Tapas Restaurants in Honolulu, HI

“My wife and I enjoyed a wonderful dinner at El Cielo. The food was absolutely delicious, especially the Shrimp Ajillo and the Seafood Paella, both of which left a lingering, delightful flavor. The Mont Blanc dessert after the meal was also truly impressive. In addition, the staff were very professional and friendly, and the dining atmosphere was excellent. Overall, it’s a restaurant well worth visiting again.“

“Very good food.“

“Fun , service is great and a lot of sunshine ☀️“

“6/2025
Been frequenting this nice,cozy find quite a bit, especially on Wine down Wednesdays. You cannot beat the 50% off most all wine bottle special. It's also not like the carry bad labels either. Their list is simple but elegant as is the atmosphere. Located on the 2nd floor in the middle of Nordstroms, this little secret is a pleasant way to kill some time, watch a quick game on TV, heck out the foot traffic while contemplating that to do list, or enjoy random conversations with regulars and newbies alike. Everyone knows the friendly staff by name and the cocktails are pretty dang good too. It's not the cheapest place in the world to get a cocktail but what place is nowadays and the ambiance provides that added value. Hence, Wednesdays. Give them a try when you're near Foodland or shopping in the area and pamper yourself with an unexpected pleasant break. 😉🤙✌️“

“Food was amazing.full of locals. It’s upstairs and around a courier. Definitely worth going to.“

“Had their loco moco, the gravy was good, it had a lumpy gelatinous look of what I would imagine home made gravy to be like. Hamburger was good not too much filler or binder. I think the only thing I had issue with was the quantity for $22. When I eat a loco moco I think plate lunch so I feel like quantity is important. But it's a bar and there are a lot of pupus to eat.

Chicken kastu was chicken chunks like a mochiko chicken style not a cutlet. Which at first surprised me but it worked and made it more shareable with better batter coverage.

Chili mandoo was underwhelming. Steamed mandoo with fried chili oil. I am not getting it again

I would recommend the fried rice. They put a sauce on it that does make it kinda sweet which works well with the bacon or smoked meats. It made me think of candied bacon. I'd probably order this again.

Sliders were good, the hamburger patty was the same as the loco moco I think.

Server was friendly and helpful.

Nothing on tap though and no pale ales or blondes at least when I asked.

Place could use a sign with entrance just to make things a little easier. I had to walk around looking for the door that looked most like an entrance.“

“We opted out of our reservation for the dining room and ate in the bar. Didn't catch the bartender's name but she was wonderful. The Mai Tai was great and our food was delicious. It was a thoroughly enjoyable meal.“

“Good and it really was a good experience“

“I felt adventurous and tried the 400 Rabbits cocktail. The taste was delicious! However, it is literally served in a thimble. The Maka 'ako mule has to be my favorite with the old fashioned martini coming in second. Of course I haven't tried ALL the drinks... The cosmo is pretty yummy too“

“IL TAPPO Hawaii was total surprise! Everything we ordered from the caprese salad, bruschetta, with tomato basil and garlic, pesto ala penne with chicken, the lasagna, the pizza with capacola, the wine recommended was amazing. We finished with the perfect size of tiramisu and a shot of amazingly chilled limoncello. This was a perfect meal start to finish. This place is a must go to if you visit here. Literally on the best meals we have ever had!!!“

“Surprisingly good ..down this short ally it’s located in the back.. Very mysterious“

“Ate at location in HLN while waiting for flight I had the Hawaiian dot long my daughter had the bbq ribs. Both were great“