,Monsoon India is a welcome alternative
forMaui diners seeking the exotic
tastes of India.Monsoon India is located
at 760 S. Kihei Rd., in Kihei. Telephone
875-6666. The phone number for
the Lahaina location is 661-4999.
www.monsoonindiamaui.com.
Best Italian:
It’s one of
America’s favorite
ethnic cuisines and
Marco’s
Grill & Deli
has been
pleasingMaui
residents and visitors with its consistent
quality fare these past 18 years. Serving
breakfast, lunch and dinner daily at the
corner of Hana Highway and Dairy Road,
Marco’s has become something of a landmark
with its neon signs, booths and black
and white interior. Telephone: 877-4446.
Honorable mentions:
Casanova
Italian
Restaurant&Deli
,
1188Makawao
Ave.,Makawao. Telephone: 572-0220.
www.casanovamaui.com.
Antonio’ s,
1215 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei. Telephone:
875-8800.
Aroma D’
Italia Ristorante,
1881 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei. Telephone:
879-0133. www.aromaditaliamaui.com.
Best Japanese:
Famous for its
light
and crunchy tempura, teishoku trays that
offer a variety of tasty items and other
Japanese specialties,
Tokyo
Tei
takes
top honors for the second year in a row.
The restaurant, established in 1939, is located
at 1063 LowerMain St.,Wailuku.
Telephone: 242-9630.
www.tokyotei.com.
Honorable mentions:
Sansei Seafood Restaurant&Sushi
Bar
,
1881 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei (879-
0004) and 115 Bay Drive, Kapalua (669-
6286). www.sanseihawaii.com.
Ko
(closed until February) at Fairmont Kea
Lani, 4100Wailea Alanui Dr.,Wailea.
Telephone: 875-4100.
www.fairmont.com/kealani/GuestServices
/Restaurants/Ko.htm
Best Korean:
Located in
theMaui
Beach Resort,
Isana
Restaurant
is
on the north side of busy South Kihei
Road, directly across the street fromthe
beach. It features Korean tabletop barbecue
where food is prepared in a crock over
a hot grill at your table. There’s also a
sushi bar. Isana Restaurant is located at
515 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei. Telephone: 874-
5700. www.isanarestaurant.com.
Honorable
mention:
Tiffany’ s
Bar&Grill,
1424 LowerMain St.,Wailuku. Telephone:
249-0052.
www.tiffanysmaui.com
Best Mexican:
Recipes inspired
by
authenticMexican cuisine and fresh,
healthy ingredients helpmake
Cilantro
Mexican Grill
the voters’ top
choice.
Vegetarians appreciate that the restaurant’s
rice, beans and sauces aremade
withmeat-free stock. CilantroMexican
Grill is located at 170 Papalaua St., Lahaina.
Telephone: 667-5444.
www.cilantrogrill.com.
Honorable mentions:
Polli’ sMexican Restaurant
,
1202
Makawao Ave.,Makawao. Telephone:
572-7808.
www.pollismexicanrestaurant.com.
Las
Pinatas
,
395 Dairy Rd., Kahului. Telephone:
877-8707.
Best Vietnamese:
ServingMaui since
2001,
Vietnamese Cuisine
at Azeka
Place uses fresh island herbs and vegetables
to create the exotic and refreshing
cuisine of Vietnam. Menu selections include
crispy shrimp, Vietnamese burritos
and claypot specialties. Vietnamese Cuisine
is located at 1200 S. Kihei Rd., Kihei.
Telephone: 875-2088.
www.mauivietnameserestaurant.com.
Honorable mentions:
A Saigon
Cafe,
1792Main St.,Wailuku. Telephone:
243-9560.
Pho Saigon
808,
658 Front
St.,
Lahaina. Telephone: 661-6628.
Kea
Lani Hotel
Four
Seasons Wailea
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