Oahu Restaurants

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  1. The Honolulu Advertiser: Hawaii's Best Restaurants
  2. Frommer's: Oahu Restaurants
  3. Fodor's: Oahu Restaurants   WARNING: Pop-ups
  4. Lonely Planet: Places to Eat on Oahu
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  6. Zagat Survey: Oahu Restaurants   WARNING: Paid registration required to access content
  7. Alternate-Hawaii: Oahu Restaurants
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Oahu High-End Restaurants

  • Alan Wong's, Hawaiian Regional - Map
    1857 S. King Street, Third Floor
    Honolulu, HI, 96826 United States
    voice: 808-949-2526
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The menu's cutting-edge offerings sizzle with the Asian flavors of lemongrass, sweet-and-sour, garlic, and wasabi, deftly melded with the fresh seafood and produce of the islands."
    • Fodor's Choice: "This worthy restaurant is like that very rare shell you stumble upon on a perfect day at the beach -- well polished and without a flaw."
    • Concierge.com Recommendation: "His dining room may be modest, but his flavors explode. As the locals say, when food is this delicious, it is 'broke da mouth' good."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid account required: "[W]ith Hawaii Regional dishes like the 'heavenly ginger-crusted onaga', 'amazing' tasting menus and 'stealthlike', 'unobtrusive service', it’s 'Pacific meets perfection'..."
    • 'Ilima Award Winner: "[W]e'll never get tired of his clean interpretations of Island favorites using locally grown ingredients, such as ginger-crusted onaga (with organic Hamakua mushrooms of course) and kurobuta pork chop with a five-spice cider vinegar glaze."
  • Chef Mavro, French/Hawaiian Regional - Map
    1969 S. King Street
    Honolulu, HI, 96826 United States
    voice: 808-944-4714
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Hints of Tahitian vanilla, lemongrass, ogo (seaweed), rosemary, and Madras curry add exotic flavors to the French-inspired cooking and fresh island ingredients."
    • Fodor's Choice: "Etched-glass windows screen the busy streetcorner scene and all within is mellow and serene with starched white tablecloths, fresh flowers, wood floors, and contemporary island art."
    • Concierge.com Recommendation: "Set in a residential neighborhood of Honolulu, it attracts a nice mix of local couples, dedicated foodies, and in-the-know tourists ready to have the best meal of their trip."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid account required: "[E]ven if its McCully location 'leaves a bit to be desired' and 'portions are tiny', most take one bite of the 'homemade malasadas' dessert and declare it 'fabulomavrous!'"
    • 'Ilima Award Winner: "The [chef] from Marseilles extracts the essence of a food, then enhances it, so that for example a hint of star anise on a delivered-that-day, perfectly poached Keahole lobster sings in your mouth of spice and sea."
  • Roy's, Asian/Pacific Rim - Map
    6600 Kalanianaole Highway
    Honolulu, HI, 96825 United States
    voice: 808-396-7697
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "It is... many people's favorite, true to its Euro-Asian roots and Yamaguchi's winning formula: open kitchen, fresh ingredients, ethnic touches, and a good dose of nostalgia mingled with European techniques."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid account required: "This 'original' Hawaii Kai 'flagship' (of a 30-plus-location chain) 'put Hawaiian fusion cuisine on the culinary map' and continues to thrill patrons..."
    • 'Ilima Award Winner: "[W]hat we like about the original Roy's, besides Ronald Nasuti's food, is the fact that we get an internationally known, high-end restaurant and a neighborhood hangout wrapped up in one."
  • La Mer, French - Map
    2199 Kalia Road
    Honolulu, HI, 96815 United States
    voice: 808-923-2311
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "This is the splurge restaurant of Hawaii, the oceanfront bastion of haute cuisine, where two of the state's finest chefs... quietly redefined fine dining in Hawaii."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid account required: "'[E]ach bite' of chef Yves Garnier’s New French cuisine 'with an island touch' is a 'delectable' 'taste of heaven'..."
    • 'Ilima Award Winner: "Dine at a leisurely pace, taking time to enjoy the music drifting up from House Without a Key, savor the bouillabaisse or wagyu beef in a Bordelaise sauce, and sip wines selected for you by knowledgeable wine manager Randy Ching."
  • Hoku's, Asian/Pacific Rim - Map
    5000 Kahala Avenue
    Honolulu, HI, 96816 United States
    voice: 808-739-8760
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid account required: "[F]east on a recently revamped menu of 'creative', 'phenomenal' Pacific Rim fare..."
    • 'Ilima Award Winner: "Rooms with a view often mean less-than-mesmerizing food, but Hoku's gets A's for the panorama and the cooking which in turn has earned it best fine-dining honors two years in a row."

Oahu Moderate Restaurants

  • Keo's Thai Cuisine, Thai - Map
    2028 Kuhio Avenue
    Honolulu, HI, 96815 United States
    voice: 808-951-9355
    fax: 808-953-2325
    • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "With fresh spices, spirited dishes, and a familiar crop of Thai delights, Keo's arrived in Waikiki with a splashy tropical ambiance and a menu that islanders and visitors love."
    • Zagat Well-Rated: "For the 'best Thai food outside of Bangkok', head to this 'gorgeous, tropical', 'low-key' spot..."
    • 'Ilima Award Winner: "The Kuhio Avenue flagship with its breezy windows opening on the street, orchids and celebrity wall of photos shows [Keo] Sananikone's flexibility, offering American and Asian breakfasts, Thai lunches and dinners."
  • Lucy's Grill 'n Bar, Hawaiian Regional - Map
    33 Aulike Street
    Kailua, HI, 96734 United States
    voice: 808-230-8188
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "This is one of Kailua's most popular restaurants, not just because of the open-air bar and the outdoor lanai seating, but because of the terrific food."
    • Zagat Well-Rated: "'California comes to Hawaii' at this 'charming, down-home' New American–Hawaii Regional in Kailua, where the menu suits 'all tastes and diets'..."
    • Lonely Planet Selection: "[I]f you like exotic bar drinks, try local concoctions like the pineapple martini or Li Hing Mui margarita made from a famous sweet and sour 'crack-seed' candy."
    • 'Ilima Award Winner: "The 'Eurolocal' menu ranges from kalua pig triangles with mascarpone and orange plum sauce to rib-eye steak with Hawaiian salt crust..."
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "The menu is filled with creative selections (the ahi and lobster poke served with a wonton spoon) and some of the best food you will eat in Hawaii..."
    • Concierge.com Recommendation: "Prices are a little high for the casual setting, but the ambience can't be beat—unless there's rain or stormy seas, in which case you should stay away."
    • 'Ilima Award Winner: "Try the signature slow-poached togarashi salmon (sweet, crackly cane-sugar crust over intensely flavored tender kiawe-smoked salmon) or the five-spice braised beef shortribs."
  • Gyotaku, Japanese - Map
    1824 King Street
    Honolulu, HI, 96826 United States
    voice: 808-949-4584
    fax: 808-946-6529
    • 'Ilima Award Winner: "Gyotaku on King Street is known for its grab-and-run bento business by day, offering reasonably priced combo plates... but it's in the dining room that the restaurant shows both its character and its playful sense of humor..."
  • Hiroshi Eurasian Tapas, Asian/Pacific Rim - Map
    500 Ala Moana Boulevard
    Honolulu, HI, 96813 United States
    voice: 808-533-4476
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Small plates such as sizzling Koa kampachi carpaccio with ginger, tomato, tofu and ponzu vinaigrette... offer a range of tastes."
    • Concierge.com Recommendation: "Chef Hiroshi Fukui's menu has lots of sample-worthy creations, such as filet mignon topped with foie gras ponzu sauce, pan-roasted shrimp with roasted-garlic aioli foam, and panko-crusted ahi..."
    • 'Ilima Award Winner: "Chef Hiroshi Fukui doesn't get as much media attention as Alan Wong and Roy Yamaguchi, yet he may have the most deft touch of all Island chefs when it comes to marrying Asian and Western flavors and technique."
  • Duke's Canoe Club, Seafood - Map
    2335 Kalakaua Avenue, Suite 116
    Honolulu, HI, 96815 United States
    voice: 808-922-2268
    • Concierge.com Recommendation: "The food is tasty and fuss-free: macadamia-and-crab wontons, hulihuli (BBQ) chicken, grilled fresh fish, chocolate-and-macadamia "hula pie" for dessert."
    • 'Ilima Award Winner: "Duke's, steps from Waikiki Beach in the Outrigger Waikiki Hotel, is perennially crowded and noisy, but always fun."

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