Hawaiians like eating in the open air and most restaurants offer a choice of indoor or covered open-air dining facilities. Many hotels have restaurants overlooking the beach, where you can sip a cocktail while watching the sun sets over the ocean.

Haute Cuisine
There's no shortage of top restaurants with most of the renowned names situated in the major hotels. Hoku's at the Kahala Mandarin and the Hau Tree Lanai at the New Otani Hotel are of particular note for Pacific Rim seafood whilst La Mer at the Halekalani Hotel serves award winning neo-classic French dishes.

International Cuisine
You can get almost anything from Italian to Indian in Waikiki, but you'll find a very wide choice of Japanese restaurants, since Waikiki is very popular with Japanese tourists.

Casual Dining
There are plenty of places to dine casual, but one of the most popular is Duke's Canoe Club and Bar at the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach. This really is a lively meeting place and features nightly entertainment.

Dining on a Budget
Practically every fast food chain has an outlet in Waikiki, from MacDonalds to Pizza Hut, but there are plenty of more individual budget restaurants along Kuhio Avenue to try. Moose McGilliguddy's on Lewes Street for burgers and chicken, or TGI Fridays on Kalakaua for steaks, plus a whole range of buffet style restaurants.

Nightlife
Most hotels and bars provide musical entertainment every evening and the larger hotels also have nightclubs. There are also numerous nightclubs and discos around the main thorughfares of Kalakaua and Kuhio Avenues.