The Best Places to Eat and Do in Wailuku
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The best places to eat and do in Wailuku, according to the experts: The New York Times, The Infatuation, and James Beard Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Tiffany's Restaurant & Bar comes out on top.
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Kaohu Store and Havens Harborside Fish & Chophouse 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 awards
- The New York Times The New York Times: The Restaurant List
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants In Maui
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Sheldon Simeon
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Maui
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Sheldon Simeon
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Rank 2. Kaohu Store
Hawaiian Food Hall
A humble neighborhood grocery store in Wailuku where the real draw is through the back, at the seafood counter. Poke here skips the trendy bowl format entirely: just impeccably fresh ahi, hamachi, and tako dressed in traditional Hawaiian seasonings, tasting clean and briny the way poke is supposed to. The pohole fern salad alongside is worth picking up too. Locals fill the counter fast, and they rarely need to look at anything twice.
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants In Maui
- Eater Eater: The 25 Best Maui Restaurants
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The awards
- Esquire Esquire: #40 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants In Maui
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Rank 4. Esters Fair Prospect
Tiki Bar
A tiny tiki bar tucked into Wailuku well off the resort circuit, Esters Fair Prospect pours tropical cocktails from a patio that feels like it was built for lingering. The drink list leans into local ingredients, including okolehao, a plantation-era spirit made from tī root. Food & Wine named it one of the top bars in the US in 2025. Bar snacks, ceramic mermaid cups, and happy hour daiquiris round out the picture.
The awards
- Food & Wine Food & Wine: The 10 Top Bars in the US
- Eater Eater: The 25 Best Maui Restaurants
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Rank 4. Ichiban Okazuya Hawaii
Japanese
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Rank 4. Shikeda Bento Patisserie
Japanese Bakery
The pastry case here draws comparisons to a jewelry counter, which tracks once you see the Totoro-shaped choux au craquelin lined up inside it. This Japanese patisserie and bento lunch spot sells out by mid-afternoon daily, so arriving at opening is less a suggestion than a survival strategy. The lunch boxes are tightly packed, the roulades come in flavors like matcha and Kula lavender, and the chefs keep changing things, which delights and frustrates regulars equally.
The awards
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Rank 7. Four Sisters Bakery
Filipino Bakery
The awards
- Honolulu Magazine Honolulu Magazine: Butter Rolls · The Best Things We Ate in Hawai‘i
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