Hawaii
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”Oahu's North Shore is known for surfing, not for dining, but this new restaurant at Turtle Bay Resort is changing...” MORE>> |
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”As sun sets, I head to Aloha Mixed Plate, a waterfront café with an outdoor patio....” MORE>> |
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”I invariably consume unhealthy amounts of macadamia nuts and lots of Mexican food at an authentic restaurant called Azteca....” MORE>> |
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”One of Australia's best fusion chefs, Scholtmeyer recently arrived in Maui with dishes like salmon confit with orange-miso reduction and...” MORE>> |
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”This al fresco restaurant at the Fairmont Orchid resort reopened last month after a renovation, and chef Etsuji Umezu created...” MORE>> |
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”The Kahala Mandarin Oriental's new restaurant offers seductive food and oceanfront tents that can be closed for privacy....” MORE>> |
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”Striped weke (goatfish)—moist, fleshy, and named for its whiskers...” MORE>> |
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”The best breakfast in town, where you can feast on an 'off the lip' platter: eggs, sausage, bacon, and rice...” MORE>> |
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”Rich and juicy opah (moonfish); the back fillets are the best cut...” MORE>> |
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”Local power-lunchers belly up to the Formica counter at Canoes Lanai, a 60-year-old fixture, for blue-plate specials such as orange...” MORE>> |
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”For the past eight years, Marseille native George Mavrothalassitis has been reinventing French cuisine using Hawaiian techniques and ingredients. He...” MORE>> |
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”My mother would take us to Queen Emma's palace once a week for a picnic in the garden, with thermoses...” MORE>> |
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”Sushi-worthy onaga (red snapper)...” MORE>> |
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”On Thursday nights, the regulars gather at Duc's to see the entertainer Mihana, who sings and plays the guitar....” MORE>> |
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”Top restaurants on Maui and Kauai buy their fresh fish from owner Jeff Hansen, who also runs a retail seafood...” MORE>> |
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”Wood fire–baked pizzas topped with organic ingredients—like pineapple, goat cheese and smoked free-range pork—make this a favorite of Paia’s hippie-surfer...” MORE>> |
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”Lyle Fujioka has opened Honolulu's first enoteca next to his wine shop. It's in a strip mall, but you won't...” MORE>> |
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”An offshoot of the restaurant at a famed Japanese hot-spring inn. Chef Seiya Masahara, who beat Masaharu Morimoto on Iron...” MORE>> |
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”Haleiwa Joes is the place for seared ahi tuna....” MORE>> |
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”Hanalei Mixed Plate, a take-out joint with a few outdoor tables, has good, simply prepared lunch specials of local ono...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Ron Amasol is winning fans for modernizing the menu with crisp-skinned Hawaiian threadfish in cilantro-ogo sauce and rice cracker–coated...” MORE>> |
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”The vegan tofu kebabs and barbecue pork ribs here, from 27-year-old chef Joshua Ketner, are a hit with locals....” MORE>> |
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”At Hiroshi, one of Hawaii's top chefs, Hiroshi Fukui, fuses Japanese and European ingredients in dishes like silky kanpachi (young...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Wayne Hirabayashi's open kitchen does international food—in a good way. Wood-fired and tandoori ovens turn out both seaweed nan...” MORE>> |
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”In the heart of Haleiwa, Jameson's is an elegant retreat with such selections as opakapaka (Hawaiian pink snapper) poached in...” MORE>> |
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”Owner Tom Pickett catches and smokes the popular Hawaiian fish ono and serves it atop thin-crust pizzas....” MORE>> |
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”Kintaro's not only has a first-rate sushi bar but also a teppanyaki corner, where chefs do the whole Benihana thing...” MORE>> |
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”One of the best hamburgers on the island is at a roadside café in Haleiwa called Kua Aina. Not far...” MORE>> |
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”Widely regarded as one of the best restaurants on the North Shore. Try the first-rate grilled ahi steak....” MORE>> |
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”In this narrow 60-seat restaurant in the restored Kato Dry Goods building, chef Tom Selman shows off the years he...” MORE>> |
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”For lunch, I swing by Makawao Garden Café for a small mahimahi-and-greens salad and lemonade ($8.25)....” MORE>> |
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”At Mala, Ellman mixes local organic ingredients with global influences, marinating chicken wings in pomegranate molasses, or topping grilled opah...” MORE>> |
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”A North Shore landmark, where the flavors—toppings include adzuki beans—are beyond tropical....” MORE>> |
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”At under $10, the Mermaid's Café's delicious ahi nori wraps—seared ahi in a spinach tortilla brimming with seaweed and rice...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Peter Merriman emphasizes fresh produce in dishes like Kailua pig and wok-charred ahi....” MORE>> |
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”Legendary chef Peter Merriman lives on Maui, but you might catch him experimenting with Big Island goat cheese and fresh...” MORE>> |
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”Their specialty is a version of that most sublime of Hawaiian plate-breakfasts, the loco moco: rice, a fried egg, and...” MORE>> |
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”This unassuming lunch spot in the quiet town of Kapaau has homemade soups and sandwiches....” MORE>> |
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”Fishermen and policemen crowd the patio tables at Nico’s, open for breakfast and lunch across the parking lot from Honolulu’s...” MORE>> |
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”The island's best sushi arrived with chef Norio Yamamoto a year ago. Don't miss his tuna tataki with Maui onion...” MORE>> |
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”From a cushy rattan chair at the Ocean Grill, take in the ultimate tropical scene while savoring perfectly grilled opakapaka...” MORE>> |
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”James McDonald has a farm. The Maui chef's eight-acre property is just starting to produce everything he needs for the...” MORE>> |
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”The 50th state arguably holds the patent for Asian fusion, and island native chef Robert Kealiinohomoku along with right-hand man...” MORE>> |
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”A taco truck from Bar Acuda alum Pat Grenz, who serves excellent mahimahi and carne asada (spicy marinated beef) tacos....” MORE>> |
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”Opened last year by a pair of New York art dealers, Kaikodo serves innovative takes on plantation cooking and excellent...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Jackie Lau will oversee the kitchen at Roy's Ko Olina—half the dishes will be Yamaguchi's, half will be hers....” MORE>> |
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”Designed by Tokyo’s Yasumichi Morita (who created Manhattan’s theatrical Megu), this cavernous restaurant with a Noguchi-lanterned terrace pairs home-style Japanese...” MORE>> |
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”Sushi Blues, with live music, was our favorite spot....” MORE>> |
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”The menu balances Mediterranean flavors (Kenney makes his own mozzarella) with local ones, as in an oxtail risotto dotted with...” MORE>> |
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”In the same parking lot is Tropical Taco; once similarly housed in a green catering truck, it's now a small...” MORE>> |
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Tsukiji Fish Market and Restaurant
Ala Moana Center Honolulu, Hawaii
1450 Ala Moana Boulevard, No. 4250 ”Honolulu’s dazzling new Tsukiji Fish Market and Restaurant has a make-your-own poke bar with the essentials for the Hawaiian raw-fish...” MORE>> |
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”Chuck Furuya, one of only two Master Sommeliers in the state, frequently brings in some of the world’s best winemakers...” MORE>> |
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”It's on a golf course, but the food is not clubhouse style. Chef Tom Selman makes his own superlative seafood...” MORE>> |
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