Waikiki area and Japanese restaurant guidebook
Beach
Waikiki Beach
Kailua Beach Park
526 Kawailoa RdHanauma Bay
7455 Kalanianaʻole Highway
Turtle Bay
Laniakea Beach
61-574 Pohaku Loa WayAla Moana Beach Park
1201 Ala Moana BlvdKaneohe Sandbar
47-86 Kamehameha HwyBar
Swell Restaurant and Pool Bar
This bar is open to everyone.
Address: 2490 Kalakaua Avenue | Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
5th-floor (in Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach)
【How to get to the 5th floor】
From Liliʻuokalani Ave, there is an entrance to the elevator.
‘Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach
2490 Kalakaua AveSwell Restaurant and Pool Bar
This bar is open to everyone.
Address: 2490 Kalakaua Avenue | Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
5th-floor (in Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach)
【How to get to the 5th floor】
From Liliʻuokalani Ave, there is an entrance to the elevator.
Mai Tai Bar features daily live music from 6 – 10 PM.
Located steps away from the beautiful sands of Waikiki Beach, the oceanfront Mai Tai Bar is the ideal outdoor setting
Address：2259 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI
In The Royal Hawaiian 1st Floor
113 locals recommend
Mai Tai Bar
1450 Ala Moana BlvdMai Tai Bar features daily live music from 6 – 10 PM.
Located steps away from the beautiful sands of Waikiki Beach, the oceanfront Mai Tai Bar is the ideal outdoor setting
Address：2259 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI
In The Royal Hawaiian 1st Floor
The Hinana Bar counter on the 5th floor poolside.
Address: Prince Waikiki
100 Holomoana St. Honolulu, HI 96815
Hours of Operation
11:00AM – 7:30PM
LIV: Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday for Sunsets
From 5:00pm – 7:00pm.
Hinana Bar
100 Holomoana StreetThe Hinana Bar counter on the 5th floor poolside.
Address: Prince Waikiki
100 Holomoana St. Honolulu, HI 96815
Hours of Operation
11:00AM – 7:30PM
LIV: Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday for Sunsets
From 5:00pm – 7:00pm.
Fireworks
The Hilton Hawaiian Village is famous for its spectacular Friday night fireworks display, a beloved tradition among visitors and locals alike. Launched in 1988, this 10-minute fireworks display takes place every Friday night at either 7:45 pm or 8:00 pm and can be viewed from various spots along Waikiki Beach by all.
6 locals recommend
Waikiki Friday Fireworks
The Hilton Hawaiian Village is famous for its spectacular Friday night fireworks display, a beloved tradition among visitors and locals alike. Launched in 1988, this 10-minute fireworks display takes place every Friday night at either 7:45 pm or 8:00 pm and can be viewed from various spots along Waikiki Beach by all.
Breakfast
Wednesday-Monday 7am-2pm
1145c 12th Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816
Enjoy your break first!!
85 locals recommend
Koko Head Cafe
1120 12th AveWednesday-Monday 7am-2pm
1145c 12th Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816
Enjoy your break first!!
Dinner
The Ritz-Carlton, Waikiki Beach invites you to savor the skills of renowned sushi master Keiji Nakazawa, a pioneer in Edo-mae-zushi, at Sushi Takumi, The Ritz-Carlton, Waikiki Beach. With over 40 different types of ingredients and several types of rice specially prepared to complement the ingredients, this is a rare opportunity to enjoy an omakase course prepared by a master chef. Please enjoy a glass of sake personally selected by Mr. Nakazawa with your meal.
6 locals recommend
Sushi Sho
383 Kalaimoku StreetThe Ritz-Carlton, Waikiki Beach invites you to savor the skills of renowned sushi master Keiji Nakazawa, a pioneer in Edo-mae-zushi, at Sushi Takumi, The Ritz-Carlton, Waikiki Beach. With over 40 different types of ingredients and several types of rice specially prepared to complement the ingredients, this is a rare opportunity to enjoy an omakase course prepared by a master chef. Please enjoy a glass of sake personally selected by Mr. Nakazawa with your meal.
KATSUMIDORI SUSHI TOKYO is the first overseas branch of Katsumi Bitori Sushi.
The restaurant uses fresh, high quality ingredients and offers large pieces of sushi at reasonable prices. The restaurant is well known in Tokyo as a place where people wait in line.
11 locals recommend
Katsumidori
100 Holomoana StKATSUMIDORI SUSHI TOKYO is the first overseas branch of Katsumi Bitori Sushi.
The restaurant uses fresh, high quality ingredients and offers large pieces of sushi at reasonable prices. The restaurant is well known in Tokyo as a place where people wait in line.
When you visit Imanasu-tei, you can't miss the sushi, sashimi, and hot pot menus. The food is very tasty and you can eat in a relaxed atmosphere, even with children.
9 locals recommend
Imanas Tei Restaurant
2626 S King StWhen you visit Imanasu-tei, you can't miss the sushi, sashimi, and hot pot menus. The food is very tasty and you can eat in a relaxed atmosphere, even with children.
The sushi is cheap and fresh, and since it is BYOB, many customers visit the sushi bar with dozens of bottles of alcohol in a cooler box during the day.
Located near Honolulu Airport.
The set menu is highly recommended. The prices are reasonable.
Monday through Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
You can also order online.
11 locals recommend
Mitch's Fish Market & Sushi Bar
524 Ohohia StThe sushi is cheap and fresh, and since it is BYOB, many customers visit the sushi bar with dozens of bottles of alcohol in a cooler box during the day.
Located near Honolulu Airport.
The set menu is highly recommended. The prices are reasonable.
Monday through Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
You can also order online.
Full course for $90, BYOB, you can bring your own alcohol. If you want to drink a lot, the price is very reasonable. If you bring your own alcohol, you will not be charged extra. This used to be a members-only restaurant, but due to a pandemic, it is now open to the public.
You can dine in the open with a view of the garden, Diamond Head, and the waterfall.
3050 Monsarrat Ave
3050 Monsarrat AvenueFull course for $90, BYOB, you can bring your own alcohol. If you want to drink a lot, the price is very reasonable. If you bring your own alcohol, you will not be charged extra. This used to be a members-only restaurant, but due to a pandemic, it is now open to the public.
You can dine in the open with a view of the garden, Diamond Head, and the waterfall.
hiking
Diamond Head Crater Hike
KapahuluLanikai Pillboxes
Makapu‘u Point Lighthouse Trail
Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trailsightseeing
North Shore
Turtle Beach
Kualoa Ranch
49-560 Kamehameha HwyKing Kamehameha Statue
447 S King StTantalus Lookout Puu Ualakaa State Park
Nutridge StreetManoa Falls
37 Manoa Rdlocated in Honolulu on the east end of Waikiki. The largest and second-oldest public park in Hawaii. The 300-acre (1.2 km2) park, named after Queen Kapiʻolani, the queen consort of King David Kalākaua, is home to the Waikiki Shell and the Honolulu Zoo.
65 locals recommend
Kapiolani Park Beach
located in Honolulu on the east end of Waikiki. The largest and second-oldest public park in Hawaii. The 300-acre (1.2 km2) park, named after Queen Kapiʻolani, the queen consort of King David Kalākaua, is home to the Waikiki Shell and the Honolulu Zoo.
Iolani Palace
364 S King StKahuku Farms
56-800 Kamehameha HwyBishop Museum
1525 Bernice StPolynesian Cultural Center is a family-centered cultural tourist attraction. The PCC encompasses eight simulated tropical villages, in which performers demonstrate various arts and crafts from throughout Polynesia. Visitors may also take a free shuttle tour of the university.
The PCC has its own Special effect theater as well as a lagoon where visitors can take canoe rides accompanied by a guide or paddle by themselves.
547 locals recommend
Polylnesian cutlural center
Polynesian Cultural Center is a family-centered cultural tourist attraction. The PCC encompasses eight simulated tropical villages, in which performers demonstrate various arts and crafts from throughout Polynesia. Visitors may also take a free shuttle tour of the university.
The PCC has its own Special effect theater as well as a lagoon where visitors can take canoe rides accompanied by a guide or paddle by themselves.
Dole Plantation
64-1550 Kamehameha HwyIzumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii
215 N Kukui St