Uncle Bo's Pupu Bar and Grill on Kapahulu in Honolulu is the late-shift Kapahulu pupu room from chef Bo Pathammavong, the crispy crab cakes and dynamite shrimp running through to 22:00 six nights a week.
Must order: Crispy crab cakes with dynamite shrimp.
Tip: Tue to Sun 16:00 to 22:00. Closed Monday. Bar runs longer than the kitchen; order pupus before 21:30.
Address: 559 Kapahulu Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815
Musubi Cafe Iyasume on Kuhio in Waikiki Honolulu holds the line for late-night handheld spam musubi until 21:00, the easiest after-drinks fuel before the Waikiki bars close.
Try: Spam musubi
Order: Teriyaki spam musubi.
Tip: Daily 06:30 to 21:00. Order the teriyaki spam musubi to go before 20:30 to avoid the last-call rush.
Liliha Bakery on North Kuakini in Honolulu was the city's late-night diner-with-bakery counter for decades, the chocolate coco puffs and grilled butter rolls fueling night-shift workers.
Try: Coco puffs, butter rolls, plate lunches
Order: Chocolate coco puff with macadamia nut chantilly.
Tip: Daily 06:00 to 16:00 now; the historic 24-hour service ended post-pandemic. Coco puffs sell out by 10:00 weekends.
The Manifest in Chinatown Honolulu is the dual cafe-and-bar that keeps a toast bar and full sandwich menu running until 02:00 Friday and Saturday, the city's largest whiskey list alongside.
Try: Toast bar, late-night sandwiches
Order: Toast bar with the avocado and house-pickled vegetables.
Tip: Friday and Saturday until 02:00. Order whiskey flights with the toast bar; kitchen runs to last call.
Zippy's Kapahulu in Honolulu is the 24-hour diner of the local Higa-family chain, the city's most reliable late-night sit-down with chili, saimin and the Zip Pac bento.
Try: Zippy's chili, saimin
Order: Chili and rice plus a side of mac salad.
Tip: Open 24 hours, dine-in and drive-through. The chili and rice and a saimin bowl are the late-night order.
Bar 35 on North Hotel Street in Chinatown Honolulu is the wood-fired pizza and 200-beer late bar, the city's deepest after-midnight option on First Friday weekends with Chef Valentini's pies running to last call.
Try: Wood-fired pizza, pupu plates
Order: Wood-fired pizza of the day with a beer flight.
Tip: Thursday and Friday 16:00 to 02:00, Saturday 18:00 to 02:00. Closed Sun to Wed. Order pizza before 01:00; the kitchen tightens late.
