Lunar New Year Sweets and Specials Around O‘ahu
Where to find gau, jai, limited-edition treats and special dinners to celebrate the Year of the Snake.
The Year of the Snake slithers in on Jan. 29, and lucky as we are to abound in gau and jai in this season, these traditional foods are joined by so much more. Lunar New Year is the biggest day of the year not just for the Chinese world, but also in Vietnam and Korea. Never one to miss an occasion, Honolulu’s multiethnic food scene joins in with treats like gau mochi, almond float sherbet and Year of the Snake shave ice.
Click on the images below to find out more about these Lunar New Year menus. And keep checking back as we update this roundup with more finds.
SEE ALSO: Ring in the Year of the Snake With Lion Dances, Firecrackers, Parades and More
Anh Chi Em Bakery
Kaka‘ako
Artizen by MW
Kaka‘ako
Asato Family Sherbet
Downtown
Big Island Candies
Ala Moana Center
Bo’s Kitchen
Makiki
The Buffet at Hyatt
Waikīkī
Choco Le‘a
Mānoa
Eating House 1849
Waikīkī
Fujiya
McCully
Giovedi
Chinatown
Hawai‘i Dim Sum & Seafood Restaurant
Chinatown
Hawai‘i Doggie Bakery
Mānoa
Island Craves
Multiple pickup locations
Jade Dynasty Seafood Restaurant
Ala Moana Center
JuJu Mochi
Hawai‘i Kai
Lady M
Waikīkī
The Local General Store
Kaimukī
Mahina & Sun’s
Waikīkī
Margotto Hawai‘i
Kaka‘ako
K. Minamoto
Multiple locations
Momosan
Waikīkī
Morimoto Asia
Waikīkī
Pai Honolulu
Downtown
The Pig & the Lady
Chinatown
Pop Culture Artisan Pops
Pop-Ups
Rice Blossoms HI
Pickups in Ala Moana and Kaka‘ako
Side Street Inn
Multiple locations
Sing Cheong Yuan Bakery
Chinatown
Sprinkled With Love
Pickup in McCully
Sun Chong Grocery
Chinatown
Sweet Revenge
Multiple locations
Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle Hawai‘i
Pearlridge
Tim Ho Wan
Waikīkī
‘Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice
Multiple locations
Umi by Vikram Garg
Waikīkī
Yi Xin Café
Kapahulu
Yung Yee Kee Dim Sum
Ala Moana Center
