Restaurants and food establishments with are those that follow Slow Food principles of good, clean and fair. They make an effort to source locally, get to know their purveyors and serve meat from animals that have been humanely treated. They work to reduce all types of waste and replace styrofoam and plastic from their waste streams. We hope that soon we’ll be able to highlight more of our favorite restaurants with the Slow Food snail of approval. Other restaurants on this list reflect our personal favorites as well as showcasing well made food and our island’s ethnic traditions, other aspects of Slow Food.
Along with the list of restaurants and food establishments, we provide additional information on food-related resources on O’ahu. This includes lists of catering resources, CSAs, farm work days, farmers’ markets, food specialty stores, and meat/butcher shops.
We constantly seek to update our website, particularly seeking to find establishments that merit the criteria. If you have a suggestion as to a resource that ought to be on our list, please email us at slowfoodoahu@yahoo.com with your suggestions.
RESTAURANTS
Beer and Wine
Aloha Brewery
580 North Nimitz Hwy. (Honolulu – Airport/Nimitz)
Phone: 545-5959
www.alohabeer.com
Gordon Biersch
1 Aloha Tower Drive (Honolulu – at Aloha Tower)
Phone: 599-4877
www.gordonbiersch.com/locations/honolulu-hi
Homebrew in Paradise
Homebrew supplies
2646 Kilihau St. Suite B (Honolulu)
Phone: 834-2739
www.homebrewinparadise.com
Kona Brewing Company
Some of the draft beer is local
7192 Kalanianole Hwy. (Honolulu
- Hawaii Kai)
Phone: 394-5662
www.konabrewingco.com
The Liquor Collection
1050 Ala Moana Blvd. (Honolulu – Ala Moana at Ware Warehouse)
Phone: 524-8808
www.liquorcollection.com
Pint and Jigger
1936 South King St. (Honolulu – McCully)
Phone: 744-9593
www.pintandjigger.com
Real Gastropub
1020 Auahi St, Bldg. 1 (Honolulu – Ala Moana Ward Farmer’s Market)
Phone: 596-2526
www.realgastropub.com
Tamura’s Fine Wine and Liquors
Can order kegs of local beer
3496 Waialae Ave. (Honolulu – Kaimuki)
Phone: 735-7100
www.tamurasfinewine.com
Burgers
The Counter
4211 Waialae Ave. (Honolulu – Kahala)
Phone: 739-5100
www.thecounterburger.com/honolulu
Honolulu Burger Company
1295 S, Beretania St. (Honolulu – McCully)
Phone: 626-5202
www.honoluluburgerco.com
Cafes/Juice Bars
Aloha Salads
1102 Bishop St. (Honolulu – Downtown)
Phone: 534-0000
600 Kailua Road #103 (Kailua Shopping Center)
Phone: 262-2016
4211 Waialae Ave. (Honolulu – Kahala Mall)
Phone: 735-8334
4450 Kapolei Parkway (Kapolei Commons Shopping Center)
Phone: 692-9829
www.alohasalads.com
Beach Bum Café
Only Hawaiian Coffes
1088 Bishop St. Suite 101 (Honolulu – Downtown Executive Center)
Phone: 521-6699
www.beachbumcafe.com
Bogart’s Café
3045 Monsarrat Ave., Ste. 3
(Honolulu
-
Phone: 739-0999
Café Laufer
3565 Waialae Ave. #107
(Honolulu
Phone: 735-7717
www.cafelaufer.com
Coffee Gallery
66-250 Kamehameha Hwy. #C104 (Haleiwa)
Phone: 637-5571
www.roastmaster.com
Diamond Head Cove Health Bar (Da Cove)
3045 Monsarrat Ave. #5
(Honolulu
- Diamond Head)
Phone: 732-8744
www.diamondheadcove.com
Downtown Coffee Roaster & Coffee Bar
900 Fort Street Mall, Ste. 100
(Honolulu)
Phone: 599-5353
www.dtcoffee.com
Gorilla in the Cafe
Only Hawaiian Coffees
2155 Kalakaua Ave. (Honolulu-Waikiki)
Phone: 554-1484
gorillahawaii.com
www.dtcoffee.com
Hawaiian Island X
Local coffee, chocolate and shave ice
67-106 Kealohanui St. (Waialua at the Sugar Mill)
Phone: 637-2624
www.hawaiixhawaii.com
Lanikai Juice
Organic and/or local fruits are used
572 Kailua Rd. (Kailua)
Phone: 262-2383
4346 Waialae Ave.
(Honolulu – Kaimuki)
Phone: 732-7200
66-215 Kamehameha Highway (Haleiwa)
Phone: 637-7774
www.lanikaijuice.com
Morning Brew
572 Kailua Rd. (Kailua)
Phone: 262-7770
www.morningbrewhawaii.com
Morning Glass Coffee and Cafe
2955 East Manoa Rd. (Honolulu – Manoa)
Phone: 673-0065
www.morningglasscoffee.com
Summer Frappe
82 N Pauahi St. (Honolulu – Chinatown)
Sweet Home Waimanalo
41-1025 Kalanianaole Hwy. (Waimanalo)
Phone: 259-5737
www.sweethomewaimanalo.com
Waialua Coffee & Chocolate
Waialua Estate Coffee Mill (Waialua – Old Sugar Mill)
No phone; just email: info@waialuaestate.com
www.waialuaestate.com
Chinese
Legend Seafood Restaurant
100 N Beretania St. Ste 108
(Honolulu)
Phone: 532-1868
www.legendseafoodhonolulu.com
Little Village
1113 Smith St. (Honolulu
)
Phone: 545-3008
www.littlevillagehawaii.com
Mei Sum
Dim Sum
65 N Pauahi St.
(Honolulu
)
Phone: 531-3268
Pah Ke’s
46-018 Kamehameha Hwy. (Kaneohe)
Phone: 235-4505
“ask for locally grown menu”
www.pahke.com
Royal Garden
Dim Sum
410 Atkinson Dr #3
(Honolulu – Ala Moana
Phone: 942-7788
www.alamoanahotelhonolulu.com/dining-_and_nightlife
Tai Pan Dim Sum
100 N Beretania St. (Honolulu
-
Phone: 599-8899
www.taipandimsum.com
Food Trucks
Fumi’s Kahuku Shrimp Truck
One of the two known shrimp trucks on the North Shore that serve local prawns and shrimp (all others are imported from Asia)
56-781 Kamehameha Hwy. (Kahuku)
www.fumiskahukushrimp.com
Romy’s Kahuku Prawns and Shrimp
One of the two known shrimp trucks on the North Shore that serve local prawns and shrimp (all others are imported from Asia)
Kamehameha Highway south of the Kahuku Sugar Mill on the makai (ocean) side of the
highway (Kahuku)
www.romyskahukuprawns.com
Street Grindz
Sponsors “Eat the Streets” Website provides information on food trucks around the island
www.streetgrindz.com
Fresh Fish
Fresh Catch
3109 Waialae Ave. (Honolulu- Kaimuki)
Phone: 735-7653
www.freshcatch808.com
Nico’s Pier 38
1133 N. Nimitz Hwy. (Honolulu- Nimitz/Airport)
Phone: 540-1377
www.nicospier38.com
Uncle’s Fish Market and Grill
1135 N. Nimitz at Pier 38 (Honolulu – Airport/Nimitz)
Phone: 275-0063
www.unclesfishmarket.com
Hawaii Regional Cuisine
Alan Wongs 
1857 S King St. (Honolulu- McCully)
Phone: 949-2526
www.alanwongs.com
Café Julia @YWCA
1040 Richards St. (Honolulu – Downtown)
Phone: 533-3334
www.cafejuliahawaii.com
Chef Mavro
1969 S King St. (Honolulu- McCully)
www.chefmavro.com
The Food Company
1020 Keolu Dr. (Kailua)
Phone: 262-6440
www.foodcompanykailua.com
Indigo
1121 Nuuanu Ave. (Honolulu – Chinatown)
Phone: 521-2900
www.indigo-hawaii.com
Pineapple Room by Alan Wong
1450 Ala Moana Blvd. (Honolulu – Ala Moana Center inside Macy’s)
Phone: 945-6573
www.alanwongs.com
Roy’s
Roy’s – Waikiki Beach
226 Lewers St. (Honolulu –
Roy’s – Honolulu
6600 Kalanianaole Highway (Honolulu – Hawai‘i Kai)
Roy’s – Ko’olina
92-1220 Aliinui Drive, (Kapolei)
Phone: 676-7697
www.roysrestaurant.com
Hawaiian (Traditional)
Haili’s Hawaiian Food
760 Palani Ave. (Honolulu – Kapahulu)
Phone: 735-8019
Helena’s Hawaiian Food
Winner of James Beard Foundation’s Regional Classics Restaurant Award
1240 N School St.
(Honolulu – Kalihi)
Phone: 845-8044
www.helenashawaiianfood.com
Ono Hawaiian Foods
726 Kapahulu Ave. (Honolulu)
Phone: 737-2275
Hawaii (Local-style/Plate lunch)
Aiea Bowl
99-115 Aiea Heights Dr. #310 (Aiea)
Phone: 488-6854
www.aieabowl.com
Kanpai Bar & Grill
404 Ward Ave. (Honolulu – Kapiolani/Ala Moana)
Phone: 593-9202
www.kanpaibarandgrill.com
Nico’s at Pier 38
Features plate lunches with fish from auction next door
1133 N Nimitz Hwy. (Honolulu
)
www.nicospier38.com
Side Street Inn
1225 Hopaka St. (Honolulu – Ala Moana)
Phone: 591-0253
614 Kapahulu Ave. (Honolulu – Kapahulu)
Phone: 739-3939
www.sidestreetinn.com
Japanese
Gazen Bar and Grill
2840 Kapiolani Blvd. (Honolulu – Kapiolani)
Phone: 737-0230
Hiroshi Eurasian Tapas
500 Ala Moana Blvd. (Honolulu – Ala Moana Restaurant Row)
Phone: 524-4476
www.hiroshihawaii.com
Ichiriki
Specializes in nabe
510 Piikoi Street
(Honolulu – Kapiolani)
Phone: 589-2299
www.ichirikinabe.com
Inaba
Homemade soba noodles
1610 S King St. (Honolulu
- McCully)
Phone: 953-2070
www.inabahonolulu.com
Izakaya Gaku
There are terrific izakayas all over Honolulu; this one has some of the freshest fish
1329 S King St. (Honolulu – McCully)
Phone: 589-1329
Jimbo
Homemade udon noodles
1936 S King St. Suite 103 (Honolulu
- McCully)
Phone: 947-2211
Lucky Belly
Noodles, soup, contemporary
50 N. Hotel. St. (Honolulu – Downtown)
Phone: 531-1888
www.luckybelly.com
Mitch’s
Sashimi
524 Ohohia St. (Honolulu – Airport)
www.mitchsushi.com
Sushi Sasabune
1417 S King St. (Honolulu – McCully)
Phone: 947-3800
Tokkuri-Tei
449 Kapahulu Ave. (Honolulu – Kapahulu)
Phone: 732-6480
Yanagi Sushi
762 Kapiolani Blvd #1 (Honolulu
- Kapiolani)
Phone: 597-1525
www.yanagisushi-hawaii.com
Yuzu
Homemade Udon Noodles
410 Atkinson Dr. 1F4 (Honolulu – Ala Moana Hotel)
Phone: 943-1155
www.yukuhawaii.com
Korean
Sorabol
805 Keeaumoku St.(Honolulu
- Ala
Phone: 947-3113
www.sorabolhawaii.com
Mediterranean (including Italian)
Du Vin
1115 Bethel St. (Honolulu – Downtown)
Phone: 545-1115
www.drasserieduvin.com
Kafe Europa
Armenian take-out lunch, uses local meat and produce
801 Alakea St. (Honolulu – Downtown Tardus Financial Plaza)
Olive Tree Café
4614 Kilauea Ave. (Honolulu –
Kahala)
Phone: 737-0303
Vino Italian Tapas and Wine Bar
500 Ala Moana Blvd. (Honolulu – Ala Moana Restaurant Row)
Phone: 524-8466
www.vinohawaii.com
Mexican
El Palenque
177 S Kamehameha Hwy. (Wahiawa)
Phone: 622-5829
www.palenquegrill.com
Luibueno’s
66-165 Kamehameha Hwy. (Haleiwa)
Phone: 637-7717
www.luibueno.com
Serg’s Mexican Kitchen
2740 E. Manoa Rd. (Honolulu-Manoa)
Phone: 988-8118
New American
12th Ave Grill
1145C 12th Ave. (Honolulu – Kaimuki)
Phone: 732-9469
www.12thavegrill.com
Cactus
767 Kailua Rd. (Kailua)
Phone: 261-1000
cactusbistro.com
EAT Café
560 North Nimitz Hwy. Ste. 2 (Honolulu – Nimitz – Gentry Pacific Design Center)
www.eathonolulu.com
Epic
1131 Nuuanu Ave. (Honolulu – Honolulu)
Phone: 587-7877
www.restaurantepichawaii.com
The Grove
33 Aulike St. (Kailua)
Phone: 262-2898
www.grovekailua.com
Kalapawai Market and Café
750 Kailua Rd. (Kailua)
Phone: 262-3354
www.kalapawaimarket.com
Salt – Kitchen and Tasting Bar
3605 Waialae Ave. (Honolulu – Kaimuki)
Phone: 744-7567
www.salthonolulu.com
Taste
Pop-up with various chefs
661 Auahi St. Suite 667 (Honolulu – Kaka’ako)
www.tastetable.com
The Whole Ox Deli
Meat deli and restaurant
327 Keawe St. (Honolulu – Kaka’ako)
Phone: 699-6328
www.wholeoxdeli.com
town
Actively involved in Slow Food
3435 Waialae Ave. #103
(Honolulu
- Kaimuki)
Phone: 735-5900
www.townkaimuki.com
Pizza
Fendu Boulangerie
Excellent pizzas
2752 Woodlawn Dr, Ste 5-119
(Honolulu
- Manoa Marketplace)
Phone: 988-4310
Prima Hawaii
108 Hekili St., Suite 107 (Kailua)
Phone: 888-8933
www.primahawaii.com
V-Lounge
Neapolitan pizza
1344 Kona St.
(Honolulu – Ala Moana)
Phone: 955-2640
www.vloungehawaii.com
Southeast Asian
Maunakea Marketplace
There are stalls in here serving Thai, Malaysian, Filipino and Japanese food. Just like street vendors in Thailand, some of the stalls even use reusable bowls and plates, a rarity in Honolulu.
1120 Maunakea St. (Honolulu – Chinatown)
Green Door (Nonya)
1011 Nuuanu Ave. (Honolulu – Downtown)
Phone: 533-0606
Opal’s Thai Food
66-460 Kamehameha Hwy. (Haleiwa)
Phone: 381-8091
Southern
Little Soul
1111 Bishop St. (Honolulu – Downtown)
Phone: 735-SOUL
www.pacificsoulhawaii.com
Sweets and Bakeries
Cafe Laufer
3565 Waialae Ave. #107
(Honolulu
- Kaimuki)
Phone: 735-7717
www.cafelaufer.com
Fendu Boulangerie
2752 Woodlawn Dr, Ste. 5-119
(Honolulu
- Manoa)
Phone: 988-4310
JJ’s French Pastry
3447 Waialae Ave.
(Honolulu
- Kaimuki)
Phone: 739-0993
www.jjfrenchpastry.com
Madre Chocolate
20 Kainehe Street (Kailua)
Phone: 377-6440
www.madrechocolate.com
Manoa Chocolate
315 Uluniu Street, Ste. 203 (Kailua)
Phone: 262-6789
www.manoachocolate.com
Nisshodo Candy Store
Specializes in traditional mochi
1095 Dillingham Blvd Ste. I5 (Honolulu
- Kalihi)
Phone: 847-1244
www.nisshodomochicandy.com
Padovani’s Chocolates
650 Iwilei Road, Ste. 280 (Honolulu
- Airport)
Phone: 536-4567
www.padovanichocolates.com
Waialua Chocolate
Wailua Estate Coffee Mill (Waialua at The Old Sugar Mill)
No phone; just email: info@waialuaestate.com
www.waialuaestate.com
Vegan/Raw
Greens and Vines
909 Kapiolani Blvd. (Honolulu – Kapiolani)
Phone: 536-9680
Peace Café
2239 South King St. (Honolulu – McCully)
Phone: 951-7555
www.peacecafehawaii.com
OTHER
Catering
The Food Company
1020 Keolu Dr. (Kailua)
Phone: 262-6440
www.foodcompanykailua.com
Chef Sean Priester
Pili Hawai’i (Chef Mark Noguchi)
Phone: 240-1096 ex. 1
www.pilihawaii.com
CSAs/Veggie Subscriptions
Ailani Gardens
Just Add Water
www.just-add-water.biz/csa.htm
Kula Fields
MA’O Organic Farms
http://maoorganicfarms.org/index.php?/mao_farms/CSA
Mohala Farms
http://www.mohalafarms.org/csa-program.html
Oahu Fresh
Otsuji Farm
Farm Work Days
Ho’oulu ‘Aina (Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Health Center)
Kapalai Farms (Maunawili)
Kako’o ‘Oiwi
MA’O Organic Farms (Wai‘anae)
Mohala Farms (Waialua)
Farmers’ Markets
(Check for hours, most are not daily except for Chinatown)
Ala Moana Farmers’ Market
Ala Moana Center, upper deck by Sears, corner of Piikoi & Ala Moana Blvd.
1450 Ala Moana Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96814
www.alamoanafarmersmarket.com
Chinatown
Local and Southeast Asian fruits and veggies and fresh noodles
Downtown Honolulu
Chinatown Market Place
1199 Dillingham Blvd.
Hawaii Kai Farmers’ Market
Kaiser High School, parking lot
511 Lunalilo Home Road
www.hawaiikaifarmersmarket.com
Haleiwa Farmers’ Market
Waimea Valley
59-864 Kamehameha Hwy
Haleiwa, HI
www.haleiwafarmersmarket.com
Hawaii Farm Bureau Farmers’ Markets
These include the farmers’ market at KCC, the largest farmers’ market on the island.
www.hfbf.org/markets
Kapiolani Community College Farmer’s Market
www.kapiolani.edu/object/farmersmarket.html
People’s Open Markets
The largest of the open markets is in Kalihi Saturday mornings.
www1honolulu.gov/parks/programs/pom/index1.htm
Waianae Farmers’ Market
The only market to accept EBT
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
86-260 Farrington Highway
www.waianaefarmersmarket.org
Waialua Farmers’ Market
In the Waialua Sugar Mill
www.sugarmillhawaii.com/farmer
Food (Specialty) Stores
Asian Grocery
Local eggs
1319 S. Beretania St. (Honolulu)
Phone: 593-8440
Ka Lei Eggs
Local eggs
3585 Waialae Ave. (Honolulu – Kaimuki) Phone: 737-7665
439 Kalihi St. (Honolulu – Kalihi) Phone: 841-7695
1119 Dillingham Blvd. (Honolulu – Kalihi) Phone: 347-5563
www.kaleieggs.com
Kale’s Natural Foods
Natural Foods
377 Keahole Street (Honolulu- Hawaii Kai)
Phone: 396-6993
www.kalesnaturalfoods.com
Kokua Market
Co-op with organic and local produce
2643 S King St. (Honolulu
- University)
Phone: 941-1922
www.kokua.coop
Mercado de la Raza
Hispanic foods
1315 S. Beretania St. (Honolulu – McCully)
Phone: 593-2226
Nijiya Market
Japanese natural foods
1009 University Ave. (Honolulu – University)
Phone: 979-8977
451 Piikoi St. (Honolulu – Kapiolani)
Phone: 589-1121
Oliver
mediterranean specialty
4614 Kilauea Ave. (Honolulu – Kahala)
Phone: 737-6226
Palama Market
1210 Dillingham Blvd. (Honolulu – Kalihi)
Phone: 847-4427
www.palamamarket.com
Whole Foods Market
4211 Waialae Ave. #2000 (Honolulu – Kahala Mall)
Phone: 738-0820
www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/honolulu
629 Kailua Rd. #100 (Kailua)
Phone: 263-6800
www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/kailua
Meat Markets/Butcher Shops
A’ala Meat Market
751 Waiakamilo R. (Honolulu – Kalihi)
Phone: 832-6650
Higa Meat and Pork Market
225 North Nimitz Hwy. (Honolulu – Airport/Nimitz)
Phone: 531-3591
The Whole Ox Deli
327 Keawe St. (Honolulu – Kaka’ako)
Phone: 699-6328
www.wholeoxdeli.com
Poke & Fish Markets
Fort Ruger Market
3585 Alohea Ave. (Honolulu – Diamond Head)
Phone: 737-4531
Ono Seafood
747 Kapahulu Ave., Apt 4 (Honolulu – Kapahulu)
Phone: 732-4806
Poke Stop
95-1840 Meheula Parkway Suite 3 (Mililani)
Phone: 626-3400
94-050 Farrington Hwy, E-4 (Waipahu Town Center)
Phone: 676-8100
www.poke-stop.com
Tamashiro Market
802 N. King St.
Phone: 841-8047
www.tamashiromarket.com
Tamura’s
3496 Waialae Ave. (Honolulu – Kaimuki)
Phone: 735-7100
www.tamurasfinewine.com
54-316 Kamehama Hwy. (Hau’ula)
Phone: 232-2332
www.tamurasmarket.com
Young’s Fish Market
1286 Kalani St. (Honolulu – Kalihi)
Phone: 841-4885
www.youngsfishmarket.com