Your complete guide to Hawaiʻi’s must-try foods, from poke and plate lunch to shave ice and malasadas. Where to eat, what to order, and how to eat like a local on every island.

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.

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.

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.