Nathalie's Kauai Northshore Guidebook
Princeville Shopping Center
Supermarket, shops, restaurants, activities, art night!
We are a 2-minute walk from the supermarket, restaurants, shops, and ice cream! Check their website for events like free hula on Saturdays and the monthly Night Market https://princevillecenter.com/
Princeville Shopping Center
We are a 2-minute walk from the supermarket, restaurants, shops, and ice cream! Check their website for events like free hula on Saturdays and the monthly Night Market https://princevillecenter.com/
Great breakfast, coffee, acai bowls, and all-natural tropical frozen yogurt. Walkable to the launchpad. https://www.thespotkauai.com/
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The Spot North Shore Kauai
5-4280 Kuhio HwyGreat breakfast, coffee, acai bowls, and all-natural tropical frozen yogurt. Walkable to the launchpad. https://www.thespotkauai.com/
Great wood-fired pizzas, salads, and dinner you can walk to. Check out their copper penny pizza oven http://bskitchenkauai.com/
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B’s Kitchen
4280 Kuhio HwyGreat wood-fired pizzas, salads, and dinner you can walk to. Check out their copper penny pizza oven http://bskitchenkauai.com/
Great drunken noodles and curries walkable to the Launchpad. There is often live music Friday and Saturday nights.
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Lotus Garden Chinese & Thai Cuisine
54280 Kuhio HwyGreat drunken noodles and curries walkable to the Launchpad. There is often live music Friday and Saturday nights.
Great sandwiches & friendly owners
https://www.princevillecenter.com/shop/sandwich-isle-deli
Sandwich Isle Deli
4280 Kuhio HwyGreat sandwiches & friendly owners
https://www.princevillecenter.com/shop/sandwich-isle-deli
Hawaii's famous ice cream and fresh waffle cones!
https://www.lappertshawaii.com/pages/menu
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Lappert's Hawaii
Kuhio HighwayHawaii's famous ice cream and fresh waffle cones!
https://www.lappertshawaii.com/pages/menu
Fantastic wine collection just a two minute walk away.
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Princeville Wine Market
5-4280 Kuhio HwyFantastic wine collection just a two minute walk away.
Fit Lab Kauai
5-4280 Kuhio HwyFriendly and great fitness classes
Azure Island Clothing
5-4280 Kuhio HwyGreat Island clothes and jewelry and friendly owners
Walking In Paradise
5-4280 Kuhio HwyBest shoe store on the island!
Best burgers and pizza ever made at a gas station! http://pizzakauai.com/
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North Shore General Store
5-4280 Kuhio HwyBest burgers and pizza ever made at a gas station! http://pizzakauai.com/
Food scene
The Saenz family seriously makes the best breakfast burrito and benedicts you have EVER eaten! Mom and dad run the food truck while their 4 kids run around on bikes. So ono! Just an 8-minute bike ride away. https://www.saenzohanabreakfast.com/
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Saenz Ohana Breakfast
4488 Hanalei Plantation RdThe Saenz family seriously makes the best breakfast burrito and benedicts you have EVER eaten! Mom and dad run the food truck while their 4 kids run around on bikes. So ono! Just an 8-minute bike ride away. https://www.saenzohanabreakfast.com/
Check their hours and go! The best acai bowls with an unbelievable view of Hanalei valley and bay. A 15-minute bike ride away. It is worth it just for the view! https://www.nourishhanalei.com/
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Nourish Hanalei
5225 Hanalei Plantation RdCheck their hours and go! The best acai bowls with an unbelievable view of Hanalei valley and bay. A 15-minute bike ride away. It is worth it just for the view! https://www.nourishhanalei.com/
Pizza and a great beet salad. A 15-minute bike ride down the road in the Pali Ke Kua resort. https://www.hideawayspizzapub.com/
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Hideaways Pizza Pub
5300 Ka Haku RdPizza and a great beet salad. A 15-minute bike ride down the road in the Pali Ke Kua resort. https://www.hideawayspizzapub.com/
Incredible views and a fun music scene at the Hanalei Bay Resort. Not re-opened yet as of June 2021. http://www.happytalklounge.com/
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Happy Talk Lounge Restaurant & Bar
5380 Honoiki RdIncredible views and a fun music scene at the Hanalei Bay Resort. Not re-opened yet as of June 2021. http://www.happytalklounge.com/
This is our favorite restaurant for delicious, fresh, clean healthy upscale eating. It is in Kapaa, a half hour away. We especially love their garden terrace out back.
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JO2 Restaurant
4-971 Kuhio HwyThis is our favorite restaurant for delicious, fresh, clean healthy upscale eating. It is in Kapaa, a half hour away. We especially love their garden terrace out back.
Our favorite spot nearby. We especially their bao buns and Asian salad with unparalleled views of the mountains. Reservations are a must or go early.
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AMA Restaurant
5-5161 Kuhio HwyOur favorite spot nearby. We especially their bao buns and Asian salad with unparalleled views of the mountains. Reservations are a must or go early.
A great people watching spot. Love their coffee, gourmet breakfast, and bread! Expect a line. Go early.
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Hanalei Bread Company
5-5161 Kuhio HwyA great people watching spot. Love their coffee, gourmet breakfast, and bread! Expect a line. Go early.
It's a Kauai tradition! Right on the beach and close to the airport, this is a great first or last stop while waiting for your flight.
Duke's Canoe Club Barefoot Bar and Restaurant
It's a Kauai tradition! Right on the beach and close to the airport, this is a great first or last stop while waiting for your flight.
Beach House Restaurant
5022 Lawai RdBeautiful sunset dinner spot on the south side.
Need a car
Local produce and specialty items, music. A local Saturday morning (9-12) tradition! Now it's also Tuesday 5-8pm with music. 10 minute drive.
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Anania Hou Farmers Market
Kuhio HighwayLocal produce and specialty items, music. A local Saturday morning (9-12) tradition! Now it's also Tuesday 5-8pm with music. 10 minute drive.
Hanalei
Our local favorite bar & restaurant and an authentic slice of old Kauai with live Hawaiian music, dancing, and good food.
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Tahiti Nui Restaurant
5122 Kuhio HwyOur local favorite bar & restaurant and an authentic slice of old Kauai with live Hawaiian music, dancing, and good food.
Bar Acuda
5-5161 Kuhio HwyGreat tapas. Pricey but worth it!
Voted one of the top 10 beautiful beaches in the world. Great bay with sandy beaches. Nice waves for beginner surfers. Gorgeous view and the pier!
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Hanalei Beach
Voted one of the top 10 beautiful beaches in the world. Great bay with sandy beaches. Nice waves for beginner surfers. Gorgeous view and the pier!
Sightseeing
Bike from here to a 20-minute hike to a beautiful swimming hole where you might see turtles below the cliffs but do not swim here in the winter. It is not safe!
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Queen's Bath
Kapiolani LoopBike from here to a 20-minute hike to a beautiful swimming hole where you might see turtles below the cliffs but do not swim here in the winter. It is not safe!
A beautiful beach in front of the old St Regis (now closed for construction so it's pretty empty. Good snorkeling and great views of Bali Hai.
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Puu Poa Beach.
A beautiful beach in front of the old St Regis (now closed for construction so it's pretty empty. Good snorkeling and great views of Bali Hai.
Gorgeous beach, good snorkeling, and a steep hike down the hill with cables. Winter surf spot.
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Hideaway Beach
Gorgeous beach, good snorkeling, and a steep hike down the hill with cables. Winter surf spot.
Kauai's best kept secret. This is a WORLD CLASS monastery and garden. Sign up for the tour. It is one of the most beautiful gardens in the world and the hand carved temple will blow your mind. You can also join for mediation at 9am for a beautiful experience.
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Kauaʻi’s Hindu Monastery – Saiva Siddhanta Headquarters
107 Kaholalele RdKauai's best kept secret. This is a WORLD CLASS monastery and garden. Sign up for the tour. It is one of the most beautiful gardens in the world and the hand carved temple will blow your mind. You can also join for mediation at 9am for a beautiful experience.
Tour the Napali coast with the best! We love Captain Andy's, but be aware, it is a good hour and 20 minutes away on the southside.
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Capt Andy's
4353 Waialo RdTour the Napali coast with the best! We love Captain Andy's, but be aware, it is a good hour and 20 minutes away on the southside.
Tipps für Reisende
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Get a Traditional Lei Greeting at the Airport
You can reserve your lei greeting by contacting our friends at Kauai Lei Greeting online.
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Haena State Park
Reservations are now required to park at Kee Beach at the north end of the island and fill up very quickly. If you plan to go to the beach (which is fantastic!) or hike the famous Kalalau Trail, please book your parking or shuttle reservation online at Go Haena. To us, this is God's Country! The further north you go, the more magical Kauai gets.
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Anaina Hou
Great concerts, fire shows, Hawaiian comedy, and a weekly farmer's market on Saturday mornings.