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

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

Azteca

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

Cabanas

The Kahala Mandarin Oriental's new restaurant offers seductive food and oceanfront tents that can be closed for privacy.... More

Cabanas Seaside Grill

Striped weke (goatfish)—moist, fleshy, and named for its whiskers... More

Café Haleiwa

The best breakfast in town, where you can feast on an 'off the lip' platter: eggs, sausage, bacon, and rice... More

Dee-Lite Bakery

My mother would take us to Queen Emma's palace once a week for a picnic in the garden, with thermoses... More

Diamond Head Grill

Diamond Head Market & Grill