2025 Hale ‘Aina Award Winners: The Best Restaurants in Hawai‘i
Congratulations to this year’s Hale ‘Aina Award winners announced on June 2, 2025.
best restaurants
Leila Switches From Moroccan to Italian/Mediterranean Prix Fixe
No more seven salads—think agnolotti and chilled summer corn soup.
Best Restaurants in Honolulu
Here are HONOLULU Dining Editor Martha Cheng’s picks for the top eateries on O‘ahu.
Top 15 Picks of a Las Vegas Man Who Eats Out in Honolulu 180 Times a Year
From noodle bowls to meatballs, sushi omakase to hamburger steak (with extra gravy): Young Park loves the local food scene.
Hawai‘i’s Best New Restaurants of 2023
Opened in 2023, these are the new places Frolic writers eat at and recommend the most.
2023 Hale ‘Aina Award Winners: The Best Restaurants in Hawai‘i
Congratulations to this year’s Hale ‘Aina Award winners announced on June 6, 2023.
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.
November 2022: Our Top 3 Most Viewed Posts About O‘ahu’s Food Scene
Wow, Honolulu REALLY loves manapua!
Sheldon Simeon’s Tiffany’s Maui Is a Homecoming for Palate and Soul
The Top Chef alum and James Beard Award nominee turns a local sports bar into his family restaurant.
May 2022: Our Top 3 Most Viewed Posts About O‘ahu’s Food Scene
A Puerto Rican food truck, a roundup of new openings and where a dining editor really likes to eat.
These 13 Hawai‘i Chefs and Restaurants Just Made the Semifinals of the James Beard Awards
First-timers include Nisshodo Mochiya, Gaku izakaya and Ethel’s Grill. Congrats to all 13!
Our Fave New Hawai‘i Restaurants of 2021
Places we loved most from a year of extraordinary openings.
2020 Hale ‘Aina Award Winners: Michelle Karr-Ueoka and Wade Ueoka of MW Restaurant Win Hawai‘i’s Restaurateurs of the Year
This couple lends a helping hand not just because times are tough, but because it’s what they’ve always done.
The Best Things We Ate in Hawai‘i in 2020
22 chefs, bloggers and eaters name their most memorable food moments.
The Best Hawai‘i Restaurants for Celebrating a Special Occasion
Making a reservation at these 2019 Hale ‘Aina-winning restaurants will promise an affair to remember.
