Time to make your reservations! Restaurant Week Hawaii 2014 begins today.

If you’re in the Islands this week, Restaurant Week Hawaii is the perfect excuse to eat out. The event will bring will bring dining deals, chef-selected prix fixe menus, promotions and discounts to restaurants on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii Island from Mon., Nov. 17 to Sun., Nov. 23.
Restaurant Week Hawaii is a weeklong celebration of Hawaii’s diverse cuisine scene, featuring local ingredients, new area restaurants and world-class chefs. More than 75 restaurants will take part in this year’s 7th annual seven-day culinary celebration.
Participating restaurants run the gamut from small, single-eatery establishments to nationwide chains, and from fine dining to fast food. You’ll find seafood, local gourmet food, contemporary American, Asian Pacific, Mediterranean, Mexican and Chinese fare among the offerings.
Overwhelmed by choice? Check out HAWAII Magazine’s 2014 November/December Food Issue, on newsstands now, for inspiration. Some of the restaurants mentioned in the issue that are participating in Restaurant Week Hawaii include Arancino, The Pig & The Lady and Buho Cocina y Cantina. You’ll also find popular favorites like 12th Avenue Grill, Alan Wong’s Honolulu, Big City Diner, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Hanks Haute Dogs, Highway Inn, Hiroshi Eurasian Tapas, Nobu Waikiki, Roy’s Restaurant, Stage Restaurant, Swim, Wolfgang’s Steakhouse and many more.
The majority of restaurants participating in Restaurant Week Hawaii are on Oahu, but Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse locations on Maui and Hawaii Island will be running specials too.
Click here for a full listing of participating restaurants and their event-related deals and menus. We recommend contacting restaurants in advance to confirm their Restaurant Week Hawaii specials and to ask whether reservations are required.
A portion of the proceeds from Restaurant Week Hawaii will support the construction of Kapiolani Community College’s Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head, Hawaii’s first four-year culinary program.
7th annual Restaurant Week Hawaii
Nov. 17-23 • Various locations on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii Island • restaurantweekhawaii.com