There’s a New Japanese Food Hall Inside This Waikīkī Grocery Store
The Japan inside Mitsuwa at International Market Place has six new eateries hawking ramen, yakitori, wagyu, musubi, uni and tempura.
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You Voted: Here’s Your Top 5 Okazuya on O‘ahu
This classic spotlights Frolic readers’ top picks for best okazuya on the island, with a clear runaway winner.
Stix Asia Food Hall Now Open With 13 Restaurants in Waikīkī
Waikīkī's revamped Asian food hall grand opens today with discounts and deals at select restaurants.
Nana’s Green Tea and Nana Musubi Are Back in Waikīkī
The matcha treats counter and the shop formerly known as Shichi Musubi are in the new Stix Asia food hall.
The Best Food We Ate in Tokyo in 72 Hours
Thomas Obungen and Maria Burke’s Top 6 picks from three short days in Japan.
October 2022: Our Top 3 Most Viewed Posts About O‘ahu’s Food Scene
How a musubi roundup, a humble diner and an unlikely date-night destination ended up on our homepage.
Ultimate Guide to O‘ahu’s 11 Best Musubi Shops
Whether it’s Spam with ume and shiso, mentaiko mayo or even cheeseburger, these are the shops we go to when we’re craving a musubi.
Plant-Based Spam Musubi: Try ‘Um Before You Knock ‘Um
A tale of two faux meat musubi that we’d order again. And again.
Two-Minute Takeout: U-Kitchen Bento Shop in Kalihi
Enormous and reasonable bento plates plus Japanese sandwiches, inari bombs and musubi are the hallmarks of this hidden gem.
Got’z Grindz Now Has Poke Bowls and Ochazuke in Kāne‘ohe
We revisit a neighborhood gem known for jam-packed musubi, garlic noodles and lemon peel gummies.
Two-Minute Takeout: Nu‘uanu Okazuya at the Edge of Downtown Honolulu
Part 2 of our look at eateries in the Miyamoto Building revisits a popular okazuya known for its fish cakes, chicken and andagi.
Waikiki Food Hall grand opens at Royal Hawaiian Center
Who knew Waikiki needed a fourth food hall? This one, aptly named Waikiki Food Hall, grand opens at Royal Hawaiian Center on Saturday, Mar. 7 at 8 a.m. A mix of eight local and Japanese concepts will serve up everything from garlic shrimp plates and…
Best Fancy-Kine Spam Musubi: Our Top 5
Da bestest non-traditional Spam musubi on O‘ahu.
Take Five: 5 Spam Musubi to Tuck into Your Keiki’s Lunch Box
Musubi Café Iyasume sells up to 23 kinds of Spam musubi. Here are five different versions—safe and more adventurous—for your kids to try.
KaSnack attack! 7-Eleven's humangous arabiki sausage musubi
What? Usually when I tink of one arabiki sausage I tink of those tiny little Redondo's Japanese-style sausages das made from pork and kinda smokey. Da casing get one real snap to 'em. I like da taste of da arabiki…
Iyasume Makes Up to 23 Kinds of Spam Musubi
Did you even know the world needed 23 kinds of Spam musubi?
Hidden Gem: Got’z Grindz Musubis in Kāne‘ohe
I swear I don't have a thing for Kāne‘ohe, and I’m not on an all-carb diet. But ever since I blogged about Ono2Guys, people in the know have been nagging me to check out Got’z Grindz, which is just…
No Leftovers Left Behind: 4 Easy Recipes You Can Make Using Leftovers
Photo: By Laura Dornbush You know the scenario: you sit down for dinner, your children take one bite and want to be excused to go play. My 2-year-old son, Duke, is a finicky and picky eater who would rather binge on Baby Shark videos than…
Mana Musubi is reopening Wednesday with 25% more rice balls
You haven't experienced heartbreak until you've pulled up to Mana Musubi, only to discover a closed sign and empty shelves. Hawaii's self-proclaimed musubi headquarters, the shop formerly known as Mana Bu's would open at 6:30 a.m., shelves bursting with nearly 30 musubi varieties, and sell out by…
This karaoke lounge moonlights as a musubi shop
If you drive down Kapahulu as often as I do, you might have noticed a new neon sign. It says "musubi" in vibrant electric blue with a red bird to the side. It's enough for me to pull over and investigate. The space itself isn't new:…
KaSnack attack! What if one manapua and one sushi had one baby?
What? People tease me cuz I eat rice with anykine. Pizza and rice. Manapua and rice. I get hard time coming full if no more rice das why. So I wuz kinda tripping when I saw this Teriyaki Char Siu…
Upcoming eats in Waikiki: Yokocho Japanese food alley
Billing itself as Hawaii’s first gourmet Japanese food alley, Waikiki Yokocho is set to open Dec. 1 in the basement of Waikiki Shopping Plaza. Sixteen new-to-Hawaii eateries will fill a culinary village with three themed alleyways: Ramen Road, Noren Street…
CIY video: Sunny side Spam musubi
Frolic’s CIY (Cook It Yourself) videos are for those times when eating out is not an option. They’re quick-ish how-tos for dishes that make staying in fun, ranging from pretty simple to d’oh, why didn’t I think of that? Fact:…
Our Top 6: Okazuya
Ahh okazuya. Growing up in the islands, a stop at your local Japanese-style delicatessen meant you got good marks on your report card, were going on a field trip or finally had enough quarters to purchase a super filling snack.…
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