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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.
TryGarlic butter shrimp plate
TipOrder the spicy garlic if you want heat; the coconut shrimp is a sleeper.
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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.
TrySpam musubi in a dozen styles
TipThe teriyaki spam musubi is the bestseller; the avocado bacon egg pairs well with morning coffee.
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Maguro Brothers Hawaii in Kekaulike Market in Chinatown Honolulu is the lunch poke counter brothers Junichiro and Ryojiro Tsuchiya stock from the Honolulu.
TrySashimi-grade poke bowl
TipLunch-only counter inside the market; sells out by 13:00. Closed Sunday.
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Ono Seafood in Kapahulu Honolulu is the takeout-only poke counter that sells shoyu ahi, spicy ahi and tako preparations from a refrigerated case.
TryTwo-scoop poke bowl
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Take it to Ala Wai Park; sells out by 16:00 weekends.
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Rainbow Drive-In in Kapahulu Honolulu is the canonical Hawaii plate lunch counter since 1961, slinging loco moco, BBQ beef and boneless chicken plates.
TryLoco moco and mix plate
TipNo inside seating, eat at the picnic tables. Mix plate is the move for a first-timer.
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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.
TrySugar malasada straight from the fryer
TipFive-minute fryer-to-bag turnaround. Sugar plain is the move; haupia rotates.