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United States

Japanese Food Honolulu

Yakitori Hachibei Butabara

Honolulu houses the most vibrant Japanese food scene in the U.S., and Yakitori Hachibei is one of the latest additions to bolster that claim. Managing partner Robert Yamazaki runs the Chinatown branch of a...
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Sushi Honolulu

Sushi Sho Miso Glazed Opah Belly

Fireworks at nearby Hilton Waikoloa Village greeted my arrival at The-Ritz Carlton Waikiki’s open air lobby and continued inside Sushi Sho, a 10-seat, 5-sided sushi bar from famed Tokyo sushi chef Keiji Nakazawa that...
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Juice Hawaii

Kauai Kunana Dairy Soursop Mint Juice

Torrential rain subsided just in time for my family to enjoy Hanalei Farmers Market, a local mainstay that runs Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. I even kept up my celebrity sighting hot...
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Ramen Kauai

Ama Char Siu Mazemen

The Hanalei Center patio provided amazing views of cloud-capped mountains lined with multiple waterfalls. Ama could have served me a pail of gruel, and I still would have been pretty content. Char siu mazemen...
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Dessert Kauai

Village Snack & Bakery Chocolate Haupia Slice

Village Snack & Bakery is a humble Hanalei restaurant from Narcisa Concepcion located in the back row of Ching Young Village with worn blue benches inside, old black and white photos of the area,...
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Juice Kauai

Hanalei Bread Company Monkey Juice

If Hanalei has a community hub, it’s probably Hanalei Bread Company, a bustling bakery, breakfast, and coffee destination for locals and tourists in a brown and green complex called The Hanalei Center. Chef Jim...
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