Where Honolulu shops, snacks and lunches: the markets worth your morning.
Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Honolulu shops, snacks and lunches.
The KCC Farmers Market on the Kapiolani Community College grounds in Diamond Head Honolulu is the canonical Saturday produce stop, run by the Hawaii Farm Bureau with over 25 vendors.
Go for: Local produce, Breakfast, Lehua honey, Apple bananas
Tip: Saturday 07:30 to 11:00 in Parking Lot C. Cash and ATM on campus. Get there by 08:00 for full selection.
Kakaako Farmers Market at Ward Village in Honolulu runs every Saturday on Ala Moana Boulevard with over 140 vendors, the largest farmers market on Oahu by stall count.
Go for: Prepared foods, Local flowers, Artisan goods, Saturday brunch
Tip: Year-round Saturday 08:00 to 12:00. Park at Fisherman's Wharf or in the Ward Village garage; free parking with validation.
Foodland Farms Ala Moana in Honolulu is the flagship of the local grocery chain that calls itself Hawaii's Home for Poke, with a 20-variety poke bar and prepared food hall.
Go for: Poke bar, Local produce, Prepared foods, Hawaiian coffee
Tip: The Mauka Makai poke counter at the back of the store is the canonical Foodland order; bento and pipikaula at the deli.
Honolulu's Chinatown along Maunakea, Hotel and King Streets is the oldest Chinatown in the United States, with the Kekaulike, Maunakea and Oahu Marketplaces selling produce and seafood.
Go for: Live seafood, Lei stalls, Char siu, Vietnamese ingredients
Tip: Maguro Brothers in Kekaulike Market is the canonical poke. Lei stalls on Maunakea Street strung from 09:00.
SALT at Our Kakaako in Honolulu is the post-industrial food block at Auahi and Coral, anchored by Arvo, Highway Inn, Lonohana chocolate and Honolulu Beerworks' former taproom site.
Go for: Chocolate, Coffee, Arvo brunch, Highway Inn lunch
Tip: Free first-hour parking. Lonohana chocolate tasting at 10:00, Arvo for flat whites, Highway Inn for lunch.
Manoa Marketplace Farmers Market in upper Manoa Honolulu is the Hawaii Farm Bureau midweek market in the courtyard plaza, the three-day-a-week option for locals avoiding the Saturday KCC crowds.
Go for: Local produce, Hawaiian flowers, Thai prepared food, Mid-week shopping
Tip: Three days a week, with Sunday the busiest. Free parking inside Manoa Marketplace; Longs and Safeway in the same complex for one-stop runs.