Eat· Maui· Hawaii
Mama's Fish House
20° 55.7′ N · 156° 22.0′ W · approximate
Founded in 1973 by Floyd and Doris Christenson after a South Pacific sailing voyage, Mama's sits on Kuau Cove under the palms and names the fisherman, and where the fish was caught, beside each dish; it is Maui's most famous restaurant.
Practical
Approx: position of the Inn at Mama's Fish House at 799 Poho Place, Kuau (OpenStreetMap). Open daily 11:00 am to 8:45 pm (restaurant website). Reservations by phone (808) 579-8488 (9:00 am to 9:00 pm HST) or the website link, up to 18 months ahead; it fills months in advance; third-party and OpenTable bookings are not honored. A few bar seats are reportedly held for walk-ins. Entrees run upward of $60 (2020s guides; verify locally). Kuau Cove beside it is a small, reef-protected tide-pool beach.
Best for
The splurge dinner of the trip