Hawaii Heritage Center is a food tour in Honolulu.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Route: Chinatown Honolulu cultural and food walking tour
Tip: Wednesday and Friday 09:30-11:30. The most affordable food-and-history tour in Chinatown; book at the Center office.
Aloha Plate Lunch Food Tour walks downtown Honolulu's classic plate lunch counters with stops at Helena's Hawaiian Food, Highway Inn and Rainbow Drive-In sister branches.
Tip: Bookable via Viator or GetYourGuide with free cancellation; the plate-lunch focus distinguishes it from Chinatown tours.
Hawaii Food Tours runs the canonical Hole in the Wall tour out of Honolulu, with small groups of 13 max walking through Chinatown and Kalihi-area family.
Tip: Daily; hotel pickup included from Waikiki. Strong morning option for first-time visitors; closed shoes required.
Secret Hawaii Tours' Aloha Plate tour in Honolulu is led by Lanai Tabura, the Great Food Truck Race winner, hitting hidden poke, manapua and family kitchens.
Tip: Daily morning departures with hotel pickup; tour shifts stops daily based on what's best. Cash for tips welcome.
The Hawaii Heritage Center in Chinatown Honolulu runs a Wednesday and Friday two-hour walking tour through the country's oldest Chinatown, with food tastings.
Tip: Full-day commitment with hotel pickup; Sunday timing swaps in Tanaka Kahuku Shrimp on the lunch stop. Bring sunscreen and a water bottle.