Ala Moana$$$
Jade Dynasty Seafood Restaurant
Chinese · Dim sum · Seafood
Hong Kong-style seafood and dim sum restaurant on Ala Moana Center's Hoʻokipa Terrace.
Hale ʻAina 2026 Gold
Seafood in Honolulu
Fish markets, garlic shrimp and fresh catch.
Waikīkī$$$
Botanico Waikīkī
Mediterranean · Seafood
Mediterranean restaurant on the ground floor of Waikīkī Shopping Plaza; 3-hour validated parking.
Hale ʻAina 2026 SilverHappy hourOpen late
Waikīkī$$$
Duke's Waikiki
American · Seafood · Bars & pubs
Beachfront Waikīkī restaurant and Barefoot Bar named for Duke Kahanamoku; happy hour and live music daily.
Happy hourOcean view
North Shore$$$
Haleiwa Joe's
Seafood · Steakhouses · American
Harbor-side Haleʻiwa seafood and steak house since 1998; known for coconut shrimp and prime rib. No reservations.
Waikīkī$$$
SKY Waikiki
Cocktail bars · Seafood
Rooftop bar and raw bar 19 floors above Kalākaua Ave; known for sunset cocktails and oysters.
Happy hourOcean view
Waikīkī$$$$
Azure
Seafood · Fine dining
Beachfront seafood dinner restaurant at The Royal Hawaiian; open Wed-Sun evenings.
Ocean view
North Shore$$
Giovanni's Shrimp Truck
Food trucks · Seafood
Graffiti-covered Kahuku truck serving garlic shrimp scampi plates; lines peak Dec-Mar.
Diamond Head$$$
Hau Tree
Hawaiʻi Regional · Breakfast & brunch · Seafood
Beachfront restaurant at Kaimana Beach Hotel serving brunch and dinner on Sans Souci beach.
Happy hourOcean view
Waikīkī$$$$
Orchids
Seafood · Breakfast & brunch · Pacific Rim
Halekulani's open-air oceanfront restaurant with Diamond Head views, known for Sunday brunch with live piano.
Ocean view
Kailua$$$
Buzz's Original Steak House
Steakhouses · Seafood
Kailua steak house across from Kailua Beach Park, little changed in decades; reserve for dinner.
Chinatown$$
Legend Seafood Restaurant
Dim sum · Chinese · Seafood
Cantonese dim sum and seafood hall in Chinatown Cultural Plaza; weekend tables fill early with families.
Chinatown$
Maguro Brothers Chinatown
Poke · Seafood · Japanese
Fishmonger-run poke and sashimi counter inside Kekaulike Market; daytime only and often sells out by noon.
Airport & Iwilei$$
Nico's Pier 38
Seafood · Plate lunch & local food
Harborside Pier 38 seafood restaurant and fish market; nightly live music listed through 2026.
Kapahulu$
Ono Seafood
Poke · Seafood
Small Kapahulu poke counter known for made-to-order shoyu and spicy ahi bowls; often sells out.
Ala Moana$$$$
The Signature Prime Steak & Seafood
Steakhouses · Seafood · Fine dining
Steakhouse on the 36th floor of the Ala Moana Hotel next to Ala Moana Center; nightly happy hour with half-off pupu reported.
Kaimukī$
Fresh Catch Kaimukī
Poke · Seafood · Plate lunch & local food
Waiʻalae Ave poke and seafood counter with a few tables; sister shop in Kāneʻohe.
Kāneʻohe$
Fresh Catch Kāneʻohe
Poke · Seafood
Kāneʻohe poke shop and fish market, the larger of Fresh Catch's two locations.