The holidays are in full swing. Whether you’re looking for dine-in or takeout experiences — or seasonal holiday treats — we’ve got you covered.
Check out the following:
100 Sails Restaurant & Bar
Where: Prince Waikīkī, 100 Holomoana St. 3rd Floor, Honolulu
What: 100 Sails Restaurant & Bar’s Christmas dinner buffet ($117 per adult, $58.50 for children ages 6 to 10 years old) includes options like snow crab legs, ‘ahi poke, sashimi, crab tartlets, lobster campanelle, temaki sushi, slow-roasted prime rib, rack of lamb, Prince bread pudding, Lāʻie vanilla custard pie, kahlua yule log, peppermint white chocolate brulee with candy cane crumble, gingersnap cookies and more.
The Christmas Day brunch buffet ($109 per adult, $54.50 for children ages 6 to 10 years old) includes many similar offerings, along with breakfast faves like kalua Benedict, bacon and sausage, an omelet station and more.
When: Christmas dinner buffet: 5-9:30 p.m. Dec. 24-28; Christmas brunch buffet 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Dec. 25
Contact: Visit princewaikiki.com/dine/100-sails
Arden Waikīkī
Where: Lotus Honolulu Hotel, 2885 Kalākaua Ave., Honolulu
What: Arden’s holiday menu ($109 per person, optional wine pairing for $40 per person) includes roasted carrot soup with curry crème fraiche, roasted butternut squash salad (cranberries, walnuts, chevre, apple-honey mustard vinaigrette), braised short rib (with mashed potatoes and mushroom medley), and apple-cinnamon bread pudding with sea salt caramel gelato.
When: Dec. 24 to 28
Contact: Visit ardenwaikiki.com/waikiki-restaurants
Artizen by MW
Where: 888 Kapiʻolani Blvd. Ste. 102, Honolulu
What: Artizen by MW is offering a variety of seasonal treats that are perfect for stocking stuffers. Choose from fudge brownie cookies (three for $9), gingerbread snowflake cookies (three for $10), banana bread with almond streusel ($9), chocolate-covered toffee macadamia nuts ($11), Christmas macarons ($12), snowball cookies ($9), holiday sweet and salty snack mix ($10), holiday-decorated shortbread cookies ($10) and more.
When: Preorders now available; treats are available from Dec. 9 to 23
Contact: Visit artizenbymw.com
Hau Tree
Where: Kaimana Beach Hotel, 2863 Kalākaua Avenue, Honolulu
What: Hau Tree will offer a special holiday dining experience on Dec. 24 and 25. The four-course holiday dinner ($155 per person) will include falafel with sambol lebna and scallop crudo, squash agnolotti with focaccia, choice of entrée (opah belly, soubise, brussels and roasted fennel or honey glazed pork chop, citrus pork jus, asparagus, bacon marmalade and charred onion) and desserts (Coquito cheesecake with butter rum sauce and candied pecans; chocolate cake, coffee, orange).
When: The four-course holiday dinner is available from 4 p.m. Dec. 24 and 25
Contact: Call 808-921-7066
Hilton Waikoloa Village (Big Island)
Where: 69-425 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa
What: Hilton Waikoloa Village is offering festive dining experiences at Nui Italian and Big Island Breakfast. Nui Italian will feature a coastal-inspired Feast of the Seven Fishes. The dining experience will include dishes like Hokkaido scallop crudo, grilled octopus with gigande beans and Calabrian chili aioli, cioppino with cold water lobster tail, local prawns, Littleneck clams and the local fish of the day, and Panettone bread pudding with rum-raisin caramel sauce, dried fruit and vanilla gelato for dessert.
Big Island Breakfast will feature a Christmas brunch buffet that includes housemade cinnamon roll pudding, traditional eggs Benedict, brown sugar pineapple bacon, eggnog French toast, waffle bar with holiday toppings, carving station with guava glazed ham with mashed potatoes and honey mustard seed sauce, garlic fried rice and more.
When: Dec. 25; 7-11 a.m. Christmas brunch at Big Island Breakfast
Contact: Visit hiltonwaikoloavillage.com
Hammond’s Gourmet Ice Cream
Where: Koko Marina Center, 7192 Kalanianaʻole Hwy. D-103, Honolulu
What: Hammond’s Gourmet Ice Cream recently turned its shop into a holiday wonderland. Enjoy seasonal flavors like eggnog (with or without Jack Daniels), caramel praline rum raisin and chocolate peppermint bark. Holiday toppings (holly and ivy or candy cane sprinkles) are also available.
When: Now through December
Contact: Call 808-354-7201
Hy’s Steak House
Where: 2440 Kūhiō Ave., Honolulu
What: The Hy’s Christmas Experience ($251 per guest) is available for parties of two to four. It includes a luxe prix fixe dinner paired with fine wines.
The prix fixe menu includes:
- Choice of two: Escargot a la Hy’s (signature escargot butter, housemade herb bread), baked brie, oysters on the half shell (with cocktail sauce and mignonette), or smoked duck breast (braised leeks, fried brussels sprouts and balsamic reduction); wine pairing: Ruinart Rose
- Choice of one: Caesar salad, served tableside for two (Parmigiano-Reggiano, hearts of Romaine, herb roasted croutons); warm spinach salad served tableside for two (double-smoked bacon, eggs, cremini mushrooms); French onion soup (caramelized onions, Gruyere and mozzarella); wine pairing: Neyers, “Carneros District”
- Choice of two: Delmonico, slow-roasted prime rib (with au jus and creamed horseradish), New York strip or filet mignon (steak entrees are accompaniwed with a choice of baked potato, French fries, mashed potatoes, or steamed white rice or brown rice); wine pairing: Les Cadrans De Lassegue, Saint Emilion Grand Cru
- Choice of two accompaniments: Sauteed mushrooms, creamed spinach, grilled broccolini with hollandaise, grilled asparagus with hollandaise, truffle fries
- Dessert (choice of two): Eggnog cheesecake (cinnamon, nutmeg, dark rum, whipped cream) or tableside flambe for two (choice of bananas foster, chocolate lover, cherries jubilee or Sinatra’s strawberry flambe); wine pairing: Giacomo, “Braida” Brachetto d’Acqui
Hy’s Steak House also offers ‘Ohana Feasts to-go ($585) for Dec. 24 and 25. It’s designed to serve eight to 10 people and include: focaccia rolls, shrimp cocktail, Christmas salad (feta cheese, raspberries, strawberries and balsamic vinaigrette), 2.5-3 pounds honey glazed ham, 4.5-5 pound slow-roasted prime rib (with au jus and creamed horseradish), butternut squash mashed potatoes, Ratatouille (with eggplant, yellow squash and zucchini), truffled mac and cheese, and eggnog cheesecake for dessert.
When: Seatings from 4 to 8 p.m., Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2026; ‘Ohana Feast to-go pick-up from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 24 and 25
Contact: Visit hyswaikiki.com/
Kaimana Beach Hotel
Where: 2863 Kalākaua Ave., Honolulu
What: Kaimana Beach Hotel’s Mele & Mimosas: Makahiki Edition ($65 per person) features a Gold Coast holiday tea party. This seasonal edition features Hobbs Tea Hawaiʻi; housemade pumpkin parmesan scones; your choice of an Island mimosa, specialty mocktail or iced tea; assorted sweets (gingerbread, peppermint macarons with dark chocolate filling and almonds, matcha mont blanc and eggnog panna cotta); savory bites (chicken and cranberry sandwich, prosciutto and brie tarts, goat cheese puffs with balsamic reduction and fig jam, and ham and cheese croissants).
When: 11:30 am. Dec. 13
Contact: Visit kaimana.com/kaimana-tea-party/
Merriman’s Honolulu
Where: Ward Village, 1108 Auahi St. Ste. 170, Honolulu
What: The Christmas prix fixe menu ($135 per person, $45 for children ages 12 years and younger) includes:
- Choice of starter: Peter’s original Caesar (Hirabara Romaine, Parmesan, green tomato crouton), Hirabara beet and fennel salad (mixed greens, goat cheese, orange ginger vinaigrette), hapa poke (‘ahi, ono, avocado, ginger sesame shoyu, inamona, sweet onion, jalapeno and sweet potato chips), smoked taro and chickpea hummus (sweet potato chips, vegetable crudite) or tako and country bread (octopus “a la escargot” with Cognac Parsley garlic butter)
- Choice of entrée: Crispy pork shank (poblano mashed potato, pineapple salsa, mustard pork jus), crispy chickpea and taro fritters (coconut creamed luau, marinated Ho Farm tomato), herb roasted Napa Valley lamb chops (poblano mashed potato, Pukalanai broccoli, pineapple port wine reduction), roasted prime rib tenderloin (garlic whipped potatoes, Pukalani green beans, sauce Chasseur), macadamia nut crusted mahi (scallion Jasmine rice, Mountain View Farms bok choy, Waimanalo mushroom butter sauce, marinated Ho Farm tomato), or seafood juk (ginger marinated Kona kampachi, three Manila clams, Waimanalo mushroom, charred cabbage, chili crisp and cilantro
- Choice of dessert: Pineapple mac nut bread pudding (with housemade vanilla ice cream), lilikoi mousse (whipped cream and housemade cookies), or flourless chocolate cake (candied macadamia nuts and whipped cream)
When: Dec. 25
Contact: Visit merrimanshawaii.com
Plumeria Beach House
Where: The Kāhala Hotel & Resort, 5000 Kāhala Ave., Honolulu
What: The Christmas Eve lunch buffet ($135 per adult, $55 for children ages 6 to 12 years old) includes a variety of salads (Hawaiian-style potato and macaroni, salmon tofu watercress, Chinese chicken salad and more); snow crab; fresh ‘ahi poke; ‘ahi and salmon sashimi; ‘ahi nigiri with truffle soy and kabayaki; breakfast specialties (classic eggs Benedict with Hollandaise, mochi waffles, thin pancakes with maple or coconut syrup); a create-your-own omelet station; carving station (Kāhala signature rib roast of beef, Mountain View Farms suckling pig and bao bun, roasted leg of lamb with mint jelly); hot selections (Plumeria Beach House signature misoyaki butterfish); and desserts like coconut haupia cake, mango cobbler, caramel cream puffs, Kāhala signature bread pudding with crème anglaise, chocolate yule log and more. The Christmas Day buffet ($135 per adult, $55 for children ages 6 to 12 years) includes similar offerings.
Plumeria Beach House is also offering a limited-edition Christmas cookie box ($28) from Dec. 15 to 23, as well as The Kāhala's fresh-baked Christmas Stollen ($43) from Dec. 1 to 23.
When: Christmas Eve lunch buffet: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Christmas Day buffet: 6:30-9:30 a.m., 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 3-8 p.m.
Contact: Visit kahalaresort.com/dining/plumeria-beach-house/
Quiora
Where: The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikīkī Beach, 383 Kalaimoku St, Honolulu
What: Quiora’s Christmas Feast ($120 per adult, $60 for children ages 6 to 12 years) features a family-style menu. It includes:
- Ho Farms eggplant dip: Italian scallions, charred lemon, flatbread
- House-smoked duck salad: Kahumana mixed greens, Ho Farms cherry tomato, radish and cucumber, roasted figs, Parmesan, blackberry-balsamic dressing
- Small Kine Farms mushroom farro: mixed mushrooms, grilled asparagus, herbs, confit garlic vinaigrette
- Seafood stew: Tomato-fennel broth, lump crab, Littleneck clams, scallops, shrimp, carrots, baby potatoes, toasted bread, tarragon butter
- Australian rack of lamb: Garlic-herb marinated, braised kale, crispy chickpeas, pomegranate, demi-glace
- Mountain View Farms pork cavatelli: housemade pork sausage, white wine, roasted grapes, arugula, fennel, sweet basil, toasted herb breadcrumbs, Pecorino cheese
- Roasted pumpkin and butternut squash: salsa verde, candied walnuts, Parmesan
- Seasonal vegetables: bagna cauda, chili crisp, lemon
- Desserts: Apple-pear tartlet with oatmeal streusel, spiced zeppole doughnuts with eggnog sauce
When: 5-9 p.m. Dec. 24 and 25
Contact: Visit quiorawaikiki.com/christmas/
Zippy’s
Where: Various locations
What: Zippy’s Christmas luau package ($159.95 online, $179.95 in-store and via phone) is designed to serve six to eight people. It includes eight pieces of lau lau, 2 pounds of kalua pig, 3.5 pounds of chicken long rice, eight pieces of haupia and 2 pounds of lomi salmon.
Zippy’s is also offering roast turkey plates ($18.15 in Honolulu) and roast turkey and ham combo plates ($17.35), available on Christmas Eve and Day.
Customers can also find desserts like Christmas donuts ($2.80 in Honolulu) and Christmas dream cakes ($29.95 in Honolulu), available on Dec. 24 and 25 at all Zippy’s locations, while supplies last.
When: Pick-up from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 24
Contact: Visit zippys.com
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Kelli Shiroma Braiotta can be reached at kelli@alohastatedaily.com.
