Find Tasty Deals at These 7 Oʻahu Happy Hours
Who doesn’t love a drink discount?
You used miles to book a flight to Oʻahu and snagged a deal on a hotel room.
So why pay full price for dinner?
If you’re looking to save a few bucks on vacation—and who isn’t?—here are some Oʻahu restaurants with happy hour menus that offer great discounts on food and drinks.
Onkee Korean Grill House, Ward
4:30 to 6:30 p.m. daily, only available at the bar
Onkee Korean Grill in Ward has a happy hour menu with bar bites and discounts on drinks.
Photo: Catherine Toth Fox
Trust me when I say this: You’ve never had Korean food in Hawaiʻi quite like this. Onkee opened last year, with a menu boasting modern South Korean cuisine prepared by Michelin restaurant-trained chefs from Korea. Think traditional yukhoe (Korean-style beef tartare), beef shank salad and japcha, seafood platters with uni or caviar upgrades, braised short rib, high-end Miyazaki wagyu and the one of the best kimchi fried rice in the Islands. Its happy hour is a great way to sample Onkee’s menu. Served at the bar, it has truffle tune poke ($14), neobiani (smashed kalbi steak, $19), skewers of rib eye and mushrooms ($17), braised short rib with rice ($18) and spicy kimchi salad ($18), in addition to discounts on beers and cocktails.
1000 Auahi St., Honolulu, (808) 312-3758, onkeehi.com
Han Do Daidokoro, Waikīkī
3 to 5 p.m. at the table, 3 to 6 p.m. at the bar
Grilling A5 grade Miyazaki beef during happy hour at Han no Daidokoro in Waikīkī.
Photo: Catherine Toth Fox
Known for high-quality meats and seafood, Han no Daidokoro has two locations on Oʻahu—one in Kakaʻako, another in Waikīkī—but only the Waikīkī spot serves happy hours. And it’s a deal! Standouts at this Japanese barbecue restaurant include han-burger sliders, bibimbap, Korean sweet pancakes with housemade ice cream, stone bowl garlic rice (made tableside) and its selection of high-grade beef, from premium kalbi to assorted A5 grade Miyazaki beef that literally melts in your mouth. Cocktails and beer discounts, too. Happy hour runs from 3 to 5 p.m. at the table, 3 to 6 p.m. at the bar.
2380 Kūhiō Ave. #104, (808) 200-272, hannodaidokoro.com
Moku Kitchen, Kakaʻako
2 to 5:30 p.m. daily
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A go-to for pau hana and meet-ups with friends, Moku Kitchen has a varied menu with local salads, hand-tossed pizzas, fish tacos, smashburgers and a nice selection of cocktails, mocktails, beers and wines. There’s a keiki menu, with cheeseburgers, cheese pizzas and macaroni in a red sauce. (Noodles with cheese are free for kids under 3.) And, of course, there are the restaurant’s famous cream pies. During its daily happy hour, small plates—Szechuan stir-fry green beans, bulgogi sliders, garlic truffle oil fries and roasted squash ravioli—are 50% off and pizzas are $12 each. There’s live music, too.
Salt at Our Kakaʻako, 660 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, (808) 591-6658, mokukitchen.com
Izakaya 855-ALOHA, Waikīkī
4 to 5 p.m. daily
Photo: Courtesy of Izakaya 855-ALOHA/Craig Bixel
This new modern izakaya in the adults-on Romer House in Waikīkī boasts a fun vibe with equally fun dishes. Its happy hour menu offers unique dishes you won’t find on its dinner menu, including a 6-ounce wagyu smash burger, stir-fry curry yakisoba and furikake popcorn. Cocktails like its delicious lychee martini are discounted, too.
415 Nāhua St, Honolulu, (808) 795-8013, www.855aloha.com
The Dotted Line, Downtown Honolulu
3 to 6 p.m., Mondays through Fridays
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Everything on the menu at The Dotted Line in the AC Hotel Honolulu in Downtown is $7, from the lemongrass chicken taco to the grass-fed beef slider. (The deviled egg with truffle oil, crispy onions, fried shallots, salmon roe and togarashi is a must.) There are also discounts on wines by the glass, draft beers and well spirits, or opt for the $12 bartender’s creation cocktail, which changes daily. If you’re here for pau hana on Monday, Wednesday or Friday, there’s live music, too.
AC Hotel Honolulu, 1111 Bishop St., Honolulu, (808) 599-6006, dottedlinehawaii.com
Merriman’s Honolulu, Ward
3 to 5:30 p.m. daily
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Since it opened in 2018, Merriman’s Honolulu has been offering one of the best happy hours in Honolulu. Why? Because the portions served during happy hour are the same as on its regular menu, which means it’s one of the best deals around. Get discounts on the restaurant’s popular Parmesan truffle fries with garlic, kālua pig quesadilla, tempura-battered shrimp and chips, fish tacos and a smash burger with fries. Other drink discounts include $2 off all draft beers, house cocktails—including the Merriman’s Mai Tai—and wines by the glass.
1108 Auahi St. Ste. 170, Honolulu, (808) 215-0022, merrimanshawaii.com
Yohei Sushi Kāhala, Kāhala
2 to 5 p.m. Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays
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Dinner here can be pricey—it’s $350 per person for the omakase—but Yohei Sushi’s happy hour menu has dishes for $4 and $8. Many of the dishes are on the eatery’s regular menu, but the happy hour version features smaller portions. The $4 menu includes dishes like Japanese potato salad, Japanese egg omelet, cold udon noodles, inari sushi and the rice ball of the day. The $8 menu features dishes like grilled fish of the day, shrimp and vegetable tempura, scallop cream croquette, sashimi of the day, minced meat cutlet and Camembert cheese tempura.
4210 Waiʻalae Ave., Kāhala, (808) 425-4143, yoheisushi.com
