Part social club, part destination restaurant experience for food lovers. Keep your eye on this place as it's poised to be one of Oahu's most exciting food and wine experiences.
Excellent place for breakfast in Kaimuki. Great menu of simple and delicious grinds, but try the breakfast burrito if you're hungry. Broke da mouth! Breakfast served from 7-11 a.m. Mon. - Sat.
If you love pork and charcuterie, you need to check this place out. Everything housemade. Tapas style so you can share. Good bar. Great place.
Wong's culinary skills as a James Beard award winner are superb, but not to be overlooked is his pastry chef, who has mastered fruit and chocolate desserts. Try the chocolate soda with Irish whiskey.
The oxtail soup here is incredible. There is pork belly and corned beef hidden in this bowl of goodness as well. You won't regret ordering this.
Best of the best Vietnamese food in town with excellent service. This place is a hidden gem and popular for the locals.
This place plays host to a rotating set of chefs sharing their menus. Sometimes the menu may be for one night only, so check their site for more info.
If you like a challenge in the water try swimming to the wall and hanging on when tide is high & waves are crashing against the wall. It's tough! The bubbly water feels cool tho!
Don't miss Hilton's FIREWORKS on Friday evening starts around 7:40PM. Walk toward west (away from Diamond Head), pass RumFire (bar) on the beach. 金曜日（７：４０ＰＭ）の夜はヒルトンからの花火があります!
Easy hike rewarded by panoramic views of Waikiki, but the sun can be hot. Pace yourself and bring water.
If you don't have a dinner reservation, just sit in the outdoor lounge! You can order from the full menu and it's sooo relaxing with chillin' tunes, candlelight & firepit.
Pick up the Ala Moana magazine. Coupons give you great deals, especially at the food court.
Best shopping in Hawaii. Make sure that you join the VIP club and print off coupons to get extra discounts. Make a list of what you need and go through the store listings for a successful shopping day Read more.
Amazing fresh fish. They bring in catches and dice them up here. Many varieties of poke available, but come early-once it's gone, it's gone! My favorite is the 'Shack Special'. It's kind of sweet!
The best tuna poke on Oahu, says Ed Kenney, chef-owner of Town restaurant. Order a portion tossed with pickled mango, kimchi, boiled peanuts, and poi. More places to eat like a local: tandl.me/12ufz7c
Highly recommend letting Opal pick your meal vs ordering of the menu. He will make his favorites based on your "normal" dishes. Amazing food and great vibe. Do not pass up.
Hawaiian scampi and Spicy Pineapple are the best. If you only want 12, they'll do 6 of each. I think these were better than Giovanni's in Oahu!
Red beans & rice, the shrimp po boy and the bread pudding were on point! Really nice service too.
Chef Mavro’s gastronomic creations and wine pairings are true masterpieces in balance and subtlety, thoroughly appreciated by the local elite and visiting dignitaries alike. Read more.
Amazing hole-in-the-wall sushi heaven! Try the hamachi kama, baby calamari, lobster dynamite and kona roll... or better yet: go omakase!
The absolute best pizza in Hawaii. Fresh ingredients and a cozy place. They never repeat a soup and were on their 200th recipe today.
James Dole began farming pineapples on a modest 60 acres at the turn of the century. By the time his company peaked, Dole Foods was producing 250 million pineapples a year. (From Aerial America) Read more.
A must on the list of things to do for first time visitors or regulars, the best ‘donut’ in this world, it is malasades – a Portuguese sweet dough fried. -Heather Hurlbert, Top Chef Just Desserts
Order the Chicago dog. Hank Adaniya knows not to mess with this classic. Featured in our 2014 Restaurant Guide.
Sunken remains of the battleship were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. Oil can still be seen from the ship; & is referred to as “Tears of the Arizona” or “black tears.”
Try one of the house made ice creams or shave ice syrups - they change all the time and you may never see those flavored again!
Try the iced lattes here! They are shaken, not stirred. The baristas froth espresso, milk, and ice in a cocktail shaker, giving the drink more body. -Best of Honolulu, March 2012
Tip: Don't expect much. Not into customer service/experience but great location!! Don't pay full price! Only stay if get deal online/discount site. If goal HI experience-no. Most would not like hotel
Happy Hour EVERYDAY from 2-5 p.m. $2.50 draft beers and $3-$5 cocktails. Plus live music every night. Great place to kick back and relax and watch the surf roll in.
Order the Mochi Cheese Gratin–the delicious bite-size mochi cubes are covered in mozzarella and bathed in a light soy dashi broth–from Shokudo. Featured in our August Restaurant Guide!
Most amazing food on the island. Try the Pork Fried Rice, it's amazing just by itself and is good for breakfast the next morning. Fried Pork Chops were ridiculously flavorful.
Pork chop super good - HUGE portion! Peanut butter crunch for dessert - OMG!!! It was so good that we ordered another one! 👍
This soul food restaurant offers up comfort food for visitors from all locales/walks of life (meatloaf, fried chicken, or ahi tuna). Their desserts and baked goods are enormous - bring your appetite!
The pizzas are incredible here and the ambiance always fun/exciting. Try the shrimp scampi pizza...OMG good!
Try the seared kalua pulled-pork quesadilla. It's kalua pork smothered in pepper jack cheese, topped with onions and jalapenos, then toasted. Featured in our annual Restaurant Guide!
Two words: Belly Bowl. Get it and you won't be disappointed. A lot of porky goodness going on here. NOM!
Flavors made daily. Not quite 31 flavors of gelato, but still am impressive amount, and a lot tastier.
It's a food truck! About a 20-30 min walk from waikiki beach. Humble setting (there's one medium table for you to have here) but food is tasty and spicy. Mini taco's $1.75, burrito $8, quesadilla $10.
Hawaii branch of a famous tonkatsu house in Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan. Convenient location, great food!
Pumpkin Patch Ravioli here is an excellent starting course. Fantastic food. If you're on Oahu, find a reason to eat here!
Order the margherita pizza, as recommended by Alejandro Briceno chef/owner of V Lounge. He prefers the simpler Margherita to the crowd-favorite, Prima. Featured in our August 2011 Restaurant Guide!
NOTE: If you want to try a little bit of everything get the combination bowl it has saimin, udon and wonton. Also don't forget to get a side order of barbeque sticks to go with your meal.
New bakery that sells Japanese mochi, anpan, arare, and candy. They make it fresh right there in the window.
A man made peninsula that was built in 1964 on 30 acres of reclaimed shallow reef, it was turned into a public park in 1972. The name was changed to Aina Moana, but the locals still call it Magic Isla
Awesome musubi of all flavors and variety here. Come early for the best selection. Cash only so come prepared.
One of my favorite sushi spots because of half-priced specials. Friday and Saturday 10pm-1am and Sunday and Monday 5-6pm the whole menu is half price. Read more.
