Guidebook for Honolulu

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Guidebook for Honolulu

Drinks & Nightlife

great local hangout
7 locals recommend
Rivals Sports Lounge
2211 Kūhiō Avenue
7 locals recommend
great local hangout
high end, craft cocktails
12 locals recommend
Bar Leather Apron
745 Fort St
12 locals recommend
high end, craft cocktails
Local "Irish" bar
28 locals recommend
Kelley O'Neil's
311 Lewers St
28 locals recommend
Local "Irish" bar
Local bar, frequented by our military. Fun atmosphere and dancing
21 locals recommend
Moose McGillycuddy's
310 Lewers St
21 locals recommend
Local bar, frequented by our military. Fun atmosphere and dancing
High end Japanese Restaurant
37 locals recommend
Nobu Honolulu
1118 Ala Moana Blvd
37 locals recommend
High end Japanese Restaurant
Great place to music, especially on Sunday's with Henry Kapono from 4-6pm
311 locals recommend
Duke's Waikiki
2335 Kalakaua Ave
311 locals recommend
Great place to music, especially on Sunday's with Henry Kapono from 4-6pm

Food Scene

great cheap eats, Japanese udon noodles
176 locals recommend
Marukame Udon Waikiki
2310 Kūhiō Ave.
176 locals recommend
great cheap eats, Japanese udon noodles
Lively sports bar atmosphere, good food, craft beers and fun people watching
76 locals recommend
Yard House
226 Lewers St
76 locals recommend
Lively sports bar atmosphere, good food, craft beers and fun people watching
charming neighborhood cafe
Tilia Exquisite Aloha
403 Kaiolu St
charming neighborhood cafe
Open 24 hours, we highly recommend the crepes!
16 locals recommend
IHOP
2211 Kūhiō Ave.
16 locals recommend
Open 24 hours, we highly recommend the crepes!
Fast, cheap and local Vietnamese food served. Free parking available
6 locals recommend
Pho 1 Vietnamese Restaurant
1617 Kapiolani Blvd
6 locals recommend
Fast, cheap and local Vietnamese food served. Free parking available
try their lunch specials, great view of Harbor
33 locals recommend
Morimoto Waikiki
1775 Ala Moana Blvd
33 locals recommend
try their lunch specials, great view of Harbor
Food trucks mecca
14 locals recommend
Kewalo Basin Harbor
1125 Ala Moana Blvd
14 locals recommend
Food trucks mecca
Daily music performers/bands
100 locals recommend
Tikis Grill & Bar
2570 Kalakaua Ave
100 locals recommend
Daily music performers/bands
Great late night Chinese food, "hole in the wall" kind of place but it's FAST and very tasty!
16 locals recommend
Fook Yuen Seafood Restaurant
1960 Kapiolani Blvd
16 locals recommend
Great late night Chinese food, "hole in the wall" kind of place but it's FAST and very tasty!
A ton of TVs for watching sports
8 locals recommend
Giovanni Pastrami
227 Lewers St
8 locals recommend
A ton of TVs for watching sports

Everything Else

Great 'duty free' shopping within 5 minute walk from apartment
Duty Free Shoppers
Great 'duty free' shopping within 5 minute walk from apartment
Great views, trendy bar and club
190 locals recommend
SKY Waikiki
2270 Kalakaua Ave
190 locals recommend
Great views, trendy bar and club
Why not? Great eats and fun shopping
39 locals recommend
Chinatown
39 locals recommend
Why not? Great eats and fun shopping
Fun for the whole family
334 locals recommend
Honolulu Zoo
151 Kapahulu Ave
334 locals recommend
Fun for the whole family
Fun hang out bar and you can sing your heart out!
22 locals recommend
Wang Chung's Karaoke Bar
2424 Koa Ave
22 locals recommend
Fun hang out bar and you can sing your heart out!
if you need to send your extra shopping items home
21 locals recommend
United States Postal Service
330 Saratoga Rd
21 locals recommend
if you need to send your extra shopping items home
golfing, cheap but not fast
49 locals recommend
Ala Wai Golf Course
404 Kapahulu Ave
49 locals recommend
golfing, cheap but not fast
Every Friday night at 7:45pm there are FREE fireworks
78 locals recommend
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort
2005 Kālia Rd
78 locals recommend
Every Friday night at 7:45pm there are FREE fireworks
Fun activity for family
197 locals recommend
Waikiki Aquarium
2777 Kalakaua Ave
197 locals recommend
Fun activity for family
great source of Hawaiian history
361 locals recommend
Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice St
361 locals recommend
great source of Hawaiian history
A great part of our US history
89 locals recommend
Pearl Harbor
89 locals recommend
A great part of our US history
Great surfing, hiking. Waimea falls is world famous
389 locals recommend
Waimea Bay Beach
389 locals recommend
Great surfing, hiking. Waimea falls is world famous
Best zip line course on the island
63 locals recommend
CLIMB Works Keana Farms - Zipline Tour
1 Enos Rd
63 locals recommend
Best zip line course on the island
The show Hawaii Five-0 shoots a lot of their "airport" scenes here
40 locals recommend
Hawaii Convention Center
1801 Kalakaua Ave
40 locals recommend
The show Hawaii Five-0 shoots a lot of their "airport" scenes here
Hospital
8 locals recommend
Straub Medical Center
888 S King St
8 locals recommend
Hospital
Where you are flying in
Airport Honolulu Hotel
3401 N Nimitz Hwy
Where you are flying in

Essentials

small but convenient grocery store near apartment
159 locals recommend
FOOD PANTRY Waikiki Kuhio
2370 Kūhiō Ave.
159 locals recommend
small but convenient grocery store near apartment
Has a Starbucks in their lobby
297 locals recommend
Safeway
888 Kapahulu Ave
297 locals recommend
Has a Starbucks in their lobby

Sightseeing

One of the most popular hikes in Honolulu, great views of Waikiki. Relatively easy hikes to do with whole family
347 locals recommend
Diamond Head State Monument
347 locals recommend
One of the most popular hikes in Honolulu, great views of Waikiki. Relatively easy hikes to do with whole family
The only US palace
263 locals recommend
Iolani Palace
364 S King St
263 locals recommend
The only US palace
Some of the world's most famous surfing
149 locals recommend
Banzai Pipeline
59-355 Ke Nui Rd
149 locals recommend
Some of the world's most famous surfing
Another great resource for Hawaiian history
547 locals recommend
Polylnesian cutlural center
547 locals recommend
Another great resource for Hawaiian history
best coral reef snorkeling on the island
531 locals recommend
Hanauma Bay
7455 Kalanianaʻole Highway
531 locals recommend
best coral reef snorkeling on the island
great wake surfing but be VERY careful, currents are EXTREMELY strong here
133 locals recommend
Sandy Beach
133 locals recommend
great wake surfing but be VERY careful, currents are EXTREMELY strong here
Even the US President likes it here
200 locals recommend
Kailua Beach Park
526 Kawailoa Rd
200 locals recommend
Even the US President likes it here
Every Saturday from 7am - Noon, touristy but still fun
138 locals recommend
KCC Farmers’ Market
4303 Diamond Head Rd
138 locals recommend
Every Saturday from 7am - Noon, touristy but still fun

Shopping

SHOPPING
829 locals recommend
Ala Moana Center
1450 Ala Moana Blvd
829 locals recommend
SHOPPING

Arts & Culture

Shopping, movie theater and restaurants
84 locals recommend
Ward Village
1240 Ala Moana Blvd
84 locals recommend
Shopping, movie theater and restaurants
Concerts and shows
20 locals recommend
Blaisdell Concert Hall
777 Ward Ave
20 locals recommend
Concerts and shows
Concerts/shows
13 locals recommend
Neal S. Blaisdell Center
777 Ward Ave
13 locals recommend
Concerts/shows
great outdoor concerts
16 locals recommend
Waikiki Shell
2805 Monsarrat Avenue
16 locals recommend
great outdoor concerts
ProBowl and many other major sports events for the state
130 locals recommend
Aloha Stadium
99-500 Salt Lake Blvd
130 locals recommend
ProBowl and many other major sports events for the state
near by clubbing/dance scene
24 locals recommend
Rumours Nightclub
410 Atkinson Dr
24 locals recommend
near by clubbing/dance scene
Smaller venue but great music scene
15 locals recommend
The Republik
1349 Kapiolani Blvd
15 locals recommend
Smaller venue but great music scene