Mānoa Chocolate Opens a Coffee Roaster and Café
The Kailua-based chocolate company brews up bean-to-bar coffee drinks, much of it from O‘ahu-grown beans.
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50-Plus New Restaurants Have Opened on O‘ahu This Year
Last week, we published a running list of 50-plus restaurants that have closed so far this year. Here’s the flip side.
Your 2026 Guide to O‘ahu Bon Dance Food: Part 2
Where to find takoyaki, pastele stew, root beer floats, homemade baked goods and more while you dance under the summer skies.
The Team Behind Maze’s Prix Fixe Pairings Is Slinging Chicken Sandwiches at New BirdyGo
Michelin-trained Ki Chung creates the sandwiches and tenders; James Beard Award winner Justin Park does the iced tea and lemonade.
Whimsical Cocktails and Bar Bites Star at Chinatown’s New Pigeonhole
Craft cocktails find a new home in the old Tlaxcalli space on Smith Street.
9 Eateries Are Creating Gooey Specials for This Weekend’s Natto Takeout Dine-Around
Natto cookies, natto mandoo, natto eggplant bolognese linguine: Fans of the gooey bean could natto ask for more.
New Hala Tree Café in Waikīkī Brings World-Class Pastries and 100% Kona Coffee
The local company moved its coffee shop from Ka‘a‘awa to town and hired an award-winning chef to lead the bakery program.
Lee Anne Wong Is Cooking Frolic’s July 10 Natto Day Dinner at Koko Head Café
Think natto ‘ahi tostadas, paupiettes of natto and black cod, and wagyu with natto brown butter. And yes, a natto dessert!
Supreme Dumplings Opens at Ala Moana Center with Silky, Soupy Xiao Long Bao
It opened Monday, and we are living the xiao long bao life.
ReBran Uses a Locally Discarded Superfood to Make Granola Bran New
Nutrient-dense bran from rice polished in Kalihi stars in a new local granola.
Rice Dishes Steal the Show at New Biryani King
Find homestyle Punjabi cooking behind Walmart on Sheridan Street.
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