First Look: Foodland Farms’ New Store and Restaurant, Mahi‘ai Table
The latest Foodland Farms opened last week in Kapolei with the chain’s first in-store restaurant, open daily for breakfast through dessert. Here’s what we found, ate and loved.
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Maui Ku‘ia Estate: a Lahaina Cacao Farm and Hawai‘i’s Largest Chocolate Factory
Buy Maui grown and made chocolate online, and sign up for chocolate tastings, virtual and at the Lahaina tasting room.
Get Shave Ice for Only One Dollar This Month at Waiola on O‘ahu
Waiola Shave Ice is saying mahalo to customers with a special deal on weekdays through July.
Heavenly New Flavors From 4 of Our Favorite Hawai‘i Ice Cream Makers
One includes bites of horchata-soaked doughnuts. Anybody wanna spoon?
Agnes’ Portuguese Bake Shop Has Reopened as a Malassada Truck in Kailua
The longtime bakery closed in 2018 after nearly 50 years in business. Now it’s back, just down the road from its original location.
6 We Tried: We Search for the Best Lemon Peel Gummy Bears on O‘ahu
Not all lemon peel gummy bears are made the same. We cracked open bags from six different places to find the best of these sweet-sour treats.
4 New Things You Can Buy at Mānoa Chocolate
Mānoa Chocolate opened a new factory capable of churning out 50,000 chocolate bars a month, more than twice as many as the old spot.
5 Frozen Take-and-Bake Treats From Local and National Bakeries That You Knead to Know
Take home frozen buttery croissants, flaky Apple Napples, sweet mochi and sneaky-doodle cookies that you can bake yourself. It’s easy as pie.
Sweet Alert: Agnes’ Portuguese Bake Shop Malassadas Are Back in Kailua
A new truck is serving up the iconic malassadas hot and crispy.
Essential Eats: 26 Boba Shops Around O‘ahu
The ultimate resource when that bubble tea craving hits.
Comfort Eats: Find Sourdough Waffles and Perfect Pizzas at Wicked HI Café
This little Waialua café uses wild yeasted dough for its waffles, pizzas and sandwiches.
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.
HONOLULU Staff Picks Hawai‘i Favorites: Big Island Coffee Roasters’ Espresso Bites
For this installment of local products you can buy online, in grocery stores or straight from the producer, we spotlight these espresso bars from Puna.
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.
A Special Valentine’s Day Taste Test: We Tried 8 Sugarfina Cocktail Gummies
Sorry Ryan Reynolds, you may be hot, but your gin candy is not. Find out which one made it to last call.
First Look: Kapispa Kapi‘olani Spaghetti House, a New Japanese Restaurant
Angelo Pietro meets the Olive Garden—Japanese-Italian cuisine with an unlimited salad bar.
What Color You Like? Da Secret Meaning of Shave Ice
What does your favorite shave ice flavor reveal about you?
Taste Test: We Tried Every Mini Pie at Hawaiian Pie Co.
In celebration of National Pie Day, we’re revisiting that delicious time when we tried (and ranked) all 7 flavors of pie. Which one won out?
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.
Find Honolulu’s Best Taiwanese Pineapple Cakes at Kula & Kō
There’s an entire pineapple in each box of cake bars.
First Look: Halekūlani Bakery & Restaurant
Find edamame bread, raspberry pistachio tarts and cioppino at the new Halepuna hotel by Halekūlani.
2-Dollar Indulgence: New Mini Uncle’s Hawaiian Ice Cream Sandwiches
Pick from a dozen flavors in this fun-size version of one of our favorite treats.
Farmers Market Favorite Mid-Late Summer Has Made More than a Hundred Flavors of Ice Cream
Including malted noni, jackfruit camomile and ‘ulu peanut butter and grape.
First Look: Tanya’s Pies and Grill Opens on California Avenue
Pie lovers, rejoice! Former workers from Sunnyside Bakery have brought the signature pies back and butter than ever.
