Best Fine Dining in Oahu

"For a truly outstanding dining experience, from the food and wine to the service and intimate setting, Chef Mavro in Honolulu is the restaurant you and your significant other won't soon forget. The Hawaiian-French fusion restaurant is helmed by owner and chef George Mavrothalassitis who masterfully combines fresh, local ingredients into inventive dishes. Favorites include onaga, a long tail snapper baked in a salt crust with a tomato-ogo-fines herbes sauce, and the house-made lilikoi malasadas with guava coulis for dessert."

"The most honored restaurant in Hawaii, holder of the coveted AAA Five Star and Gayot Three Toques 18/20 rating, Chef Mavro is located at 1969 S. King Street, just a short drive from most Waikiki hotels. Chef George Mavrothalassitis, the holder of the prestigious James Beard award and a founding member of Hawaii Regional Cuisine, specializes in the unique flavors of Hawaii influenced by Chef’s native Provence in France."

"Top rated Chef Mavro is a small, intimate restaurant in Honolulu that features creative and innovative regional cuisine. A popular restaurant for couples, they offer food & wine pairings, as well as prix fixe menus with three, four, and six courses. The chef is known to come out and visit tables on special occasions and they definitely care about service and presentation at Chef Mavro!"

"Alan Wong's Honolulu (alanwongs.com) occupies the third floor of an office building on King Street. Although there are no famous Hawaii views from the restaurant, the venue beckons patrons to experience signature dishes created by Chef Alan Wong, a James Beard Award winner and 10-time winner of the "Best Restaurant in Hawaii" Ilima Award from the "Honolulu Star-Advertiser." A founding member of the Hawaii Regional Cuisine movement, Chef Wong uses local flavors and ingredients to create such specialties as ginger-crusted onaga, pan-steamed opakapaka, and whole tomato salad in li hing mui ume Vinaigrette."

"While this Honolulu restaurant may not look like much on the outside, it's what's on the inside that counts. And on the inside of Alan Wong's, located on King Street, in downtown Honolulu, is expertly prepared Hawaii Regional Cuisine by owner and chef Alan Wong. You can watch the kitchen staff skillfully prepare a bounty of locally-sourced, fresh ingredients into toothsome dishes such as pan-steamed opakapaka with shrimp pork hash, the soy braised, kalbi style, twice cook short rib or the macadamia-nut-cococut-crusted lamb chops."

"After slicing into some high-quality USDA prime meat, heat things up with a little flambe, because nothing says showstopper like your dessert lit on fire, table side. Choose from chocolate lovers, bananas Foster, cherries jubilee, or Sinatra’s strawberry flame, and watch as servers prepare your ice cream dessert on a bed of fresh fruit and set it ablaze until the sugar caramelizes on top. If dessert pyrotechnics aren’t your thing, Hy’s offers non-flaming desserts such as flourless chocolate cake, molten lava cake, coconut crème brûlée and homemade cheesecake."

"One of the few restaurants in Hawaii with an actual dress code, Hy’s Steak House in east Waikiki offers some of the best steaks on the island, hand’s down. There’s a lot of history within the walls of this 40-year-old restaurant, making it a true local tradition when it comes to celebrating a special occasion. The massive, glass-enclosed grill in the heart of the main dining room is hard to miss; it’s full of native Hawaiian kiawe wood that gives the steak a unique smoky flavor."

"Intimate, subtly lit, and genteel, this well-respected steak house is a special-occasion favorite, thanks to its refined ambience and pricey entrees. Waiters in tuxedos add class to an evening out, as do tableside preparations of caesar salad and bananas Foster. Beef, however, is the attraction, whether you select kiawe-broiled NY strip, prime rib, or a T-bone."

"This terrific YWCA café is a popular destination for the downtown lunch crowd, with dishes like refried taro dip. 1040 Richards St., Honolulu; cafejuliahawaii.com."

"We haven't been to Haleiwa Joe's in over 2 years, at the Haleiwa location. Wow, it was incredible. From the greetings to the servers it was a five star…”more"

"The gist: Enjoy Japanese-French fine dining at the uber-chic Espacio hotel. The food: Prix-fixe menu changes with the season and often includes indulgent offerings like Sasanian osetra caviar, Parisienne Gnocchi, and Poule au pot pie, all enhanced with unique characteristics. Paired with an extensive wine list, a luxuriously intimate lockdown dinner date is almost guaranteed.The cost: Mugen offers weekly bento specials for $25 and lunch entrees range from $7-42.How to order: Call 808-377-2247 to place your order and allow 45 minutes for meal preparation."

"Lunchtime: Restaurant 604 is convenient to the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites and has waterfront dining with a menu of American and island favorites (like loco moco and kalua pork). No trip to Oahu would be complete without visiting the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, home to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center and the USS Arizona Memorial, which sits over the sunken battleship. You’ll want to set aside at least 2 to 3 hours here to tour the museums and join the free 75-minute USS Arizona program, which involves an informational video and a boat ride out to the monument. The visitor center and USS Arizona Memorial are free, but the memorial requires a timed ticket, available online 60 days ahead of time (for a small convenience fee)."

"Hours:12:06 AM - 9:30 AM todaySat: 9:30 AM - 11:00 PMSun: 9:30 AM - 10:00 PMMon: 10:30 AM - 10:00 PMTue: 10:30 AM - 10:00 PMWed: 10:30 AM - 10:00 PMThu: 10:30 AM - 10:00 PMFri: 10:30 AM - 11:00 PM. Address:57 Arizona Memorial Dr, Honolulu, HI 96818"

"Had our one year anniversary for our motorcycle club, it was awesome. The atmosphere was comfortable and inviting. Ordered the fish and chips and it wa..."

"The Lanai Lookout is where we spent more time on Oahu than any other Instagram spot we had highlighted. There were so many opportunities for landscapes photos, lifestyle snaps, drone captures, and most importantly, WHALE WATCHING!. Regardless of what type of content your Instagram account features, you will find opportunities limited only by your creativity at the Lanai Lookout."

"You can find this just past the Lanai Lookout (park in that car park). Take the road to the right and go over the barricade on the left side. It looks as though there’s nothing there but just keep going. Walk 10m down a small hill, most likely covered in rubbish then turn to your left and you should find a small narrow hole leading right out to the ocean."

"A must for coffee nuts, these guys roast all their coffee on-site with homegrown beans and beans bought from throughout the Hawaiian Islands. There is free sampling, free wi-fi and a great vibe in this roadside coffee extravaganza. It ships all over the world with a huge range of products including a huge variety of flavored coffee."