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| Restaurant | Cuisine | Telephone | Location |
| Silver Falls Ranch | Picnic | 808-828-6718 |
Kilauea |
| Hanalei Gourmet | American Deli, Fresh Bread, Smoked Hawaiian Fish | 808-826-2524 |
Hanalei |
| Postcard Cafet | International, Gourmet Seafood, Vegetarian | 808-826-1191
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Hanalei |
North Shore Previews... Hanalei • Kilauea Princeville |
From Kilauea to Na Pali there is a green and mountainous terrain that rolls, sometimes falls and often plunges into a sea that is rarely the same two days in a row. The lushness of it has given pause to all who pass since they began passing. The North Shore…it’s why we say, “Nani Kauai” (Beautiful Kauai). Postcards Cafe Set in a charming plantation cottage in Hanelei, Postcards Cafe is noted for its gourmet seafood and natural cuisine with the emphasis on fresh—mostly organic—ingredients and a deliciously creative menu. The restaurant has been praised in Travel & Leisure, In Style Magazine, and Brides Magazine, as well as in travel sections of the country’s top newspapers. The lanai has lovely mountain views, and the vintage dining room features whitewashed walls, bemeaed celilings, and framed articles depicting bygone days on Kauai’s magical north shore. First taste: ‘Pupus” feature taro fritters with pineapple chutney; seafood rockets (a melange of fish, shrimp and coconut in a crispy shell); porcini crusted scallops’; seared Cajun-crusted shi with chipolte chile sauce; crab quesadillas; vegan Thai summer rolls; organic Caesar or garden salads; and delectable soups and chowders. Entrees include grilled or blackened fresh fish; the Sombrero, a chile/com/black bean/tomato treat; the Shanghai, with sauteed tofu, crisp vegetables and roasted cashews in tamari sauce; the Seafood Sorrento, a divine seafood pasta with fish and shrimp, Kalamata olives, mushrooms, onions and capers in a garlic white wine sauce; The Francesca, a puttanesca pasta with a sherry marinara; and wasabi crusted ahi with a mirin shoyu ginger sauce. There are outsanding specials every evening, luscious desserts, and organic coffee, teas and juices. Open nightly from six o’clock. Reservations highly recommended.Hanalei Gourment
SILVER FALLS RANCH
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While enjoying fun-in-sun pleasures on the North Sore, stop in at the Hanalei Gourmet for a lunch or dinner break. Located in the renovated Old Hanalei School House, you’ll experience a creative dining adventure in a warm, Aloha-friendly atmosphere. The Hanalei Gourmet is committed to the finest fresh local produce, dolphin-free tuna, low-sodium meats, and fresh-baked whole grain breads. Primo Pupus range from Shrimp “Old Bay” Boil of unpeeled shrimp in broth with melted garlic butter and cocktail sauce served with a French baguette to Sauteed Mussels with wine sauce. Gourmet dinners include a selection of Fresh Catch Crab Cakes, Scallops Meuniere, Mac Nut Fried Chicken, and fresh black pepper and garlic served with fresh cremini mushroom sauce. There’s a daily blackboard Pasta Du Jour and a fabulous Greek Pasta coupled with a salad of mixed greens and foccacia bread. House favorites hot from the grill are owner “Big Tim’s” Burger, and Hanalei Moa Sandwich pineapple aioli sauce on a fresh Kaiser roll with french fries and “The Works!” “Big Tim” and his crew also boast a full tropical bar and live music featuring various Kauai musicians. The Hanalei Gourmet will also pack a picnic backpack or cooler for a hike on the Na Pali coast, or paddle up a river.