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The Best Places in Downtown Honolulu & Kakaako

Updated October 29, 2026
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  1. Rank 1. Bar Leather Apron

    Cocktail Bar

    Polished wood, tattooed bartenders, and leather aprons as far as the eye can see. Bar Leather Apron is a serious cocktail bar tucked into Fort Street Mall, and it won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Bar in 2023, which is the kind of thing that makes sense once you sit down. The menu leans on local, seasonal ingredients, so the drinks read like a farmers market with a liquor license. Go slow; this isn't a round-of-shots situation.

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    Address
    745 Fort St Mall, Ste 127A, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–11:30 PM

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  2. Rank 2. Fête

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    Address
    2 N Hotel St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–9 PM

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  3. Rank 3. Mille Fete

    Bakery

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    Address
    1113 Smith St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Thursday 10 AM–6 PM

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  4. Rank 4. Olay's Thai Lao Cuisine

    Thai

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    66 N Hotel St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Thursday 10 AM–3 PM, 4 PM–9 PM

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  5. Rank 5. The Pig & The Lady

    Vietnamese

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    Address
    83 N King St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–9:30 PM

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  6. Rank 6. Giovedi

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    Address
    10 N Hotel St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–11 PM

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  7. Rank 6. PIZZA mamo

    Pizzeria

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    16 N Hotel St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–10 PM

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  8. Rank 8. Asato Family Shop

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    1306 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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  9. Rank 9. Drip Studio

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    1114 Fort St Mall, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Thursday 7 AM–2 PM

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  10. Rank 10. O'Kims Korean Kitchen

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    1028 Nuʻuanu Ave, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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  11. Rank 11. EP Bar

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    Address
    1150 Nuʻuanu Ave, Unit A, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–11 PM

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  12. Rank 11. Hawaii Dim Sum & Seafood Restaurant

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    111 N King St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Thursday 8 AM–9 PM

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  13. Rank 11. HK Cafe

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    1113 Maunakea St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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  14. Rank 11. Maguro Brothers Hawaii

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    1120 Maunakea St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Thursday 9 AM–2 PM

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  15. Rank 11. Pho Que Huong

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    1160 Maunakea St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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  16. Rank 11. Podmore

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    Address
    202 Merchant St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–10 PM

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  17. Rank 11. Skull & Crown Trading Co.

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    Address
    62 N Hotel St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–11 PM

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  18. Rank 11. Tonkatsu Sangi

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    Address
    900 Fort St Mall, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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    Closed now, opens 10:30 AM

    Thursday 10:30 AM–2 PM

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  19. Rank 19. Sooper Secret Izakaya

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    1115 Bethel St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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  20. Rank 20. New Kamana Kitchen

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    1102 Bishop St, Unit FC4, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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  21. Rank 21. OBAKE

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    1112 Smith St, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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  22. Rank 22. Indigo

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    1121 Nuuanu Ave, Honolulu, HI · Honolulu
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      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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