New & Coming Restaurants on O‘ahu
Fourteen new and coming places with ice cream, onigiri, Portuguese fare, sushi, shave ice and gourmet baked goods.
Burgers
$40 Pau Hana for 2: Tango Contemporary Café
‘Ahi poke, crab cakes, double smashed burgers with fries: Who doesn’t love an affordable, upscale happy hour?
Top 15 Picks of a Las Vegas Man Who Eats Out in Honolulu 180 Times a Year
From noodle bowls to meatballs, sushi omakase to hamburger steak (with extra gravy): Young Park loves the local food scene.
Roll With It: Smash Burgers and Sausage Dogs at Meat and Buns
Find the elusive truck’s wagyu and local beef smash burgers and pork sausages near Mililani Golf Course on Fridays.
Craft Burgers at Carl OG3 Won’t Break Your Wallet
Start with the Kaheka smash burger—and double up on the patty of grass-fed beef cut with Portuguese sausage.
Roll With It: Mediterranean Pita Smash Burgers at Kababa Mama
The mashup you didn’t know you needed has two options: falafel or beef and lamb.
Smashed Is Back and Slinging Up Burgers on Sheridan Street
Menu and on-point flavors and textures haven’t changed—look for the bright pink trailer across from HMSA.
Paradise Ciders Opens New Tasting Room with 40 Taps in Mililani
You can now get the company’s locally brewed cider alongside sliders, pizza and beer from more than a dozen Hawaiˊi breweries.
Mindblown: Da Only-in-Hawai‘i Loco Moco Burger at Wahlburgers
Da one ting I never expected from one big Mainland chain.
Food Truck and Snack Booth Finds on a Chill Sunday in Waimānalo
Smash burgers, tacos, beef jerky and vaifala make for a tasty Sunday worth a drive to the Windward side.
Butcher & Bird’s New Subscription Box Is Chuck-Full of Meaty Delights
A rotating selection of dry-aged steak, house-made sausages, charcuterie, pickles and more is boxed every month for pickup in Kaka‘ako.
Try These Local-Style Vegan Plate Lunches on O‘ahu
We’re talking 100% plant-based katsu, Korean fried chicken, loco moco and of course, mac salad.
Roll With It: Eighty Chicken Sandwiches Is a Cult Sensation in Kahuku
Only 80 sandwiches and only on Saturdays and Sundays.
Your Top 5: The Most Popular Honolulu Restaurant News in 2021
Our most-read stories, and a few updates, that left us all hungry for more in 2021.
Towering Tonkatsu Burgers Have Arrived at Sheridan Street’s 808 Center
808 Island Katsu Burgers serves up Canadian Mugifuji pork katsu on purple buns and in bentos.
Smashed Hawai‘i Is the Newest Smash Burger to Hit Honolulu
Ten out of 10, would smash these smash burgers again—if you can catch them when they’re open.
HONOLULU Staff Favorites: The 12 Best Meaty and Meatless Burgers on O‘ahu
From Punahou Carnival to Hale ‘Aina-winning restaurants, here are our team’s top spots to pile on the patties.
Roll With It: This New Roaming Food Truck Is All About Smoked Meat
Smoke meat burgers, loco mocos and plates: Dem Mata’s menu has all the ways to eat the Mata family’s smoky specialty.
Carnivores Have a Smashing Good Reason to Find this ‘Aiea Food Truck
Shay’s Smashburgers sells premium beef burgers and tacos in the back of a used car lot.
Best Takeout We Got This Month
Three burgers! Plus sushi, noodles and a bit of luxe headlined our favorite November takeout meals
Merriman’s Honolulu Opens a New Outdoor Street Burger and Beer Garden
The seats inside may be off-limits but the spacious lānai has been revamped for a deliciously grill-centric pop-up restaurant.
Find the Best Rou Jia Mo (aka “Chinese hamburgers”) at Xi’an Taste in Kaka‘ako
Chinese inventions: gunpowder, paper and ... hamburgers?
We Tried the Entire Menu at The Daley in One Sitting
The new smash-burger joint downtown does one thing and does it well.
You May Want to Eat at Chinatown's New Burger Bar Daley
A smash burger bar with one beef burger is pretty serious.
