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Pier 38’s seafood and vegetable focused restaurant, previously only open for brunch, debuts an equally playful, creative dinner. Pier 38’s seafood and vegetable focused restaurant, previously only open for brunch, debuts an equally playful, creative dinner.

At $130, it’s on par with other locally owned sushi omakase—with caviar and truffles to boot. At $130, it’s on par with other locally owned sushi omakase—with caviar and truffles to boot.

Edomae sushi, a raclette cheese truck and a Japanese sweets shop are all tucked amid the rolling pastures on the north side of the island. Edomae sushi, a raclette cheese truck and a Japanese sweets shop are all tucked amid the rolling pastures on the north side of the island.

Hanale, an eight-seat omakase sushi counter and restaurant, opens in Honolulu that is the first step of an ambitious two-part expansion.

Poke bowls, mochi doughnuts, Philly cheesesteaks and xiao long bao! Poke bowls, mochi doughnuts, Philly cheesesteaks and xiao long bao!

It’s the only spot to get Sushi Sho’s glistening bara chirashi bowl and back it up with Hachibei’s jidori chicken and a hefty sake list.

Rum, Whiskey, Shochu, Vodka and More: O‘ahu Distillery Roundup From Kunia to the Ko‘olau, Wahiawā to Hawai‘i Kai, the island has more spirits than you might think. May 25, 2021   People inclined to imbibe the hard stuff are in luck: A growing number of O‘ahu distilleries are expanding their offerings. Rum, vodka, shochu and whiskey distilleries are fairly well established. While not distilleries, non-beer players have begun producing local sake and mead. And new distillers are coming ...

A Year Later, Islander Sake Brewery Is Serving Up Nine Sakes Islander Sake opened the day the city shut down. On its one-year anniversary, things are looking up. March 17, 2021   Last year, Islander Sake Brewery opened the day shelter-in-place orders descended on O‘ahu. Weeks earlier, the Islands’ first sake brewery in three decades was supposed to have debuted its first batch of sake at the Honolulu Festival, but the event was cancelled as COVID-19 spread across the world.   So it wasn�...