Honolulu Restaurant Week’s Prix Fixe Deals at 64 O‘ahu Restaurants Start Nov. 8

Sixty-four restaurants across the city are putting their best dishes forward for Honolulu Restaurant Week, which starts Saturday and runs through Nov. 16. That means serious discounts on specials and course menus representing the vast spectrum of our food scene today. From churros to ramen, pasta to Korean barbecue, sushi to lobster bisque: You get the idea.

Honolulu Restaurant Week comes during lulls in the restaurant world, after summer visitors have gone home and before the holiday season heats up. It’s a win-win for our eateries and for diners, especially those hungry for deals. Scroll below for a sampling of menus from neighborhood eateries to fine-dining destinations. For all the menus, photos and more info, check out the lineup at hnlrestaurantweek.com.

Chef Chai’s $60 four-course menu highlights Chai Chaowasaree’s menu classics, with choices including those kataifi wrapped prawns and smoked duck tacos, kabayaki New Zealand salmon and the Mongolian lamb chops, plus a good selection of vegetarian dishes.

Photo: Courtesy of Eleven Honolulu

Inside Foodland Farms Ala Moana, Eleven cocktail bar’s menu features its well-curated whiskey collection. Matsui Single Malt Mizunara Cask, Michter’s Straight Rye Single Barrel and Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Lustua Edition Sherry Finish all come paired with elevated pūpū like a confit duck liver bao mi with mala sauce. The set is $35.

Photo: Courtesy of Han no Daidokoro

Kaka‘ako’s Han no Daidokoro is offering a nine-course parade of wagyu and washugyu for $99. These include vertical tastings of different Miyazaki wagyu and washugyu cuts, filet mignon, sukiyaki and sushi (minimum two orders).

Photo: Aaron K. Yoshino

At Kaimukī Shokudo, an $18 lunchtime special comes with sashimi, Okinawan sweet potato salad, small soba and rice; choose between grilled saba or washugyu sukiyaki for your main dish.

Photo: Courtesy of Kamitoku Ramen

Kamitoku Ramen’s special combines spicy miso butter corn ramen in washu bone broth with crispy beef gyoza and a cocktail or mocktail, all for $22.

Photo: Khan Skewer House

In Mō‘ili‘illi, Khan Skewer House’s 10-course menu feeds 2–3 people—and during Honolulu Restaurant Week, it’s generously discounted from its regular $109 to $80. Think skewers of grilled beef, lamb and pork belly and a bowl of fluffy milk ice for dessert.

At Mahi‘ai Table inside Foodland Farms Kapolei, a whole Dungeness crab, cooked Singapore black pepper style, comes with sides of lup cheong fried rice and garlic ong choy to share, all for $58.

Photo: Courtesy of Merriman’s Honolulu

Merriman’s Honolulu’s $29 lunch special comes with your choice of a jerk chicken sandwich with fries or miso salmon with hand-cut chow fun, both paired with ‘ulu corn chowder and liliko‘i posset dessert.

Photo: Nori Bar

Nori Bar’s ambitious 12-course special highlights nigiri (think kampachi and shiso), temaki (think torotaku) and roll sushi courses along with sashimi and other dishes, for $80.

Photo: Courtesy of Off the Wall

Nearby, Off the Wall’s six-course Latin special includes calamari, beef empanadas and lomo saltados and finishes with churros. The $160 menu is designed for 3–4 people.

Photo: Courtesy of Pai Honolulu

Pai Honolulu’s elevated prix fixe offers comfort and flair for $85: buttermilk cornbread, chilled lobster, chermoula salmon or five-spice pork shoulder, and pumpkin panna cotta with a nutty streusel and tangy compote.

Photo: Slice By Hb Baking

Slice by HB Baking’s special dessert is pure comfort—dulce de leche and butter pecan ice cream on a snickerdoodle crust, topped with baked apples and a sprinkle of cinnamon oat crumbs. Each artisan slice is $8.

At The Social Honolulu in Ward Village, a grilled pork chop comes with crispy stuffing and garlic butter green beans for $26.

This is just a sampling, a fraction of what’s coming to Honolulu Restaurant Week. For the entire lineup, head here.