Restaurants in Downtown Honolulu

Marukame Udon Fort Street ★ 4.0

Japanese Udon$downtown

Marukame Udon on Fort Street Mall is the Downtown Honolulu cousin of the Waikiki cafeteria-line udon shop, slinging Sanuki-style noodles to office workers.

Signature: Kake udon, Curry udon, Tempura

Order: Curry udon and a shrimp tempura, plus a musubi if you skipped breakfast.

Tip: Lunch line peaks 11:30-13:00; before 11:30 the kitchen is calm.

1104 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu, HI 96813

Nightlife in Downtown Honolulu

Bar Leather Apron ★ 4.9

$$$$downtown{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '17:00-00:00', 'thursday': '17:00-00:00', 'friday': '17:00-00:00', 'saturday': '17:00-00:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}

Bar Leather Apron in Downtown Honolulu is the intimate mezzanine cocktail bar inside the TOPA Financial Center, the 2023 James Beard winner for Outstanding.

Tip: Wednesday to Saturday 17:00 to midnight. Reservations highly recommended; walk-ins by availability only.

745 Fort Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

Podmore ★ 4.5

$$$downtown{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '15:30-22:00', 'wednesday': '11:00-22:00', 'thursday': '11:00-22:00', 'friday': '11:00-23:00', 'saturday': '10:00-23:00', 'sunday': '09:00-14:00'}

Podmore in Downtown Honolulu is Anthony Rush and Katherine Nomura's cocktail bar in the 1902 Joseph W. Podmore Building, with bartender Alex Law running.

Tip: Tuesday 15:30-22:00, Wednesday to Friday 11:00-22:00, Saturday 10:00-23:00. Closed Monday.

202 Merchant Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

La Mariana Sailing Club ★ 4.5

$$downtown{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '11:00-20:00', 'wednesday': '11:00-20:00', 'thursday': '11:00-20:00', 'friday': '11:00-20:00', 'saturday': '11:00-20:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}

La Mariana Sailing Club on Sand Island in Honolulu is the city's last original tiki dive bar since 1957, with carved tikis from the Sheraton Kon Tiki Room.

Tip: Tuesday to Saturday 11:00-20:00. Closed Monday and Sunday; tucked behind the warehouses, hard to find.

50 Sand Island Access Road, Honolulu, HI 96819

Murphy's Bar and Grill ★ 4.2

$$downtown{'monday': '11:00-21:00', 'tuesday': '11:00-21:00', 'wednesday': '11:00-21:00', 'thursday': '11:00-21:00', 'friday': '11:00-22:00', 'saturday': 'closed', 'sunday': 'closed'}

Murphy's Bar and Grill on Merchant Street in Downtown Honolulu is the canonical Irish pub of the city since 1891, with 16 beers on tap, Guinness.

Tip: Monday to Friday 11:00-21:00, to 22:00 Friday. Closed Saturday and Sunday; lunch trade beats the dinner crowd.

2 Merchant Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

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