Mala Ocean Tavern – 2025 Updates

If you drive by Mala Ocean Tavern on Lahaina’s famous Front Street, you may mistake it for a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, a place in a nice location but easy to miss. But this top-rated Maui restaurant is anything but plain, and eating here will definitely be a treat during your next Hawaii vacation.  Mala Ocean Tavern…

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HAT Blog Maui dispatch: a tale of two tables

After our pilgrimage to Maui’s petroglyphs at Olowalu, I was wrought and marveled by the spirit of learning. I needed a drink. We headed to the Sly Mongoose on the outskirts of Lahaina. It’s been recommended by every bar industry person I know on Oahu. A proud dive. Google it. No website. It’s just “out…

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