Maui Restaurants with Moderate Prices

Maui's Best Moderate-Price Restaurants

KIMO'S 661-4811       Lahaina
     On the ocean in Lahaina. Good for lunch or dinner. Several fish choices, prepared several different ways, for dinner. Save room for their famous Hula Pie (a large ice cream dessert specialty). More details including menu and photos at this link:
Kimo's Maui

CAFE O'LEI   891-1368      Kihei
    In the Rainbow Mall. Good variety of seafood, beef, flatbreads, soups, salads and more for lunch and dinner. My favorite restaurant in Kihei. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Cafe OLei Kihei

CAFE O'LEI at the DUNES at MAUI LANI   877-0073      Kahului
     In the clubhouse of the golf course at the Dunes at Maui Lani, in Maui's central valley. Similar excellent food as at Cafe O'Lei in Kihei. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Cafe OLei at the Dunes

CAFE O'LEI WAILUKU     986-0044
     In the old town of Wailuku, between Kahului and the Iao Valley. Similar menu to the Cafe O'Lei in Kihei and at the Maui Lani golf course. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Cafe OLei Wailuku

SANSEI 669-6286       Kapalua
     In Kapalua near the Ritz Carlton Hotel, and in Kihei. Excellent sushi and Japanese-style foods. Try their “Taste of Lahaina Award Winners” such as Mango Crab Salad Hand roll with Thai Vinaigrette or Asian Rock Shrimp Cake with Crusty Chinese Noodles & Ginger-Lime Chili Butter & Cilantro Pesto. Call to ask if they still have their 25% off everything special price for all food ordered between 5:30 and 6:00 PM. (If you go for that Early Bird pricing at 5:30, avoid Sundays and Mondays, when they are extremely crowded with Maui residents getting an even bigger discount.) More details including menu and photos at this link:
Sansei

CANE & TARO    662-0668    Kaanapali
     In Whalers Village shopping center on Kaanapali Beach. Long menu with numerous choices for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Cane & Taro

Cuatro     879-1110     Kihei
     In Kihei Town Center by Foodland. Small dinner restaurant with short menu of delicious "Latin Asian Fusion" food, beautifully presented. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Cuatro

KAHANA SANDS   669-5000      Kahana
    In the Sands of Kahana condo. A hidden gem for breakfast, lunch or dinner. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Kahana Sands

BIG WAVE CAFE   891-8688     Kihei
    In the Kihei Center that contains Longs Drugstore. Great variety of delicious choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner in a casual atmosphere. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Big Wave Cafe

AROMA D'ITALIA 879-0133      Kihei
    In Kihei's Foodland shopping center. Wide variety of delicious Italian dinners in classy decor. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Aroma D'Italia

ANTONIO'S   875-8800      Kihei
     In the Longs Center. Very good Italian food for lunch and dinner. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Antonio's

BISTRO CASANOVA     873-3650     Kahului
     One of the very few good restaurants in the big city of Kahului. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Bistro Casanova

MAUI GRILL     442-3700      Napili
     In the Napili Shores condo a few miles north of Kaanapali. Indoor dinners including several choices of fish and steaks. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Maui Grill

LULU'S   661-0808 Lahaina or 879-9944 Kihei
    In the Lahaina Cannery Mall and in Kihei Kalama Village. Casual moderately-priced restaurant. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Lulu's

MARCO'S   877-4446     Kahului
    At the corner of Dairy Road and Hana Highway. Modern Italian and deli. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Marco's

SEASCAPE   270-7043     Maalaea
     In the Maui Ocean Center (aquarium). Wide variety of salads and sandwiches, plus a few entrees. Lunch only. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Seascape

BUBBA GUMP 661-3111      Lahaina
     At 889 Front Street, across from Longhi’s, in Lahaina. If you like shrimp (and if you saw the movie “Forrest Gump”), this is the place for lunch or dinner: wide variety of tasty shrimp preparations in a fun atmosphere. Great ocean view and sunset view. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Bubba Gump

STELLA BLUES 874-3779      Kihei
       At 1279 South Kihei Road in the Azeka Mauka (Azeka II) Plaza. The usual breakfasts, wide variety of sandwiches and salads for lunch, good choice of entrees for dinner. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Stella Blues Cafe

CASANOVA 572-0220        Makawao
     In Makawao (Upcountry). Large servings of delicious pasta, pizza, and Italian entrees. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Casanova Italian

GIAN DON'S   874-4041        Kihei
     In the north part of Kihei at the former location of Marco's. Beautiful Mediterranean building with delicious food at reasonable prices. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Gian Don's

MATTEO'S     874-1234     Wailea
     Pizzaria and Italian restaurant uphill from the Shops at Wailea. Counter service. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Matteo's

JAVA JAZZ and SOUP NUTZ     667-0787     Honokowai
     Combined coffee shop and restaurant in the Honokowai Marketplace (shopping center with Star Market north of Kaanapali). Small casual place with good food.   More details including menu and photos at this link:
Java Jazz and Soup Nutz

UMALU     661-1234     Kaanapali
     Poolside restaurant at the Hyatt Regency on Kaanapali Beach. Excellent food from a menu with many good choices. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Umalu at the Hyatt

KULA LODGE 878-1535       Kula
     In Upcountry, about half way toward the top of Haleakala. Good salads of fresh Kula greens, Maui onion soup, great view of Maui’s central valley. Service can be very slow. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Kula Lodge

CASTAWAY CAFE 661-9091       Kaanapali Beach
     At the Maui Kaanapali Villas condo. Beautiful setting by the beach, good variety on menu. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Castaway Cafe

LEILANI'S 661‑4495      Kaanapali Beach
     In the Whaler's Village Shopping Center, on the beach. Good seafood and steaks in the main dining area (dinner only) upstairs. Limited less expensive menu in the more casual bar area (lunch and dinner) downstairs, where I recommend their delicious fish tacos. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Leilani's

A SAIGON CAFE   243-9560     Wailuku
     In the city, away from tourist areas. Very tasty Vietnamese food from a long menu. More details including menu and photos at this link:
A Saigon Cafe

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE   665-1822 Lahaina or 879-8400 Kihei
    The same as this national chain anywhere in the country. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Outback Steakhouse

THE FISH MARKET     665-9895     Honokowai
     Not actually a restaurant, but a fish and seafood market and carryout. More details including menu and photos at this link:
The Fish Market

MAALAEA GRILL   243-2206     Maalaea
     CLOSED in 2009. In the Harbor Shops shopping center adjacent to the Maui Ocean Center (aquarium). Good choices of seafood, poultry and beef, with views of Maalaea Harbor. More details including menu and photos at this link:
Maalaea Grill

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