For some reason after the pandemic, business close early. People don’t stay out to shop, nor eat late. Most businesses are dark around 8:30 p.m., leaving just a few options for those who get off work at that time. If you enjoy dining late, here are a few places you may want to remember.
Sam’s Kitchen
Open until 1:00 a.m. daily, Sam’s Kitchen serves up simple, but flavor-packed food. The counter service spot offers seafood with an Asian twist, with ample seating. The eatery offers pupus such as French fries or spring rolls, or main dishes such as top sirloin New York steak, fresh caught fish, or lightly fried chicken breast. Zhuzh up the proteins with one of the signature sauces, add some starch or salad to the a la carte offerings, and if that isn’t enough, add more proteins for a nominal charge.
We recommend you try the garlic shrimp, a half-pound order of extra jumbo-sized shrimp made easy to eat because they’ve been peeled, deveined, and cleaned. Cooked in the original garlic sauce made with crushed garlic, chopped garlic, sliced garlic, extra virgin olive oil, grapeseed oil, butter, lemon, Chardonnay, Hawaiian honey, Kauai salt, and Braggs aminos, these shrimp will satisfy your craving for anything garlicky. Hopefully you don’t have to meet anyone afterwards because your breath would ward off any vampire.
Sam’s Kitchen >> Get a special offer!
Location: 353 Royal Hawaiian Ave.
Hours : 10am – 1am daily
Phone: (808)491-6266
SteveO’s TaquitO’s
Open until 12:00 midnight, and an hour later on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, SteveO’s TaquitO’s is perfect place for Latin-inspired cuisine. The Tex Mex eatery aims to provide delicious food in a great setting with the best service.
The chef boasts 17 years of experience, incorporating fresh ingredients to amplify flavor. Our recommendation is the burrito, which is made fresh-to-order with quality ingredients, resulting in a snack or meal bursting with flavor. And the best part is, it is offered at an incredibly affordable price, in the event you just came out of a bar where you dropped $500 for a bottle of tequila, just to show you off that you could.
SteveO’s TaquitO’s >> Get a special offer!
Location: 444 niu st.
Hours: 6:00pm – 12:00am (Tue – Thu and Sun), 6:00pm – 1:00am(Fri and Sat)
Phone: (808) 720-2342
Wave808 Karaoke
Opens until 2:00 a.m. (except for 12:00 midnight on Sundays), Wave808 Karaoke prides itself on having over 200,000 top karaoke song s in 14 different languages, from Hawaiian and English to Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Spanish, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, French, German, Russian, Italian, and Portuguese.
For those with a hankering for something to eat, Wave808 Karaoke offers some light snacks such as pizzas, chicken bites, French fries, fish & chips, popcorn, and more to complement the selection of beer, wine, cocktails, and soft drinks. So even though belting out tunes with their state-of-the-art Healsonic karaoke machines may not be very therapeutic, your company may feel some comfort filling up on late night bites or drinking enough to numb their aural senses.
At Wave808 Karaoke Bar & Lounge, we have 15 themed karaoke rooms—4 small rooms, 4 medium rooms, 3 large rooms, 2 party suites, and 2 large party suites—suitable for small groups and large parties.
Wave808 Karaoke >> Get a special offer!
Location: 808 Sheridan St. #201
Hours: 12pm – 2am (Mon – Sat), 12pm – 12am (Sun)
Phone : (808) 509 – 8080
Kanoya Sushi Grill & Bar
Opens until 12:00 midnight on Fridays and Saturdays (until 11:00 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and until 10:30 p.m. on Sundays), Kanoya Sushi Grill & Bar offers contemporary Japanese cuisine with a twist.
There are different types of sushi and sashimi for starters, with other dishes to include steamed edamame, shrimp and vegetable tempura,, furikake chicken, hamachi kama, beef tataki, crispy deep-fried katsu, udon, and more. With a wide variety of offerings on the menu, the casual eatery has something for everyone’s late night cravings.
Kanoya Sushi Grill & Bar >> Get a special offer!
Hours: 11am – 2:30pm (Lunch Mon – Sat), 11:30am – 2:30pm (Lunch Sun), 4:30pm – 11pm (Dinner Mon – Thur), 5pm – 11:59pm (Fri & Sat), 4:30pm – 10:30 pm (Sun)
Phone : (808) 999 – 9597
Fujiyama Texas
The most impressive of all is Fujiyama Texas because it is open until 3:30 a.m. daily. The lively restaurant most known for its kushi katsu, or deep fried skewers, offers a Midnight Diner menu from 11:00 p.m. to closing. Menu items include a mapo tofu, pork and tofu, assorted sashimi, cut steak, simmered pork, ahi poke, and a variety of udon and ramen, which Japanese often use to close out the night after a protracted drinking session. So if you are familiar with the popular Japanese TV show “Midnight Diner” about a late-night diner in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo that attracts a motley crew of patrons, this is your chance to re-enact one of your favorite episodes.
Fujiyama Texas
2065 South King Street, Honolulu, HI
(808) 955-0738
Business hours: Wed-Mon, 7:00am – 2:00pm; 5:00pm – 3:30am; Tue, 7:00am – 2:00pm; 5:00 – 11:00pm
Just in case the aforementioned restaurants do not have what you are craving, here is an additional list for you to consider:
Aloha Melt – until 1:00 a.m. (Sun, until 11:00 p.m.) >> Get a special offer!
Camado Ramen Tavern – until 2:00 a.m. (Sun, until 12:00 midnight) >> Get a special offer!
Chiba-ken – until 12:00 midnight >> Get a special offer!
ZIGU – until 12:00 midnight >> Get a special offer!
Giovanni Pastrami – until 12:00 midnight (Sun-Thu, until 10:00 p.m.) >> Get a special offer!
Lulu’s Waikiki – until 12:00 midnight (Mon, until 2:00 a.m.) >> Get a special offer!
Le’ahi Bar & Grill – until 2:00 a.m. >> Get a special offer!
