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Giovanni's Shrimp Truck

  • ★ 4.7
  • $

Try Garlic butter shrimp scampi over rice

Giovanni's Shrimp Truck in Kahuku on Oahu's North Shore, an hour from Honolulu, has slung butter-garlic shrimp scampi since 1993 and parked.

Romy's Kahuku Prawns

  • ★ 4.1
  • $

Try Sweet shrimp and prawns from the farm next door

Romy's Kahuku Prawns on the North Shore an hour from Honolulu farms its own shrimp and prawns on the property and serves them butterfly-cut from the lunch.

Jenny's Shrimp

  • ★ 4.6
  • $

Try Garlic butter shrimp plate

Jenny's Shrimp on Kamehameha Highway in Haleiwa, an hour from Honolulu, is the lunch wagon the former Macky's head chef opened after Macky's closed in 2018.

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Musubi Cafe Iyasume

  • ★ 4.0
  • $

Try Spam musubi in a dozen styles

Musubi Cafe Iyasume on Kuhio in Waikiki Honolulu has fed handheld spam musubi to Waikiki visitors since 2000, with handmade Koshihikari rice and a dozen.

Ono Seafood

  • ★ 4.5
  • $

Try Two-scoop poke bowl

Ono Seafood in Kapahulu Honolulu is the takeout-only poke counter that sells shoyu ahi, spicy ahi and tako preparations from a refrigerated case.

Rainbow Drive-In

  • ★ 4.4
  • $

Try Loco moco and mix plate

Rainbow Drive-In in Kapahulu Honolulu is the canonical Hawaii plate lunch counter since 1961, slinging loco moco, BBQ beef and boneless chicken plates.

Leonard's Malasadamobile

  • ★ 4.4
  • $

Try Sugar malasada straight from the fryer

Leonard's Malasadamobile on Kalanianaole Highway in Honolulu Kai is the mobile food truck arm of the 1952 Leonard's Bakery, frying the canonical Hawaii.

Waiola Shave Ice

  • ★ 4.2
  • $

Try Strawberry condensed milk shave ice

Waiola Shave Ice in Kapahulu Honolulu has shaved the city's finest-grain shave ice since 1940, with house syrups and the canonical strawberry condensed milk.

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