Kauai is the spiritual home of vegetarian food, so if you’ve got a green tooth, there are plenty of vegetarian restaurants in Kauai to choose from.
Known as the “Garden Island” it has a number of sensational vegetarian and vegan restaurants taken straight from the local gardens for the health conscious out there. The island’s healthy array of vegetable-based cafes and restaurants is versatile enough that you can spend your vacation eating well and feeling healthy!
Here are some of the best vegetarian restaurants in Kauai:
Island Taco
9643 Kaumualii Hwy, Waimea, HI 96796
This simple and local Mexican eatery offers tasty vegetarian dishes, they also offer some meat-based and fish-based options.
Try some tofu tacos and burritos or you choose to have beans in any of the dishes on offer. Everything has a lot of flavor and a lot of personality!
Papaya’s Natural Foods & Cafe
4-831 Kuhio Hwy B-8, Kapa`a, HI 9674
Papaya’s Natural Foods & Cafe is one of the longest-standing and largest natural health shops in Kaui, where locals and tourists can find organic and natural food options.
Moreover, the store also has a fantastic cafe, which has outdoor seating. Choose to eat something from their hot bar, salad bar, or simply from the store to eat here.
Postcards Cafe
5 Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei, HI 96714
This farm-to-table restaurant is a local treasure. It has classic photos of the old and beautiful Hawaii on its walls and offers tasty local seafood and vegetarian dishes to order.
Try tasty and crispy salads, fish tacos, and taro fritters.
Mermaids Cafe
4-1384 Kuhio Hwy B1, Kapaa, HI 96746
Mermaids Cafe is all about keeping its customers super healthy and satisfied, that’s why the menu has unique dishes such as tofu wraps, satays and sandwiches.
The cafe specializes in vegetarian dishes, as well as locally-caught fish fare. This no-frills cafe requires you to order at the bar and eat at one of the sidewalk tables as you watch the people of Kauai’s city of Kapaa go by.
Hanalei Taro & Juice Co.
5-5070 Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei, HI 96714
Visitors and locals to Kauai will love this lunch spot, which is famous for its vegetarian and Hawaiian dishes.
Hanalei Taro & Juice Co. isn’t your normal bricks and mortar establishment, it’s a wagon that is located on the side of the road! Try the wagon’s famous taro dishes, a local Hawaiian root crop that has been serving Hawaiians for years.
You can taste it in the form of a taro smoothie, a taro veggie burger, or a taro acai bowl.
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