The Best Japanese Food in Maui
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The best Japanese food in Maui, according to the experts: The Infatuation and Eater have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. 1054 Togoshi sushi restaurant comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Kihei and Haiku.
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Broth Cafe - Alive & Well and Ichiban Okazuya Hawaii hold the next two places. Eater shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The Infatuation next.
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants In Maui
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Rank 2. Broth Cafe - Alive & Well
Japanese Noodle Shop
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Rank 2. Ichiban Okazuya Hawaii
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Rank 2. KOMO
Sushi
The design riffs on the 1930s luxury steamship that once ran between the Hawaiian Islands, all sleek curves and amber light, which is a lot of scene-setting for a sushi bar but somehow earns it. Chef Kiyo Ikeda works the counter with fresh-grated wasabi and Hokkaido scallops topped with caviar. Dessert arrives in a Jewel Box, and you leave with a daruma doll for good luck, because of course you do.
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Rank 2. Nuka
Modern Japanese
The fish on the sashimi platter came off the owner's own boat, which is the kind of detail that makes a menu honest. Nuka is a modern izakaya and sushi bar tucked into a converted auto supply shop in Haiku, where the room is low-key and the food is sharper than the address suggests. Small plates, sushi, rice bowls, and cold drinks keep things relaxed and affordable.
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Rank 2. Oao
Stylish Sushi
Tucked into a strip mall at the edge of Wailea, this stylish sushi bar punches well above its shopping-center address. The nigiri is the draw, but the menu drifts into baked rolls, rock shrimp tempura, and lamb chops rubbed with aji panca that have no obvious business being this good. Happy hour runs daily in the late afternoon, when small plates come at a noticeable discount. Bring a reservation and someone who can't decide what they want.
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Rank 2. Takumi Maui
Artisan Sushi
A sharkskin grater, some earthen ceramics, and knives that could plausibly start a conflict: the counter at this sushi shop tells you everything before a piece of fish appears. The chef trained at Morimoto's before opening this intimate spot in the Fairway Shops, where you can order a la carte most days. Weekends, the omakase seats about a dozen people for a long, unhurried dinner with fish flown in from Toyosu Market.
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