Taste
Nutrition is a key element of Wellness at 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay, with seven food and beverage outlets, offering fresh, local, and sustainability sourced farm-to-table ingredients.
All of our dining venues are designated Ocean Friendly Restaurants by Surfrider Kauaʻi
1 Kitchen
Our signature restaurant, founded on plant-forward, hyper-local and sustainably sourced cuisine from the island and its surrounding waters. Led by nature, 1 Kitchen’s menu is highly seasonal, envisioned by Chef Gabriel Martinez to feature the best ingredients from Kaua’i’s farmers, ranchers, fishers, and growers.
1 Kitchen’s evolving wine list is one of the island’s largest, featuring 165+ labels highlighting organic and biodynamic vineyards, plus zero-waste cocktails made with local rum and spirits.
Welina Terrace
Known for the best sunset on Kaua’i, an oceanfront restaurant, bar and lounge with a locally sourced, modern Japanese menu to share family-style: nigiri, sashimi, and tabletop Hibachi, envisioned by Chef Misao Masuda and paired with a selection of 26+ sakes, Japanese whiskies and beers, organic, sustainable wines, and craft cocktails. A place to gather, share lingering meals and lively conversation, and catch nightly live music from local artists.
Neighbors
Our all-day café, market and communal gathering spot for guests and locals. Catch up with cold-pressed juices, kombucha and wellness shots, (thanks to our friends at Kaua’i Juice Co), recharge with barista-brewed local coffee, or linger over a nutrient-rich breakfast of chia parfaits, overnight oats, housemade pastries, sustainable salads. For guests on the go, refreshing coconut water, tea, kombuchas, acai bowls, sandwiches and gelato from our sweet friends at Papalini Gelato in Poipu to take wherever you wander.
The Sandbox
A poolside, ocean-facing retreat with sweeping views of Hanalei Bay and a menu of locally sourced, classic Hawaiian beach food. A perfect gathering spot for families to gather, lounge, share a meal and take a dip in the pool.
Featuring light daytime dishes, (like poke bowls, fish tacos and BALTS on locally baked bread), a wood-burning pizza oven, and keiki menu (for your minis.) Beverages are designed for poolside lounging, with craft cocktails made from 50+ agave spirits, frozen drinks, locally sourced beer, cider, kombuchas, and low-ABV seltzer.
Our focus on sustainability includes reusable, stainless steel glassware, takeaway containers composted by our local friends at Heart & Soul Organics and additional efforts to protect our island and surrounding waters.
Kai Maikaʻi
A serene refuge by our adult infinity pool with spectacular views of the ocean, lush mountains and tropical flora. Offering a menu of craft cocktails, succulent snacks, and a curated selection of local beer, kombucha and low-ABV seltzer. Designed to refresh body, mind and soul.
Lunch is centered on light, nutrient-rich dishes, (think bowls, salads and wraps) to have in the restaurant or poolside on Kai Maika’i’s Terrace.
Wai'oli
A classic Hawaiian treat that’s worth relocating for — enjoy shave ice made with locally crafted syrups from our friends at Slow Island Co., as well as ice cream and natural toppings. Level up your shaved ice with single-batch local rums and zero-proof artisan syrup, plus coconut water straight from the source, Hala Kahiki cocktails served in fresh local pineapples, and a poolside boutique with merch like sunscreen, sunglasses, and plenty of gear for fun in the water.
The Juice Bar
Daily wellness support, pre- and post-workout fuel, and energizing smoothies to power your next adventure. A selection of cold-pressed juices made with locally sourced, nutrient-rich ingredients from our partners at Kauai Juice Co., coffee and tea from Hanalei Coffee Roasters, plus signature kombuchas and wellness elixirs curated with your optimal health in mind.
In-Room Dining
Refuel on your own schedule with seasonal, locally fresh items delivered to your door for maximum relaxation.
HOURS
Daily | 6am - 10pm
Lobby Farmstand
A quick, healthy snack is never far away when you’re in our sanctuary. Our daily market stand is always full of fresh, seasonal selections from our local farm partners.
Chef Mel Fogata
Executive Chef Mel Fogata oversees culinary operations at 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay assuring that all of our restaurants are consistently using the freshest, seasonal ingredients from our local purveyors, as well as constantly advancing our commitment to nutrient-rich preparation and sustainably sourced organic cuisine.
Chef Fogata was born and raised on O’ahu, where he watched and learned to cook Filipino and local Hawaiian dishes from his family. He went on to work in top hotels and restaurants across Philadelphia, San Francisco and Arizona before joining (lucky) us in 2019.
Chef Khalifa Garnaj
Chef Khalifa Garnaj has been cooking for 18 years, influenced early on by his exposure to diverse cuisine, (raised by his North African father and Montana-born mother. One of his earliest food memories, he shares, “is sitting with my family on the ground around our terracotta tagine, eating couscous and chicken with our hands. I can still smell the spices.” Chef Garnaj started his career at a small café in Arizona as a dishwasher, filling in when the line cooks needed help. The cafe’s chef encouraged him to attend culinary school, and from there he went on to graduate from Le Cordon Bleu, returning to the same café as Executive Chef. He worked at numerous restaurants in the area before relocating to San Diego in 2013, where he worked alongside those chefs leading and evolving the farm-to-table movement. When the pandemic hit, he and his family moved to Poipu, where he took on a role at Koa Kea Resort before joining 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay as Executive Sous Chef.
Meet Our Local Purveyors
Supporting local farmers and growers is essential to our sustainability efforts. Our island purveyors provide us with the freshest ethically sourced ingredients to ensure a mindful experience.
Garden-to-Table Produce
Farmers on Kaua’i and across the Hawaiian Islands provide us quality, fresh produce so that you can savor the flavors of the season and we can work to preserve the beauty and bounty of nature.
Malama Kaua’i
Moloa’a Organica’a
Growing Strong Farm
Nourish Kaua'i
Hawaiian Organic Noni
True Leaf Farms
Aloha Honey Bee Farm
Kaua’i Growers Exchange
Hirabara Farms
Buena Vista Farm
Responsibly Sourced
Our fish, seafood and meat partners are committed to growing and sourcing the best products with minimal environmental footprint.
Blue Ocean Mariculture
Kainoa Fishery
Maui Nui Venison
Next Wave Island Poultry
Raised With Love
We ensure that our dairy and eggs come from animals that are cared for and ethically raised.
Next Wave Island Poultry
Sweet Land Farm
Malama Kaua'i
Upcoming Events
Taste Meets Tradition: Honoring Hawaiian Culture With Chef by Nature, Nancy Silverton
You’d Bee Surprised Just How Much Pollinators Do for Us
More Than Just Music: The Incredible Role of Sound in Crafting Moments of Awe
Honoring Our 1 True Host: How Hospitality Can Better Serve the Planet with Barry Sternlicht and Ashton Kutcher
