Diners' Choice: Neighborhood gem restaurants in Maui

OpenTable

Updated September 05, 2024

Looking for the best restaurants that are the best neighborhood gems in Maui? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Brigit & Bernard's Garden Cafe

4.9

4.9 (176)

$30 and under

German

Kahului

About the restaurant

Brigit & Bernard's Garden Café is a German gem located in central Kahului of Maui, Hawaii. Swiss-born Chef and Owner Bernard Weber prepares each and every dish from scratch. No prepared sauces, all hausmade from scratch using the freshest ingredients. Come explore this unique "hole in the wall" for a unique German-Swiss experience!

Please call the restaurant for any changes on the day of reservation. We have very limited capacity for indoor seating. Please call to reserve to be seated indoors.

For a large party, 5 guests and more, please call the restaurant at 808-877-6000.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Top review

Valerie and Terell

Dined on Aug 25, 2024

Brigit was very kind and accommodating. Really enjoyed the service!

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Pork Wiener Schnitzel

4.9

4.9 (86)

$30 and under

Hawaiian

Wailuku

About the restaurant

OGO Maui - bringing you unique local food with a twist!

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Henry

Dined 3 days ago

Food and service was excellent! Casual relaxed atmosphere.

Casanova Italian Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (1609)

$30 and under

Italian

Makawao

About the restaurant

Since 1986, Casanova Italian Restaurant is at the heart of the Upcountry Maui lifestyle. From Sunday brunch right into dinner, you may expect the best Italian food on the island (as voted by countless local magazines’ surveys). Fresh salads, pastas, seafood and pizzas from Maui's first wood burning oven are Casanova's signature dishes. Loyal patrons appreciate Casanova's very reasonable prices. In 2017 Open Table diners rated Casanova the Best Italian Restaurant in the State of Hawaii.
At the main crossroad of Historic Makawao town, Casanova is a must do experience after a visit to Haleakala National Park.

Top review

Jimvip

Dined 4 days ago

Casanova is just always good. Like if your Italian grandma cooks for you. My place to go for comfort food. The servers are always friendly and fun.

MATTEO'S OSTERIA

4.7

4.7 (4429)

$31 to $50

Italian

Wailea

About the restaurant

Matteo’s Osteria is Italian Soulfood in the heart of Wailea located at The Wailea Town Center. As the 2016 ‘Aipono Award winner for Best Italian Food on Maui, 2020 & 2022 Aipono Silver Award Best Italian we invite you to savor our locally-sourced ingredients, fresh-made pastas, local caught fish and scrumptious entrées. Our traditional style comes from the influence of award-winning Best Chef on Maui, Matteo Mistura, born and raised in Liguria, Italy. If you enjoy a truly unique family-style dining experience, we ask you to come for our friendly, attentive staff and tour the world through a bottle of wine from our extensive wine list and regional cuisine. Grazie mille!

Top review

Billvip

Dined 7 days ago

Great food and great service in a very comfortable setting

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4.7

4.7 (230)

$31 to $50

Gastro Pub

Makawao

About the restaurant

Newly opened in the heart of Upcountry in Makawao Town. Join us for fresh, locally inspired fusion cuisine, craft cocktails, draft beer and wine.

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Chris

Dined 7 days ago

We had a wonderful meal with excellent service. Definitely recommend this restaurant.

Marlow

4.7

4.7 (138)

$31 to $50

Italian

Makawao

About the restaurant

At Marlow we specialize in artisan style, neapolitan sourdough pizza, as well as locally sourced meats and vegetables. Our menu, space, and offerings change seasonally. We aim to bring you modern yet rustic meals to be shared. Chef/Owner Jeff Scheer and wife Kaili, have always loved to entertain at their home in Kula. The concept for the restaurant is an extension of that warm hospitality felt while sharing good food and wine around a table of family and friends. When the restaurant industry shut down in March of 2020, the pair began making sourdough pizza out of their outdoor oven at home. Milling whole wheat berries from a farm in Arizona, hand stretching mozzarella, whole-animal butchery, growing artichokes and summer squash for toppings - it was a true labor of love. What began as a ritual has grown into a restaurant. We look forward to seeing you at Marlow soon.

Top review

Patrickvip

Dined 2 days ago

The best pizza on the island - hands down. Meatball appetizer - yum. Salsa with roasted octopus- outstanding! Great service, too!

Spoon and Key Market

4.7

4.7 (23)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Wailea

About the restaurant

On Wednesdays and Thursdays, we pause our lunch service at 4pm and resume at 4:30pm for sunset service.
Both reservations and walk-ins are welcome.
On Fridays and Saturdays, the dining room closes at 3pm and dinner reservations begin at 5:30pm

Top review

Karen

Dined 6 days ago

Such a delightful experience. Did not leave a morsel of food as it was all so delicious. Casual, relaxed environment, service with just the right level of attentiveness. And the carrot cake was the best ever!

Three's Bar & Grill

4.6

4.6 (3077)

$30 and under

Pan-Asian

Kihei

About the restaurant

Welcome to Three's Bar & Grill in Kihei, Maui. Chefs Jaron Blosser, Travis Morrin, and Cody Christopher have creatively fused Hawaiian, Southwestern, & Pacific Rim cooking styles to bring you an unforgettable dining experience. Three's provides guests with an array of freshly prepared seafood, steaks, salads, noodles and raw bar items (sushi) at affordable prices. Three's holds a number of awards including best Happy Hour on Maui 3 years in a row. As well as best fusion restaurant on Maui. Three's staff will make you feel right at home, and the food will keep you coming back for more.

Top review

Sherylvip

Dined 4 days ago

The wings & coconut shrimp were great as usual. The marlin was pure perfection, and the Ramen was delightful! We also enjoy the casual atmosphere

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Spicy Tuna Roll

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Bananas Fosters Bread Pudding

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Ramen

Maui Thai Bistro

4.6

4.6 (918)

$30 and under

Thai

Kihei

About the restaurant

Brilliantly innovative Thai cooking on the world's favorite island! Chef Prakong brings her artisan's skills to Maui Thai Bistro, a contemporary (and kitsch-free) Thai restaurant in South Maui. Brilliant lunch fare includes exotic tomyum fried rice, kao mun gai (chicken rice w tangy sauce), kiawe-smoked ribeye fried rice, drunken rice noodles, a truly authentic padthai, and much much more. Dinner features Prakong's artisanal homemade curries with a modern island twist, including to-die-for dishes as macnut short ribs panang, seared ahi choochee, pineapple kua curry, and plenty more.

Top review

Scrunch6

Dined on Jul 28, 2024

Delicious and authentic! It’s a go to place that has been consistent.

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Green Curry

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Panang Curry with Macadamia Nut

Tante's Fish Market

4.2

4.2 (964)

$30 and under

Seafood

Wailuku

About the restaurant

Tantes Fish Market is a full service restaurant and bar located in Maalaea Maui, Hawaii in the Maalaea Harbor Shops right by the Maui Ocean Center on the upper level. We specialize in the freshest ingredients that arrive daily. We are very proud of our fresh menu that has the best seafood, local food, and sushi as well as Filipino dishes along with traditional lunch and dinner food such as steak, lobster, ribs, hot wings, nachos and much more.

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Doug

Dined on Aug 27, 2024

Had their steak and lobster tail dinner. Good food and Great prices. The service was outstanding and the view is amazing

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Steak & Lobster

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Crispy Fried Calamari

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