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the water at the north end of Keawakapu Beach. You won't find a more romantic or re-
laxing spot in Kihei. Start off with the seared ahi or beef carpaccio before moving on to
the pan-roasted island snapper or rack of lamb Placourakis—named after the restaurant's
legendary owner. Valet parking is free.
On the lower level of the Mana Kai Resort is the semi-formal Five Palms (2960 South
Kihei Rd., 808/879-2607, 8am-9:30pm daily, $28-43) only a few feet from the water.
Brunch (8am-2:30pm) includes eggs, omelets, and griddle fare, but dinner (5pm-9:30pm)
is when the kitchen turns it up a few notches. Start with Pacific crab cakes and move on to
slow-roasted prime rib or seafood crusted lobster in butter sauce. Come before the rush for
the early-bird special.
Another local favorite is Three's Bar and Grill (1945 S. Kihei Rd., 808/879-3133,
www.threesbarandgrill.com , 8:30am-9:30pm Wed.-Sun., 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Tues.,
$10-15 lunch, $20-25 dinner), inside the Kihei Kalama Village. Opened by three chefs who
each boast their own culinary specialty—Hawaiian, Southwestern, and Pacific Rim—the
menu at Three's can pull your palate in a direction unique even to the Hawaiian fusion
scene. The lunch and appetizer items such as Hawaiian style ribs and kalua pig quesadilla
are tasty and affordable. The dinner menu features entrées such as chicken roulade and a
raw bar of sushi, oysters, sashimi, and poke. Stick around for the live performance in the
Surf Lounge.
Natural Foods
The only natural foods store in town is Hawaiian Moons (2411 S. Kihei Rd., 808/
875-4356, www.hawaiianmoons.com , 8am-9pm daily), within the Kamaole Beach Center
across from Kamaole I. The food will make you feel just like home if your diet tends to-
ward the organic, raw, or gluten-free. The hot bar serves up filling lunches.
Coffee Shops
The most modern coffee shop in Kihei is Java Café (1279 S. Kihei Rd., 808/214-6095,
www.javacafemaui.com , 6am-9pm daily, $7-9) in the Azeka Mauka shopping center.
Seventy-five percent of the coffee served is grown in Hawai'i. You can also buy bags of
unground beans from coffee farms on Maui, Kaua'i, Moloka'i, and the Big Island. Flat-
breads and paninis are available for lunch; there's also a large selection of breakfast bagels.
If you need a little afternoon pick-me-up, Lava Java Coffee Roasters (1941 S. Kihei
Rd., 808/879-1919, www.lavajavamaui.com , 6am-8pm daily) in the Kihei Kalama Village
not only offers locally grown coffee and beans, they also make a coffee-flavored gran-
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