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What to eat in Oahu

What to eat in Oahu, Hawaii

Waikiki

Food trucks

Lots of variety on food trucks. we especially liked the Cuban empanadas and tasty Thai food.

Empanada


Poke

You can't visit Oahu and not eat poke. If you are vegetarian, you can get vegetarian poke from Maguro Spot.


Salmon poke bowl

Avocado toast

Not unique to Hawaii but wanted mention this option for all veggie lovers. Avocado toast at Sunrise Shack is way more than just decent.

Avocado Toast


Acai bowl

Acai bowl are must in Hawaii. I like mine with nut butter (monkey bowl) and goji berries, but you can't go wrong with acai bowl anyways. We have tried at Sunrise Shack and Hawaiian Crown Cafe. Both are good but Sunrise Shack comes with variety of options.

Acai bowl


Acai bowl

Banan

If you like banana, you will love banan. You can get this from Banan Waikiki Beach Shack. What I like about banan over acai bowl is acai bowl can taste a little sour based on what fruits in the base, banan is simply banana. Mac nut honey butter is a wonderful topping that goes well with banan, don't skip it.

Banan


Pineapple whip

An exotic alternative to the ice cream. Perfect place to eat the whip is after hiking Diamond Head, right at the park.

Pineapple whip


Malasadas

Portuguese doughnuts with fillings. Wasn't my favorite. If you go for it, get the plain one and eat fresh.


Malasadas


French Toast

French toast stuffed with blueberries and cream cheese at Sweet E's Cafe was enchanting as they described in their menu, but they have long wait time, keep that in mind.

East Shore

Loco moco

I ate my loco moco at the East Shore, at The Food Company Restaurant, but you can get this anywhere on the island. This is the most local dish you can find in Oahu. It is rice, meat(burger patty in my case) and eggs. It is yummy, it is satisfying.


Loco moco


Calzone

Eating calzone in Hawaii doesn't sound natural somehow, but I assure you the calzones are good here. We ate calzone at Bob's pizzeria, twice. What can I say, I like cheese, therefore I like calzone.

Macadamia Latte

Not specific to the East Shore but we got our first macadamia lattes in Egghead Cafe at Kailua. This cafe also had small bite size items so it is a nice stop for snacks. 

Macadamia nut muffin

Another macadamia item I cannot refuse. We simply got ours from Kalapawai Market, and it was delicious.

North Shore

Green World Coffee Farm

This is not really a single item to try but a farm to stop by on the way to the North Shore. This coffee farm, has your latter but also has home brewed coffee. The home brewed coffee selection is immense, and you get to taste it for free. They also have bakeries. We loved the pecan bar.

Macadamia latte

Food trucks

Endless food trucks at the North Shore. Shrimp seems to be most popular, especially North Shore Shrimp Truck. We have tried quesadilla from Pupukea Grill, and it was just wow!


Quasadilla

Avocado on pita

Pita at The Beet Box Cafe was fresh and warm. We liked the item but we like the avocado better on a toast, see Sunrise Shack above for a more crunchy avocado toast.

For acai bowl, try Haleʻiwa Bowls at the North Shore. For baked goods try Ted's Bakery. They are both on my list for the next time.

Avocado on pita


[End notes: Traveled in 2021 and posted in 2021.]
Location: O‘ahu, Hawaii, USA

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