Pick Up Lychee and Lup Cheong at Sun Chong Grocery in Honolulu’s Chinatown
Lychee season is here. Plus, Sun Chong has all your Chinese cooking essentials, including lup cheong from San Francisco.
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Comfort Eats: Mian in Honolulu is Back
Mian’s spicy Chongqing noodles will set your mouth buzzing.
Comfort Eats: Corned Beef Hash Patties from Local Okazuyas
Coping with crisis through pillowy patties.
Local Comfort Food: Wotchoo Eat with Your Poi?
Get some funky-kine pairings for Hawai‘i’s original comfort food.
3 We Tried: In Search of the Best Smash Burger in Honolulu
If burger’s the name and smashing’s the game, we’re there, with empty stomachs and high expectations.
Sweet and Savory Lumpia From a New Spot is Just What We Need
J & S Lumpia Spot opened at the perfect time for those of us craving comfort.
Essential O‘ahu Eats: Never Fear, These Ramen Restaurants are Still Here
Because noodle cravings hit hard even while in quarantine.
HONOLULU Staff Picks Hawaiʻi Favorites: Adoboloco Hot Sauce
As we highlight local products you can buy online, in grocery stores or straight from the producer, we spotlight this family hot sauce company.
HONOLULU Staff Picks Hawaiʻi Favorites: ʻUlu Chips and Hummus
As we highlight local products you can buy online, in grocery stores or straight from the producer, we spotlight ‘Ulu Mana.
Local Comfort Food: Don’t Diss the Power of Corned Beef Hash
Corned beef hash fans, there is comfort at okazuyas.
What $10 Gets You: Downtown Honolulu
Downtown has tons of affordable lunch options if you know where to go.
Who Makes the Best Lemon Peel Gummy Bears?
Seven top lemon peel gummies go head to head in this blind taste test.
First Look: Betty’s Burgers, A New Diner Near University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Betty’s scores big with fresh-baked buns, killer shakes and crisp steak fries. But its smash burgers need refining.
Taste Test: We Tried (Almost) Every Dish on the Dim Sum Menu at Tim Ho Wan in Waikīkī
Despite its global popularity today, the menu has barely changed from the days of Tim Ho Wan’s humble beginning.
What Color You Like? Da Secret Meaning of Shave Ice
What does your favorite shave ice flavor reveal about you?
Find the Best Budget Tasting Menu in Honolulu at Akira Japanese Restaurant
This hidden happy hour kaiseki on King Street costs less than $50.
A Dim Sum Crawl of Chinatown
Six stops on a Saturday morning to get all our dim sum faves in Honolulu’s Chinatown and we are stuffed.
What $10 Gets You: Ala Moana Center
It's lunchtime and you're hungry. What are your options?
Here’s Why Saimin Is So Good
It's way more than the sum of its parts.
6 Chinese Bakeries in Honolulu to Celebrate the Year of the Rat During Chinese New Year
From newer spots to institutions, here’s where to pick up treats—steamed, baked and candied—for the new year and beyond.
Take Five: 5 Spam Musubi to Tuck into Your Keiki’s Lunch Box
Musubi Café Iyasume sells up to 23 kinds of Spam musubi. Here are five different versions—safe and more adventurous—for your kids to try.
Taste Test: I Tried Every Dish on the Menu at Taqueria El Gallo Rosa in Kailua
Good Mexican food is hard to find here in Hawai‘i. That's why we had to try 12 dishes at the newest taco restaurant on the island.
Find the Best Rou Jia Mo (aka “Chinese hamburgers”) at Xi’an Taste in Kaka‘ako
Chinese inventions: gunpowder, paper and ... hamburgers?
5 Restaurants to Satisfy Your Craving for An Old-School Burger on O‘ahu
When all you want is beef, bun and a few simple toppings to take you back to your hanabata days.
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