I love this place. It reminded me of the old general stores of my youth. I'm from a small Mountain…read moretown in the mountains of the New York Adirondack Mountains. Stopped in prior to heading to the day at the beach up the street. Being from the mountains I'm seafood deprived and this place was awesome to have fresh poke, clam dips, crab wraps and one full isle of fishing gear from poles to reels, bait and hooks. The woman behind the counter was friendly and we chatted for a bit as I kept bringing up items to the counter. Beer is ice cold as well. Aloha and One Love.

The rice and stew were amazing--savory, hearty, and super filling. You take a bowl, serve yourself,…read moreand pay at the register. Utensils provided if asked. Tried the poke too, but it was just okay in comparison. There are better places for poke on the island. Friendly service and a welcoming vibe. It's a small store, but the ambiance is warm and laid-back.

I come here occasionally when I'm in the neighborhood. They have lots of hot foods, snacks,…read morebeverages and miscellaneous items. Counter service was friendly and quick.

Menehune Food Mart, one of Kauai's original chain stores was the perfect place to stop before…read moredriving all the way out west to Polihale. I liked their large selection of food and drink. I was surprised that they even had a F'real milkshake machine. They had a small warm food selection like fried chicken, musubi and egg rolls. I had one of each and they all tasted like they were sitting there from early in the morning or even late the night before. The musubi was a 2/5, egg roll 2/5 and the fried chicken was actually pretty good 4/5. The customer service there was pretty good but the clientele looked pretty sketchy. There was a guy in there that looked like he was ready to rob the store and there was a young guy outside with missing teeth asking everyone for change. Overall, Menehune's a great place to stop and get snacks if you don't mind the shady customers.

=== THE CUTEST. Funnest market we went to. Say hi to G and have lunch there on their front porch!…read more=== We had seen Warehouse 3540 in Lawai on our trips to West Kauai, and after stopping there (also a really great stop but that's another review) walked back to Lawai Market. Super glad we did! Lawai Market has tons of house-made baked goods, a kicking deli section, incredible bread, smoothies, local goods (mostly food kinds), interesting alcohol/spirits, just tons of fun stuff. Counter folks were super friendly, G was especially friendly and helpful, offering recommendations, helping us out, talking story with us, and making us feel at home. Specific thoughts: ++ House-made s'mores bar. Huge portion. Five of us shared one. Topped with toasted marshmallow, then fudge-y brownie, then this incredible crust which seemed like graham cracker shortbread - never had a crust like that. Almost impossible to cut through because it's so wonderfully thick. It literally stays on the knife you use to saw through it. But oh so good. Each bite lasts a long time as you make your way through the layers. + They had more than a dozen other pastries, again, all house-made fresh every day. G says the tres leches cake (beautiful and floating in the cream mixture) and the brownie parfaits are crowd favs. ++ Curried chicken salad. Supreme comfort food but with strong flavors of curry (they don't mess around), raisins, and all sorts of other textures. FILLING - our group of five couldn't eat more than half of the small container and we loved it. ++ Egg salad. Punchier than most egg salads with lots of strong dill. Tended to like the chicken salad more but dug into this when I needed a break from the curry. + Spicy poke. Good and fresh. Personally like the spicy poke from The Musubi Truck better, but this was still solid. Always love the creaminess if the aioli. + Purple power smoothie. You can tell there's something healthy in there - not like your normal straight up sweet smoothie. (I think it's kale.) But this really grew on me. ++ Focaccia. Oh man. Salt crystals on top, great texture to the bread. Our group are bread connoisseurs and they loved this. We went back for a second loaf because we devoured the first one. ++ They have small sizes of everything in their deli which makes getting a selection of a bunch of things for your group easy. We literally sat out there and walked back into the store three or four times to browse and get more items. And walked out with more and more each time. Sitting on their front porch is great too. Yes, the main road goes right by there but lush trees and Kauai greenery abounds on the other side of the road which makes the whole space awesome to hang in. Make this stop - you won't regret it.

Love this little market!…read more They have a small grocery selection as well as hot food and baked goods. Also açaí bowls, smoothies, and coffee. I ordered soft serve with their chocolate haupia flavor and it was amazing. So fresh and creamy and flavorful!

We come for the manju, of course! I love the size, they are perfect little flaky delicious bites of…read moreheaven. They have a bunch of different flavor fillings, but original is the best in my opinion. I would be lying if I said I didn't go out of my way to drive out here just for the manju. Highly recommend if you are in the area (and even if you're not lol). They are great for omiyage, if you don't end up eating them all yourself.

We stopped by here on a Sunday before going on a hike. They had a ton of prepared meals including…read morehot and refrigerated items. We picked up some spam musubi - $2.55, guava manju - $8.29, pizza sticks - $1.79 and beef/cheese empanadas - $2.59. If you are on a budget, this is the place to get ready made food. If you like sweets, definitely get the manju. They are delectable pastry bites with fillings such as original, apple and guava. This 7 eleven reminds me of the ones in Japan with all the prepared food. The 7 elevens on the main land don't even come close. A must stop when in Kauai.

Friendly staff and excellent selection Went here a few…read moretimes during our vacation Reasonable prices

Perfect souvenir shop in Kauai, but definitely pricier for some items/snacks. You can buy Noms and…read moreother chocolate covered macadamia nuts at Walmart or Costco for a lower price. This ABC store was smaller compared to others

Great place to go and grab some necessities and meet some locals. This saved us a bit for sure.read more

Marketplace is in some ways your standard hotel convenience store/marketplace, but a cut above the…read moreusual ones. Nice assortment of beach items, souvenirs, foods to prepare and already prepared. They serve breakfast from 7-10:30 a.m.- omelet, eggs w/ bacon and potatoes; pancakes or breakfast burrito ($10-12), They also serve casual lunch 11-2 pm (burger, kalua pok nachos, fish tacos, cheese quesadilla, teriyaki rice bowl ($9-14) and Waiohai mix plate w/ teriyaki beef, kalua pork, chicken, white rice and macaroni salad for $16. Kids meal (burger, hot dog or grilled cheese w/ fries) for $7-$8.50. But, our FAVORITE when we stopped in yesterday on a slightly chilly, misty morning, was a café latte and a sticky bun, which I think was one of the best sweet rolls I've ever had! It was like a moist, flaky croissant w/ cinnamon and just a bit of sticky, sweet nuts on top. Wow.

Usually, there's two places I come after landing at the airport; 7-Eleven in Hanamaulu for the…read moremusubis, or Konohiki (across the street) for local plate lunches and poke selections. As you will see, the pics of musubis are just a small taste of what you'll find. It's like finding treasure! One summer, this place was selling custard pie that came the closest to what Tip Top offered back in the ole' days:) nice rich golden yellow. The staff are nice and friendly. Visitors and locals, the next time you pass by Hanamaulu, do yourselves a favor and stop by to grab some musubis... and cookies... and manapua... maybe even a bento!

I wish we had 7-11s that were decent in the mainland. It's like in every other country has more…read morefresh food available. Not the best, but can go a long way. I enjoyed getting hot foods such as spam musibi, longoniza musibi, salmon rolls, and even some sui mai for the road and snacks for the beach. It was like the ones in Japan with stuff like the egg salad sandwich and onigiris. Service was pleasant. Always a line.