Food & Dining
Hawai‘i Cuisine: Food, Flavors, and Local Favorites
Exploring all your favorite Island dining, from cheap eats to high-end. Craving omakase? We’ve got you covered. Shave ice? Sure thing! Loco moco? Like we’d forget! We’ve got heaping bowls of poke, and acai. You’ll find pau hana deals, foodie cocktails and delicious mocktails. Of course, none of that would be possible without the chefs, bakers, and mixologists you’ll meet here. We also take you to the Hawai‘i farms that fuel our farm-to-table movement.
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This cozy shop is a hidden gem for kimbap
Kimbap Plus offers assorted kimbap and acai bowls.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 25, 2025
Budget Bites: Basalt Waikīkī’s $55 prix fixe menu
This three-course meal includes a 10-ounce prime rib
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 24, 2025
Where to go for Dubai chocolate bar-inspired desserts
This chocolate-pistachio-kataifi combination is popping up in shops all over Oʻahu.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 24, 2025
Kamaʻāina can get 25% off at this revamped Waikīkī buffet
The Buffet at Hyatt debuted a new menu and brought back its popular kamaʻāina discount.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 23, 2025
This volunteer hates food waste and loves giving back to the local community
Meet Sally Chow, a volunteer for Oʻahu nonprofit Aloha Harvest, which collects on average about 6,000 pounds of excess food per day and redistributes it for free to partner agencies that feed those in need.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosApril 22, 2025
This new happy hour is starting soon in Honolulu
Ki Club Hawaiʻi’s happy hour features dishes that are less than $20 each
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 22, 2025
Where to go on Mother’s Day 2025: Part 1
Treat mom to unforgettable dining experiences.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 22, 2025
Kapa Hale’s new spring menu
This seasonal prix fixe includes a comforting salmon ochazuke and a new lava cake.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 21, 2025
Limited-edition Lilo & Stitch Spam classic cans now available in Hawaiʻi stores
There are three different designs available.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 19, 2025
Hawaiʻi’s first everbowl location opens tomorrow
This acai bowl biz is celebrating its grand opening with free acai bowls from 12 to 3 p.m. on April 19.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 19, 2025
The 2025 Waikīkī Spam Jam Festival is coming April 26
Plus, from April 19 to May 4, participating restaurants will be serving up special Spam-centric dishes.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 18, 2025
This new sushi spot will have you saying, “Yeah!”
YA!! Sushi just opened in Luana Waikīkī.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 18, 2025
There’s a new Indian restaurant in Central Oʻahu
Cha Cha’s Indian Curry serves up butter chicken, lamb curry and naan
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 17, 2025
Podmore has a new spring menu
New dishes range from scallops to roasted cauliflower and a must-have chicken pot pie
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 17, 2025
This dessert shop has new Dubai-inspired treats
Walking Bean Cafe, known for its matcha lattes, shave ice and cheesecakes, just added Dubai chocolate bar-inspired desserts to its sweet line-up.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 16, 2025
Save the date for this $3 sushi deal
Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera Hawaiʻi is celebrating its one-year anniversary with sushi specials.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 16, 2025
This renovated golf course features a farm-to-table restaurant
Pearl at Kalauao offers Hawaiian Food Fridays, a weekday happy hour and more.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 15, 2025
Han No Daidokoro Ward just launched a limited-time special tasting menu
The catch: No end date has been announced.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 15, 2025
Young Entrepreneurs Marketplace on Oʻahu showcased student creations
More than 20 student-run businesses statewide set up shop at the KCC Farmersʻ Market on Saturday, selling snacks, beverages and skin care, among other locally made products, as part of the Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation’s Young Entrepreneurs Program.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosApril 15, 2025
Where to go on Easter 2025: Part 3
Didn’t make any plans yet? Hop to it!
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 14, 2025
Mōʻiliʻili has a new ice cream shop
Castaways Ice Cream is serving up 30-plus flavors
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 14, 2025
This New York-style street cart is serving up Mediterranean food
Kailua-based Naji Baba is open Fridays to Sundays.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 11, 2025
Tiki's Grill & Bar expands to Japan
Tiki's Tokyo — a partnership between Tiki's Grill & Bar and Tiki's SHIBUYA Limited Liability Partnership — will open April 25. It's the restaurant's first location outside of the Islands.
Stephanie SalmonsApril 11, 2025
Mian & Bao expands menu with dim sum
This popular soup dumpling restaurant in Honolulu just started serving dim sum.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 10, 2025