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Local food icons
Malasadas, laulau, plate lunch and shave ice from places locals have queued at for decades.
14 placesA full day
1. Leonard’s BakeryMalasadas since 1952. Get them hot, with haupia filling.Waikīkī & Diamond HeadFood & drink- 2. Champion MalasadasThe other malasada stop, with fewer tour buses.HonoluluFood & drink
- 3. Liliha BakeryCoco puffs, and a counter for breakfast.HonoluluFood & drink
- 4. Rainbow Drive-InPlate lunch at the window: loco moco or mix plate.Waikīkī & Diamond HeadFood & drink
- 5. Ono Hawaiian FoodsLaulau, kalua pig, lomi salmon and poi. Small and busy.Waikīkī & Diamond HeadFood & drink
- 6. Helena’s Hawaiian FoodPipikaula short ribs and Hawaiian plates in Kalihi.HonoluluFood & drink
- 7. People’s CafeHawaiian plates near Chinatown.HonoluluFood & drink
- 8. Diamond Head Market & GrillPlate lunch and blueberry cream cheese scones by Diamond Head.Waikīkī & Diamond HeadFood & drink
- 9. Musubi Café IyasumeSpam musubi in a dozen kinds, open early.Waikīkī & Diamond HeadFood & drink
- 10. Marukame UdonUdon made in front of you. Expect a line.Waikīkī & Diamond HeadFood & drink
- 11. Shimazu StoreShave ice in big flavours, in town.HonoluluFood & drink
- 12. Monsarrat Ave Shave IceShave ice on the way back from Diamond Head.Waikīkī & Diamond HeadFood & drink
- 13. Matsumoto Shave IceThe Haleʻiwa shave-ice stop.North ShoreFood & drink
- 14. Ted’s BakeryChocolate haupia pie on the North Shore.North ShoreFood & drink
Started from the pins on Deviating the Norm’s Oʻahu map (the map). Places and notes checked and written by us; opening times change, so check before you go.