3 Best Japanese Restaurants in Honolulu, HI

“Marugame Udon provides authentic Japanese-made-to-order Udon noodles that are freshly kneaded, boiled, and served right in front of you daily. The restaurant is a revolutionary architecture-styled cafeteria with a beautiful open-plan kitchen. Marukame is cheap and exciting, and this is the first time you've experienced it. Marugame Udon is fitted with an original, Japanese-imported machine to produce Sanuki Udon noodles that imitate conventional methods to knead the flour daily effectively and on demand. Their recipe continues with a delicate aging cycle, with temperatures controlled and then stored to preserve freshness. Their udon noodles are made fresh to order, ensuring you enjoy some of the finest and most flavorful Japanese cuisine available.”

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“Ginza Bairin Tonkatsu & Yoshoku Bistro is a cozy restaurant specializing in authentic Japanese breaded pork cutlets, along with delicious seafood and poultry options. The Waikiki location marks the debut of Ginza Bairin restaurants beyond Asia. They provide the most famous Tonkatsu and the specialty sauce created by Ginza Bairin's founder, Nobukatsu Shibuya, in 1927. The chain of restaurants is owned and managed by the 3rd generation of the Shibuya family, embodying an actual legacy dining experience. Ginza Bairin Tonkatsu & Yoshoku Bistro accepts credit cards for customers' bills. They have private dining facilities for the customers and have outdoor seating facilities. Ginza Bairin Tonkatsu & Yoshoku Bistro is wheelchair-accessible and has parking facilities.”

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“Musubi Cafe IYASUME is a little Japanese quick-service spot known for its Spam musubi, bento boxes and rice bowls. Toshiyuki is the owner of the restaurant. The restaurant is a great place to get a quick bite for breakfast or lunch. Musubi Cafe IYASUME makes (Nigiru) using delicious Koshihikari Rice, all handmade. They serve and distribute Omotenashi (hospitality) to Hawaiian residents and visitors enjoyed by local communities and around the globe. The restaurant also provides various fresh ingredients, including nic brow rice-grain-grain. They include innovative styles and original combinations of different styles of Spam musubi, such as teriyaki spam of exquisite sweet and salty (Amakara) seasonings. Musubi Cafe serves in 5 places in Hawaii. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible and provides free wifi connection to the customers.”

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