3 Best Restaurants in Maui, Hawaii

Don't be fooled by the casual warehouse setting, as this family-owned and -operated restaurant is one of the best places for Thai food on Maui. Dishes here are made using fresh ingredients, homemade sauces, and imported specialty items, and your food comes out quickly and hot through a self-service window in the open-air dining area.

This roadside Thai food truck fronts the 40-acre Maui Nui Farm, owned by Nui and Kit, so you can stop to grab a bite and then tour the beautiful farm. Although the menu changes with the seasons, everything is delicious, and the curry and pad Thai are perennial favorites.

Sure it's in a shopping mall, but the care and expense that has gone into the interior—glittering Buddhist shrines, elaborate hardwood facades, fancy napkin folds, and matching blue china—also applies to the cuisine. Start with the coconut-ginger chicken soup, then continue with flavorful pad Thai and curries before finishing off this authentic meal with fried bananas and ice cream. There's a second location in Kahului's Maui Mall, a perfect choice before or after a movie at the megaplex.