Eat Cheap – Eat Great Maui Food!

You can’t eat at 5-star restaurants all the time – and there’s no way in hell you’re bringing the family to a Mickey-D’s on Maui – what to do?  I can tell you that the true feeling of Maui are in the people that live here year long; mingle with them and they will tell you all kinds of secrets and tips that aren’t known outside of Maui locals.  Well eat where local Maui folks eat – the best food for the buck.  Here are some places we visit each time we stay at the Honua Kai:

I’m just going to cover the Ka’anapali area near the Honua Kai in this article.

Kahuna Kabobs
126 Lahainaluna Rd
Lahaina, HI 96761
(808) 661-9999

If you’ve walked Lahaina you’ve probably walked right past the Kahuna Kabobs – the locals know this and have the place to themselves. They are known for their kabobs, salads and wraps. Their kabobs include steak, chicken, fish, shrimp or tofu. Everything is tasty, super fresh, and healthy.  The locals that work in Lahaina love to eat here (we’re all sick of the food at our own restaurants).

The place is a bit tricky to locate; it’s located in the alley just north of the Maui Built store. So when shopping in Lahaina and you want to taste what the locals eat drop by.

BJ’s Chicago Pizzeria
730 Front St, Lahaina, HI 96761
808-661-0700

BJ’s Chicago Pizzeria Maui

We eat here all the time – best deep-dish pizza in Maui if you ask me.  The place is huge and you can meet friends for a pizza and beer and the place can handle parties of 20 or more!  It’s upstairs on the second floor and their pasta and sandwiches is another reason the locals frequent this place.

They have late night entertainment so its a fun place to meet folks and have a great time.  This is a place where kids to grandparents will have a fun time.

Cool Cat Cafe
658 Front St
Lahaina, HI 96761-1216
(808) 667-0908

“Best Burger on Maui” 5 years in a row – we eat there all the time after whale watching or fishing from the Lahaina Harbor.  It’s on Front Street and up on the second floor and you can watch folks walking to and from the harbor.  There burgers win awards all the time – its a fantastic place to eat on the cheap.  All the locals eat here.

The Fish Market Maui
3600 Lower Honoapiilani Rd #H1
Lahaina, HI 96761
(808) 665-9895

If you want the freshest fish at an affordable price come to where the locals eat – The Fish Market.  From the pupu’s (appetizer in Hawaiian) to the main course all the fish served here is just hours from being caught.  The seating is very limited so folks just carry-out the meals and find a spot to have a picnic or take it home and eat on the lanai watching the Pacific ocean from their Honua Kai villa.

I’ll write more articles on local eateries since there are so many great ones – but for goodness sakes don’t eat at the Mickey-D’s!

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