Since 1978, Eggbert’s has served up some of the most popular breakfasts in the east shore. With country-style décor, fast, friendly service, open windows with views of the mountains, and pictures of the owners’ family all over the walls, this restaurant offers a slice of down home Kaua’i. The menu (also covered in pictures of their children) is gigantic, meaning...

Gaylord Wilcox built the Kilohana Plantation house in 1935 and now, complete with some of the original furnishing purchased at Gumps of San Francisco, you can pretend you are an honored guest in their mansion. Dining in the 16,000 square-foot house, beneath paintings of the Wilcox family, surrounded by artifacts of 30s-era California design, is a must. Locals come here...

Almost seven decades of an institution here on the island, Hamura Saimin Stand is a must-go experience. The Aikos bought this little shack in the 1950s and turned it into one of the most famous places in all of Hawaii. Year after year it gets voted as one of Kauai’s best restaurants in Honolulu Magazine. That being said, the spot...

Over a half a century old when demolished by Hurricane ‘Iniki, this Kapa’a mainstay acts as the watch-guard over downtown. An open-air eatery above Kuhio Highway, sip a mai tai, eat nachos, salads, or omelets, and listen to live music while checking out the happenings in town below. The wooden chairs and tables give the restaurant a cozy atmosphere, even...