Best Date Night Restaurants in Maui 2026
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The date-night pick in Maui for 2026 is Mama's Fish House, two to four months out. Editorial runners-up: Ferraro's, the Banyan Tree, Humble Market Kitchin, Hali'imaile General Store.
Two hundred to three hundred dollars for two, and you book it before you book the flight. That is Mama's Fish House, the hardest reservation in the Pacific. Maui rewards the diner who plans, and the six rooms here all face the water or the mountain. Here is what each one costs.
Six Maui Tables for Date Night
Open on the sand at Paia since 1973. Every fish entree names the Maui fisherman who landed it, where, and how; entrees run $55 to $95, dinner for two lands $200 to $300 with drinks. Finish on the macadamia-nut ice cream the kitchen has poured hot fudge over since the seventies. Book two to four months out.
The only truly oceanfront, open-air room in Wailea, at the Four Seasons on 3900 Wailea Alanui Drive. Italian coastal plates and a long cocktail list, the water a few feet below the rail. Resort prices mean north of $100 a head with wine. Book the 6pm sunset seating and start with a negroni at the bar.
Donovan Foster runs a Friday chef's table at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, five courses for $150, alongside Josper-grilled steaks the rest of the week. An ocean-view room on 1 Ritz-Carlton Drive. The most structured meal on the list, best when a date wants an occasion rather than a beach bar. Reserve the chef's table early.
Roy Yamaguchi plates plantation-era Hawaiian cooking oceanfront at 3700 Wailea Alanui Drive. The miso butterfish is the dish to order; mains run $40 to $95. A warm, low-lit room that takes the sunset full in the face. Book the sunset seating and let the kitchen send the butterfish and the poke to start.
Bev Gannon opened this plantation-store dining room upcountry in 1988, at 900 Hali'imaile Road in the pineapple fields. The Sashimi Napoleon is the house signature, mains run $30 to $40, and the drive up through the cane is half the date. A relaxed, unhurried room for a couple who would rather talk than be seen.
TS Restaurants has cooked on Ka'anapali sand since 1994, at 2435 Ka'anapali Parkway. Ahi poke tacos, the Hula Pie, nightly music, your feet near the water at the Barefoot Bar. The easiest bill and the most casual date on the list, best for a first night out rather than a milestone. Get a sunset table on the lanai.
How to Book, and What It Costs
Mama's Fish House is the outlier: two to four months for a weekend table. Ferraro's, the Banyan Tree and Humble Market Kitchin open two to three weeks out. Hali'imaile and Hula Grill take bookings about a week ahead. Whatever the room, ask for the sunset seating when you reserve.
The range runs from an easy bill at Hula Grill to $200–$300 for two at Mama's. Ferraro's and Humble Market land north of $100 a head; the Banyan Tree chef's table is a flat $150. Tell the room it is a date and most will set you on the rail or the lanai.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mama's Fish House in Paia is the editorial pick: open since 1973, with every fish entree naming the Maui fisherman who landed it. Entrees run $55 to $95, and the books open two to four months out. For an oceanfront table at the Four Seasons, Ferraro's in Wailea is the only open-air room on the water in the resort strip.
Dinner for two with drinks runs $200 to $300 at Mama's Fish House and north of $100 a head at Ferraro's and Humble Market Kitchin. The Banyan Tree's Friday chef's table is $150 a person for five courses. Hali'imaile General Store is gentler at $30 to $40 a main, and Hula Grill is the easiest bill on the sand.
Ferraro's at the Four Seasons Wailea is the most romantic room: the only truly oceanfront, open-air table in the resort strip, best booked for the sunset seating with a cocktail at the bar first. Mama's Fish House runs a close second for its beachfront garden setting in Paia. Both face the water, both flatter a date.
Book Mama's Fish House two to four months ahead; it is the hardest reservation on the island. Ferraro's, Humble Market Kitchin and the Banyan Tree open weekend tables two to three weeks out. Hali'imaile General Store and Hula Grill take bookings about a week ahead. Always ask for a sunset slot when you reserve.
Resort-smart clears every room here. A collared shirt or a sundress reads correctly at Ferraro's, the Banyan Tree and Humble Market Kitchin. Mama's Fish House is famously relaxed for its price, and Hula Grill and Hali'imaile are casual enough for what you wore to the beach. Nobody on Maui expects a jacket.