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quinoa salad big enough to share. Garlic truffle oil fries are one of the most popular items
on the menu. Lunch options like burgers and sandwiches are less expensiove. Enjoy the
best craft beer selection in Wailea along with your meal.
Irish
Mulligan's On The Blue
(100 Kaukahi St., 808/874-1131,
www.mulligansontheblue.com
,
11am-midnight Mon-Fri, 8:30am-midnight Sat.-Sun., $10-15) is Wailea's only legitimate
sports bar: one of the few places to catch international events such as soccer or rugby. The
ocean views, happy hour menu, Willie K dinner show, and Celtic Tigers bagpiping draw
people up the hill above the Fairmont Kea Lani. Fish-and-chips and shepherd's pie, bur-
gers, and sandwiches are all economical.
Hawaiian Regional
The Hawaiian regional restaurants in Wailea are utterly fantastic, romantic, and expensive.
Gannon's
(100 Wailea Golf Club Dr., 808/875-8080,
www.gannonsrestaurant.com
,
8:30am-9:30pm daily, $12-22 lunch $28-48 dinner) overlooks the Wailea Emerald golf
course, has a stunning panoramic ocean view, and offers contemporary entrées such as
miso-glazed Kona kampachi or Moroccan spiced lamb. Lunch and brunch options like the
oven-roasted turkey club or the Greek omelet are downright affordable.
At the Four Seasons,
Duo
(3900 Wailea Alanui, 808/874-8000, 6:30am-11am Mon.-
Sat., 6:30am-noon Sun., $30-50) ranks in the upper echelon of fine island cuisine. The din-
ner menu is dominated by steak and seafood options such as Brandt True filet mignon and
shiso panko-crusted ahi. For something light, try the lobster bisque. The breakfast buffet is
lauded as the best in Wailea.
At the Grand Wailea,
Humuhumunukunukuapua'a
(3850 Wailea Alaui Dr., 808/
875-1234,
www.wailearesortdining.com
, 5:30pm-9pm nightly, $30-49) is not only one of
the hardest restaurants to pronounce, it's also one of the most popular. Named after the
state fish, “Humu” sits in a thatched-roof Polynesian structure afloat on its own million-
gallon saltwater lagoon. Large plates include the famous Hawaiian spiny lobster as well as
hoisin and pear-braised short ribs.
Seafood
In the Fairmont Kea Lani,
Nick's Fishmarket
(4100 Wailea Alanui Dr., 808/879-7224,
www.nicksfishmarktmaui.com
, 5:30pm-9:45pm daily, $30-50) focuses on the bounty of
the sea. Whitewashed walls and vine-covered trellises give the open-air restaurant a Medi-
terranean ambience. Selections include opah, mahimahi Kona kampachi, and Moroccan
