A frequent winner in “Best of Maui” polls, this popular restaurant is located in the Kahana area of Maui’s northwest coast, in the Gateway Shopping Center. The second in chef/owner Roy Yamaguchi’s chain of contemporary Hawaiian restaurants, it is a sleek, upscale property with a large, attractive dining room and an impressive demonstration kitchen. The cuisine is characterized as Hawaiian fusion, with Asian and European influences. (Yamaguchi hails from Tokyo.) The menu features Roy's classics like blackened island ahi with spicy soy mustard butter, wood-grilled Szechuan-spiced baby-back short ribs, roasted macadamia nut mahimahi, and melting hot chocolate soufflé in addition to daily specials. Prix fixe meals are available, and the wine list includes selections made by leading winemakers specifically for Roy's.

Roy's Kahana Bar & Grill Information:

• Pacific-Rim/Pan-Asian menu. Dinner. Bar. Children's menu. Casual attire. Reservations recommended.