Honolulu: Oahu Island Full-Day Guided Tour by Bus with Lunch
Experience the top sightseeing bus tour on Oahu with this island day trip. Explore Oahu's natural wonders, cultural sites, surfing spots, and shopping meccas on this f...
Giovanni's Shrimp Truck is a street-food stop in Honolulu.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Twelve shrimp over two scoops rice with caramelized garlic; queue 30 to 45 minutes. Bring cash for shorter lines.
Experience the top sightseeing bus tour on Oahu with this island day trip. Explore Oahu's natural wonders, cultural sites, surfing spots, and shopping meccas on this f...
Savor the local Hawaiian island flavors and international treats on a guided food tour of Waikiki with a local guide. Try a malasada, a Japanese treat with a Hawaiian ...
Begin at the Dole Plantation for sweet pineapple treats, visit Kō Hana Distillers to taste authentic Hawaiian rum, then finish at the Mauka Warriors Luau where the fla...
Address: 56-505 Kamehameha Highway, Kahuku, HI 96731, Honolulu
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.
Try: Sweet shrimp and prawns from the farm next door
Tip: Order the spicy prawn plate over rice; the sweet shrimp size up larger than the truck competitors down the road.
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.
Try: Garlic butter shrimp plate
Tip: Order the spicy garlic if you want heat; the coconut shrimp is a sleeper.
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.
Try: Spam musubi in a dozen styles
Tip: The teriyaki spam musubi is the bestseller; the avocado bacon egg pairs well with morning coffee.
Maguro Brothers Hawaii in Kekaulike Market in Chinatown Honolulu is the lunch poke counter brothers Junichiro and Ryojiro Tsuchiya stock from the Honolulu.
Try: Sashimi-grade poke bowl
Tip: Lunch-only counter inside the market; sells out by 13:00. Closed Sunday.
Ono Seafood in Kapahulu Honolulu is the takeout-only poke counter that sells shoyu ahi, spicy ahi and tako preparations from a refrigerated case.
Try: Two-scoop poke bowl
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Take it to Ala Wai Park; sells out by 16:00 weekends.
Rainbow Drive-In in Kapahulu Honolulu is the canonical Hawaii plate lunch counter since 1961, slinging loco moco, BBQ beef and boneless chicken plates.
Try: Loco moco and mix plate
Tip: No inside seating, eat at the picnic tables. Mix plate is the move for a first-timer.