Top Best American Restaurants in Oahu

"Featuring live music, hula dancing, and a signature Mai Tai, House Without a Key offers a tranquil dining experience with incredible ambiance. The restaurant and its splendid ocean view from beneath a 100-year old Kiawe tree served as the inspiration for a 1925 Earl Derr Biggers novel that spawned two film adaptations. The menu focuses on an upscale barbecue, highlighted by fresh fish and lots of bold Hawaiian flavors."

"A classic bar and seafood based restaurant situated in the Halekulani hotel. They are most noted for their spectacular sunset viewing arrangement and also the food. The live music is also quite enticing because of its quality."

"2570 Kalakaua Ave, Waikiki | Daily 7am-MidnightHappy Hour Daily 2-5pmLive Music Daily check schedule. Tiki’s Grill & Bar is a Hawaii-themed establishment situated on a beautiful lanai (balcony) at the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel. It has a laidback vibe and super-fun cocktails served in ceramic tiki mugs, souvenir coconuts or tiki glass, all yours to keep!"

"Tiki’s Grill & Bar is a laidback, fun tiki-style restaurant. Pull up a seat on the expansive deck and enjoy a Pacific Rim menu with flavors of the islands!. Try Tiki’s famous coconut shrimp, guava glazed baby back ribs or an island watermelon salad."

"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. {George Bernard Shaw} Enjoy a Watermelon ChiChi when you come visit with us!. Tiki’s Grill and Bar is located on the property of Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel."

"Ruth's Chris Steak House (Waterfront Plaza, 500 Ala Moana Blvd)"

"Plumeria Beach House is located at the Kahala Resort near where my family lives. It is one of our go-to spots for brunch or lunch when celebrating a birthday or something special. It's ocean-front, the food is good, and it's much nicer than most things you will find in Waikiki yet still very close to Waikiki"

"The Plumeria Beach House is an award-winning restaurant at the Kahala Hotel & Resort. It serves brunch on a stunning outdoor patio where fresh breezes blow from the ocean. You can get breakfast from 6:30 am to 11:30 am on weekdays and until noon on weekends."

"A post shared by Breana Goscicki (@breee621) on Mar 14, 2019 at 12:54pm PDT. The Plumeria Beach House is located in the Kahala Hotel & Resort. The oceanfront restaurant is an open-air dining experience."

"Located in Honolulu, we serve only the highest quality chicken finger meals. It's our ONE LOVE. Our crew makes it happen, our culture makes it unique, and the community makes it all worthwhile."

"Hawaii's Japanese heritage gets evident, once again, in this tiny sushi bar. While its location might not be the most inviting, the sushi, sashimi, butterfish and other grilled specialties served here most certainly are."

"Step inside this tiny sushi bar tucked between the strip clubs behind the Ala Moana Hotel, and you'll swear you're in an out-of-the-way Edo...Read More"

"Offering Dine-In, Takeout Services, Uber Eats, Door Dash, Grub Hub, and Bite Squad. For the most up-to-date information please call in advance. Located in the heart of Waikiki on world-famous Kalakaua Avenue, Doraku (which in Japanese translates to "the road to happiness") is an exciting Izakaya-style restaurant known for serving traditional Japanese cuisine with a modern flair."

"Roy Yamaguchi is one of the OG Hawaiian chefs responsible for putting Hawaiian fusion cuisine on the global culinary map. At the original Roy’s in Hawaii Kai, guests have enjoyed fresh Hawaiian fare in a contemporary setting with stunning views of Maunalua Bay for the last 25 years. Today, there are dozens of Roy’s around the islands and on the mainland."

"Even though I was told there was no guarantee we would get an outside table, we lucked out and got a..."

"In the mall complex called Ward Village (previously in downtown Honolulu), this modern, sort of industrial art style eatery, where you may wait for a simple table, each with views of the kitchen, puts out scrumptious food. The restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner. We ate here for breakfast and the flavors were amazing."

"Kids will have fun in this restaurant and will keep on eating their signature dish; Milk and cereal pancakes. The restaurant surely knows how to impress their youngest customers with complimentary cookies and toy chests. Another hot favorite dish is cider braised pork pasta."

"If you're staying in Honolulu, do yourself a favor and grab a meal at Scratch Kitchen. My husband and I got the deviled egg appetizer, the pork rib..."

"He’eia State Park and Kualoa Regional Park are both on the bay. One of the most popular destinations on the Windward Coast, Kualoa Ranch is the place to go if you’re into active adventures or movie history. The 4,000-acre nature reserve and cattle ranch is a popular filming site for movies and tv shows, thanks to its scenic and diverse landscape that includes wide valleys, mountain cliffs and sandy beaches. All sorts of tours are offered here, from ziplining and ATV rides to guided excursions tracing filming sites for “Jurassic Park,” “Godzilla” and more."

"Continuing on Highway 83, make a stop at Kualoa Beach Park for a beautiful view of Mokoli’i, which is also known as Chinaman’s Hat. < Potential add on: Kualoa Ranch offers activities including horseback riding, ATV tour, zipline tour, ancient fishpond and garden tour and a movie site tour. You could easily spend an entire day here taking their tours. The movie site tour may be of particular interest for fans of LOST, Hawaii Five-0, 50 First Dates and Jurassic Park."

"Down the road, at Shark’s Cove, you’ll want to walk in its tidepools and snorkel its fairly shallow depths, before stopping at world-famous Waimea Bay. Choose a beach to lounge at for the rest of the day, before exploring Haleiwa Town and getting an early dinner at Haleiwa Beach House. Instead of ending your day on the North Shore here, consider driving back to the Polynesian Cultural Center for its evening show, Ha: Breath of Life, featuring over 100 Polynesian dancers—one of the best shows in Hawaii. Believe us, it may be out of the way, but it’s worth it."

"The next major point of interest, just 4 miles east, is Waimea Bay, where you’ll find a large and popular sandy beach with a big rock people like to jump off of. Across the road, the Waimea Valley preservation has botanical gardens, a waterfall you can swim in and cultural tours of the religious sites. There's an entrance fee for this attraction."

"Further on past pipeline is Shark’s Cove (opposite this beach is a small carpark with food trucks), Waimea Bay (rock jumping has become a popular activity) and Laniakea Beach also known as “Turtle Beach” where turtles make a regular appearance on the sand to lay eggs. It’s impossible to miss this as you’ll notice the cars all gathered around."