Taste of Ward is back this month — from Sept. 16 to 30, participating Ward Village restaurants will showcase limited-time dishes and special offers.
More than 25 restaurants and businesses are participating this year. Here’s the featured line-up:
An Di Dzo
Address: 1044 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: Special menu items include washugyu pho and a French dip sandwich. Diners can add an optional caviar bump to each dish.
Contact: Call 808-888-2287
Cino
Address: 987 Queen St., Honolulu
Details: The Italian-inspired eatery will feature a three-course menu. It includes:
- Antipasto: Panzanella salad (seasonal fruits, Ho Farms tomato, stracciatella cheese, red wine vinaigrette) or caprese (burrata, local tomato, basil, kalamata olives)
- Entrée: Butternut squash agnolotti (Parmigiano Reggiano, macadamia nuts, brown butter sage) or rigatoni bolognese (veal, beef, pork, soffrito)
- Dessert: Panna cotta (mango, coconut, mixed berries) or tiramisu (coffee-soaked ladyfingers, mascarpone, cocoa powder)
"Cino is highlighting simplicity, freshness and seasonal ingredients for Taste of Ward," says chef Arnold Corpuz.
Contact: Visit cinohawaii.com
Cotti Coffee
Address: 1000 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: With an order of steamed dumplings, customers can get a drink of choice for $3. Cotti Coffee is known for its specialty drinks, like its cloud mousse latte.
Contact: Call 808-888-0038
Cream & Sugar Hawaiʻi
Address: Victoria Ward Park Makai, 1020 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: This kiosk at Victoria Ward Park features fresh breads and sweets. Enjoy special menu items like cinnamon rolls, pesto tomato focaccia and scallion chili crisp focaccia.
Contact: Call 808-276-4169
Dean & Deluca
Address: Kōʻula Shops, 1000 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: Located in Kōʻula Shops, the bakery is featuring special menu items like yame-matcha and white chocolate mousse with matcha brownie, ube coconut tart, Macedonia, whole Montblanc roll cake, and whole green grape shortcake.
Contact: Call 808-367-0300
Fishcake
Address: 307 Kamani St., Honolulu
Details: The Kakaʻako spot will feature special beverages from Laʻa Kea Wellness and Aloha Matcha Hawaiʻi
Contact: Visit fishcake.us
Ginza Sushi
Address: 1044 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: The Japanese restaurant — known for its extensive menu comprising sushi, donburi and sashimi — is featuring special offers on its sushi rolls.
Contact: Call 808-593-9797
Han No Daidokoro
Address: 1108 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: The popular yakiniku restaurant is offering specialty dishes like A5 Miyazaki wagyu tsukimi yukhoe, Miyazaki wagyu sushi with sea urchin, and Nicolas Feuillatte Brut champagne.
Contact: Call 808-517-3229
Happy Lemon
Address: 1000 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: Customers can enjoy the bubble tea shop’s mango sago and bubble waffle.
Contact: Call 808-367-1037
House of Mana Up
Address: 1170 Auahi St., Honolulu,
Details: The business is featuring an ultimate sweet and savory gift set, along with customizable gift boxes.
Contact: Call 808-744-0129
Istanbul Hawaiʻi
Address: 1108 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: Customers can enjoy mersin tantuni, a specialty dish inspired by chef Ahu Hettema's childhood in Mersin. This dish includes wagyu, tomato, onion, mardin sumac, Kahuku parsley, Maui lemon and thin lavas bread.
Contact: Visit istanbulhawaii.com
Jules & Gem Hawaiʻi
Address: 1170 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: The fragrance shop is featuring coffee-scented products.
Contact: Visit julesandgemhawaii.com
Kamitoku Ramen
Address: South Shore Market, 1170 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: The popular ramen restaurant is featuring an exclusive tsukemen dish.
Contact: Call 808-784-0292
La Tour Café
Address: 987 Queen St., Honolulu
Details: Located in ‘A‘ali‘i Shops, La Tour Cafe is featuring special menu items like falafel banh mi, watermelon mint julep and fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies.
Contact: Call 808-200-5985
Luna’s Tex-Mex Cantina
Address: 987 Queen St., Honolulu
Details: The eatery is featuring al pastor skewers with rice and beans; a torta with grilled carne asada, melted cheese, avocado, chipotle mayo and lettuce; and Jarritos soda and strawberry lemonade.
Contact: Visit lunascantina.com
Māla-Be
Address: Victoria Ward Park Makai, 1020 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: This local Hawaiian business, founded in 2023, is known for its Mediterranean-inspired vegan treats. Specialty menu items include a Mediterranean plate and Hawaiian cookie crumble.
Contact: Visit mala-be.com
Merriman’s Honolulu
Address: 1108 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: During lunch, Merriman’s Honolulu is offering miso salmon (served with banchan, garlic rice and a miso lemon vinaigrette). During dinner, diners can enjoy A Taste of Ward surf and turf duo, comprising Manhattan steak with garlic potatoes, local vegetables and a shrimp pot pie.
Contact: Call 808-215-0022
Mochi Momma HI
Address: Victoria Ward Park Makai, 1020 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: Mochi Momma HI features its signature butter mochi in a variety of flavors. Enjoy special menu items like azuki strawberry mochi, butter mochi biko and Cookie Butter mochi.
Contact: Visit https://bakesy.shop/b/mochi-momma-hi
Nalu Health Bar & Café
Address: South Shore Market, 1170 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: Featured special menu items include “heartbeet” juice (beets, orange juice, apple juice, pineapple and ginger) and purple bliss smoothie. The latter includes blueberries, bananas, spinach, almond milk and a scoop of acai blend.
Contact: Call 808-597-8871
Nori Bar
Address: 1000 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: Nori Bar is featuring a special Nori oishi deluxe platter with lomi ‘ahi (topped with uni and caviar); oyster shooter; mini wagyu don (topped with shoyu, chili oil and green onions); toro shiso hosomaki; ‘ahi tataki nigiri; kanpachi nigiri topped with shichimi; garlic truffle salmon nigiri topped with ikura; seared spicy ‘ahi nigiri with tobiko and green onions; and sashimi (maguro, king salmon and hamachi).
Contact: Visit noribarhawaii.com
Ocean Taste
Address: South Shore Market, 1170 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: Special menu items include a lava flow don (chirashi don) and spicy salmon crème brulee torched bowl.
Contact: Instagram
Off the Wall Craft Beer & Wine
Address: South Shore Market, 1170 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: The eatery is offering a Taste of Ward special menu for two. It includes:
- Field harvest salad: Fresh fruit, greens and avocado with housemade yogurt dressing
- Steamed Manila clams with chorizo: White wine reduction; served with garlic ciabatta bread
- 10-ounce New York sirloin: Serve with garlic lemon fingerling potatoes and bordelaise reduction sauce
- Ecuadorian chocolate cake: Hazelnut cream and hazelnut crunch with chocolate glaze
Contact: Visit offthewallhawaii.com
Onkee Korean Grill House
Address: 1000 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: The Korean eatery will feature a specialty japchae.
Contact: Call 808-312-3758
Potluck Hawaiʻi
Address: East Village Shops and South Shore Market, 1170 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: This neighborhood lifestyle shop is featuring Truffle & Pop popcorn and Please Come Again Ice Cream.
Contact: Call 808-260-9352
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Address: South Shore Market, 1170 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: Customers can enjoy $3 off any fall pumpkin or horchata drink.
Contact: Call 808-597-1011
The Social Honolulu
Address: South Shore Market, 1170 Auahi St. floor two, Honolulu
Details: The eatery is featuring a tomato bisque with seafood and fried pocho sausage.
Contact: Visit thesocialhonolulu.com
Tonkatsu Kuro
Address: 1000 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: Choose from specialty drinks like lilikoʻi and jeju mandarin orange, lime and jeju green citrus, honey grapefruit black tea and strawberry hibiscus.
Contact: Call 808-867-1212
Westman Café
Address: Kōʻula Shops, 1000 Auahi St., Honolulu
Details: Special menu items include a Cafe coco mocktail (coconut water, espresso cold foam, orange juice, maple syrup and dehydrated orange) and Mānoa chocolate basque cheesecake, served with a tropical compote and vanilla ice cream.
“We really love working with Mānoa Chocolate because of the quality of their product, and it’s local,” says Ryan Ko, vice president/chief operating officer of Westman Group. “We wanted to offer something simple, approachable and familiar.”
Kelli Shiroma Braiotta can be reached at kelli@alohastatedaily.com.
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