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Highlights from a year that saw an unexpected slew of new openings.
Its taro doughnuts are moving into Kaka‘ako’s old Pā‘ina Café space while the truck roams Waikīkī.
12th Ave Grill DeliCafe is an indoor-outdoor reboot of the long-shuttered restaurant.
If you’ve missed Downbeat Diner’s meaty, vegetarian and vegan comfort fare, you’re in luck.
The Kaka‘ako hot spot just reopened with a new chef and revamped brunch and dinner lineups.
The ‘Ewa-based birria taco truck is set to open a restaurant early next year.
The popular eatery is closing Dec. 31 and reopening in a new space along with its recently shuttered Artizen café.
Fans of the old Downbeat Diner can find new takes on meaty and vegan favorites, complete with a conspiratorial twist, at the new Other Side Diner.
Keaka Lee’s first restaurant fuses elements of Hawaiian, local, modern American and global.
Pizza Mamo’s American-style pies are unique on O‘ahu.
Curly noodles in steaming broth with teri sticks and burgers on the side, complete with a Coca-Cola menu board.
This makes eatery number three for the local supermarket chain.
Slurp like you’re at a hawker stall.
It’s not weird, it’s a yin-yang thing.
A new chef has expanded the Latin-focused menu with new and heartier fare.
The seats inside may be off-limits but the spacious lānai has been revamped for a deliciously grill-centric pop-up restaurant.
Hawai‘i nō ka ʻoi when it comes to the beaches, the food and even our memes.
Come March 3, we’re all about pretty-in-sticky-pink delectables.
Where to find warm, comforting rice porridge from China, Japan, the Philippines, Spain and more, all in Honolulu.
An esteemed panel of musicologists, producers and artists select the 50 greatest songs in Hawai‘i music history.
We headed to Shay’s Filipino Cafe to try this Italian-Filipino mashup.