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Bar AcudavsSansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar
Both restaurants are rated very highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, Bar Acuda is preferred by most reviewers compared to Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar. Bar Acuda scores 88 with endorsements from 7 reviews including Travel + Leisure, Gayot and Frommer's.
Bar Acuda
Gayot
Travel + Leisure
Zagat
Lonely Planet
goop
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Frommer's
5 Kuhio Hwy 5161, Hanalei, Kauai, HI 96714
From $0/night
Gayot14.0
"Like an oasis in the desert, this sharp little tapas restaurant has refreshed the otherwise rather dreary culinary world of Kauai's North Shore." Full review
Travel + Leisure "A list of 50 wines with a focus on Rhone-style varieties, half of them offered by the glass, accompanies the Spanish-style tapas dishes at Kauai's Bar Acuda in Hanalei." Full review
Zagat4.0
"Expect "a bit of urban chic" at this "lively" Med mecca in "picturesque" Hanalei, a "people-watching" scene that "could stand on its own in San Francisco or New York."" Full review
Lonely Planet "A trendy wine and tapas bar presents ornately plated food that’s noteworthy, but pricey." Full review
goop " Thanks to the chef’s close collaboration with island fishermen and local organic farmers, these small plates are brimming with Hawaii-inspired fare made from fresh, regional ingredients." Full review
Where "Modern Bali meets city chic in this candlelit tapas joint. The extensive wine list and upscale atmosphere attracts a sophisticated island crowd." Full review
Fodor's "This hip and pricey tapas bar is a top place in Hanalei in terms of tastiness, creativity, and pizzazz." Full review
Frommer's "Named one of Food & Wine magazine’s “Top 10 New American Chefs” in 1996...menu changes to reflect seasonal tastes and availability but usually includes a seared fresh fish and grilled beef skewers." Full review
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Note that this is a more smartly dressed crowd than just about anywhere else in Hanalei.
Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar Frommer's Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure Zagat
BlackBook Gayot
DK Eyewitness
2552 Kalakaua Avenue, Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96815
From $31/night
Frommer's "Perpetual award-winner D. K. Kodama, who built Kapalua's Sansei into one of Maui's most popular eateries." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This Pacific Rim menu rolls out everything from ‘new look’ fusion sushi and sashimi to Dungeness crab ramen with black-truffle broth." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Specialties include the Kapalua Butterfly Roll, made with salmon, crab, shiromi (white fish), and vegetables, and the shrimp cake with ginger-lime butter and cilantro pesto." Full review
Zagat4.5
"The "amazing array of exquisite" sushi coupled with "scrumptious" entrees and cocktails lures loyalists to this "fabulous", "clublike" Japanese–Pacific Rim chainlet." Full review
BlackBook "Sansei was conceived in the hearts of islanders and perfected by locals and nowhere else can you experience wonderful Asian Fusion selections and sushi which is nothing more than memorable."
Gayot12.0
"D.K. Kodama's new wave sushi and contemporary Japanese-based Pacific Rim food, as he calls it, proposes such dishes as mango and crab salad hand roll." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Sushi bar, fine dining restaurant, fashionable cocktail lounge, karaoke palace – Sansei is all these."
