2025 Hale ‘Aina Awards: Restaurateur of the Year Peter Kim Built a Local Empire of Fast Food, Fine Dining and Coco Puffs
Kim’s motto: Expect the unexpected.
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The Best Bites at O’Kims Are A Taste of Modern Korean Cuisine
August’s specials include a cold chicken noodle soup, corn ribs and a luxe crab donburi.
Michelin-Recognized Okdongsik Returns With Location Near Ala Moana Center
A Seoul-based bastion of restrained Korean cuisine offers more than gomtang soup at its new Sky Honolulu outpost.
Your Insider Guide to the 2025 Korean Festival
Eat creative kim chee dishes, bop to K-pop music, see taekwondo moves and enjoy authentic activities at this cultural showcase.
Best of HONOLULU 2025: Food and Drinks on O‘ahu
Our editors picked 11 top categories plus 21 readers’ choices to establish the best food and drinks on O‘ahu this year.
Local ARMY Eats Her Way Through BTS Festa Pilgrimage
If you couldn’t be in Seoul for Festa 2025, here’s a tasty repost of one woman’s pilgrimage for Jungkook’s Kekeke fried chicken, lunch in Jin and Suga’s old dorm room and more.
Where Time Stands Still: Gina’s Bar-B-Q
The Market City eatery is part of my core UH memories, a destination for lively service and heaping, homey Korean food.
Sooper Secret’s à la Carte Izakaya Pop-Up With Bar Maze Sold Out in Minutes. More May Follow
Ricky Goings isn’t promising, but à la carte fast food from two James Beard Award semifinalists would be hard to resist.
Why I Like Ke‘eaumoku’s New Yakiniku Like
It’s tasty! Quick! And a good value! Here’s what you can expect at the new budget KBBQ spot.
4 New Korean Restaurants Opened in Honolulu in 12 Days
Lani Sot, MooBongRi, Hangang Hawai‘i Kai and Yakiniku Like, a Japanese take on KBBQ, opened between March 20 and April 1.
When Rice = Comfort Food: 6 Steaming Bowls from Around the World
Reprising a classic for this cloudy, breezy cool spell: Where to find comforting rice porridge from China, Japan, the Philippines, Spain and more.
8 Places to Get Really Good Jook
There are lots of versions of rice porridge (or congee) from across Asia. Here are the Honolulu eateries with our faves.
Go to Kimbap Plus for Elevated, Lovingly Crafted Rolls
Stuffed with colorful, fresh ingredients, the offerings at this new Korean spot on Ke‘eaumoku are a step above the ordinary.
Where Time Stands Still: Kim Chee II
Open for 48 years, this legendary Kaimukī eatery still serves up big-bone kalbi, meat jun and fried mandoo the way lots of us know and love it.
Say It Ain’t So-rabol: Mahalo to a Longtime Eatery That’s Closing After March 7
A longtime customer pays tribute to an icon among Honolulu restaurants.
$45 Pau Hana for 2: Beef 3 Ways at Han no Daidokoro
Two sliders, two small rice bowls, a kim chee assortment plus dessert satisfy a mom and daughter at the wagyu restaurant’s new Waikīkī spot.
Best Restaurants in Honolulu
HONOLULU Magazine’s picks for the top eateries on O‘ahu by Mari Taketa, Thomas Obungen and Melissa Chang.
Best Restaurants in Honolulu
Here are HONOLULU Dining Editor Martha Cheng’s picks for the top eateries on O‘ahu.
Coming in Hot (Pot): Luxe Beef at Onkee and Mikiya
Two places where buttery shabu shabu beef is so good, you can skip the sauces.
Here’s Where to Get Free Korean Rice Cake Soup on Jan. 1
We found three restaurants offering bowls of duk kuk to usher in the new year.
Your Insider Guide to Kimchi Day Festival
The celebration of Korean culture returns to Makiki with music and dance performances, a talent competition and jars upon jars of kim chee.
We’ve Got Seoul: The Korean Wave in Hawai‘i
From K-pop and K-dramas to food, beauty and more, all things Korean have exploded in popularity in Hawai‘i and beyond.
Onkee Korean Grill House Is a New High Mark of Modern Korean Barbecue in Honolulu
Dry-aged beef, refined sides and close attention to detail (but no dipping sauces) modernize the KBBQ experience.
