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Prima
ITALIAN $$$
supermarket, all-black-clad servers circulate in a sleek dining room outfitted with Eames
chairs and a polished mahogany bar. Crispy wood-oven-fired pizzas, creamy pastas, sea-
food appetizers and small plates of farm-fresh vegetable sides mostly hit the mark.
Buzz's
STEAKHOUSE $$$
$$$
(
261-4661;
http://buzzsoriginalsteakhouse.com
; 413 Kawailoa Rd; mains lunch $9-17, dinner
$16-38; 11am-3pm & 4:30-9:30pm)
By the canal across from Kailua Beach, this old-
school hangout has a tiki-lit lanai, kitschy decor plus an old-school menu of charbroiled
fish and burgers at lunch or kiawe-grilled surf-and-turf at dinner. Waits are long, service
only so-so.
ChadLou's Coffee Lounge
CAFE
(
www.chadlous.com
;
45 Kihapai St; snacks & drinks $2-8; 7am-8pm Mon-Fri, to 7pm Sat & Sun;
) This laid-back coffee shop with comfy sofas and chairs is where friends chat over es-
presso drinks, blended frozen coffees and ice-cream floats or cookie sandwiches. Peruse
locally made jewelry, art and souvenirs while you wait.
Kailua Town Pub & Grill
PUB
(
http://kailuatownpub.com
; 26 Hoʻolai St; 11am-1:30am Mon-Fri, 6am-1:30am Sat, 8am-1:30am
Sun)
This faux-Irish bar has 30 beers on tap, tasty from-scratch Bloody Marys, gourmet
burgers, fish and chips and big-screen sports TVs.
Shopping
Downtown Kailua abounds with whimsical, cutting-edge fashion boutiques, beachy
souvenir shops and island art galleries.
Kailua Shopping Center
GIFTS, BOOKS
(600 Kailua Rd; most shops open daily, hours vary)
Start your souvenir shopping downtown
at this strip mall opposite Macy's department store. Pick up Hawaiiana books and beach
