Guidebook for Honolulu

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Guidebook for Honolulu

Parks & Nature

Great surfing and sunning for beach goers. The most famous beach on earth, Take a surf lesson from your host Kelly and feel paradise flow through you.
218 locals recommend
Waikiki Beach
218 locals recommend
Great surfing and sunning for beach goers. The most famous beach on earth, Take a surf lesson from your host Kelly and feel paradise flow through you.
Fantastic easy hike with views and history for visitors. Bring fluids and a small snack for extra energy.
347 locals recommend
Diamond Head State Monument
347 locals recommend
Fantastic easy hike with views and history for visitors. Bring fluids and a small snack for extra energy.
Good local beach with paddle board and beach chair rentals, Good snorkeling also. Hau tree lanai (Kaimana Beach Hotel) for lunch.
57 locals recommend
Kaimana Beach
57 locals recommend
Good local beach with paddle board and beach chair rentals, Good snorkeling also. Hau tree lanai (Kaimana Beach Hotel) for lunch.

Food Scene

Great value priced restaurants and shopping. Rainbows Drive Inn., Irifune, Uncle Bo's, Side Street Inn, Ono's Hawaii Foods, Hailes Hawaiian Food, Pho Vietnamese. Genki Sushi, Leonard's Bakery Etc...
Kapahulu Avenue
Kapahulu Avenue
Great value priced restaurants and shopping. Rainbows Drive Inn., Irifune, Uncle Bo's, Side Street Inn, Ono's Hawaii Foods, Hailes Hawaiian Food, Pho Vietnamese. Genki Sushi, Leonard's Bakery Etc...
Good low priced eats. Probabalky the bet value for your money in the Waikiki/Diamond Head area
43 locals recommend
Pioneer Saloon
3046 Monsarrat Ave
43 locals recommend
Good low priced eats. Probabalky the bet value for your money in the Waikiki/Diamond Head area
Good for morning coffee, breakfast or lunch after Diamond head hike. The trendy place many single* woman like to eat breakfast at.
84 locals recommend
Bogart's Café
3045 Monsarrat Ave
84 locals recommend
Good for morning coffee, breakfast or lunch after Diamond head hike. The trendy place many single* woman like to eat breakfast at.
Good gourmet foods and plate lunch at value prices. Good stop on Diamond Head hike.
107 locals recommend
Diamond Head Market & Grill
3158 Monsarrat Ave
107 locals recommend
Good gourmet foods and plate lunch at value prices. Good stop on Diamond Head hike.
Amazing views with good happy hour on drinks and appetizers 4-7pm
34 locals recommend
Top of Waikiki
2270 Kalakaua Ave
34 locals recommend
Amazing views with good happy hour on drinks and appetizers 4-7pm
Good food and drink with Saturday Sunday live music on the beach. 4-7pm The most popular place on weekend afternoons in the entire state for Live Hawaiian rock music and Food Drink and People, People, people, Beach Bar. really Kool.
311 locals recommend
Duke's Waikiki
2335 Kalakaua Ave
311 locals recommend
Good food and drink with Saturday Sunday live music on the beach. 4-7pm The most popular place on weekend afternoons in the entire state for Live Hawaiian rock music and Food Drink and People, People, people, Beach Bar. really Kool.
Amazing Portuguese donuts (Malasada). A must for every visitor.
230 locals recommend
Leonard's Bakery
933 Kapahulu Ave
230 locals recommend
Amazing Portuguese donuts (Malasada). A must for every visitor.
Good local Japanese infused with Hawaii style type eats for the cultural experience.
12 locals recommend
Irifune Restaurant
850 Mililani Street
12 locals recommend
Good local Japanese infused with Hawaii style type eats for the cultural experience.
Great place for drinks and pupus (appetizers) for the experienced travel. Popular with locals. One of the best Poke (seasoned Raw fish) dishes on earth. Great fish and meats. Amazing chef. Cant go wrong eating here.
105 locals recommend
Uncle Bo's Pupu Bar & Grill
559 Kapahulu Ave
105 locals recommend
Great place for drinks and pupus (appetizers) for the experienced travel. Popular with locals. One of the best Poke (seasoned Raw fish) dishes on earth. Great fish and meats. Amazing chef. Cant go wrong eating here.
Good local food with large portions for your $. Made Popular by TV show Hawaii Five-0.
80 locals recommend
Side Street Inn Kapahulu
614 Kapahulu Ave
80 locals recommend
Good local food with large portions for your $. Made Popular by TV show Hawaii Five-0.
Amazing local plate lunch food. Heart attack food, although taste is a must. World famous.
85 locals recommend
Rainbow Drive-In
3308 Kanaina Ave
85 locals recommend
Amazing local plate lunch food. Heart attack food, although taste is a must. World famous.
Culture experience, Great venue for fruit and vegetables at mainland prices. Amazing Mauna Kea Market fish/meats is in this area.
39 locals recommend
Chinatown
39 locals recommend
Culture experience, Great venue for fruit and vegetables at mainland prices. Amazing Mauna Kea Market fish/meats is in this area.
Nice views with normal Waikiki prices. Fish or Steak with a Hawaiian twist.
100 locals recommend
Tikis Grill & Bar
2570 Kalakaua Ave
100 locals recommend
Nice views with normal Waikiki prices. Fish or Steak with a Hawaiian twist.
Good Hawaiian Food, Try the Lau Lau and the Lomi Lomi Salmon, or even some Kalua Pork.
Haili's Hawaiian Foods
760 Palani Ave
Good Hawaiian Food, Try the Lau Lau and the Lomi Lomi Salmon, or even some Kalua Pork.
Free Wifi, You know the rest of the story.
31 locals recommend
Starbucks
2255 Kūhiō Ave.
31 locals recommend
Free Wifi, You know the rest of the story.
In and out for Decent sandwiches and salads, prices are ok, not incredible. Food is good. Take food across street to eat on beach or park.
7 locals recommend
Tucker & Bevvy Breakfast
2586 Kapahulu Ave
7 locals recommend
In and out for Decent sandwiches and salads, prices are ok, not incredible. Food is good. Take food across street to eat on beach or park.
Saturday mornings 7 am-11 am A real Hawaii farmers market. Most insane visitor growth I've ever seen in 5 years. Many vendors and even more people. Not very good value, although very good for people watching. Many tasty foods and treats at this market.
138 locals recommend
KCC Farmers’ Market
4303 Diamond Head Rd
138 locals recommend
Saturday mornings 7 am-11 am A real Hawaii farmers market. Most insane visitor growth I've ever seen in 5 years. Many vendors and even more people. Not very good value, although very good for people watching. Many tasty foods and treats at this market.
Good Burger in the standard HR style. Good view, located in the luxury row area of Waikiki. Live music weekend nights. Typical Hard Rock scene.
24 locals recommend
Hard Rock Cafe
280 Beach Walk
24 locals recommend
Good Burger in the standard HR style. Good view, located in the luxury row area of Waikiki. Live music weekend nights. Typical Hard Rock scene.
Very popular breakfast stop, World famous and huge portions. Dont let the long line scare you, they have a order pay and serve way of moving people through very fast.
37 locals recommend
Eggs 'n Things Waikiki Beach Eggspress
2464 Kalakaua Ave
37 locals recommend
Very popular breakfast stop, World famous and huge portions. Dont let the long line scare you, they have a order pay and serve way of moving people through very fast.
A place Robert Lewis Stevenson frequented. You dont want to miss there weekend brunch. then hang out at the beach sitting next to the lanai. Cant go wrong here. and its away from the tourists traps. Class and style for the seasoned traveler.
41 locals recommend
Hau Tree Lanai
41 locals recommend
A place Robert Lewis Stevenson frequented. You dont want to miss there weekend brunch. then hang out at the beach sitting next to the lanai. Cant go wrong here. and its away from the tourists traps. Class and style for the seasoned traveler.

Sightseeing

Hawaii Five-O Studio. Famous TV Crime/Drama/Comedy show that keeps Hawaii tourism filled and even spilling over.
Hawaii Film Studio
510 18th Ave
Hawaii Five-O Studio. Famous TV Crime/Drama/Comedy show that keeps Hawaii tourism filled and even spilling over.
First Lady of Waikiki, Amazing Hotel. Fantastic Beach bar for sunset drink and eat.
31 locals recommend
Moana Surfrider
2365 Kalakaua Ave
31 locals recommend
First Lady of Waikiki, Amazing Hotel. Fantastic Beach bar for sunset drink and eat.
This is the most expensive real estate in paradise, A great neighbor hood close to Waikiki.
Kahala Avenue
Kahala Avenue
This is the most expensive real estate in paradise, A great neighbor hood close to Waikiki.

Entertainment & Activities

Incredible resort for drinks dinner and with Dolphin quest swimming. Very high end. Presidents, World leaders and Movie Stars all stay at this resort.
11 locals recommend
The Veranda
5000 Kahala Ave
11 locals recommend
Incredible resort for drinks dinner and with Dolphin quest swimming. Very high end. Presidents, World leaders and Movie Stars all stay at this resort.
Great for Golf or visit the driving range to hit a bucket of balls. Never get a T-time, This is the most popular Golf course on earth. More than 500 people a day play in it. But you can get walk on's very easy.
49 locals recommend
Ala Wai Golf Course
404 Kapahulu Ave
49 locals recommend
Great for Golf or visit the driving range to hit a bucket of balls. Never get a T-time, This is the most popular Golf course on earth. More than 500 people a day play in it. But you can get walk on's very easy.
Fire Works every Friday night at 7;45 pm sharp. About 5 minutes of action-lights and boom boom.
78 locals recommend
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort
2005 Kālia Rd
78 locals recommend
Fire Works every Friday night at 7;45 pm sharp. About 5 minutes of action-lights and boom boom.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good night time bar for a quite drink in Paradise, Outside seating very nice. Singles mingle at night. Nice place although a a little pricy.
190 locals recommend
RumFire
2255 Kalakaua Ave
190 locals recommend
Good night time bar for a quite drink in Paradise, Outside seating very nice. Singles mingle at night. Nice place although a a little pricy.

Shopping

Good mall for the wealthy and people watchers, Popular with celebrities and elite visitors.
196 locals recommend
Kahala Mall
4211 Waialae Ave
196 locals recommend
Good mall for the wealthy and people watchers, Popular with celebrities and elite visitors.

Getting Around

37 locals recommend
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
2552 Kalakaua Ave
37 locals recommend