Location: Kapaa
Top Restaurants in Kapaa
Where to eat American food in Kapaa: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Find out what American restaurants to try in Kapaa. Kapaa, also spelled Kapa'a, means "solid" in Hawaiian. Travelers find this small town, nestled at the base of Nounou (the Sleeping Giant) Mountain on Kauai tourist friendly with its diverse array of hotels, shopping centers, and restaurants. The Kinipopo Shopping Village is a favorite for its fun eateries and small keepsake shops. Look for the "Kauai Made" logo for products made by local craftsmen using traditional materials. Kappa also offers water sports, including water skiing and kayaking.
Things to do in Kapaa
10. Trees Lounge
Overall Ratings
4 based on 330 reviews
Trees Lounge offers island culinary delights for locals and visitors alike. Indulge in one of our inventive cocktails or a nice glass of wine while enjoying authentic flavors and sounds from the islands. The Trees experience combines a swank lounge feel,
Reviewed By 808mfp
This cozy local spot hits it every time. Each night has a different type of music so check their calendar. Jazz, country, bluegrass, Latin, Hawaiian, Punk, they even put on comedy shows once ina while. Itâs the only place to see great live music open late. The Tree house salad with lilikoi dressing, local beef burgers, ciopino, and brownie desert are a few of our favorites . Yummy! Family friendly before 9 pm.Thanks for joining us and noticing our hard work putting together a menu and events that showcase the various demographics of Kauai
9. Lava Lava Beach Club
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1592 reviews
Lava Lava Beach Club is committed to providing uncompromised hospitality and service to our guests, offering a fun, toes in the sand, laid back luxury experience complete with passionately inspired island cuisine and libations.
Reviewed By Dave E
If you are looking for a fun place to have a drink and/or eat you have to try this one. Sitting on the beach, having a drink and appetizer was just fun! For us it was almost a vision out of the past. Somewhere you might see Tom Selleck doing one of his Hawaii shows. Another way to put it might be a setting that was just, simple. The drinks were great and the nacho appetizer we got was the best I've ever had. Check it out.Thank you for visiting and recommending Lava Lava Beach Club! We really appreciate your fabulous review and thrilled you enjoyed your time spent with us. We hope to see you again soon. Mahalo!
8. Oasis on the Beach
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1186 reviews
Oasis is a beautiful oceanfront location that showcases the best of what Kauai has to offer in cuisine, service and ocean views. We strongly believe that residents and guests of Hawaii want to experience Hawaii. We use local sources for almost 90% of our
Reviewed By Traveling_To_Hawaii
My wife and I stayed at the Waipouli Resort for a week and visited the Oasis four times. My wife had one of their salads with a side of Ono. I had the curry with seared Ahi as well as the Seared Catch. Everything was excellent. We would make a reservation for an early dinner so we had an excellent table. Of course, it's on the beach so the view was good. Highly recommend The Oasis, but be sure to make a reservation as it is always full.
7. Ono Family Restaurant and Shave Ice
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1359 reviews
Reviewed By Karex72
So many flavors and several specialty combinations. More choices of ice cream flavors as well. Staff was terrific. She was friendly and efficient and kept smiling even though she was by herself and there were suddenly a lot of people in line. Highly recommend!
6. Street Burger
Overall Ratings
4 based on 864 reviews
Reviewed By brookst45
This place is really good. They had a large selection of burgers. They had all your typical burger variations and a few with some cool local flair. Certainly a place I will eat at again. Wasnt cheap but it was worth the price for sure.
5. Kountry Kitchen
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1651 reviews
Reviewed By GlobalPete2010
Great hours: open at 6am every day. Great service: fast & friendly service and the bill is presented quickly after it's asked for. Very large menu: many items to choose.Food: Everything I've tried has been delicious. Good location with ample parking in front and back.
4. Sam's Ocean View
Overall Ratings
4 based on 637 reviews
SOV SERVES EVERYDAY GOOD FOOD. The menu is from scratch, using our recipes, including all desserts, dressings and sauces. We Hand-Cut our Fries from Russet Potatoes. Fish is delivered fresh daily and we NEVER use frozen fish. Aloha to our local fishermen.
Reviewed By 100QA
Pros:great view and nice, helpful servers. Good quality food. Cons: pricey for what you get, limited menu, overcooked fish( like a lot of Kauai restaurants), view is great but little character in the restaurant. I rated this restaurant higher than our group because of the view and servers. Our table otherwise gave it an average of 3 stars.
3. Hukilau Lanai
Overall Ratings
4 based on 2898 reviews
Reviewed By gpm58
We chose this restaurant based upon reviews and for once we felt TA failed us. There are much better restaurants for the price within 20-30 minutes. The atmosphere is mediocre. You overlook a garden (with child toys visible) but the water is in the distance. The hotel is tacky. The food is also mediocre. The Caesar was less flavorful than those one gets st the grocery store. The lobster soup was decent. Who serves Italian focaccia with âHawaiianâ food? I had a fish combination, some of which was over cooked. It wasnât bad, just didnât compare to (for example) Keokiâs in Poipu. Desserts were also justOk. Overpriced for what we got for everything. The service was fine. Would never go again.
2. Eat Healthy
Overall Ratings
4 based on 121 reviews
Reviewed By BuddhaFleur
Came for breakfast and was wowed by the choices available! Different kinds of smoothies and smoothie bowls, pancakes, waffles, bagels, eggs done in all ways, sandwiches, burgers, etc. Great portions too! Outside seating at the back was great too. Definitely recommend!
1. NOM Kauai
Overall Ratings
4 based on 208 reviews
KEEP BRUNCH WEIRD! BEST BURGERS ON THE GARDEN ISLE Hours Vary. Check social media to stay up to date. Mucho Mahalos
Reviewed By Jun R
The food and service get high marks at this popular brunch place. The downside of this place is the place itself. The AC canât cope when the place is packed full. Also, because of limited seating, expect to be paired up with another couple if you show up as a twosome. Not a bad way to get to meet other people but a little awkward if youâre the last couple to be seated in a table with two other couples already halfway through their meal. That said, still a good place to fill up for a weekend brunch.
