Today, Eater returns to Hawaii to focus on 10 newish restaurants that have been heating up the Honolulu dining scene. Once again, Eater asked Hawaii native and bi-coastal food writer Kathy YL Chan to offer up her picks of the buzziest openings of the past 12 months.
There's a serious San Francisco-Honolulu connection right now, with heavyweights like Michael Mina and Belinda Leong setting up shop in Hawaii (Stripsteak Waikiki, b. patisserie). Honolulu also continues to be a destination for fine Japanese fare, whether from a food stall (at the freshly reopened Shirokiya Japan Village Walk) or from an expensive sushi counter (Sushi Sho). Absent from the list is Senia, one of the most eagerly-waited restaurants in the country that promises elevated riffs on Hawaiian ingredients from two Per Se alums, which should be hitting the scene later this fall.
Without further ado, and in geographical order, the Eater Heatmap to Honolulu.
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