12th Avenue Grill

Alan Wong’s Restaurant

Alan Wong, one of the charter chefs of the Hawaiian Regional Cuisine movement of the 1990s, is still going strong.... More

Chef Mavro

'Poi—pounded taro—provides energy. The process of ... More

Downtown

Hakkei

An offshoot of the restaurant at a famed Japanese hot-spring inn. Chef Seiya Masahara, who beat Masaharu Morimoto on <em>Iron... More

Kaiwa

Matsugen

Nico's Pier 38

Fishermen and policemen crowd the patio tables at Nico’s, open for breakfast and lunch across the parking lot from Honolulu’s... More

Shokudo

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

Uncle’s Fish Market & Grill

Vino

Chuck Furuya, one of only two Master Sommeliers in the state, frequently brings in some of the world’s best winemakers... More

Vino

It's on a golf course, but the food is not clubhouse style. Chef Tom Selman makes his own superlative seafood... More

21 Degrees North

Oahu's North Shore is known for surfing, not for dining, but this new restaurant at Turtle Bay Resort is changing... More

3660 On the Rise

Aloha Mixed Plate

As sun sets, I head to Aloha Mixed Plate, a waterfront café with an outdoor patio.... More

Anthony's Coffee Co.

Azteca

I invariably consume unhealthy amounts of macadamia nuts and lots of Mexican food at an authentic restaurant called Azteca.... More

Banyan Tree

One of Australia's best fusion chefs, Scholtmeyer recently arrived in Maui with dishes like salmon confit with orange-miso reduction and... More

Bar Acuda

Brown's Beach House

This al fresco restaurant at the Fairmont Orchid resort reopened last month after a renovation, and chef Etsuji Umezu created... More