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Save the date for The Best of Hawaiʻi’s Best Kitchens 2025
The 10th Anniversary Gala event is Sept. 27 at the Hyatt Regency Waikīkī Beach Resort & Spa. General admission tickets are still available; scroll below to see the restaurant line-up.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 29, 2025
La Tour Café’s Ward Village location is now a hybrid café
The eatery now offers both, plant-based and non plant-based La Tour Café dishes, including sandwiches, macarons, Kouign Amann and more.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 29, 2025
(Shave) Ice, Ice, Baby: A look at one of Hawaiʻi’s oldest shave ice businesses
Original Big Island Shave Ice Company — known as OBISIC — is known for its unique style of shave ice, which originated in 1957. Today, the company features fully loaded shave ice desserts with flavors like Kona Coffee and Chantilly, and will be opening its first Mainland store in the coming months.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 29, 2025
Sushi Ichika launched a revamped omakase course
The sushi counter — located within Tempura Ichika on Piʻikoi Street — now offers a new omakase sushi course that includes tempura.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 28, 2025
Chick-fil-A Kamokila opens
Chick-fil-A’s second Kapolei-based store is opening Thursday, Aug. 28. If you’re dressed like a cow, you can get a free entrée. This location is also the first one on Oʻahu to have an indoor kids’ playground.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 27, 2025
ThrowBack Alley pays tribute to old-school Hawaiʻi
The pop-up at Sheraton Princess Kaʻiulani features signature dishes and nostalgic flavors from popular Oʻahu drive-ins and diners of the 1960s and 1970s.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 27, 2025
FEAST on this: Okinawan FEASTival is coming Sept. 1 to 15
A variety of Oʻahu businesses are offering specials designed to celebrate Okinawan food and culture. Specials range from andadogs and pork and bittermelon to Okinawan sweet potato manju and pork belly rafute.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 27, 2025
This fusion taco truck features yakisoba burritos
Tacos 4U — sister business of Tako 4U — offers tacos, nachos and sobarittos, or yakisoba burritos. You can find the Japanese kei (mini) truck roaming around Oʻahu.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 26, 2025
Mad Pie is Kakaʻako’s new 'friendly neighborhood pizza shop'
Owned by James Orlando from Fatto a Mano, Mad Pie features an extended menu of pizzas — made from naturally leavened sourdough — along with salads, cookies and cannolis.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 26, 2025
Budget Bites: Izakaya Tenkichi’s new lunch deal
This tempura and sashimi set includes noodles, soup, tofu, tempura and more — for less than $20.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 25, 2025
New udon spot open in McCully
Udon Yonpachi offers firmer, chewier noodles served with a hot dipping sauce. The new eatery recently started opening for lunch with a variety of noodle sets.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 22, 2025
Honolulu’s newest tonkatsu spot features high-quality pork cutlets
Tonkatsu @ Honolulu, features deep-fried pork cutlets, shrimp katsu and gyukatsu made by a Michelin-trained chef.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 21, 2025
Ki Club Hawaiʻi has a new weekend brunch
Indulge in matcha pancakes, smoked salmon eggs Benedict, miso crème brulee and Japanese-inspired cocktails.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 21, 2025
A taste of Sushi Fukurou’s summer menu
Feast on seasonal specialties like somen in an ice bowl, A5 wagyu presented three ways, and chutoro with caviar in this affordable Waikīkī-based omakase.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 20, 2025
Puck’s Alley has a new late-night ice cream shop
MOSA! opened its second location on South King Street. The ice cream biz is known for its shaven peanut brittle topping which comes on its desserts.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 20, 2025
This Kapahulu izakaya now serves lunch
Izakaya Nonbei’s new lunch menu includes dishes like chicken katsu curry, soba and a mouthwatering hamburger steak.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 19, 2025
Budget Bites: $5.99 cold noodle lunch special at Choi’s Garden
These discounted noodles are available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Korean restaurant for a limited time.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 19, 2025
Korean fried chicken biz opens a second location
E Chicken just opened in the former space of Good Chicken in the Ward neighborhood. Feast on a variety of fried chicken and Korean street food.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 18, 2025
This Waikīkī eatery features a new culinary experience inspired by local favorites
855-ALOHA, located in Romer House Waikīkī, just launched a new menu, spearheaded by executive chef Brad Dodson. What you’ll find: poke nori wraps, kalbi ribs and the most addicting edamame hummus.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 16, 2025
Budget Bites: Kamitoku Japanese Hot Pot’s $29.99 AYCE wagyu hot pot
This all-you-can-eat hot pot deal is from Aug. 18 to 24 during dinner only.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 15, 2025
Arancino at The Kāhala has a new tableside tiramisu experience
This location-exclusive experience features an elevated tiramisu presentation. Plus, now’s your chance to try the Italian eatery’s new summer dishes.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 14, 2025
Canadian restaurant chain set to open its first Hawai‘i location
Earls Kitchen + Bar will open in Waikīkī in October. In the meantime, the restaurant is looking to fill a lot of jobs.
Stephanie SalmonsAugust 13, 2025
New poke and sushi shop now open in Māpunapuna
Souza’s Fish House, which started as a seafood catering company, is now open in the former Kau Kau Grill restaurant space. Its new daily menu features sashimi donburi and poke — and local-style plates are coming soon.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 13, 2025
Meant to BE: This coffee trailer is worth the drive to West Oʻahu
BE. owners Cody and Kaitie Miyashiro-Carvalho created their business to be a space where “kamaʻaina and kanaka can find BElonging.” Plus — find out what they’re bringing to this year’s Made in Hawaiʻi Festival.
Kelli Shiroma BraiottaAugust 12, 2025