North Shore$
Matsumoto Shave Ice
Shave ice & dessert
Haleʻiwa shave ice shop founded in 1951; marked 75 years in business in 2026.
Eating around Oʻahu
Outside town, by region. For Honolulu itself start with the directory.
North Shore
Haleʻiwa, Kahuku and Pūpūkea — about an hour from Waikīkī.
North Shore$$
Kahuku Farms Café
Farm-to-table · Coffee
Café on a working Kahuku family farm; farm-to-table plates and smoothies, closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
North Shore$$
Pupukea Grill
Food trucks · Poke · Vegan & vegetarian
Sister-run food truck across from Sharks Cove since 2008; poke bowls, plates and vegan tacos.
North Shore$$$
Haleiwa Joe's
Seafood · Steakhouses · American
Harbor-side Haleʻiwa seafood and steak house since 1998; known for coconut shrimp and prime rib. No reservations.
North Shore$$
Giovanni's Shrimp Truck
Food trucks · Seafood
Graffiti-covered Kahuku truck serving garlic shrimp scampi plates; lines peak Dec-Mar.
North Shore$
Kono's
Breakfast & brunch · American
Haleʻiwa counter known for 12-hour kālua pork and Breakfast Bomber burritos.
North Shore—
Ted's Bakery
Bakeries & malasadas
Family-run bakery near Sunset Beach on the North Shore, best known for chocolate haupia pie. It stopped wholesale distribution in 2022 and sells its pies and cakes at the shop.
Windward side
Kailua, Kāneʻohe and Waimānalo — 25–40 minutes over the Pali or Likelike.
Kāneʻohe$$
Waiāhole Poi Factory
Hawaiian food
Hawaiian food stand in a historic Waiāhole Valley poi factory building; second counter at Windward Mall.
Hale ʻAina 2026 Bronze
Kailua$$$
Buzz's Original Steak House
Steakhouses · Seafood
Kailua steak house across from Kailua Beach Park, little changed in decades; reserve for dinner.
Kailua$$$
Faria
Fusion
Chef Kawehi Haug's "Pacifika Portuguese" restaurant in Kailua; Oʻahu's first Portuguese restaurant.
Kailua$$
Moke's Bread & Breakfast
Breakfast & brunch
Kailua breakfast spot known for lilikoʻi pancakes and handmade corned beef hash; closed Tuesdays, fills early.
Kāneʻohe$
Fresh Catch Kāneʻohe
Poke · Seafood
Kāneʻohe poke shop and fish market, the larger of Fresh Catch's two locations.
East Honolulu
Hawaiʻi Kai, on the way to Hanauma Bay.
Hawaiʻi Kai$$
Kona Brewing Hawaiʻi Kai
Breweries · Bars & pubs · Pizza
Kona Brewing pub on the Koko Marina docks with lanai seating, trivia and live music nights.
Happy hour
Hawaiʻi Kai$$
Moena Café
Breakfast & brunch
Koko Marina brunch café popular after Koko Head hikes; weekend lines after 8:30am.
Central Oʻahu & Pearl Harbor
ʻAiea, Pearl City, Wahiawā and Mililani.
ʻAiea & Pearl City$$
Anna Miller's
American · Breakfast & brunch
1970s-era Pearlridge-area coffee shop and pie house in ʻAiea; Honolulu Magazine's 2026 old-school restaurant pick.
Hale ʻAina 2026
ʻAiea & Pearl City$
Forty Niner Restaurant
Plate lunch & local food · Udon & noodles
Old-time ʻAiea diner on the Hawaiʻi historic register, best known for inexpensive saimin; short drive from Pearl Harbor.
West Oʻahu
Waipahu, Kapolei and Ko Olina.
Waipahu$$
Highway Inn Waipahu
Hawaiian food · Plate lunch & local food
Original Highway Inn, a Waipahu Hawaiian-food restaurant dating to 1947; relocated within Waipahu.
Hale ʻAina 2026 Silver
Waipahu$$
Elena's Home of Finest Filipino Foods
Filipino
Waipahu Filipino restaurant founded 1974 by the Butuyan family; known for the pork adobo fried rice omelet.
Kapolei & Ko Olina$$$
Monkeypod Kitchen Ko Olina
American · Pizza · Bars & pubs
Peter Merriman's Monkeypod Kitchen at Ko Olina Station; lunch and dinner daily.
Open late
Kapolei & Ko Olina$$
MENSHO Hawaiʻi
Ramen · Japanese
First Hawaiʻi shop of the Tokyo ramen brand MENSHO, at Ka Makana Aliʻi in Kapolei. It opened for dinner in May 2026 and added walk-in lunch service in September 2026.