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SUSHI KOH is a sushi restaurant located in Waipahu. They offer japanese restaurant and restaurant services. Rated 5 stars from 5 Google reviews.

Sw8 dada's Sizzling Sisig is a restaurant located in Waipahu. Rated 4.8 stars from 52 Google reviews.

Little Sparrow is a spaetzle shop at 3574 Waiʻalae Avenue in Kaimukī. After years at Oʻahu farmers markets, the business opened a brick-and-mortar alley storefront serving half- and full-size spaetzle bowls with local and German-inspired toppings. Hours are typically Friday and Saturday late morning through afternoon, with a shorter Sunday window; check before you go. The shop also joins Keep it Kaimukī Saturday promotions. Featured in Oahu Local: Keep it Kaimukī Saturday Turns 10 on Nov. 28: Deals, a Makers Market, Free Trolleys and a Tree Lighting

Aliʻi Fish Market is a poke shop on South King Street in Honolulu that makes gourmet poke bowls, pairing fresh seafood with smoked meats. The shop says its passion for poke has been a lifelong affair. Orders can be placed online for pickup or delivery, and the shop offers catering for birthday parties, rehearsal dinners, corporate events and other gatherings, plus a loyalty program. It is one of the participating restaurants in HONOLULU Magazine’s Restaurant Week, Nov. 7–15, though it hadn’t posted a Restaurant Week menu price when Oahu Local checked on Nov. 2. Restaurant Week menus are dine-in only, so ask for the menu when you order. Featured in Oahu Local: Honolulu Restaurant Week 2026: The Best Prix Fixe Deals at $50 or Less

Naji Baba is a mediterranean restaurant located in Kailua. They offer halal restaurant and restaurant services. Rated 4.9 stars from 83 Google reviews.

New Kamana Kitchen is a indian restaurant located in Kailua. Rated 4.8 stars from 61 Google reviews.

Arden Waikiki is a shared-plates restaurant inside the Lotus Honolulu Hotel on Kalākaua Avenue, set amid Diamond Head scenery. Its menu celebrates Hawaiʻi’s harvest with local fare and field-to-fork plates made for passing and tasting together. Dinner is served Wednesday through Sunday, 5 to 9 p.m., with an Après Surf happy hour from 5 to 6 p.m. and a lounge menu of snacks and casual plates. On Friday through Sunday there’s also a four-course shareable Ohana Menu at $80 per person. Arden hosts private dinners and full buyouts, and has holiday menus for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. For Honolulu Restaurant Week, Nov. 7–15, Arden Waikiki offers a $75 menu of shared plates. Restaurant Week menus are dine-in only. Featured in Oahu Local: Honolulu Restaurant Week 2026: The Best Prix Fixe Deals at $50 or Less

Cheery spot for creative breakfast & lunch made using local ingredients, plus cocktails.

Hou Fish Market - Waipahu is a meal takeaway located in Waipahu. Rated 4.9 stars from 31 Google reviews.

Hawaii pot Shabushabu house is a japanese restaurant located in Waipahu. Rated 4.6 stars from 35 Google reviews.

Southern Love is a restaurant located in Honolulu. Rated 4.8 stars from 349 Google reviews.

Local eatery serving up a variety of noodle soups, plus burgers & other American classics.

Comfy carry-out option spotlighting homemade Hawaiian pasta, plus Asian & American eats.

Minatoku Kitchen is a Japanese restaurant on South King Street in Moiliili, Honolulu. By day we serve freshly made bentos and plate lunches with Niigata Koshihikari rice. Wednesday through Sunday evenings we become a cozy izakaya with 40+ dishes, including bluefin tuna sashimi, handmade gyoza and karaage, plus sake, beer, wine and cocktails. Happy hour runs Friday to Sunday, 3-5 pm. We cater offices, schools and parties with individually packed bentos and party trays, offer a $47 course for groups of 10 or more, and host private parties of up to 30. Order online for pickup, or reserve dinner on Yelp. 2026 Nextdoor Fave Awards (Asian Food) winner. Featured in Oahu Local: In Mōʻiliʻili, Minatoku Kitchen Serves Koshihikari Rice Bentos by Day and Izakaya Plates by Night.

TANAKA RAMEN & IZAKAYA is a restaurant located in Kaneohe. Rated 4.6 stars from 7 Google reviews.

Uncle Troy's Bar and Grill is a bar and grill located in Pearl City. They offer bar and restaurant services. Rated 4.7 stars from 43 Google reviews.

Minasa Hawaii is a restaurant located in Waipahu. Rated 4.8 stars from 110 Google reviews.

Sleek, upscale chain serving gourmet burgers, global comfort food, cocktails, wines & beers.

Sweet Corner Cafe is a restaurant located in Aiea. Rated 4.9 stars from 591 Google reviews.

Pau Hana Bar is a bar located in Pearl City. Rated 4.8 stars from 57 Google reviews.

The Pearl is a fine dining restaurant located in Pearl City. Rated 4.9 stars from 14 Google reviews.

GiAiLex Kitchen is a family restaurant located in Pearl City. Rated 5 stars from 2 Google reviews.

The Dish Kailua is a restaurant located in Kailua. Rated 4.7 stars from 29 Google reviews.

Rice Box Cafe is a restaurant located in Mililani. Rated 4.9 stars from 102 Google reviews.

Nori Bar Hawaii is a sushi hand roll bar, and this is its Ward location on Auahi Street in Kakaʻako. Hand rolls are made to order with fresh Hawaiian and Tokyo seafood, Koshihikari rice and crisp nori, and served the moment they’re made. The menu also includes nigiri, sashimi, sake and Japanese whisky. Ward runs its own menu and hours, separate from Waikīkī: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with happy hour from 2 to 5 p.m. It takes reservations, welcomes walk-ins at the bar, offers pickup orders and catering, and has free parking in the Consolidated Theatres and Whole Foods garage. For Honolulu Restaurant Week, Nov. 7–15, Nori Bar offers an $85 platter at both its Ward and Waikīkī locations. Restaurant Week menus are dine-in only. Featured in Oahu Local: Honolulu Restaurant Week 2026: The Best Prix Fixe Deals at $50 or Less

Comfortable eatery focusing on breakfast & lunch standards as well as homemade desserts & takeout.

Kaya’s Store is an 80-year-old country store at 53-534 Kamehameha Highway in Punaluʻu (mailing address Hauʻula). Built in 1946 by the Kaya family, it once sold lumber, feed and groceries; Bev and Vern Hashimoto later shifted it toward a convenience store and, in 2015, added Kaya’s Kitchen. The takeout counter, now run by Traci Kaupe, serves plate lunches, breakfast bentos, musubi and local favorites such as guava-smoked pork and butter mochi. The store is open daily 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with picnic tables outside. Featured in Oahu Local: Kaya’s Store at 80: How a Punaluʻu Country Store Went From Hardware to Plate Lunches

Da Ultimate Grindz Hawaii is a hawaiian restaurant located in Waipahu. They offer asian fusion restaurant, fusion restaurant, asian restaurant and catering service services. Rated 4.8 stars from 99 Google reviews.

The Clubhouse Mililani is a bar located in Mililani. Rated 4.7 stars from 75 Google reviews.

Frida’s Hawaiʻi is a Mexican restaurant that opened its second location at 1009 University Ave. in Puck’s Alley in October, in the former Oli’s Kitchen space. The original Frida’s is in ʻEwa Beach, and the Puck’s Alley menu matches it. Expect tacos, burritos, birria, enchiladas and fajitas, and dine-in guests get free chips and housemade salsa. The restaurant also offers catering, hosts parties and takes takeout and delivery orders online. Parking is in the Puck’s Alley lot. Featured in Oahu Local: New Oahu Restaurants: October Openings, Kailua to Waikiki

Brisket, fried chicken & other comfort eats served in a hip restaurant offering cocktails & beer.

Café Kalawe is a restaurant located in Kaneohe. Rated 4.8 stars from 553 Google reviews.

Paia FishMarket Kailua is a seafood restaurant located in Kailua. Rated 4.7 stars from 733 Google reviews.

Kaimuki Shokudo is a soba and izakaya restaurant on 11th Avenue in Kaimukī. After years of running Shokudo Japanese Restaurant and Bar on Kapiʻolani Boulevard, the team opened this spot to bring the same Shokudo hospitality to a new concept built around fresh soba and other Japanese specialties. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner every day, with dinner running late on Friday and Saturday nights. Its recent posts have featured kamameshi, Japanese rice cooked with flavorful ingredients, and a Pumpkin Crunch Honey Toast as an October special. For Honolulu Restaurant Week, Nov. 7–15, Kaimuki Shokudo offers a $22 lunch from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s a teishoku set with miso soup, fresh tofu salad, a mini kakuni fried rice or mini chirashi don, misoyaki salmon or teriyaki kanpachi, and a choice of hamachi, salmon or ahi sashimi. Restaurant Week menus are dine-in only. Featured in Oahu Local: Honolulu Restaurant Week 2026: The Best Prix Fixe Deals at $50 or Less

Everest Grill - Nepali & Indian Cuisine is a restaurant located in Kaneohe. Rated 4.8 stars from 104 Google reviews.

Long-standing chain serving a wide variety of pancakes & other American breakfast & diner fare.

Sunset Noodle House is a ramen restaurant located in Kailua. They offer japanese restaurant and restaurant services. Rated 4.6 stars from 32 Google reviews.

Thirty Eight is a family-owned seafood restaurant at Pier 38 in Honolulu, in the space formerly home to Nami Kaze and Uncle’s. Because it sits right on the harbor, the restaurant says, its fish comes straight from the source, and its concept connects local farmers with fishermen for a hook-to-table approach. Partners named on its website include Aloun Farms, Ho Farms, Sumida Farm, Waialua Growers and Fresh Island Fish, along with fish bought directly from local fishermen at the harbor. Thirty Eight is open daily for lunch and dinner, with weekday happy hour in the afternoon and brunch on weekends. For Honolulu Restaurant Week, Nov. 7–15, Thirty Eight serves three courses for $49. Start with hamachi crudo, an ahi and bluefin toro tostada or shrimp toast, then choose miso butterfish with squid ink risotto or short rib with bo kho demi-glace, and finish with banana bread and roasted banana ice cream. Wine pairings are $10 more per course. Featured in Oahu Local: Honolulu Restaurant Week 2026: The Best Prix Fixe Deals at $50 or Less

Asian & Chinese fare plus signature fried buns in many flavors, served at a counter in humble digs.

Sijie Special Noodle is a dumpling and noodle restaurant at 401 Kamakeʻe Street #102 in Kakaʻako, in the former space of Phuket Thai. It is the Honolulu location of a Mainland chain that also has restaurants in cities including Las Vegas, San Jose and Austin. The shop has soft opened, with indoor and outdoor seating the restaurant told Aloha State Daily can serve 100 people. The Honolulu website says dumplings and pork soup pan-fried buns are made to order. The signature pork soup dumplings (xiao long bao) are $12.99, and the menu also includes other dumpling fillings, noodle soups, stir-fries and chef specials. Aloha State Daily reported daily hours of 11:30 a.m. to midnight during the soft opening. Featured in Oahu Local: Sijie Special Noodle Opens in Kakaʻako With $12.99 Soup Dumplings, Pan-Fried Buns and Late-Night Hours

Da Seafood Cartel is a restaurant located in Aiea. Rated 4.7 stars from 627 Google reviews.

Ribs&Broth /Waipahu is a restaurant located in Waipahu. Rated 4.6 stars from 38 Google reviews.

Ho'omana Fish Company is a seafood restaurant located in Waipahu. Rated 4.8 stars from 26 Google reviews.

Diamond's Kitchen 808 is a restaurant located in Waipahu. Rated 4.9 stars from 25 Google reviews.

Pīkake Cafe is a cafeteria on the fifth floor of the Prince Jonah Kūhiō Federal Building at 300 Ala Moana Blvd. in downtown Honolulu. It is part of the Guieb family of local food businesses, which also runs Guieb Cafe and Guieb’s Catering. It opened Oct. 1, and general manager Precious Guieb said her father, the chef and owner, named it after his favorite flower. Breakfast includes the ube mascarpone pancakes Guieb Cafe is known for. Lunch has a salad bar and hearty plate lunches with entrées that rotate daily. The cafeteria is open to the public, but you’ll pass through building security first. It is open weekdays and closed weekends and federal holidays. Parking at the building is limited, and the cafe suggested nearby Waterfront Plaza. Featured in Oahu Local: New Oahu Restaurants: October Openings, Kailua to Waikiki

The Sunrise Shack - Kailua is a acai shop located in Kailua. They offer brazilian restaurant, cafe and restaurant services. Rated 4.7 stars from 1349 Google reviews.

everbowl is a acai shop located in Pearl City. They offer brazilian restaurant and restaurant services. Rated 4.9 stars from 40 Google reviews.

Taormina Sicilian Cuisine serves the cooking of southern Sicily at Waikīkī Beach Walk, named for the Sicilian seaside village of Taormina. Executive Chef Hiro Mimura pairs fresh pastas with seafood and meats, and the restaurant says its Sicilian-style pastas are dressed in extra virgin olive oil rather than heavy sauces. Taormina is open daily for lunch and dinner, with indoor and outdoor seating. Its wine list, selected by Master Sommelier Roberto Viernes, has more than 125 selections with a focus on Italian wine. The restaurant also offers a five-course tasting menu and handles weddings and catering. For Honolulu Restaurant Week, Nov. 7–15, Taormina offers a $48 lunch or a $68 dinner featuring longtime favorites like its beef carpaccio, Roman-style carbonara and house-made tiramisu. The lunch menu also includes its mentaiko pasta. Restaurant Week menus are dine-in only. Featured in Oahu Local: Honolulu Restaurant Week 2026: The Best Prix Fixe Deals at $50 or Less