The Best Restaurants in Ko Olina: Oceanfront Dinners, Mai Tai Happy Hours & Local Joints

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Whether you’re looking for a fancy pants oceanfront dinner, the best mai tais at happy hour, or a breakfast dive, Ko Olina has you covered.

Most restaurants in the Ko’olina area are either located in resorts or the Ko’olina Center (a small shopping center across the street from Aulani).

This isn’t a comprehensive listing of every restaurant in the area, but these are some of my favorites.

This is hands down my favorite spot in Ko’olina (and one of my top in Hawaii!). Monkeypod is a concept by Hawaii famous chef Peter Merriman who pioneered the farm to table movement in Hawaii.

Monkeypod

This is the place to do a character breakfast or dinner at Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa. It’s a bountiful buffet, and great way to meet a few Disney characters if you’re not staying at the resort.

Makahiki

This “signature” dining spot at Aulani is worth visiting for the location alone. It’s right on the ocean and besides Mina’s Fish House next door at the Four Seasons, it’s the only high end restaurant in Ko’olina where you’ll find beach front dining.

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This upscale line-to-table seafood restaurant at the Four Seasons is probably the poshest place in Ko’olina. It’s a multi tiered indoor/outdoor restaurant with plenty of couches for lounging and taking in the sunset.

Mina’s Fish House

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