All the Special Dishes at 25 O‘ahu Restaurants During Okinawan Feastival Sept. 2–16
Okinawan FESTival is this weekend. Okinawan FEASTival continues the celebration with special dishes at 25 eateries across O‘ahu.
Author: Shari Tamashiro
What to Eat During September’s Okinawan Feastival in Honolulu
Not the festival, the FEASTival: 28 eateries continue the celebration of all foods Okinawan with special dishes until Sept. 18.
Mō‘ili‘ili’s Longtime Hide-Chan Restaurant Will Close April 23
Last chance for miso rafute and bittermelon tempura: Retirement is claiming one of Honolulu’s three Okinawan restaurants.
Eating Okinawan: Izakaya Naru
Photo from Izakaya Naru website When Izakaya Naru opened its doors in 2010, I dubbed it faux Okinawan. Even though it served Okinawan food and awamori, Naru was part of a small chain from Tokyo and none of the staff…
Eating Okinawan: Hide-chan
Honolulu is one of the rare places outside Okinawa where you’ll find multiple Uchinanchu restaurants. Part 3 of our insider series looks at a hole-in-the-wall in Moiliili. I don’t go to Hide-chan for the atmosphere, I go there for the…
Eating Okinawan: Utage
Honolulu is one of the rare places outside Okinawa where you’ll find multiple Uchinanchu restaurants. Part 2 of our insider series looks at a longtime favorite in Kalihi. Utage or the “Gathering Place” has been open since 2001 in Kalihi’s…
