North Shore$
Matsumoto Shave Ice
Shave ice & dessert
Haleʻiwa shave ice shop founded in 1951; marked 75 years in business in 2026.
Under $15 per person
Guide
Eats under $15
Places where a full meal is about $15 or less per person.
Kapahulu$
Leonard's Bakery
Bakeries & malasadas · Shave ice & dessert
Kapahulu Portuguese bakery making malasadas since 1952; plain sugar and filled malasada puffs.
Under $15 per person
Liliha$
Liliha Bakery Kuakini
Bakeries & malasadas · Breakfast & brunch · American
Original 1950 Liliha Bakery with its old-school counter diner; known for coco puffs.
Under $15 per person
Kapahulu$
Rainbow Drive-In Kapahulu
Plate lunch & local food
Original Rainbow Drive-In plate-lunch stand, open since 1961 on Kanaina Ave near Kapahulu; known for mix plates and loco moco.
Under $15 per person
Waikīkī$
Musubi Cafe Iyasume
Japanese · Plate lunch & local food
Takeout musubi and bento shop on Kūhiō Ave at the Aqua Pacific Monarch; part of a small Honolulu chain.
Under $15 per person
Kalihi$
Nisshodo Candy Store
Shave ice & dessert · Japanese · Bakeries & malasadas
Century-old Kalihi mochi shop making traditional Japanese sweets; chichi dango often sells out daily.
Under $15 per person
ʻAiea & Pearl City$
Forty Niner Restaurant
Plate lunch & local food · Udon & noodles
Old-time ʻAiea diner on the Hawaiʻi historic register, best known for inexpensive saimin; short drive from Pearl Harbor.
Under $15 per person
Kalihi$
Alicia's Market
Poke · Plate lunch & local food
Family-run Kalihi market and deli back in its original Mokauea St spot after a fire; known for poke and roast meats.
Under $15 per person
Kalihi$
Kamehameha Bakery
Bakeries & malasadas
Pre-dawn Kalihi bakery known for purple poi-glazed donuts and malasadas; popular items sell out later in the day.
Under $15 per person
North Shore$
Kono's
Breakfast & brunch · American
Haleʻiwa counter known for 12-hour kālua pork and Breakfast Bomber burritos.
Under $15 per person
Chinatown$
Lam's Kitchen
Chinese · Udon & noodles
Chinatown Cantonese noodle shop for wonton min and roast meats; renovated and expanded, reopening Dec 2025.
Under $15 per person
Chinatown$
Maguro Brothers Chinatown
Poke · Seafood · Japanese
Fishmonger-run poke and sashimi counter inside Kekaulike Market; daytime only and often sells out by noon.
Under $15 per person
Waikīkī$
Marugame Udon Waikīkī
Udon & noodles · Japanese
Cafeteria-style Kuhio Ave udon shop with noodles made in view and a la carte tempura; lines are common.
Under $15 per person
Kapahulu$
Ono Seafood
Poke · Seafood
Small Kapahulu poke counter known for made-to-order shoyu and spicy ahi bowls; often sells out.
Under $15 per person
McCully$
Waiola Shave Ice (Waiola St)
Shave ice & dessert
Original Waiola shave ice shop on Waiola St with fine-shaved ice and old-school toppings.
Under $15 per person
Kapahulu$
Waiola Shave Ice Kapahulu
Shave ice & dessert
Kapahulu branch of Waiola Shave Ice on Mokihana St, off Kapahulu Ave.
Under $15 per person
Mōʻiliʻili$
Yama's Fish Market
Hawaiian food · Poke · Plate lunch & local food
Takeout-only Mōʻiliʻili fish market and deli for Hawaiian plates, poke and haupia pie.
Under $15 per person
Kaimukī$
Fresh Catch Kaimukī
Poke · Seafood · Plate lunch & local food
Waiʻalae Ave poke and seafood counter with a few tables; sister shop in Kāneʻohe.
Under $15 per person
Kāneʻohe$
Fresh Catch Kāneʻohe
Poke · Seafood
Kāneʻohe poke shop and fish market, the larger of Fresh Catch's two locations.
Under $15 per person
Waikīkī$
Jalapeños 808
Mexican & tacos
Mexican counter's first Waikīkī location, in the Royal Hawaiian Center food court.
Under $15 per person
Kalihi$
Rainbow Drive-In Kalihi
Plate lunch & local food
Second Rainbow Drive-In, opened 2018 at School and Houghtailing streets with the Kapahulu menu.
Under $15 per person
Ala Moana$
Tandoori Express
Indian
Pakistani and North Indian counter at Ala Moana Center.
Under $15 per person