Spending time in downtown Honolulu? Get to know this Honolulu neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a Cantonese spot to a fresh seafood market.
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top places to visit downtown, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Read on for the results.
1. Fook Lam
Topping the list is Cantonese spot Fook Lam, which offers dim sum and more. Located at 100 N. Beretania St., Suite 110-112, it's the highest-rated business in the neighborhood, boasting four stars out of 416 reviews on Yelp.
The restaurant offers authentic Cantonese cuisine, serving steamed shrimp dumplings and turnip cakes. In the mood for a sweet treat? Dig into desserts like the mango pudding.
2. Lucky Belly
Next up is bar and Asian fusion spot Lucky Belly, serving ramen and more, situated at 50 N. Hotel St. With 4.5 stars out of 1,690 reviews on Yelp, it's proven to be a local favorite.
Lucky Belly offers appetizers like pork belly bao and shrimp gyoza, alongside ramen bowls, salads and entrees like the unagi donburi — a mushroom, avocado and konbu rice porridge.
View the menu here.
3. Ruth's Chris Steak House
Steakhouse Ruth's Chris Steak House is another top choice. Yelpers give the business, located at 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 6C, 4.5 stars out of 1,020 reviews.
The steakhouse specializes in steaks and chops, offering specialty cuts like the Tomahawk ribeye, the bone-in filet and the bone-in New York strip. Diners may also complement their meals with shrimp, lobster tail or bleu cheese crust.
4. The Pig & The Lady
Check out The Pig & The Lady, which has earned four stars out of 2,101 reviews on Yelp. You can find the Vietnamese and Asian fusion spot, which offers noodles and more, at 83 N. King St.
Established in 2011, this locally-sourced restaurant offers Vietnamese and Southeast Asian cuisine; expect to find dried porcini beignets and Laotian fried chicken among the menu items. (View the full menu here.)
5. Maguro Brothers Hawaii
Finally, there's Maguro Brothers Hawaii, a local favorite with 4.5 stars out of 558 reviews. Stop by 1039 Kekaulike St., Suite 113 to hit up the seafood market and Japanese spot, which offers seafood and more, the next time you're in the neighborhood.
Founded in 2014, the eatery offers an array of grilled seafood, sushi bowls and poke bowls.
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