Frolic’s Top 10 Most Popular Stories of 2024
Page views don’t lie: From farmers markets to dim sum, these were our most-read food stories of 2024.
No. 10: Your Guide to O‘ahu’s Best Badass Brunches
Photo: Aaron K. Yoshino
Published March 1, 2024; republished Oct. 11
New brunches, beery brunches, standout brunch dishes and where to go for every brunch priority (good coffee? mocktails? sweet AND savory?)—delivered with a level of detail known only to a true brunch fanatic. This package was spearheaded by HONOLULU executive editor Katrina Valcourt.
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No. 9: Top 15 Picks of a Las Vegas Man Who Eats Out in Honolulu 180 Times a Year
Photo: Thomas Obungen
Published May 29, 2024
If Young Park’s 180 meals a year in Honolulu didn’t draw you in, his choices did—from miso soup and shrimp quesadillas to a burger he says rivals In-N-Out. This post, which originated as a long text Park sent after we traded dining tips at a sushi encounter, was so tasty that we asked him to follow up with his favorite Las Vegas dishes.
No. 8: 3 New Food & Drink Spots Coming to Mānoa Marketplace
Photo: Sarah Burchard
Published April 26, 2024
When this post ran, Mānoa Valley had two full-service restaurants. Now it has two more—driven largely by a visionary who helped transform Chinatown into a modern dining destination. No wonder readers were watching sleepy Mānoa.
No. 7: Best of HONOLULU 2024: Food and Drinks on O‘ahu
Photo: Mari Taketa
Published July 1, 2024
Readers picked the winners of 23 of the 37 Best of categories; our editors picked the rest. Biggest surprise? A tossup between Best Pancakes, Best Fries and Best Food Truck.
No. 6: O‘ahu Restaurants’ Dine-In and Takeout Menus for Thanksgiving 2024
Image from @mac247waikiki
Published Nov. 8, 2024
We started these holiday menu roundups during the pandemic lockdown, when people were hungry for information and restaurants desperate for a way to reach them. That readers drove this Thanksgiving roundup to the year’s No. 6 spot tells us it’s still a win-win.
No. 5: Your Guide to Farmers Markets on O‘ahu
Photo: Melissa Chang
Published March 29, 2024
With at least 16 farmers markets held around the island weekly, readers (and we) needed this breakdown of what’s what and where to park.
No. 4: Terry Cheung Just Opened a 350-Seat Dim Sum Restaurant Downtown
Photo: Mari Taketa
Published Feb. 7, 2024
When was the last decade someone opened a large Chinese dining hall on O‘ahu? Especially Downtown? Meet the new dim sum king.
No. 3: 2024 Hale ‘Aina Award Winners: The Best Restaurants in Hawai‘i
Photo: Aaron K. Yoshino
Published Aug. 27, 2024
Standouts in every category across the islands, with the biggest award winners this year in Kaka‘ako, Waikīkī and Mānoa.
No. 2: 10 New & Coming Restaurants on O‘ahu: January 2024
Photo: Thomas Obungen
Published Jan. 2, 2024
After the wind-down of the old year, we like to start the new one with this post. Stay tuned for the next New & Coming Restaurants post on Jan. 2, 2025.
No. 1: First Look: Hawai‘i’s First Paris Baguette Opens Thursday
Photo: James Nakamura
Published Feb. 21, 2024
Hawai‘i’s first outpost of South Korea’s global bakery sensation created a frenzy that stretched around the corner to King Street for weeks. In parking-challenged Downtown, no less. Holy Sugar Mochi Donut, Batman!
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