The Owners of Giovedì, the 2025 Hale ‘Aina Awards’ Best New Restaurant, Are Unapologetically Themselves
The folks at Giovedì spent years working for others before branching out on their own—and now they’re bringing home gold.
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The Pig & the Lady: From Farmers Market Pop-Up to the City’s Hottest Restaurant
Revisiting the backstory of this six-time James Beard Award semifinalist a day before the Chinatown restaurant closes to move to a new home.
All Our Favorite Sandwiches in Honolulu
Hawai‘i’s underdog of lunch: Our team shares their picks for O‘ahu’s top sandwiches.
Foodflash: After 12 Years in Chinatown, The Pig & the Lady Is Closing to Move to Kaimukī
The scrappy, brick-walled icon is moving to a bigger, brighter place.
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.
Restaurants We Love: Resonant Stories From the Best Restaurants in Honolulu
Restaurants with superlative food are one thing. Those with a place in our hearts are another. Our writers explore the restaurants they love.
5 Chefs to Watch on O‘ahu
In their dishes and kitchens, these local chefs are helping to shape the city’s restaurant scene.
At Super Pho in Kaimukī, Seven Courses of Beef Are a $50 Feast for Two
The price has gone up since we first brought this to you, but bo bay mon is still a fun, sumptuous deal.
6 Favorite Places to Try Vietnamese Iced Coffee on O‘ahu
Where to find authentic or nontraditional cà phê sữa đá to switch up your coffee routine.
All the Reasons Why Anh Chị Em Is My New Favorite Bakery
Run, don’t walk, for traditional and Vietnamese-inspired pastries at this family-run Saturday pop-up in Kaka‘ako.
The Pig & The Lady’s Staff Petitioned to Keep This Dish on the Menu
Two standouts from the past summer menu have become permanent lunchtime dishes.
Wandering Wahiawā: A Local’s Guide to Neighborhood Eats
Explore the neighborhood in a day and gain insight into some of its most exciting small food and drink businesses.
Giovedi, A New Pop-up Italian Restaurant with Asian Sensibilities
The team that opened Mad Bene pops up in Kaka‘ako with a rotating $95 prix fixe menu.
Piggy Smalls Closing Because of Staffing Shortage
Most of its staff will transfer to The Pig & the Lady in Chinatown, which will debut a new brunch.
Foodflash: Piggy Smalls Is Closing Permanently After Feb. 12
The little-brother restaurant of Chinatown’s James Beard Award-nominated The Pig & The Lady is shutting down for good.
April 2022: Our Top 3 Most Viewed Posts
A roundup of the stories you deemed most drool-worthy and shareable.
Legit Banh Mi Lands on Top Floor of 808 Center in Honolulu
Le’s Banh Mi is a classy new Vietnamese bakery with perfect baguettes and sandwiches.
We Found Goat Hot Pot and Whole Roast Fish with Skin Like Chicharrones in Chinatown
Pho Que Huong’s 113-item menu has Vietnamese dishes found nowhere else in Honolulu.
In Chinatown, Thuong An Lac, Honolulu’s Only Vietnamese Vegan Restaurant
This hole-in-the-wall serves a diverse (and vegan) menu of classic Vietnamese noodle soups and dishes.
Pig & the Lady’s New Menu Restores Its Flavor Bomb Heights
It’s the Chinatown restaurant’s first menu overhaul in nearly a year and a half.
Park Yourself in Front of These Three Vietnamese Restaurants in Kaimukī
A parklet crawl turns into an exploration of Vietnamese cuisine beyond pho and banh mi.
Farmers Market Finds: Funky Fresh Spins on Spring Rolls at Kaka‘ako
The Corner Rolls wraps up cheeseburgers, shrimp and avocado into crispy fried spring rolls.
Find 12 Vietnamese Noodle Soups on Piggy Smalls’ New Menu
The Kaka‘ako hot spot just reopened with a new chef and revamped brunch and dinner lineups.
