Looking for the best places to eat in Waikiki? From cheap udon to oceanfront fine dining, here are 25 spots locals and visitors both love. Updated for 2026 with prices, hours, and addresses.

From legendary plate lunches to fine dining, here are the 50 best places to eat on Oʻahu in 2026. Real picks from locals who know the island inside and out.

Kona coffee farms, Hilo rain, and the food scene most visitors only scratch the surface of. A local’s regional map of the Big Island’s best restaurants, food trucks, and markets for 2026.

Skip the resort restaurants. Years of eating across Kauaʻi, plus the saimin, poke, and family-run spots locals actually love, from Līhuʻe to Hanalei.

Ten years of eating on Maui, distilled into the plate lunches, fish markets, and old-school spots we keep going back to.

Oʻahu’s vegan scene grew up fast. Here are the tofu poke bowls, acai counters, and plant-based plate lunches worth actually showing up for.

Great steak on an island? Yes. An honest list of Oʻahu steakhouses worth the splurge, from Waikīkī classics to Kakaʻako newcomers.

Warm malasadas, fresh pandesal, flaky pineapple turnovers. The Oʻahu bakeries locals line up for before the sun is up.

Walk Honolulu’s Chinatown like a local. Dim sum at dawn, lei shops, bubble tea, dive bars, and the stops no guided tour bothers to show you.

Hungry past 10pm in Honolulu? Ramen counters, Korean BBQ, diners, and food trucks still open when the rest of Oʻahu is dark.

Honolulu does not have to be expensive. Plate lunches, saimin counters, and food trucks serving real food for under fifteen bucks.

Not every luau is worth your money. The luaus on each island that actually honor the culture, plus the ones we tell friends to skip.