Restaurants in Honolulu

With an eclectic childhood that took place amid the bustling cityscape of São Paolo, Brazil, in the steamy kitchen of their parents’ Chinese restaurant and on surfboards riding the oceans of Mexico, brothers Wing, Ed, and Mingo have tasted a panoply of flavors. Their intimate familiarity with the international cuisines of their youth has coalesced into Wahoo’s Fish Taco, a taqueria with Mexican specialties that brim with Brazilian and Asian touches. House-made sauces, such as the roasted-pepper cilantro sauce and the spicy Mr. Lee’s sauce, drizzle wahoo- and mahi-mahi-stuffed tacos and fork-ready entrees such as the Maui bowl, a customer favorite that combines teriyaki steak with beans and rice. The full bar serves margaritas infused with local limes, house-made sweet-and-sour mix, and straws handcrafted by artisan strawsmiths to anoint tongues during lunch, dinner, or the eatery's daily happy hours. To add to the global flavors, live musicians flaunt their fingerwork in the restaurant three days a week.

Crowned one of the Best Bars for Any Occasion (Up to No Good) in 2010 by Honolulu magazine, Harbor Pub enlivens diners with an upbeat spirit and a plethora of delectable treasures, including breakfast, burgers, gourmet pizzas, salads, and sandwiches. A friendly staff and equally amiable confines attract locals and tourists alike, tempting their tongue buds with 16 gourmet pizzas, all sporting fresh-made dough and come-hither stares. The taco pizza greets palates with a firm mouthshake of beef, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, and black olives ($13.95+), and the Harbor Combo pizza sates carnivorous urges with its meaty mountains of ham, salami, pepperoni, and italian sausage alongside a generous dusting of mushrooms, bell peppers, black olives, and onions ($14.75+). Select from more than 20 sandwiches and subs, such as the bacon, avocado, and cream cheese sandwich ($9.95) or the Vegetarian Delight, which is packed with an herbivorous palette of mushrooms, avocado, mozzarella, provolone, cheddar, and alfalfa sprouts ($9.50). Happy hour patrons can improve their moods with 48 oz. pitchers of Budweiser for $6, $3 well drinks and martinis and mai tais for $3.75.

Each Body By Laser clinic pairs cold-laser technology with holistic health practices to help patients lose inches and keep them off. The treatment gets its magic from cold lipolasers, which are designed to gently shrink fat cells by dislodging their contents so that they can be fully discarded through the body's natural metabolic process and series of tiny secondhand stores. Each one-hour treatment series wraps up with a consultation on diet and exercise, along with a quick session atop a whole-body-vibration platform engineered to burn even more calories.

Like art-house films and fish-flavored popsicles, these procedures are not intended for everyone; females who are pregnant or nursing should not undertake the treatment, nor should patients with active forms of cancer. Should any complications be discovered during Body By Laser's initial screening, the company will issue a refund.

A previous winner of both the Hale Aina Best New Restaurant and Ilima Critic’s Choice awards, BluWater Grill’s menu fuses Hawaiian flavors with world cuisines, serving each dish with a side of waterfront scenery.

Shogunai Tacos's oversized kitchen-on-wheels cruises around Honolulu to quell hunger pains with its eclectic array of globally-inspired tacos. Chef Kamal Jemmari whisks his customers around the world with his panoply of dishes, all served in the form of tacos. Melted cheddar cheese with pastrami and Japanese-inspired ginger- and shoyu-marinated pork create unique taco hybrids, and tender lamb, kalamata olives, and feta cheese soak in tzatziki sauce on the Greek taco. The chef's internationally infused take on the Mexican staple has attracted media attention, with favorable reviews from KTV4 and articles on the owners' love of Japanese cuisine. Jemmari ramps up his production with the catering menu, eschewing tortillas altogether in favor of expansive, multi-course Moroccan dinners.

Green Tea Hawaii's supplements expedite the process of losing weight. The company’s flagship item, a nutrient-rich powdered drink, dissolves into water and becomes a slenderizing cocktail of green-tea antioxidants, natural caffeine, and amino acids. Each serving of the fruit-flavored drink boosts metabolism and unlocks the ability to smell colors. Green coffee bean extract and Montagna coffee also deliver a natural dose of caffeine, and raspberry ketones increase the body's ability to burn fat via fruit compounds. Various other powdered drinks soak into the body and replenish vital nutrients.