Hawaiʻi Eats · Kahului, Maui
Kahului restaurants: plate lunch & drive-ins, malasadas & bakeries and more
In and around Kahului: 2 plate lunch spots, 1 bakery, 1 loco moco spot and the oldest restaurants (back to 1932). The Hawaii lists were checked by hand in October 2026 against 2025–26 sources. The Hawaiʻi Eats app and the web search include 103 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Kahului, closest first once you share your location.
A place outside Kahului is listed here only when Kahului is the closest of our 20 city pages and it's within 15 miles on the same island, so each place is on one city page. Kahului is on Maui.
Plate lunch & drive-ins in and near Kahului
Places in Kahului first, then others closest to Kahului. Each one was read against a 2025–26 menu or news story in October 2026. Every island: 19 plate lunch spots in Hawaii.
Tin Roof Maui
360 Papa Pl, Kahului
Plate lunch On the menu: mochiko chicken, deep-fried pork belly, garlic shrimp, fat chow funn
Sheldon and Janice Simeon's Kahului takeout counter for local-style kau kau tins (Suite 116).
Kalei's Lunchbox
55 Pukalani St, Makawao · 8 mi from Kahului
Plate lunchLoco moco On the menu: hamburger steak, furikake mochiko chicken, loco moco, teriyaki beef
Kalei's Lunchbox in Pukalani, the family's second plate-lunch restaurant.
Malasadas & bakeries in and near Kahului
Places in Kahului first, then others closest to Kahului. Each one was read against a 2025–26 menu or news story in October 2026. Every island: 12 bakeries in Hawaii.
T. Komoda Store & Bakery
3674 Baldwin Ave, Makawao · 10 mi from Kahului
Malasadas On the menu: cream puffs, stick donuts, malasadas · Since 1932
A Makawao family store and bakery with roots in 1916, run by Betty and Michele Shibuya.
Loco moco in and near Kahului
Places in Kahului first, then others closest to Kahului. Each one was read against a 2025–26 menu or news story in October 2026. Every island: 7 loco moco spots in Hawaii.
Kalei's Lunchbox
55 Pukalani St, Makawao · 8 mi from Kahului
Plate lunchLoco moco On the menu: hamburger steak, furikake mochiko chicken, loco moco, teriyaki beef
Kalei's Lunchbox in Pukalani, the family's second plate-lunch restaurant.
Oldest restaurants in and near Kahului
Oldest first, each dated at the address it has now from its own account or a published history; the note under each one names the source. Every island: Hawaii's oldest restaurants.
T. Komoda Store & Bakery
3674 Baldwin Ave, Makawao · 10 mi from Kahului
Malasadas On the menu: cream puffs, stick donuts, malasadas · Since 1932
A Makawao family store and bakery with roots in 1916, run by Betty and Michele Shibuya.
T. Komoda Store was founded in 1916 at Makawao and Baldwin avenues; the family bought its current spot on Baldwin Avenue in 1932 (The Maui News, 2016).
What Kahului eats
The most common kinds among Kahului's 103 places to eat, counted from open map data.
| Kind of place | Places |
|---|---|
| Bakery & Sweets | 11 |
| Coffee & Café | 10 |
| Mexican | 9 |
| Burgers | 9 |
| Japanese & Sushi | 9 |
| Pizza | 5 |
| Hawaiian & Local | 5 |
| Bar & Pub | 5 |
| Thai | 4 |
| Sandwiches & Deli | 4 |