Along Maui’s north shore, not far from world-famous Ho’okipa beach, tiny Haiku town is nestled in the jungle. With a growing roster of local restaurants, all of which serve plenty of fare for meat-lovers, the Temple of Peace (located at 575 Haiku Road) has started offering vegan cuisine at their dining club, Higher Taste.
The Indian-influenced Higher Taste convenes nightly Wednesday through Saturday from 6 to 8:30 PM with a $12 donation suggested for good karma. Desert is available for an extra $4-$5 donation. Higher Taste also convenes for lunch Tuesday through Friday from 11:30 AM to 2 PM (also $12 donation). On the occasional Sunday, they serve a vegan brunch, which is always coupled with a talk or service (for brunch, the donation goes up to $17). Their website offers additional talk details.
I have yet to dine at Higher Taste, but I frequently drive past, creeping along the street packed with cars and happy-looking diners flowing in and out like the evening tide down the road at Ho’okipa beach.
Higher Taste
Indian-influenced vegan dining
575 Haiku Road
Haiku, HI 96708
(808) 575-9585
Aloha, for those who like vegetarian cuisine on Kauai, check out the Blossoming Lotus restaurant. Amazing alchemy and great tastes are the result. They publish some neat cookbooks and have won some awards for their excellence in world fusion cuisine.
They just started doing late night entertainment too and you know we need more nightlife on Kauai. Twice a month, you can groove to TRAX Rockin’ Retro Dance Party, all the great dance hits of the decades put together for maximum fun by yours truly, DJ Jeff KauaiDance.com
I totally agree! Blooming Lotus is so yummy that even meat-lovers seek it out. And good to know about the entertainment. I’ll check that out next time. Aloha!