You Voted: Here’s Your Top 5 Ramen Shops on O‘ahu
A longtime Kapahulu staple takes the top spot by a landslide. Did your favorite shop make the cut?
Favorite Dishes
Best Bites: Side Street Inn is a Pau Hana Institution
Thick pan-fried pork chops, sizzling boneless kalbi and meaty fried rice are only half of Chef Colin’s Classics, a family-style pau hana feast for four (or more).
You Voted: Here’s Your Top 5 Okazuya on O’ahu
Results of Frolic’s reader poll asking you to name your favorite Japanese delis.
Best Bites: Waiāhole Poi Factory Has Been a Pillar of the Windward Community for Decades
Iconic for the Sweet Lady of Waiāhole, this centuries-old establishment holds on to tradition with hand-pounded poi.
Where to Eat on Your First Visit to O‘ahu
Raise your hand if you’ve been asked this question. Here’s a personal guide to everything from crack seed to loco moco.
Readers’ Choice: Which Honolulu Restaurant’s New Natto Dish Do You Want to Try on Natto Day?
We’re rounding up restaurants for a July 10 Natto Day takeout celebration—and one of them is up to you!
This Waikele Pop-Up Specializes in Seriously Loaded Steak Fries
Hella ‘Ono Grindz tops cheesy steak fries with beef birria, carne asada, longanisa and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
Shokudo’s Honey Toast Just Got Crazy with New Monthly Milk Cereal Flavors
Starting this month: Huge bowls of ice cream and honey toast in flavors like Fruity Pebbles, Lucky Charms and Cocoa Krispies.
What If Kim Chee Fried Rice and Paella Had a Baby?
The Korean-Spanish mashup is a March special at O’Kim’s Korean Kitchen in Chinatown.
What Happens When Cheesy Pizza Meets Salty, Tangy Filipino Adobo?
We headed to Shay’s Filipino Cafe to try this Italian-Filipino mashup.
When Rice = Comfort Food: 6 Steaming Bowls from Around the World
Where to find warm, comforting rice porridge from China, Japan, the Philippines, Spain and more, all in Honolulu.
8 Chinese New Year Foods and Where to Get Them in Honolulu’s Chinatown
So many tasty ways to ring in the Year of the Ox.
‘Ahi, ‘Ahi, ‘Ahi, ‘Ahi, ‘Ahi, ‘Ahi, ‘Ahi, ‘Ahi: 8 Ways to Try ‘Ahi Sushi at Maguro-Ya
The Maguro Iro Iro sushi platter at Kaimukī’s longtime sushi restaurant showcases Hawai‘i’s favorite raw fish.
Best Takeout We Got This Month
Three burgers! Plus sushi, noodles and a bit of luxe headlined our favorite November takeout meals
Sasabune Offers the Best Takeout Sushi Bento in Honolulu for $30
Since its opening in 1997, the O.G. omakase restaurant never offered takeout. Until now.
Katsu Sandwiches and Burgers Headline a Healthy Menu at Coco Bloom Kitchen—Really
It’s not weird, it’s a yin-yang thing.
Our 4 Favorite Places for Chinese Barbecue Ribs in Honolulu
Find these unsung stars at Honolulu’s roast meat counters and restaurants.
Eat Me Because I’m Pretty: A Ta‘ape Story
Find ta‘ape, a cheap and sustainable fish, on Honolulu menus this week as part of a new campaign to “eat ‘em to beat ‘em.”
Ready or Natto: Enjoy Dishes Starring Japan’s Fermented Soybeans on July 10
(Sponsored) Celebrate Natto Day, July 10, with special natto-themed takeout dishes from six local restaurants.
Local Comfort Food: Wotchoo Eat with Your Poi?
Get some funky-kine pairings for Hawai‘i’s original comfort food.
Local Comfort Food: My Adoboloco Hot Sauce Obsession
You thought Hamajang was hot? Maybe you need Fiya! Fiya!
Local Comfort Food: The Perfect Boiled Peanuts in Hawai‘i
Fort Ruger Market offers up nostalgia in a brown paper bag.
Local Comfort Food: Don’t Diss the Power of Corned Beef Hash
Corned beef hash fans, there is comfort at okazuyas.
Local Comfort Food: Liliha Bakery’s Chantilly Cake
In a crazy world, treats that soothe the soul and support local producers are a delicious bright spot.
Thick pan-fried pork chops, sizzling boneless kalbi and meaty fried rice are only half of Chef Colin’s Classics, a family-style pau hana feast for four (or more).
Top Stories From
Here’s a look back at October 1981.
There are some trails on O‘ahu that everyone knows are haunted, but did you know these five?
From old-school oxtail to a cheesy spoonful with bacon on top, here are some of the HONOLULU’s team’s favorite homemade soups to help stave off the coldest month of the year.
Bar Māze is partnering with Beam Suntory to offer its ultra rare Yamazaki 55 at an exclusive tasting event on Oct. 29 and 30.
We asked our readers and searched the island for the best of everything—locally-made light beer to locally-grown açaí, sushi cake to soufflé pancakes, sherbet to taro doughnuts—all so you can live better in Honolulu.