March 7, 2016
Lewers Lounge
Nestled inside Halekulani hotel, Lewers Lounge is an intimate hide-away that features cocktails and pupus, paired with live entertainment. Named after Robert Lewers, who founded the Halekulani in 1907, Lewers Lounge has become a destination for jazz music — and…
March 1, 2016
Camellia Buffet
No matter how hungry you are when you step into Camellia Buffet, you can be sure that the eatery will have something to satisfy your appetite — and plenty of it. Camellia serves up traditional Korean yakiniku, and a few…
February 23, 2016
Canton Seafood Restaurant
According to Canton Seafood Restaurant manager He Gong, the restaurant’s food is so authentic that visitors from China often stop by for a meal. And when they do, they’ve got plenty to choose from: The menu is stocked with more…
February 15, 2016
Kozo Sushi
According to Kozo Sushi’s Keeaumoku branch manager Ginger Rehuher, the restaurant aims to create sushi that’s healthy in the way it’s supposed to be. For that reason, she explains, Kozo doesn’t use MSG. In fact, the restaurant’s owner went to…
February 8, 2016
Seafood Village Chinese Cuisine
To ring in the Year of the Monkey, Seafood Village Chinese Cuisine is offering a Chinese New Year Special Menu: a set party menu stocked with eight different dishes. It costs just $38.88 per person, with a four-person minimum, and…
February 2, 2016
Sakura Terrace
Since it opened about four years ago, Sakura Terrace Japanese Café has been attracting a steady stream of regular customers — some as many as once a week — for its traditional Japanese eats. And since those early days, Sakura…
January 25, 2016
Hung Won Seafood Restaurant
When a new year rolls around, it’s a time when people evaluate how they’re doing and make changes. And that’s exactly what Hung Won Seafood Restaurant in Kaimuki did as 2016 began: As of Jan. 1, the eatery is now…
January 18, 2016
Asian Mix
After 20 years in Chinese fine-dining cuisine, Daniel Leung was seeking a way to offer customers the same high-quality food but without those high prices. So, he opened Asian Mix about four years ago, which was designed as a smaller…
January 11, 2016
Japanese BBQ Yoshi
The story behind yakiniku eatery Japanese BBQ Yoshi reads almost like a restaurateur’s fairy tale: A man who knew Yoshi’s co-founders from another restaurant loved the way they prepared their meat so much that he actually funded them to start…
January 5, 2016
Wailana Coffee House
Wailana Coffee House has some regulars who love the food so much that they frequent the island diner on a daily basis. “We serve local-style comfort food with consistency, value and service that keeps our customers coming back,” explains general…
