Mala Ocean Tavern is one of our favorite beachfront restaurants in Maui, so we were happy to discover that owner Mark Ellman opened up a new restaurant, Honu, right next door. A bigger restaurant that features local seafood and organic produce– we’re there!
Honu is located in the old Local Motion site but all signs of the former surf shop are long gone. The space now has beautiful ocean views, exposed beams, high ceilings, and a huge bar.
The restaurant features local seafood and, er, pizza baked in a 900 F brick oven. There’s a bunch of Paleo-friendly options on the menu if you avoid the pizza and sandwich sections plus the complimentary fried garbanzo beans.
A couple years ago, I’d only be ordering from those sections and I’d be demanding more beans, please!
For dinner, we shared a bunch of appetizers and starters because I think it’s more fun to eat that way.
We started with the special soup of the day, butternut squash and cocout… …
…lamb riblets…
…fried pig ears (yes, there’s some breading on it)…
…grilled rock shrimp and asparagus…
…steamed mussels…
…and kale salad with seared ahi.
Yummy bites, great view, and the kids were fed and entertained. Win cubed.
