Casanova Italian Restaurant & Deli in Maui – Restaurant | Frommer’s

Our Rating

Neighborhood

Makawao

Hours

Mon–Tues and Thurs–Sat lunch 11:30am–2pm; daily dinner 5–9:30pm. Dancing Wed, Fri–Sat 10pm– 1:30am. Deli: Breakfast Mon–Sat 7:30–11am, Sun 8:30–11am; lunch Mon–Sat 7:30am–5:30pm, Sun 8:30am–5:30pm.

Phone

808/572-0220

Prices

Restaurant: Lunch items $12–$26; dinner main courses $14–$46.

Cuisine Type

Italian

Web site

Casanova Italian Restaurant & Deli

Other

Reservations recommended for dinner

About our rating system

This upcountry institution serves wonderful Italian fare at a sit-down restaurant and an attached cozy deli. The deli serves simple breakfasts (omelets with fresh mozzarella, and buttermilk muffins and bagels loaded with lox and capers) and terrific sandwiches for lunch. Try the New York meatball on a baguette, or the goat cheese and eggplant on focaccia. The deli’s outdoor barstool seating makes a great perch for observing the Makawao traffic— always entertaining. The restaurant proper opens for lunch and serves a range of pastas and pizzas baked in a brick oven, and tables are set with white linens. At dinner, snack on freshly baked focaccia with olive oil and balsamic vinegar while waiting for your entree; the truffle ravioli with sage sauce, with plump housemade pillows of spinach and cheese, is exceptional. Pizza is served until at least 10pm, and on many nights of the week the dance floor erupts to the sounds of live salsa or reggae music or visiting DJs—dinner earns you free admission. Check the website for the entertainment calendar.

– Jeanne Cooper

Map

1188 Makawao Ave. Maui

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