Pau Hana Patrol: Whole Foods Windward Bar appeals to the senses
A seat at the Windward Bar at the spanking new Whole Foods Market in Kailua town is a comfortable place to hang out.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Wolfgang’s offers hearty sampling of meat
Happy hour at Wolfgang's Steakhouse by Wolfgang Zwiener is another reason for locals to rediscover Waikiki.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Nashville Waikiki conjures up rural vibe
Young people in cowboy hats and boots in Waikiki certainly look like fish out of water.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Yataimura food makes up for slim drink offerings
Shirokiya's Yataimura Beer Garden is one of the best places to get a pitcher of beer accompanied by a dizzying array of pupu.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Surfer has tasty drinks, but food is a wipeout
Surfer, the Bar is practically oceanside, and with its trendy decor and surf memorabilia, it's a great spot to relax and admire the scenery.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: RaKuen serves scrumptious sushi
RaKuen in Chinatown is an open, attractive place to grab a drink or two, with darn good pau hana specials and attractive pricing all night long.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Chuck’s mixes food and cozy atmosphere
No tiki torches and rattan at this old-school Waikiki establishment.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Waimanalo’s Big Country Bar and Grill
No-frills bar serves up big pupu portions, Hawaiian music and simple libations.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Breakers offers a pau hana hangout
If you're in need of de-stressing, a drive along the North Shore is one way to escape, if only temporarily.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Hyatt Regency poolside bar offers tasty respite
Swim, a third floor poolside lounge and bar, serves up food and drinks worth searching out.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: The Modern offers patrons a choice
Poolside casual or indoor sophistication? The Modern Honolulu offers pau hana choices at both ends of the spectrum.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Il Lupino a reason to venture into Waikiki
If you have dreams of Italian comfort food along with wine and cocktails, happy hour at Il Lupino may just be your ticket.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Sicilian-style pizza and cocktails at Apartment3
For a cozy, intimate happy hour, you could do a lot worse than Apartment3 at Century Center.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Different flavors abound at Salt
TGIF checks out the happy hour offerings at Salt Kitchen & Tasting Bar.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Uneven food, spotty service dim Pearl
On a recent pau hana visit before the sun had set, Pearl Ultralounge had an awkward feel.
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Food, creative cocktails make BLT Steak a Waikik...
It’s hard to go wrong with happy hour at BLT Steak at the Trump International Waikiki. True, there’s no sunset view on the ground-floor restaurant’s bar, which features a sleek, urban chic interior of mostly wood and leather. But service here is friendly and polished, and when the food and drink are this good, that can be enough. The “sunset menu,”...
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Diners at ease amid the distinction of The Loung...
I’m no foodie but I like to eat. And drink. So I’ll admit to feeling a little intimidated in advance of my first visit to the Lounge at Nobu for happy hour. Just 24 hours earlier, I was at Anyplace Lounge on King Street raving about the Spam-and-scrambled-egg-sandwich quarters on white bread. Now, here I was, staring at an elegant tapas menu offering Wagyu Beef and Foie...
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Thirtyninehotel fare changes, but flavor profile...
When most people think of thirtyninehotel in Honolulu’s Chinatown, they think of cocktails, DJs and art. But food is also on the menu at this innovative haven for creative thinking, and the cooking deserves recognition. Chef Jamal Lahiani, 28, creates unique, restaurant-quality dishes out of a minimalist kitchen on the back lanai of thirtyninehotel. He calls it his...
View MorePau Hana Patrol: The Harbor Pub draws lots of salts, but few tour...
There’s something familiar about the Harbor Pub, a genial joint that escapes notice in its corner location under the more posh Chart House overlooking the Ala Wai Boat Harbor. OK, maybe you’re not a “Lostie” who would’ve recognized the family-owned pub as a stand-in for the Aussie dive where Sawyer and Jack’s dad shared a brewski in season one of...
View MorePau Hana Patrol: Kaimuki’s Top of the Hill is unpretentious...
Top of the Hill in Kaimuki has no frills and no pretensions. It’s a hole in the wall that’s had the resilience to stay in business for more than 20 years in a neighborhood where many restaurants and bars have come and gone. Just down the street from Big City Diner on Waialae Avenue, you probably could walk right by without noticing Top of the Hill, with its small sign...
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