Our goal was to get a sugar loaf pineapple. The market was spread out in the middle of the mall. It went from one end to the other. It was all produce and food, like jams, nuts, cookies and pies. All the vendors were so nice and informative. We met a guy from Kauai Sugarloaf Pineapple. He was the only one giving out free samples of the pineapple and the juice. Very nice and we bought the juice from him along with the dehydrated pineapple. Worth every penny. So many vendors and so much fruit. We got the sugarloaf and a dragon fruit from the vendor near JOJOS . She was great and good prices. This was the market to come to. Lots to buy. Loved it read more

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Wednesdays from 3:30-6pm at the Shops at Kukui'ula. We went to this shopping center several times. Mostly upscale stores, there was a cute surf shop we enjoyed visiting. The shops are open during the market as well. Expect a line at some of the more popular vendors. The coconut drinks were busy--give that booth some space as when they are chopping the coconuts, stuff is flying everywhere lol! The pineapple vendor was very popular as well. Loved they had free samples available as that was probably one of the best pineapples I've ever had! Was happy I also got to try the Right Slice, which also was very popular and had a line. They were friendly and helpful in answering questions and sharing their most popular pies. We got two slices for $15. The lilikoi cheesecake was incredible and their most popular flavor. We also got the mango lilikoi which had a peach pie texture. That one was more bland and I didn't care for it as much as the other one. read more

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Small local business. Not bad, but similar to other farmer's market. Other markets have good food, too. read more

10/18/23 Wednesdays 3:30-6 pm Farmers Market. There's always something new here, new vendors &/or produce: for instance, ginger beer. There's the usual staples: sugar loaf pineapples, although none today, the ice cold coconut stand, the tropical flowers, The Right Slice & what's new us the baked goods stand that seemed to have quite a following (there were a steady stream of people in line (at one time about 25-30 people) & the usual fresh produce of vegetables & fruits: mangoes, papayas, avocados, dragon fruits, apple bananas & longan. It is an open air mall at the Kukui Ula Grove so there's ample parking-although you might end up circling like a vulture before you find one, unless you're lucky & get one as another car pulls out. There are restrooms both on the first & second floor (the second floor look newer & tidier). No atis today-which is what I was looking for read more

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Loved this sunshine market and its selection of produce, pastries, and other items. The pineapple vendor that sliced the pineapple for you was excellent -- pricier than the other pineapple vendors but tasted so sweet and it was awesome to have them professionally cut it! I also liked watching the coconut vendor slice those as well. Finally, I appreciated the live music in multiple parts of the market. read more

This is our favorite farmers market on Kauai! Plan to go on Wednesday afternoon and enjoy food, pie (savory and sweet), pineapple, drinks, buy veggies & fruit for home and as snacks. Great bands, music and singers. Happy friendly vendors - customers & kids are smiling too- it's fun here. Lots to see and do. Many places to sit or walk around... Easy parking, inside the shopping center. read more

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So glad we came to check out this market! They have a lot of great food items and the live music was amazing! Located in a shopping plaza, there's a lot of parking but come early enough because during market times, the plaza gets really busy and parking is hard to find. So many different booths with great items! + Aloha Ginger Beer - super refreshing and a great drink! Loved it so much I went to their brick and mortar spot in Lihue. + Miki Macs Mac nut honey - such a cute little booth, I had to buy some honey from them! + Mac nut pie - there's a pie booth, please get their pie, it's the best! + Various produce stands - I got an egg fruit and mangosteen! Such a good price for these items! + Other - they also had a pineapple booth which was super popular! Salt company and a few other great booths were there! It's a great atmosphere and a great spot to pick up some local goods to try out! read more

This is a good farmer's market with lots of offerings. It's a great chance to mosey around the Shops at Kukuiula, take in a happy hour, and enjoy the afternoon. I wouldn't come here from the other side of the island, but definitely an activity for those staying in Poipu/Koloa. read more

Delicious! I had the Fish and the slaw that came with it was fabulous! We also ordered the curry which was spicy yet delicate. All was perfect! read more

Ambiance: The Farmer's Market is scattered around the shopping center with tables set up throughout the market. My local FM has non-food items, which I wish there were locally made Kauai goodies at the FM but we didn't see any. Service: Everyone is friendly, we got out of the pineapple line as it was very long. Get there early. Food: The pineapple and coconuts had the longest lines. We also sampled grilled beef from Living Foods which was outstanding. Our favorite produce of the night was the Sugarloaf Pineapple we bought. The best pineapple we have ever had. Sadly we couldn't find any of those on our most recent April 2024 trip. We will be back and highly recommend interacting with the vendors, everyone was super friendly! read more

Great little shopping market ambiance with amazing produce vendors. So much delicious ripe fruit and vegetables to pick from, it was a bit overwhelming in a good way. Our favorite so far were the white guavas, the mangos, and the star fish. We still have a bunch left to try. read more

The market vendors are in the center of the outdoor mall. We arrived at 4 pm and missed the sugarloaf pineapples! We did get a fresh coconut water to drink. After we finished, the coconut vendor cut out the flesh for free, which he suggested eating with honey or jam (we tried that later...only wish I had honey instead of Heinz grape jelly). Had a shaved ice from Uncle's with some sort of delicious ice cream (coconut? Macadamia nut?) in the middle. Bought a few sweet apple bananas for our last day before flying out. I'll be back next time for sure! read more

If you're in Poipu on a Wednesday afternoon, you should definitely check out this market. It is a great way to sample local products, stock up on fresh fruits and goodies, and walk around while enjoying the live music. A few things: 1. There is a parking lot but it definitely fills up on Wednesday afternoons. We were lucky to have someone leave just as we drove in but I hear that doesn't happen often. 2. Bring a tote bag or any bag Plastic bags are banned on the island so if you plan on buying anything (eg fruits, veggies, local honey, etc), it is much easier if you bring your own bag so you can walk around and continue to browse and shop. 3. Samples galore! Don't hesitate to try all the available salmples including macadamia nuts, honey, hot sauces, etc. It's a great way to stock up on souvenirs for friends and family. 4. If you get a fresh coconut to drink.....after you're done, go back to the vendor so they can cut it in half and you can eat the flesh. Sooo good! Overall, I really enjoyed my time at the Kauai Culinary Market. I stocked up on local fruits (eg apple bananas, star fruit), tried a new pineapple (helloo sugar loaf pineapple), bought a few slices of pies (mango, lilikoi pie and blueberry Pina colada)....oh and sipped on a coconut. read more

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Great homemade and local goods and fresh fruit. Check for the closet location and bring the goods back to your room

If you are in Kauai during the week plan to go to this farms market on Wednesday!! Very unique food and drinks here! No jokes you find juice, fruit, pie, food and more. Best thing ever!! read more

Kauai Culinary Market - a hand holding a pastry - Farmers Market Near Me - Poipu, Hawaii

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Wonderful culinary market at the Kukui'ula village shopping center in Koala. Great outdoor shopping atmosphere with live music. Everyone is so friendly and willing to chat. We read about this culinary market and decided to stop and check it out on our a way back from the Kaua'i Coffee Company. The culinary market starts Wednesday's at 3pm and ends at 6pm. Vendors start to set up about 20-30 minutes prior. If you get there early enough you can purchase items before the huge crowd arrives. There is a lot of parking for the center but it gets packed! We got there early and decide to walk around and check out the shops in the shopping center. There are several high end shops with beautiful art and jewelry as well as Hawaii souvenir items. There are quite a few restaurants as well but I highly recommend waiting till after you finish shopping at the culinary market because there is so much food to try. There are so many people selling local fruit at very reasonable prices. All the fruit we picked up was absolutely amazing, ripe, sweet and so fresh. If I could have taken fruit home with me on the plane I would have purchased another suit case. FYI you can't take the local fruit onto the plane! We saw tons of fruit at the security gates of the airport. We purchased mangoes, bananas, white pineapple (you can eat the core!) guava, passion fruit, star fruit, coconuts and so much more. Most vendors are within a dollar or two from each other. Local beef and fish were being sold as well. One of the restaurants had a grill out and were grilling Kobe sliders. Most of the vendors will let you try their product before buying. Some have samples out and others will cut up stuff as you chat. I would highly recommend checking out the Kaua'i Culinary Market, you won't be disappointed or hungry. Oh and most people will take a card but there were a few stands that required cash. There are atms in the shopping center for a nice high fee :) read more

Kauai Culinary Market - I would say the fish is pretty fresh.... - Farmers Market Near Me - Poipu, Hawaii

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I was looking forward to going to this place since I love sampling local products and produce. We got here about 30 minutes before they opened and so I was able to look around to see what they had to offer. I love the fresh vegetables and fruits. There were some asian vegetables we would have loved to get but other ingredients that we would cook it with were not easily available. I was expecting more cooked foods but it wasn't much. It was fine since there were a lot of restaurants to choose from in the area. read more

My wife and I loved the farmers market at the shops! We walked around trying samples and talking to locals about what they have brought. We ended up buying some lasagna to share as well as the white pineapple. The white pineapple stand had a line as it deserved. This was the sweetest pineapple we have ever tried. Literally tasted like cotton candy. They sell it in packages or as a whole. They'll even offer to cut it open for you. The lasagna was large and tasty. We were there at the end of the timeframe so it was a little cold but nothing to complain about. We also loved the live music that was going on throughout the market. There were 4 different groups playing in different sections of the market. read more

The hubby and I stopped by the Culinary Market without high expectations. After all, it's basically a farmer's market in the middle of a shopping complex (The Shops at Kukui'ula). But it surprisingly had a decent offering of produce and local goodies including Monkeypod Jams and other small businesses offering Hawaiian sea salt/seasonings and homemade kim chi. Don't miss the sugarloaf pineapples from Hole in the Mountain Farm. Sugarloaf pineapples are a white variety, unique to Kauai and less acidic than the typical gold pineapples. Living Foods Gourmet (a food market at The Shops) also sets up a table and turns frozen sugarloaf pineapples into frosties, which are so sweet and creamy you wouldn't believe it was 100% pineapple! Oh, and don't forget to grab a slice (or two or three) of pies from The Right Slice. They have a storefront in Kalaheo, which is closed on Wednesday, so you can find them at the culinary market every Wednesday afternoon. My favorite was the mango lilikoi pie--packed with slices of ripe mangos and just enough of the tart passion fruit flavor--amazing. If you're staying in Poipu or just passing by, the culinary market is worth checking out. read more

Open Wednesdays 3:30pm in the Kukui'ula shopping center, with cooking demonstration. Get there early because parking could be an issue. The farmers market offers plenty samples. Love it! I normally hate tourist traps but that market didn't feel like one. The setting was more upscale than other farmers market located on dirt road, but the price was not outrageous. We got 2 star fruit for $1, papaya for $1.5 a piece, and soup. We loved the soup stand! Hubby got Hungarian Mushroom and Chicken Lemon Coconut for $10 a bowl, and I got small bowl of Fruit Soup for $5. They gave out samples to try. The Fruit Soup was a "special edition" for the holiday season, a dessert soup. The pie stand seemed really popular based on the long waiting line. There was a restaurant having half off wine price for Wednesday. There was also a ice cream shop. You could spend a comfortable afternoon there. read more

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This market is great! Lots of vendors! Fresh fruit and some veggies..Macadamia nuts.. coconut donuts and some super yummy mac n cheese and more of course! Live music.. Chill environment. We tried a few food places but the girl with the mac n cheese and chili along with other soups we didn't try because the chili and mac and cheese was so good.. She puts mac n cheese at the bottom and chili at the top and it is so dang good!! That is not to be missed!! But we thought this was a great market with some great vendors and food options. We also had a pie which was great as well! read more

Kauai Culinary Market - Coconuts donuts - Farmers Market Near Me - Poipu, Hawaii

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A classy, smallish farmers market at the mall. Was nice - lots of healthy items and some good offerings from local restaurants - like filet mignon sliders from Ruths Chris for $5. read more

This is a really cool outdoor farmers market featuring a lot of different local venders. It's in the middle of the outdoor shops. They had some great live music also. The fruit is incredible! The local white pineapple and mangos are out of this world! They also have local meats such as sausage and steaks. read more

This is the perfect little spot to pick up fresh local fruits and vegetables on Wednesdays at a much better price than at the markets. There are also food vendors selling soup, tacos and burgers. If you feel like shopping there are also plenty of shops/boutiques. read more

Kauai Culinary Market - Star fruit, dragon fruit and banana from the farmer's market. - Farmers Market Near Me - Poipu, Hawaii

We were rather disappointed in this market. The selections were rather limited and way overpriced. Felt to us like an artificial market, geared towards wealthy tourists. In contrast, we loved the Lihue Monday market and the Puhi Saturday market. Better selections and great deals. read more

I just had the best pies today from the pie stand. I highly recommend the lilikoi cheesecake, the mango lilikoi pie, and the macadamia nut pie ! They're not too sweet and they are full of tropical flavor! I unfortunately did not get the name of the pie baker or the company that baked the pies. Whoever got the name please please let me know !!! read more

Kauai Culinary Market - Macadamia nut pie , lilikoi cheesecake, and mango lilikoi pie were all DIVINE! The best pies I've ever had. - Farmers Market Near Me - Poipu, Hawaii

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We were in the shopping center to buy some ice cream at Lappert's. The Culinary Market is held on Wednesday afternoons right outside Bubba's, Savage Shrimp and the stores on that end of the center. Because of our car adventure we missed our planned trip to the fruit stand, so it was serendipitous to have the culinary market available. Alan went through and picked up papayas, apple bananas and a mango. No pineapples or limes were available, but we are well set for breakfast tomorrow. They also have prepared foods and crafts for sale. See Lydia L's nuanced and detailed review for more specific information on who's there and what's available. read more

What it is: Not so much a farmer's market, but as the name "Culinary Market" indicates, it's more of a weekly outdoor market to get some locally made food, found in within the small, high-end Kukui'ula Shopping Center. Parking: Parking is often pretty bad at Kukui'ula, so why stress about it? Drive to the far end of the lot, where you're more likely to find a parking spot, and you'll have to walk all of 100 feet to get to the shopping center. What you'll find: Merely because of it's location, nestled among expensive restaurants and stores, you could easily dismiss this market as an high-end "farmer's" market, but that wouldn't be fair to the vendors who come here each week to make a living. I've been to this market twice over the years, and as recently as April 2015, and there are some really good food finds here. On my recent trip Hoale Girl was there selling croissant and delicious macadamia sticky buns, The Right Slice was there selling wonderful pies by the slice or whole (I dream of the lilikoi cheesecake), get some fresh made pasta and sauce or lasagna for dinner at the timeshare (lasagna sells out fast), Salty Wahine selling salts and rubs to take back home with you, Monkeypod Jam selling wonderful jams (yes, it's worth it to pay to have them ship a box home that you can give as gifts, so you don't have to risk breakage in your suitcase), Hawaiian Health selling noni fruit leather and lotions, two live bands, fresh produce, and other delicious fresh-made food. Prices are not much different than you'd find at other island markets. Why it's worth it: If you like going to farmer-type markets and need a break from the beach, and probably because you're already at this end of the island and you want to find something good and different from your normal tourist fare, then it's worth the trip. However, wherever you go on Kauai, is pretty much worth it, right? read more