A Saigon Cafe (also written “Jennifer’s Saigon Cafe”) is one of the most deliberately under-marked restaurants on the island — for years the building had no sign at all. The Vietnamese menu is long and consistent: green papaya salad, banh hoi shrimp, pho, summer rolls. It has won the Maui Aipono Restaurant Award repeatedly and earned every one of them.
What to know
- Hours: Daily 10 AM–8:30 PM.
- Address: 1792 Main St, Wailuku — look for the gravel parking lot.
- Cost: $15–$28 per entrée.
- Reservation: Walk-ins fine at lunch; phone ahead for dinner, especially weekends.
- Best move: Order the shrimp banh hoi and the green papaya salad; share everything.