Must-see restaurants in Hawaii

  • Baya Bowls

    Lahaina

    Acai bowls and smoothies are the stars at this food truck that's part of a pod near the center. Options for your bowl include locally grown lilikoi …

  • Kaiwa

    Waikiki

    While prowling the sanitized climes of the Waikiki Beach Walk, you can pause at a generic chain staple, or you can stop off for excellent Japanese fare…

  • Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar

    Waikiki

    From the mind of one of Hawaii’s top chefs, DK Kodama, this Pacific Rim menu rolls out everything from creatively stylish sushi and sashimi to Dungeness…

  • Aloha Vietnamese Food

    Honolulu

    This is no-frills family-run Vietnamese at its best. It's a local favorite, so don't be fazed by lines out the door or the lack of decor beyond the…

  • Honolulu Farmers Market

    Honolulu

    Honolulu's farmers markets are extraordinary places to browse the island's famed bounty of produce, prepared foods, snacks, craft items and a lot more…

  • Choice Health Bar

    Lahaina

    This breezy box of healthy deliciousness whips up addictive organic fare. The fruit-stuffed acai bowls – loaded with berries, greens and granola – are…

  • Waipa Farmers Market

    Hanalei

    Spreading across a lush roadside field a mile west of central Hanalei against a wonderful mountain backdrop, this small but ample weekly market features…

  • Tamura’s Poke

    Kailua

    The wine is fine, but you're really here for the poke. Tucked into the back of Tamura's Fine Wines & Liquors at the Aikahi Park Shopping Center on…

  • Postcards Cafe

    Hanalei

    This charming clapboard cottage, marked by a rusted anchor out front, specializes in seafood dishes with world-fusion flavors like wasabi-crusted ahi or…

  • Ono Fish N' Shrimp

    Moloka'i

    For some of the best seafood plates (or should that be takeout boxes?) in town, this white food truck offers up seared mahi-mahi, fish and chips, steak…

  • Hawaii Sushi

    Waikiki

    A winner for Hawaiian-style fresh sushi with rolls and bowls (such as the Spicy Ahi Bowl, made with local ahi), you can't get fresher fish anywhere else…

  • Mitch’s Fish Market & Sushi Bar

    Honolulu

    A bare-bones sushi bar near the airport for connoisseurs, who come for the chef’s superbly fresh omakase tasting menu and the rarely seen delicacies…

  • Gochi Grill

    Honolulu

    A real find for lunch Downtown. In an older but sparkling open plaza of a commercial building, they cook up so much plate lunch goodness each day. By 1pm…

  • Mahiku Farmer's Market

    Waikiki

    Wrapping around a glassy commercial building, this farmers market attracts dozens of vendors selling produce, prepared foods, artworks and crafts. Sample…

  • Cafe Cafe

    Lahaina

    A great place for coffee coffee. This laid-back, island-casual joint serves extraordinary coffee drinks and teas, with a collection of ragtag tables out…

  • TaquerEATa

    Lahaina

    Breakfast and lunch tacos can be customized in myriad ways at this silver-hued food truck, part of a pod of trucks. The lines form early for the super…

  • Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

    Honolulu

    Located in the heart of Pearl City, this convenient branch of the well-known java joint is a central spot for a quick caffeine fix, a pastry or a light…

  • Kailua Farmers Market

    Kailua

    Artisan breads, organic fruit and veggies, and filling plate meals, from island-style barbecue to Filipino stew, are sold by vendors in the large parking…

  • Ululani's Hawaiian Shave Ice

    Lahaina

    For over-the-top (literally) shave ice, amble up to the counter at the second location of Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice and take your pick of tropical…

  • Plate lunch at Aloha Mixed Plate Cafe. Includes kahlua pork, centre, lomi lomi salmon, right foreground cup, poi, centre right cup, haupia, rear right cup.  Also macaroni salad and rice.

    Aloha Mixed Plate

    Lahaina

    This is the Hawaii you came to find: friendly, open-air and beside the beach (although the view is somewhat obscured). The food’s first rate, the prices…

  • Kona Brewing Company

    Kailua-Kona

    Expect a bustling crowd at this sprawling, eco-sustainable brewpub, with tiki-torch-lit outdoor seating and laid-back waitstaff. Pizza toppings verge on…

  • Up in Smoke cafe, Road to Hana, East Maui.

    Up in Smoke

    The Road to Hana

    This bustling barbecue stand at the Nahiku Marketplace is the place to try kiawe-smoked breadfruit, plus kalua (pit-oven-cooked) pig tacos. Your kids will…

  • Moku Kitchen

    Honolulu

    One of the newest additions to SALT at Our Kakaʻako, Moku Kitchen is a Honolulu eatery that perfectly marries the best of both worlds – upcountry farming…

  • Hana Highway Lūau

    The Road to Hana

    For traditional Hawaiian fare on the Road to Hana, try this satisfying little roadside vendor at Nahiku Marketplace. Order healthy poke bowls (with Hana…

  • ʻULU Ocean Grill + Sushi Lounge

    Kona Coast

    ʻUlu means 'breadfruit,' and this sustainably minded restaurant is all about locally sourced produce, seafood and meat – some 75% of its dishes are made…

  • Peacocks Cafe Maui

    The Road to Hana

    In a lovely setting, with purple benches and beautiful peacocks wandering around, this little food-truck cafe near the entrance to the Garden of Eden…

  • A Taste of Moloka'i

    Moloka'i

    For a heaped bowl of the best poke in town, head to this humble food truck. It serves fresh fish straight from the surrounding seas dowsed in shōyu, spicy…

  • Leonard’s

    Waikiki

    It’s almost impossible to drive by the Leonard’s eye-catching vintage 1950s neon sign without seeing a crowd of tourists. This bakery is famous for its…

  • Fumi's Kitchen

    Kailua-Kona

    Fumi's was founded by members of the family that runs Teshima's, and they bring a similar high level of home-cooked fare to hungry diners. The menu dips…

  • Michel's at Colony Surf

    Waikiki

    Michel's opened in 1962 and little seems to have changed since. The beautiful water view out over a small pocket beach, with the heart of Waikiki glowing…

  • Tokkuri Tei

    Waikiki

    An upbeat neighborhood izakaya (Japanese pub) upstairs in a tiny open-air mall offers contemporary versions of Japanese bar-food standards. Paper lanterns…

  • Kewalo Basin Foodtrucks

    Honolulu

    Wandering food trucks gather at the western end of Kewalo Basin. You never know what you'll find, but generally the quality and variety are excellent…

  • Liliha Bakery

    Honolulu

    A local favorite since 1950, Liliha is not far northwest of Chinatown. This old-school island bakery and diner causes a neighborhood traffic jam for its…

  • Shokudo Japanese Restaurant and Bar,

    Honolulu

    Knock back lychee sake-tinis at this sleek, bright red Japanese restaurant (shokudō means ‘dining room’) that’s always filled to the ceiling (which is the…

  • Punaluʻu Bake Shop

    Hawaiʻi the Big Island

    The US's southernmost bakery is squarely on the tour bus circuit and usually crowded – for good reason. If you want to try the Portuguese fried sweet…

  • Imanas Tei

    Honolulu

    Look for the orange sign well off the street at this long-standing izakaya (a casual pub), where staff shout their welcome (‘Irrashaimase!’) as you make…

  • Ramen Nakamura

    Waikiki

    Hit this simple noodle shop at lunchtime and you’ll have to strategically elbow aside Japanese tourists toting Gucci and Chanel bags just to sit down…

  • Nanzan Girogiro

    Honolulu

    Traditional kaiseki ryōri (seasonal small-course) cuisine infused with Hawaii-grown fruits and vegetables, fresh seafood and, frankly, magic. This is an…

  • Me BBQ

    Waikiki

    The street-side takeout counter may be a tad short on atmosphere, but there is a fine little side yard with shady plastic tables where you can chow down…

  • Whole Foods

    Kailua

    This chain supermarket offers high-end foods at high-end prices. It has a very large selection of organic fare and lots of prepared meats and seafood…

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