The Joy of Sake celebrates Hawaiʻi’s hundred-year love affair with sake—from the early days of Japanese immigration and the founding of the Honolulu Sake Brewery up to the present. Today Honolulu hosts the annual U.S. National Sake Appraisal and has more sake-serving restaurants per capita than any other city in the country.

Restaurants

Sake complements a wide variety of appetizers and entrees. The restaurants below distinguish themselves not only by their outstanding cuisine, but also by their appreciation of the luster that fine sakes can add to a meal.

Halekulani

2199 Kalia Road
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 923-2311
halekulani.com

Featured Dish: Scallop and pepeiao tartare with ponzu caviar and puffed rice

Beachhouse at the Moana

2365 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 921-4600
beachhousewaikiki.com

Featured Dish: Kunoa Oxtail Jook with braised peanuts and pickled mustard cabbage

Kaiwa

226 Lewers Street, Suite 215
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 924-1555
kai-wa.com

Featured Dish: Salt-Seared Hamachi with hint of ume and tororo mountain yam

The Kahala Hotel & Resort

5000 Kahala Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: (808) 739-8888
kahalaresort.com

Featured Dish: Big Island Abalone Soup Dumpling with dried scallop-ginger broth, Sumida watercress and Nanatsuboshi rice

Highway Inn

680 Ala Moana Boulevard
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 954-4955
myhighwayinn.com

Featured Dish: Kalo and Ahi Poke Parfait

Doraku

Royal Hawaiian Center
2233 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 922-3323
dorakusushi.com

Featured Dish: Smoked Ahi Tartare with crème fraiche and caviar on yuzukosho avocado toast

BLT Steak

223 Saratoga Road
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 683-7440
bltrestaurants.com/blt-steak/waikiki

Featured Dish: Mini Popover with Sake-Braised Short Rib and creamed spinach topped with ʻIliʻili Farm greens

The Brilliant Ox

Ala Moana Center, 3rd Level
1450 Ala Moana Boulevard
Honolulu HI 96814
Phone: (808) 377-4803
thebrilliantox.com

Featured Dish: Roasted Pork Belly with chili garlic sauce and puffed rice furikake

Cakeworks

2820 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
Phone: (808) 946-4333
cakeworkshi.com

Featured Dish: Ube Crème Brulee with sesame tuille

Chez Kenzo Bar & Grill

1451 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 941-2439
chezkenzo.net

Featured Dish: Chilled Seafood Pesto Pasta

Morimoto Asia/Momosan Waikiki

2490 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
Phone: (808) 922-0022
morimotoasiawaikiki.com

Featured Dish: Spicy Tantan Ramen in coconut curry broth with chashu, red miso ground pork and ajitama egg

The Pig & The Lady

83 N. King Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: (808) 585-8255
thepigandthelady.com

Featured Dish: Carrot-Buttermilk Panna Cotta with preserved lemon, mint, sugar snap peas and nuoc cham

The Rice Place

725 Kapiolani Boulevard
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 799-6959
thericeplace808.com

Featured Dish: Rice on Rice Roll with poached shrimp, lettuce, mint and sweet rice hoisin sauce

STRIPSTEAK

2330 Kalakaua Avenue, Suite 330
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 800-3094
www.michaelmina.net/restaurants/hawaii/stripsteak-waikiki/

Featured Dish: Steak Tartare with toasted rice and lavosh

Superb Sushi

1322 North King Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: (808) 737-0051
superbsushihawaii.com

Featured Dish: Temaki Sushi two ways: spicy ahi and California roll

Tonkotsu Kazan Ramen

2250 Kalakaua Avenue, Lower Level
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 777-3547

Featured Dish: Top of the Ramen Charsiu Bowl

Umami Teppan Kingyo

2250 Kalakaua Avenue, Lower Level
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 777-3554
waikiki-yokocho.com/restaurant/kingyo

Featured Dish: Pork Belly Yakisoba with grilled vegetables and tare sauce

ZIGU

413 Seaside Avenue, Suite 1F
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 212-9252
zigu.us

Featured Dish: Applewood-Smoked Waimanalo Egg Potato Salad