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(409 7th St; breakfast & lunch $5-8, dinner $8-15; 6am-8pm Thu-Mon, till 2pm Tue & Wed)
Don't worry, all the care goes into the food, not the decor at this bare-bones diner, where
you can serve yourself a cup of coffee, grab a newspaper and settle back at a table out-
side. Muffins are some of the excellent items that arrive warm from the bakery.
The long menu ranges from omelets and salads to burgers, delectable chicken katsu
and more. It's been run by the same family for decades.
Canoes Lanaʻi
LOCAL $
(419 7th St; meals $5-12; 6:30am-1pm Sun-Thu, to 8pm Fri & Sat)
Breakfast is always on the
menu at this old-time Hawaii cafe that is little changed since pineapple pickers filled the
tables. The best-seller?
Loco moco
(rice, fried egg and hamburger topped with gravy).
Teriyaki figures prominently on the dinner menu. Look for
laulau
- pungent, marinated
pork cooked in taro leaves - on special.
Coffee Works
CAFE $
(604 ʻIlima Ave; snacks $2-5; 7am-3pm Mon-Sat, 8am-noon Sun)
Settle back on the vast
deck at this long-running java-jiving caffeine house and soon most of the locals will pass
by.
Pele's Other Garden
ITALIAN $$$
(cnr 8th & Houston Sts; lunch $5-9, dinner $10-20; 11am-3pm & 5-8pm Mon-Sat)
More bistro
than deli, this restored plantation house has tables inside and out. The kitchen leans Itali-
an and serves up classic spaghetti and meatballs, crispy thin-crust pizza and some first-
rate pesto. Salads are made with organic local greens; desserts are large but not ex-
traordinary.
There's a fine beer list with 12 brews on tap. Last call in the tiny bar area and outside
is 9pm. Watch for William Shatner, a regular when he beams down on holiday.
Lanaʻi City Grille
FUSION $$$
$$$
(
565-7211; 828 Lanaʻi Ave, Hotel Lanaʻi; mains $28-42; 5-9pm Wed-Sun)
Famed Maui chef
Bev Gannon is the brains behind the charming restaurant within the Hotel Lanaʻi. Sturdy
1930s schoolhouse furnishings give the wood-floored dining room a vintage air, while
the menu combines fresh seafood with various meats in ways both familiar (a perfect rib-
eye) and surprising (ahi
poke
tacos).
