Hong Yeon 홍연 Is the Hot New Jjajangmyeon Spot in Town
Mō‘ili‘ili’s new Korean-northern Chinese restaurant has a $10 jjajangmyeon grand opening special through the end of this month.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
$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.
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.
Where Are They Now? Restaurants from Ke‘eaumoku Street
Newly updated: Chogajip and En Hakkore are the latest eateries to resurface after the January 2021 closure of the Ke‘eaumoku super block.
Affordable Splurge: Hangang’s $26 Korean Lunch Sets
Honolulu’s other buzz Korean lunch deal bundles an entrée, soup, stone pot rice and plenty of banchan.
Affordable Splurge: Korea Garden’s $25 Lunch Specials
Lunch at O‘ahu’s newest Korean restaurant offers a serious deal of stone pot rice, entrée, bubbling soup and banchan.
10 New & Coming Eateries on O‘ahu: March 2024
Where to find new and coming Italian food, tacos, a luxe sushi omakase and good chicken.
We Tried It: Loess Spa Korean Body Scrub and Meridian Therapy
Start the new year fresh at this Korean bathhouse and spa, where you’ll be cleansed inside and out.
At Hawai‘i Banchan Co., It’s All About Premium Side Dishes
The new shop’s hand-picked banchan, kim chee, frozen seafood, pantry staples, snacks and delicacies are flown in twice a week from South Korea.
Taste of Korea Is a Fundraiser for a New Korean Cultural Center
Not to be confused with this weekend’s Kimchi Day Festival, this indoor event features dishes from 10 restaurants, a slew of Korean drinks and a very good cause.
Kyochon, One of Korea’s Top Fried Chicken Chains, Is Open on Ke‘eaumoku
Go early or wait a bit—fans have been mobbing the new eatery at Like Like Plaza.
Debu Brings Giant Kimbap Rolls and Inari Bombs to Ke‘eaumoku
Think poke bombs but topped with unagi, bulgogi, avocado or corn—and don’t miss those giant kimbap rolls.
What You’ll See at the New 88 Mart in Downtown Honolulu
Downtown’s Korean market opens with light groceries, bentos, drinks and a self-serve ramyun bar at Executive Centre.
Ke‘eaumoku’s Chicken Factory Finds New Life as Steve’s Chicks in Kunia
Come for the fried chicken and stay for the beefy kalbi soup.
Ke‘eaumoku’s 88 Mart Is Opening a Supermarket and Restaurant Downtown
A brunch buffet, Korean-Italian fusion and groceries are coming to the heart of Downtown Honolulu.
