Oahu is known for having a very diverse culture, which is exhibited by the islands’ assortments of foods. With wonderful choices and an array of cuisine options, there’s sure to be a restaurant for everyone.
- Du Vin is a new wine bar that will be located next to Indigo in Chinatown, is set to open this month. With a relaxed atmosphere, this wine bar will cater to people who can enjoy a variety of wines from all over the world.
- Neo Nabe’s is a new shabu shabu restaurant, which is a style of dining where diners dip meat or vegetables into a variety of broths, such as garlic, beef, teriyaki, and vegetarian. Platters of meat and vegetables start from $14 with broths from $3 to $30.
- Nobu Waikiki restaurant will open in the Waikiki Park Hotel December 2006. The restaurant, in partnership with Chef Nobuyuki (Nobu), will feature eclectic Japanese cuisine and will exhibit innovative architectural work done by David Rockwell of New York’s Rockwell Group.
- Soul de Cuba Café, which also has a location in Connecticut, has recently opened in Honolulu. Patrons can enjoy traditional Cuban dishes such as "Pollo Soul de Cuba," which features chicken served with a mango, guava, black beans, pineapple and rum salsa.
- Recently opened Soy to the World has a variety of fresh and organic soy products such as mayonnaise macaroni salad, ice cream, smoothies, pudding, tofu, and okara (the by-product from making soy milk) options such as meatloaf and cookies. They cook their own soy in a specialty kettle using beans from Michigan and Japan. The store is located in Manoa Marketplace and is open Tuesday - Sunday.
- Tae’s Teppanyaki, formerly a busy lunch wagon, is a restaurant serving up plate lunch style dishes including steak roll, pork roll, and steak, and pork sukiyaki. All dishes are $5.50 and include rice and seasoned meat on top of romaine lettuce.
- Tsukuneya Robata Grill features traditional Tsukune with a contemporary style. Tsukune is ground chicken with vegetables and is served at the restaurant on skewers. They also serve sake and beer and stay open till 1 a.m. The wait staff takes orders on PDAs, which adds to the contemporary Japanese atmosphere of the restaurant.
- Chef Andrew Yagami of Village Steak & Seafood Restaurant will host a summer barbeque Thursday through Monday nights until October 2. Island style chicken, ribs, stir-fry, rice, and fish will be served along with an array of deserts including cakes and pies. It is $41 for adults and $21.50 for children under the age of 12.
