Across Honolulu, you can find restaurants tapping into fun dining trends, from morning rituals and teatime to adult happy meals and girl dinner.
1. Food Fix at Common Ground
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Located in the island’s business district, Common Ground at AC Hotel Honolulu is the island’s boutique bodega. It recently launched its Food Fix, offering breakfast items you’ll want to incorporate into your morning routine, from a burrito with Portuguese sausage to a parfait with Greek yogurt and fresh fruit. You can also grab fresh salads, along with baked goods such as buttery croissants and gooey cinnamon rolls. Of course, you can get your morning dose of caffeine with fun beverages, from a tiramisu latte and a macadamia nut latte to a dirty chai and a matcha lilikoʻi yuzu fizz.
2. Muʻu and Mimosas at Hau Tree
Photo: Courtesy of Kaimana Beach Hotel
Every Saturday, Hau Tree at Kaimana Beach Hotel hosts the ultimate tea party. Muʻu and Mimosas evokes Waikīkī’s golden era, celebrating the Islands’ spirit, culture and mele. Guests are invited to enjoy locally sourced Hobbs Tea from Kauaʻi; Island-inspired mimosas; craft cocktails from Hau Tree; and homemade pastries and delightful bites. Don your favorite muʻu and spend your Saturday sipping and savoring along Kaimana Beach.
3. Executive Business Lunch at Orchids
The award-winning oceanfront restaurant at Halekūlani debuted its executive business lunch in July. Available Monday through Friday, the business lunch at Orchids is $52 per person and includes a two-course prix fix menu with your choice of an appetizer and main course, or a main course and dessert. It’s an ideal spot for business meetings, client lunches and professional gathering. The menu showcases a selection of Orchids favorites and seasonal offerings, including crab salad on a croissant, burgers, and for dessert, Halekūlani’s signature coconut cake or homemade gelato.
4. Adult Happy Meal at The Dotted Line
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The AC Hotel Honolulu certainly knows how to have fun. Its signature restaurant, The Dotted Line, offers an Adult Happy Meal. Monday through Friday, from 1 to 6 p.m., you can order the $25 happy meal, which includes an entree and a cocktail, beer or wine. A few standout items include a wagyu burger and chicken karraage, which can be paired with a martini, Manhattan or margarita.
dottedlinehawaii.com/menu/adult-happy-meal
5. Girl Dinner at Hideout
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Tucked in the vibrant Laylow Waikīkī, Autograph Collection, the Hideout hosts a chic girl dinner every evening from 5 to 10 p.m. The Island-inspired offering includes the Hideout’s signature espresso martini, truffle fries and salad.
laylowwaikiki.com/events/hideout-girl-dinner
Grace Maeda is the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine.
