Waikīkī Beach Walk and several nearby Outrigger-affiliated hotels will host the inaugural Flavors of Waikīkī Restaurant Week from Oct. 1 through Oct. 11, 2026. The 14 participating venues are promoting a mix of meals, individual dishes, breakfast items and drinks rather than a single standardized prix-fixe format, according to Aloha State Daily and Outrigger.
The promotion’s scale is one of its defining features: it is concentrated in a walkable Waikīkī district rather than spread across Oʻahu. Representative offers include Cajun Crab Waikīkī’s high-end seafood combination, Monkeypod Kitchen Waikīkī’s breakfast special and a $16 cocktail, and several multi-course dinners priced below $85, based on the event announcements. Those examples illustrate the range of the promotion without treating every participating restaurant as part of the same menu format.
A smaller format than Oʻahu-wide restaurant week
For comparison, a separate HONOLULU Restaurant Week covered 64 Oʻahu restaurants in November 2025, according to HONOLULU Magazine. That makes the Waikīkī promotion substantially smaller and more geographically concentrated; the comparison does not establish how many diners either event attracted or whether either promotion increased restaurant sales.
What diners should check before going
The event announcements say the offers are limited to Oct. 1–11 and may be subject to availability. Because the participating businesses operate under different hotel and restaurant arrangements, diners should confirm hours, reservations, seating conditions and whether a special is available when they plan to visit.
Parking may also vary by venue. At participating Embassy Suites by Hilton Waikiki Beach Walk, the hotel says only valet parking is available and identifies accessible valet parking as a feature, according to its accessibility information. For city street parking elsewhere, Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services says newer 4g-enabled meters accept cards, coins and the Park Smarter app, although that citywide guidance does not establish availability or rules at individual Waikīkī properties.
A seasonal reference, not a forecast
The promotion arrives during a period when visitor conditions can affect Waikīkī restaurants, but the available tourism data do not predict its performance. As a prior seasonal reference, the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism reported 690,858 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in September 2025, down 2.5% from September 2024; that statewide figure predates the event and does not measure October 2026 demand or Waikīkī restaurant traffic, according to DBEDT.
