Honolulu, HI
For Poke in Honolulu, the local food press points to Tanioka's Seafoods & Catering, Off the Hook Poke Market, and Ono Seafood. Picks from Honolulu Magazine (Frolic Hawaiʻi) and Honolulu Magazine, updated June 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Honolulu Magazine (Frolic Hawaiʻi), Honolulu Magazine, and Honolulu Magazine (Best of HONOLULU). Updated June 2026.
Tanioka's Seafoods & Catering · Waipahu
Frolic readers' top-of-the-list after ʻAhi Assassins closed its storefront. The magazine's own editorial top-five calls the onion-limu ʻahi and spicy marlin poke the benchmark. A Leeward institution worth the drive.
Off the Hook Poke Market · Mānoa
Frolic #3 and Best of HONOLULU 2025's Best Poke finalist. Cold ginger ʻahi and the Japan Deluxe (sweet miso, ginger, shiso) are the canonical orders. Whole ʻahi from the Honolulu fish auction.
Ono Seafood · Kapahulu
Frolic #4. The Sakuma family's Kapahulu hole-in-the-wall is where locals queue for a four-preparation ʻahi and tako menu. No frills, no grain bowls, just poke.
Foodland Farms Ala Moana
Best of HONOLULU 2025 Reader's Choice Best Poke. The local supermarket's Hot Poke Bar is the state's highest-volume poke counter. Hot lava and shoyu ʻahi are the everyday defaults for a reason.
Maguro Brothers Hawaii Chinatown
Honolulu Magazine's editorial top-five pick. The Chinatown window at the Maunakea Marketplace runs ume shiso poke and donburi built on the day's Japanese fishmongering. Lunch only.
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