Kauai Hale Recommendations
Food Scene
Bar Acuda
5-5161 Kuhio HwyDelicious food in a hip setting. A must visit.
Super popular coffee shop and place to grab smoothies and prepared foods and breads. Locals hot spot. Great atmosphere with homemade yumminess.
38 locals recommend
Hanalei Bread Company
5-5161 Kuhio HwySuper popular coffee shop and place to grab smoothies and prepared foods and breads. Locals hot spot. Great atmosphere with homemade yumminess.
Great sushi but gets packed. Doesn't take reservations so go early 5:30 to snag a table.
161 locals recommend
The Dolphin Restaurant
5-5016 Kuhio HighwayGreat sushi but gets packed. Doesn't take reservations so go early 5:30 to snag a table.
Kilauea Fish Market
4270 Kilauea RdGreat little place. Must try the Ahi Fish wrap.
Nice menu, with small and large plates. GF menu. Easier to get a table than some other restaurant when it is busy.
32 locals recommend
The Bistro
2484 Keneke StNice menu, with small and large plates. GF menu. Easier to get a table than some other restaurant when it is busy.
High-end food in an unusual strip mall location but once inside you forget the location. Great food.
52 locals recommend
JO2 Restaurant
4-971 Kuhio HwyHigh-end food in an unusual strip mall location but once inside you forget the location. Great food.
New and wonderful; amazing mountain views from the covered lanai seating. Great flavor ; Asian flare.
37 locals recommend
AMA Restaurant
5-5161 Kuhio HwyNew and wonderful; amazing mountain views from the covered lanai seating. Great flavor ; Asian flare.
In the back of this extremely popular restaurant is a fabulous fish market selling poke bowls, fish sandwiches, and a selection of rolls. Great place to grab a picnic lunch or dinner. Arrive before 3 for better selection.
6 locals recommend
Fish Market Dolphin
5-5016 Kuhio HwyIn the back of this extremely popular restaurant is a fabulous fish market selling poke bowls, fish sandwiches, and a selection of rolls. Great place to grab a picnic lunch or dinner. Arrive before 3 for better selection.
Great sushi takeaway. Must try the ahi burrito! In a small truck in the Kung Lung shopping center in Kilauea town.
24 locals recommend
Sushi Girl Kauai
2484 Keneke StGreat sushi takeaway. Must try the ahi burrito! In a small truck in the Kung Lung shopping center in Kilauea town.
Drinks & Nightlife
Tahiti Nui Restaurant
5122 Kuhio HwyGood local and visitor spot. Live music.
Shopping
Hunter Gatherer
4270 Kilauea RdSuper cool finds from around the world
Great selection of unique items/gifts. Beautiful shop. Not child friendly with many breakables.
19 locals recommend
Kong Lung Trading
2484 Keneke StGreat selection of unique items/gifts. Beautiful shop. Not child friendly with many breakables.
Better prices than all the groceries. Great for when guests are staying for a a week or more.
107 locals recommend
Costco Wholesale
4300 Nuhou StBetter prices than all the groceries. Great for when guests are staying for a a week or more.
A selection of small shops, post office, banks, a few restaurants and a small food court.
65 locals recommend
Princeville Center
Kuhio HighwayA selection of small shops, post office, banks, a few restaurants and a small food court.
Essentials
Healthy Hut Market & Cafe
4280 Hookui RdGreat selection of organic produce and health food.
Foodland
5-4280 Kuhio HwyOnly a few minutes away in Princeville Shopping Center. Full grocery
Health food at a better price than the store up on the North Shore.
40 locals recommend
Hoku Foods Natural Market
4585 Lehua StHealth food at a better price than the store up on the North Shore.
Entertainment & Activities
Full 18 hole mini golf in a beautiful garden setting.
77 locals recommend
Kauai Mini Golf & Botanical Gardens
5-2723 Kuhio HighwayFull 18 hole mini golf in a beautiful garden setting.
Sightseeing
Beautiful bay for surfing, walking, jogging, body boarding or just grabbing some sun and mixing with the locals.
172 locals recommend
Hanalei Bay
Beautiful bay for surfing, walking, jogging, body boarding or just grabbing some sun and mixing with the locals.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful and rugged trail leads to this beach. It can be quite crowed so get an early start. Take approximately 1 hr to hike to beach. Beware: beach can be dangerous so swimming is not advised and river can flood quickly with heavy rains. Bring drinking water and food.
10 locals recommend
Hanakāpī‘ai Beach
Beautiful and rugged trail leads to this beach. It can be quite crowed so get an early start. Take approximately 1 hr to hike to beach. Beware: beach can be dangerous so swimming is not advised and river can flood quickly with heavy rains. Bring drinking water and food.
A beautifully preserved area of land open to visitors. Very educational and peaceful.
21 locals recommend
Limahuli Garden & Preserve, National Tropical Botanical Garden
5-8291 Kuhio HwyA beautifully preserved area of land open to visitors. Very educational and peaceful.
Breathtaking views and some of the best snorkeling on Kauai. Always be aware of ocean conditions. Go early to avoid the crowds.
61 locals recommend
Tunnels Beach
Breathtaking views and some of the best snorkeling on Kauai. Always be aware of ocean conditions. Go early to avoid the crowds.
Beautiful manicured botanical park
19 locals recommend
Na 'Aina Kai Botanical Gardens & Sculpture Park
4101 Wailapa RdBeautiful manicured botanical park
Beautiful views of the Nepali Coast from the end of the road. There are also so great hikes. Go prepared and beware trails are not well marked.
51 locals recommend
Kōkeʻe State Park
Beautiful views of the Nepali Coast from the end of the road. There are also so great hikes. Go prepared and beware trails are not well marked.
Polihale State Park
Lower Saki Mana RoadStunning stretch of wild beach.