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.
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.
Address: 2752 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tip: Free first-hour parking. Lonohana chocolate tasting at 10:00, Arvo for flat whites, Highway Inn for lunch.
