The Global Menu: Neha’s Kitchen
With Neha’s Kitchen, Kuber Gurung brings food from his hometown in southern Nepal to the farmers markets of O‘ahu.
Mari Taketa
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A 7-Course All-Natto Dinner Is Coming to Nami Kaze on July 10
Frolic’s annual celebration of Japan’s ripe, stinky bean is back—and it’s open to all natto lovers.
Chinatown’s Best Hidden Courtyard Is a Thai-Laotian Gem
Showing love for Chinatown eateries after the outages: At Olay’s Thai-Lao Cuisine, Laotian food standouts aren't the only draw.
May 2024: Our Top 3 Most Popular Food Stories
The upside of a crime, Kailua’s new big opening and 15 picks that rose to the top in two days.
Omakase Sushi: A How-To Guide
It’s fine to eat with your hand—and other pro etiquette tips from @Sushi chef-owner Atsushi Kumagai.
Tails of the City: Mr. Mejiro
He never thought he’d fall in love with a bird—or go on to rescue 10 more.
Honolulu’s Omakase Obsession
Honolulu now has about two dozen omakase-only sushi counters—eight of which opened in the past year.
Top 15 Picks of a Las Vegas Man Who Eats Out in Honolulu 180 Times a Year
From noodle bowls to meatballs, sushi omakase to hamburger steak (with extra gravy): Young Park loves the local food scene.
What to Know About Honolulu’s New Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant
Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera can average $100 a person. Here are 18 tips to know before you go.
Thieves Stole Tight Tacos’ Equipment. Then This Happened
This might have been another story about hard luck hitting a small business. Tight Tacos’ owner tells us why it wasn’t.
Lacy, Buttery Cookies With a Touch of Heart Are Popping Up Saturday
If you’ve been to Monkeypod Kitchen or Duke’s Waikīkī or Minasa, you’ve met people these cookies have helped.
The Hawai‘i Wildlife Center Lends a Helping Wing to Native Birds and Bats
Native feathered (and furred) patients are on the rise at this unique rehab.
March 2024: Our Top 3 Most Popular Food Stories
More from Paris Baguette and the neighborly story behind Onda Pasta & Provisions.
Be the Mane Attraction With These Local-Themed Hair Claws
Claw art is a thing—especially when it features local food.
10 New & Coming Eateries on O‘ahu: March 2024
Where to find new and coming Italian food, tacos, a luxe sushi omakase and good chicken.
Onda Pasta & Provisions Store Opens Saturday in Kaimukī
New owners of the longtime craft pasta maker are opening a one-stop shop for fresh pasta dinners.
February 2024: Our Top 3 Most Popular Food Stories
Dim sum, mac salad and pastries were the top draws in an eventful leap month.
Paris Baguette Is the Latest. Here’s What Else Has Opened Downtown
Recent openings that have turned Downtown Honolulu into a credible lunchtime destination.
Are These the Most Beautiful Restaurants in Honolulu?
Beauty is timeless, taste is not. A year after this post was originally published, our style and dining editors can’t get enough of these gorgeous interiors.
All the Ways We Love Oxtail
O oxtails, how many ways do we love thee? More than seven, actually.
8 Places to Get All Kinds of Malasadas on Fat Tuesday
Some are extending their hours and one has an exclusive new flavor just for Feb.13.
Terry Cheung Just Opened a 350-Seat Dim Sum Restaurant Downtown
The owner of the new Honolulu Seafood Restaurant plans to open more. Here’s a Q&A.
Best Mac Salad on O‘ahu: Our Readers Weighed In
To our surprise, reader comments basically turned into a spontaneous poll. Here are the results.
January 2024: Our Top 3 Most Popular Food Stories
Plenty of new restaurant news, and the latest chapter for Kaimukī’s longtime Chinese restaurant.
A World First: Sparkling Māmaki Tea by Manu Brewing Co.
A former home beer brewer makes four flavors of sparkling māmaki tea.
5 Notable New Restaurants
Where you’ll find the city’s best seafood laksa, along with excellent jerk chicken and catfish po’ boys.
7 Hawai‘i Chefs and Restaurants Are 2024 James Beard Award Semifinalists
Here’s who made the first cut for the country’s highest culinary industry awards.
Check Out 9 New & Coming Eateries on One Block at Ward Village
New tonkatsu, local ice cream, Korean barbecue and more are coming to Kaka‘ako.
Rotating Pop-Up Vendors at Fishcake Hook Us With New Delights
The test café in the furniture and decor showroom lets micro food businesses showcase their craft.
10 New & Coming Restaurants on O‘ahu: January 2024
Where to find new and coming tapas, dim sum, handmade pasta, luxe conveyor belt dining and a cozy izakaya.
Hawai‘i’s Best New Restaurants of 2023
Opened in 2023, these are the new places Frolic writers eat at and recommend the most.
Restaurant Transitions: Goodbye, But Not for Long
The facts about six Honolulu eateries that hope to reopen, one that isn’t closing and one that’s gone for good.
Fresh, Crackling-Crisp Hand Rolls Make Nori Bar Worth a Visit
But with only 16 seats, reserve ahead or prepare for a wait at Ward Village’s newest eatery.
November 2023: Our Top 3 Most Popular Posts About the Local Food Scene
Holiday eats were at the top of readers' minds, along with our new restaurant update series.
At Heart: A Longtime Restaurant and Banquet Hall Finds New Life
Dot’s closed down, but the gathering place at the heart of the Wahiawā community got a second chance and a new name: Central O‘ahu Event Center.
At Heart: How Little Vessels Donut Co. Found a Home
Sachi MacLachlan was looking for connection when she launched Little Vessels on Instagram during the pandemic. She found it among neighbors on a small corner in Kaimukī.
At Heart: “I Got the Feeling Everybody Was There for the Love of It”
Meet the man who brought new life to the mochi and manju at 70-year-old Fujiya Hawai‘i.
At Heart: This Food Truck Is Trying to Hold Maui Communities Together
Four months after the fires, Maui Fresh Streatery’s weekly food boxes help families housing displaced relatives.
Aloha Bento Has Us Eating Premium Sushi and Sashimi in a Bank
Find this unexpected gem in Downtown’s Central Pacific Plaza, but don’t go Wednesday through Friday this week—they’ll be closed for Thanksgiving.
Roy Yamaguchi Is Likely the Next Head of KCC’s Culinary Institute of the Pacific
The UH Board of Regents will vote on the culinary legend’s appointment on Thursday.
