Dash of Sazón Spices Up Hotel Street With Caribbean and Latin Fare
Peruvian, Jamaican and Puerto Rican flavors mesh well with the diversity of Chinatown.
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Quiora Waikīkī’s $29 Lunch Set Comes with a Ritzy Rooftop View
On the seventh floor of the Ritz-Carlton Waikīkī, an unexpected deal in an unexpected setting.
Worth the Splurge: $32 Grill-Your-Own Lunch Sets at Han no Daidokoro
Complete meals at the posh Kaka‘ako yakiniku feature beef tongue or tongue-and-washugyu combos daily.
Mindblown: Legit Oxtail Soup and Soufflé Pancakes at Westman Café
We found ‘ono oxtail soup on the same menu as divine soufflé pancakes—in Waikīkī, of all places.
Rinka’s Lunch Sets Are One of the Best Deals in Town
In a pricey corner of Kaka‘ako, filling lunches that are family- and wallet-friendly.
Old-School Diners We Love: Jack’s Restaurant in ‘Āina Haina
Timeless comfort foods like hot griddled biscuits, Grandma’s meatloaf and lunch specials at an East O‘ahu strip mall.
Worth the Splurge: Restaurant Suntory’s $42 Seasonal Kaiseki Lunch
Japan’s seasonal delicacies inspire a feast that satisfies the eyes and palate.
Nami Kaze Debuts New Seafood-Focused Brunch at Pier 38
Jason Peel breaks the mold of typical brunches with amusing seafood spins on comfort food classics.
Worth the Splurge: This $24 Prime Rib Plate in Downtown Honolulu
It’s not your ordinary weekday lunch—but Prime Roast Cafe’s salt-and-rosemary-crusted prime rib is not your ordinary roast.
What $10 Gets You: ‘Ohana Hale Marketplace in Kaka‘ako
It’s lunchtime and you’re hungry. Frolic’s balling on a budget series is back!
Sakana Express Get Japanese and Okinawan-Kine Okazu, Plate Lunches and Poke in ‘Aiea
Da sistah deli of Sakana Grill in Kalihi is wea to go when you craving goya bitter melon champuru with your fried chicken and poke bowl.
Roll with It: Nico’s New Food Truck in Kaka‘ako
Poke bowls, fish and chips and yes, furikake seared ‘ahi from Pier 38 are now on Coral Street.
Kaimukī’s New Sandwich Cafe Has a Familiar Name
12th Ave Grill DeliCafe is an indoor-outdoor reboot of the long-shuttered restaurant.
Here’s Why Kapa Hale Is One of Honolulu’s Most Exciting New Restaurants
Keaka Lee’s first restaurant fuses elements of Hawaiian, local, modern American and global.
Find Detroit- and Brooklyn-Style Pizzas at Chinatown’s New Slice Shop
Pizza Mamo’s American-style pies are unique on O‘ahu.
Find Lobster Rolls at These 9 Honolulu Eateries
Don’t underestimate a pandemic—these shellfish indulgences are on a roll.
What $10 Gets You: Downtown Honolulu
Downtown has tons of affordable lunch options if you know where to go.
What $10 Gets You: Ala Moana Center
It's lunchtime and you're hungry. What are your options?
Just opened at Ward: Scratch Kitchen & Meatery
The wait is over. Well, for the most part. Scratch Kitchen & Meatery, the new sister restaurant of Chinatown’s Scratch Kitchen & Bake Shop, soft-opens at Ward Villages’ South Shore Market today, April 10. What’s different? Unlike Chinatown, which starts…
Ethel’s Grill expands … to Hawaii Kai
This location has since closed. Anyone who has been to the original Ethel’s Grill in Kalihi Kai knows it has been there forever. As in decades. And only there. So when I saw that Ethel’s second generation – daughter Minaka…
Awesome eats this Friday: Tanioka’s bento and spicy ahi
After two sold-out Awesome eats popups in July and August, we got the message: The downtown lunch crowd loves Tanioka’s. So we’re bringing the Waipahu institution back every month, starting with this Friday’s Awesome eats. Tanioka’s Seafoods and Catering will…
Something new: Over Easy
Brunch in Kailua, the nexus of the island’s brunch-iverse, is about to get even better. Over Easy, a new restaurant focusing on fresh local fare by a pair of Alan Wong alums, opens today on Kuulei Road by McDonald’s. The…
Something new: Button Up Cafe
Alright, disclaimer: Button Up Café isn’t exactly new, it’s new-ish. It opened in Pearl City in February in one of the small plazas off of Kam Highway. With delectable entrees, the cozy eatery can fill up with weekend brunch crowds…
Something new: O’bop!
I never realized that K-BBQ in a cup, affectionately known by Koreans as “cupbop,” was something we desperately needed in downtown. That is, until Frolic creator Diane Seo tipped me off about this tasty new phenom. Boy am I glad…
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