Central, Upcountry, & North Maui Restaurants

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November 19, 2021

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Central, Upcountry, & North Maui Restaurants Reviews

Restaurants in Central Maui, Kahului, Wailuku, Maalaea, Upcountry, Makawao, Kula, Pukalani, North Shore, Paia, Haiku Grouped by Price Range

What Area Does This Cover?

The Maui restaurants on this page are in the central valley, Upcountry, and north shore of Maui.  The central valley includes Kahului, Wailuku, and Maalaea.  Upcountry includes Makawao, Kula, and Ulapalakua.  The north shore includes Paia and Haiku.

The restaurants are grouped by price range.  Within each price range, they are listed in order of my preference, with my highest recommendations first.  Click for details about Maui restaurant prices.  Each link below will take you to a page with a review of that Maui restaurant, menu list, and photos of the food.

There are other pages on this website with similar lists of West Maui Restaurants and South Maui Restaurants.

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Fine Dining (Expensive) Central, Upcountry, and North Maui Restaurants

Listed in order of my recommendation

Click each restaurant for a review, menu list, and food photos

Haliimaile General Store    Haliimaile
Mama’s Fish House    Paia

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Moderate-Priced Central, Upcountry, and North Maui Restaurants

Listed in order of my recommendation
Click each restaurant for a review, menu list, and food photos

Restaurant Marlow Pukalani (our current favorite for lunch and dinner)
Bistro Casanova    Kahului
Casanova    Makawao
Kula Lodge    Kula
A Saigon Cafe    Wailuku
Puaa BBQ Food Truck    Kahului
Maui Fresh Streatery    Wailuku & Kahului
Kalamas Food Truck    Kahului
Three’s Food Truck    Kahului
Like Poke Food Truck    Kahului
Kula Bistro    Kula
Marco’s    Kahului
Geste Shrimp Food Truck    Kahului

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Inexpensive Central, Upcountry, and North Maui Restaurants

Listed in order of my recommendation
Click each restaurant for a review, menu list, and food photos

Restaurant Marlow Pukalani
Cafe Des Amis    Paia
Upcountry Sausage Company Pukalani
Tin Roof Maui    Kahului
808 on Main    Wailuku
Thailand Cuisine    Kahului
Paia Inn Cafe (VANA)    Paia
Cafe Mambo    Paia
Genki Sushi    Kahului
Koho Grill    Kahului
Maalaea General Store & Cafe    Maalaea
Ululani’s Shave Ice    Kahului
La Provence    Kula
Paia Fish Market    Paia
The Flatbread Company    Paia
Colleen’s    Haiku
Zippy’s    Kahului
Brigit and Bernard’s Garden Cafe    Kahului
Amigos    Kahului
Beach Bums    Maalaea
Ono Gelato    Paia
Ulupalakua Ranch Store    Ulupalakua Upcountry
Stillwell’s Bakery & Cafe    Wailuku
Sam Sato’s    Wailuku
Maka by Mana   Paia
Grandma’s Coffee House    Keokea Kula Upcountry
Tasty Crust    Wailuku
Maui Tacos    Kahului
Polli’s Mexican    Makawao
Maui Airport Food Court    Kahului
Kau Kau Food Court    Kahului
L & L Hawaiian BBQ    Kahului and Wailuku
Wow Wee Maui Kava Bar & Grill    Kahului

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The above list is Maui’s central and Upcountry and north shore restaurants

Click for reviews and photos of South Maui restaurants
Click for reviews and photos of West Maui restaurants
If you would prefer just an alphabetical list of links to the pages about each restaurant, click on this link: Maui Restaurants alphabetical list

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