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The Best Places to Eat and Drink in Honolulu

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  1. The open-air food court inside Ala Moana Center does a better job representing Honolulu's eating habits than most sit-down restaurants. Musubi Cafe Iyasume turns out around 20 varieties of Spam musubi, Ahi & Vegetable draws lines for its poke bowls and cheap nigiri, and the Hokkaido-based Brug Bakery sells pillowy breads including a curry-filled doughnut that sounds wrong and tastes right. Tables spill outside, and Palme D'Or Patisserie is steps away for Japanese cakes by the slice.




  2. Address
    900 Fort St Mall, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 10:30 AM

    Tuesday 10:30 AM–2 PM

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  3. An old poi factory turned roadside Hawaiian food spot on the Windward Coast, run by native Hawaiians who have been feeding people here for a while. The kanaka nui plate arrives loaded with pretty much everything the kitchen makes, and the warm kulolo with haupia ice cream is the kind of dessert that ends the conversation. Pull off Kamehameha Highway and eat outside; the atmosphere does a lot of the heavy lifting.



  4. Address
    2135 Waiola St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 6:30 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–6:30 PM

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  5. Address
    2494 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 10 AM–10 PM

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  6. Address
    2332 Young St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Closes soon, 5 PM, in 28 min

    Tuesday 9 AM–5 PM

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  7. Address
    2919 Kapiʻolani Blvd, Unit 218, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 8:30 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–8:30 PM

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  8. Address
    413 Seaside Ave, FL 2, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Tuesday 5:30 PM–10 PM

    Reserve
    OpenTable
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    WebsiteInstagram
  9. A Cuban-inspired brunch spot on the second floor in Waikiki where the Cubano and choripan keep locals coming back despite the tourist foot traffic below. The chef leans hard on local sourcing, which is rarer here than you'd think, so the fruit plate runs on farmers market tropicals instead of the usual imported berries flown in from somewhere cold. Sandwiches and braised brisket do the heavy lifting on a menu that reads like it belongs somewhere else entirely.



  10. Address
    255 Beach walk, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 9:30 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–9:30 PM

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  11. Sit-down wine bar and all-day cafe in the Royal Hawaiian Center, where the menu wanders happily from breakfast plates to burrata to garlic shrimp without apologizing for any of it. The move many regulars make is the fried breadfruit, served with brown sugar and coconut cream in a way that makes you wonder why breakfast potatoes ever went another direction. Steamed clams and acai bowls from the adjacent cafe round out the options nicely.




  12. Rank 115. Marugame Udon

    Udon Shop


    Address
    2310 Kūhiō Ave, Unit 124, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Tuesday 10 AM–11 PM

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  13. A grab-and-go musubi counter inside the Aqua Pacific Monarch Hotel, with the largest menu of the three Waikīkī locations. Fresh rice gets packed around fried chicken, salmon with roe, or any number of Spam variations, including one loaded with avocado, bacon, and egg that operates as a breakfast sandwich in musubi form. The space is small, the turnover is fast, and the whole operation runs on the principle that rice pressed around a good filling is a complete argument.


    Address
    2427 Kūhiō Ave, FL 1, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 9 PM

    Tuesday 6:30 AM–9 PM

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  14. Rank 115. Tim Ho Wan

    Cantonese





  15. Rank 115. ZIGU

    Modern Izakaya

    The original 1930s wooden beams, plastered over for decades while the building housed a scooter-rental shop, are visible again here. Zigu is a modern izakaya tucked into the ground floor, running a menu of small plates, tempura, and sushi with local touches woven through: mochiko fried chicken, kale noodles, green papaya rolls. Waikiki usually does loud and obvious; this room does quiet and considered.


    Address
    413 Seaside Ave, Unit 1F, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Tuesday 4 PM–Midnight

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  16. Address
    1450 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Tuesday 10:30 AM–8 PM

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  17. Address
    1450 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Tuesday 10:30 AM–8 PM

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  18. Address
    1000 Kamehameha Hwy, Pearl City, HI · Pearl City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 6:30 AM

    Tuesday 6:30 AM–4 PM

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  19. Address
    1450 Ala Moana Blvd, FL 3, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Tuesday 7 AM–8 PM

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  20. Address
    580 N Nimitz Hwy, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 6:30 AM–10 PM

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  21. Address
    580 N Nimitz Hwy E, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 4:30 PM–10 PM

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  22. Address
    1000 Kamehameha Hwy W, Pearl City, HI · Pearl City
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 4:30 PM–10 PM

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  23. Address
    1450 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Tuesday 10:30 AM–8 PM

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  24. Address
    410 Atkinson Dr, FL 36, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 4:30 PM–10 PM

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  25. Address
    987 Queen St, Spc N-110, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Tuesday 9 AM–8 PM

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  26. Address
    2752 Woodlawn Dr, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

    Reserve
    OpenTable
    Online
    Website

  27. Address
    2199 Kalia Rd, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Tuesday 7 PM–12:30 AM

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  28. Address
    2754 Woodlawn Dr, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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    OpenTable
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  29. Address
    2270 Kalakaua Ave, FL 19, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Tuesday 4 PM–Midnight

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    OpenTable
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  30. Address
    5730 Kalanianaole Hwy, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–4 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

    Reserve
    OpenTable
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    WebsiteInstagram



  31. Address
    2411 Kūhiō Ave, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 9 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM

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  32. Address
    2229 N School St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Thu 11:30 AM

    Tuesday 11:30 AM–1:30 PM

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  33. Address
    434 Piikoi St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–11:59 PM

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    OpenTable
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    WebsiteInstagram



  34. Address
    2570 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Tuesday 6 AM–8 PM

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  35. Address
    2752 Woodlawn Dr, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 7 PM

    Tuesday 10 AM–7 PM

    Reserve
    OpenTable
    Online
    Website



  36. Address
    1114 11th Ave, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–4 PM

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  37. Address
    1108 Auahi St, Unit 150, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 11:30 AM–3:30 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

    Reserve
    OpenTable
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    WebsiteInstagram


  38. Address
    2233 Kalakaua Ave Bldg B FL 1 Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

    Reserve
    OpenTable
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    WebsiteInstagram


  39. Address
    1388 Kapiolani Blvd, unit 3, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 7 AM–9 AM, 11 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–8:30 PM

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    Resy
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  40. Address
    1960 Kapiolani Blvd, Unit 109, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until 9 PM

    Tuesday Noon–3 PM, 4:30 PM–9 PM

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  41. Address
    2570 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Tuesday 11 AM–Midnight

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