Best coffee shop:
Coffee Talk (8)
Coffee Line (3)
Starbucks (3)
Coffee Gallery (2)
Café Laufer (2)
Honolulu Coffee Company
Best bar:
Magoo’s (8)
Anna Banana’s (5)
The Hideaway
Royal Hawaiian
Ryan’s
Duke’s
Mai Tai Bar
Best pizza:
Boston’s North End Pizza (11)
Magoo’s (3)
Pizza Bob’s (2)
Papa John’s
Angelo’s Pizza
Joe’s
Costco take-out
Best sushi:
Yanagi (3)
Imanas-Tai (3)
Sansei (2)
Genki (1)
Sushi King
California Beach Rock N’ Sushi
Sushiman
Tamashiro Market
Tokkuri-Tei
Maguro Ya
Best mai tai:
Tiki’s (4)
Duke’s Canoe Club (3)
Royal Hawaiian (3)
Buzz’s Steakhouse
La Mariana
Mai Tai Bar
Ala Moana Hotel
Turtle Bay poolside
Best restaurant:
Indigo’s (3)
Roy’s (3)
Alan Wong’s (2)
C&C Pasta (2)
Café Miro (2)
The Willows
Palomino
John Dominis
Donato’s
Ninnikuya
Mekong I
Best affordable restaurant:
Irifune (4)
Olive Tree Café (3)
India Café (2)
Legend
Maui Taco in Kailua
Sabrina’s
Mekong
Ono’s
Pyramids
Volcano Joe’s
Sanoya Rahmen
Whole-foods Co-op in Haleiwa
C&C Pasta
Champa Thai
small Japanese noodle shops
Best day trip:
North Shore (11)
kayaking to the Mokuluas (2)
Kahana valley (2)
Mililani to North Shore on bicycle
drive along East coast to N Shore
roundabout the island, beach hopping
Kahuku
Waimea Bay
Best surfing:
North shore (2)
everywhere and anywhere depending on
the day (2)
Cockroach bay (for beginners)
Canoes (for beginners)
Canoe’s at night
Black Point
Ala Moana
Tong’s (for beginners)
Concessions / Big Right
Mokuleia
Sunset Beach
Diamond Head
Best athletic club/activity:
Surfing (3)
Everything (2)
Paddling
Swimming
Kayaking
Ultimate Frisbee
Honolulu marathon
Mountain Biking
Soccer
Best place to see live music:
Anna Banana’s (7)
Waikiki Shell (2)
Che Pasta
Pipeline Café
Kelly O’Neils
Lulu’s (Maui)
all over
The mainland (unfortunately)
Best neighborhood to live in:
Kaimuki (7)
Manoa (6)
up Sierra Drive (3)
Diamond Head
Haliewa
Palolo
North Shore
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Favorite plate lunch:
Ono Pono (4)
Diamond Head Market & Grill (2)
Kakaako Kitchen (2)
JJ Diner
Yummy’s Korean BBQ
Ono’s
Gina’s Korean BBQ
Yama’s Fish Market
Rainbows
Kaimuki Inn
Best sandwich shop:
Volcano Joe’s (3)
Andy’s (3)
Days of Aloha (3)
Bale (2)
Kua Aina (2)
Safeway
Quizno’s
Subway
Blimpie
Teddy’s Bigger Burgers
Best place to study:
the office (7)
home (2)
the beach (2)
the lab
Barnes & Noble
Sinclair Library
Best nightclub:
Indigo’s (3)
Feng Shui (2)
The W (2)
Che Pasta Cafe
Da Dawg House
Moose McGillycuddy’s
Oceans
Favorite inter-island trip:
Big Island (9)
Molokai (3)
Napali coast, Kauai (2)
Kauai (2) (hiking the Kalalau trail)
Maui (2) (road to Hana)
Favorite beach:
Lanikai (3)
Makua (2)
Kaimana (2)
Waimanalo (2)
Waimea Bay (2)
backyards
Makapu’u
San Souci
Kavella Bay
Rocky Point
Sunset Beach
Yokahama Bay
Ehukai
Ke Iki
Diamond Head
All of them
Favorite hike:
Olomana Ridge (3)
Maunawili Falls (2)
Makapu’u lighthouse (2)
Mt. Olympus
Ka’au Crater (back of Palolo)
Ma’akua ridge
Lanipo Ridge
Ka’au Crater
Mariner’s Ridge
Tantalus
Above Yokohama beach
Kuliou’ou Ridge
Kahana Ridge
Kaunala Valley
Favorite camping spot:
Makua Beach (6)
Kahana Beach Park (3)
Mokuleia (2)
Maui
Hana, Maui
Depots
Bellows
Kaena Point
Best place to meet people:
TG’s (8)
Magoo’s (3)
Moose McGillycuddy’s (2)
classes
Zoology Beers
Surfing
UH
anywhere off campus
the lab
MSB
Best on-campus hangout:
TG’s (4)
HIG courtyard/by Ono Pono’s (3)
Coffee Line (2)
the lab (2)
in front of MSB
anywhere with food
Manoa Gardens
Best BBQ spot:
Kapiolani Park / Kaimana (6)
your own backyard / lanai (3)
China Walls (3)
Makua
Waimea Bay
Best place for darts/pool:
Anna Banana’s for darts (9)
Fox & Hound (2)
da mainland
Best place to get a bike:
McCully Bike (4)
ads around campus (2)
word of mouth (2)
Bike Factory
The Bike Shop
garage sale
McCully for a mountain bike, Island
Triathlon and Bicycle for a road bike |