Restaurant Reviews: Kona Coffee Purveyors, Spitfire Rotisserie and Flatbread and The Hula Grill

My Three Favorite Dining Options on Waikiki

Dear Polite Traveler,

The hunt of excellent eats tends to be nearly as important as any other part of any journey. I am definitely in that food camp, as is evident in this blog. On this trip to Waikiki, Oahu, we concentrated our food dollars on three superb venues: Kona Coffee Purveyors, Spitfire Rotisserie and Flatbread in Dukes Market, and The Hula Grill.

Pastries at Kona Coffee Purveyors Waikiki

Best Pastries Ever!

Even though I’m an avid fitness junky, I melt when I see, what I consider, the perfect pastry. For me, it’s worth the indulgence. Luckily, Waikiki has the Kona Coffee Purveyors conveniently located at the mouth of the International Market Place. Their selections of pastries and savory items are downright drool-worthy. Each item is pricy but worth every penny.

Grocery Store? Restaurant? Bar? Grill?

In the heart of Waikiki, you’ll find a grab & go grocery, bakery, ice cream counter, Basalts—an excellent restaurant and bar—Ono’s Burger Bar, an ABC Market, and Spitfire Rotisserie and Flatbread, our favorite place to pick up a delicious flatbread pizza, all tucked inside Dukes Lane Market & Eatery on Kukio Avenue. On previous trips, we tried all their flatbreads except the mushroom. So, even though it is the most expensive, we gave it a go. With the three cheeses, a healthy dose of garlic, and a variety of mushrooms, it was well worth the $16 price tag.

So good I chose it every night!

Have you ever tasted something so delish you ordered it every time you returned to a restaurant? Well, this is exactly what I did at the Hula Grill, inside the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort on Kalakaua Avenue.

Short rib slider at the Hula Grill Waikiki

Luckily for us, we chose to revisit the Hula Grill soon after we arrived. In my opinion, their happy hour offers the best chardonnay for the money and a variety of beers on tap for $6 per glass. But when I tasted their “short rib slider” ...oh baby! It was amazing, very yummy. The meat was lean, tender, and glazed with a slightly sweet, umami coating. A toasted taro bun and taro chips added just the right contrast to this dreamy slider. With the addition of a side of fries, I was in bar-food heaven for only $12 total.

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