Best Restaurants Open Monday in Honolulu 2026

Why a Monday list matters in Honolulu

Honolulu's dining splits cleanly on a Monday. The destination tasting rooms, the ones built for an occasion, tend to take Monday and Tuesday off: Azure at the Royal Hawaiian, 53 By The Sea on the water and Senia in Chinatown all go dark. But the rooms attached to the big Waikiki hotels and the newer Ward and Kakaako neighbourhoods stay open seven days, which means a visitor who lands on a Monday still has the city's marquee kitchens to choose from.

There has never been a Michelin guide in Hawaii, so a Monday list here is about the chefs and the islands rather than stars. Hawaii Regional Cuisine, the farm-to-table movement that put island cooking on the map, was founded by chefs whose names are on this list: Roy Yamaguchi and Peter Merriman among them. The order below leads with the grand hotel dining room at the Halekulani, then the founding Yamaguchi room, the island outpost of a global Japanese name, and two of the best modern kitchens in Ward. Every hour was checked against each restaurant's own listing in June 2026. For the rest of the week, start with the Honolulu dining guide.

The Monday list

Orchids at Halekulani

Pacific fine dining · Waikiki · $80–140 per head

Monday hours: Monday, dinner 17:30–20:30 (also breakfast & lunch)

Orchids is the oceanfront dining room of the Halekulani, the grande dame of Waikiki hotels at 2199 Kalia Road, and the most polished Monday table in Honolulu. The cooking is Pacific fine dining built on island fish and produce, with a view straight onto Diamond Head and the surf. The whole steamed fish, the seafood tower and the Sunday-famous brunch carry over to a strong weekday menu, with a Monday dinner at $80 to $140 a head. It runs all day Monday, breakfast through dinner. Book a window table for sunset; it is the room for an occasion that wants the ocean and white tablecloths.

Roy's Waikiki

Hawaii regional fusion · Waikiki · $55–95 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 11:30–21:30

Roy's Waikiki, at 226 Lewers Street, is the flagship of Roy Yamaguchi, one of the founding chefs of Hawaii Regional Cuisine, and the room that defined the islands' fusion cooking for a generation. The misoyaki butterfish, the blackened ahi and the molten chocolate soufflé, a Roy's invention, are the order, with a Monday meal at $55 to $95 a head. It opens Monday from half-eleven straight through to half-nine, one of the longest runs on this list. The open kitchen and the bar make it an easy solo or group Monday, and the soufflé alone is worth the booking.

Nobu Honolulu

Japanese-Peruvian · Ward · $80–160 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 17:30–22:00

Nobu Honolulu, in the Waiea tower at 1118 Ala Moana Boulevard in Ward, is the island outpost of Nobu Matsuhisa's global Japanese-Peruvian kitchen and the most fashionable Monday dinner in the city. The black cod miso, the yellowtail jalapeño and the new-style sashimi run the same playbook as the New York and London rooms, with a Monday dinner at $80 to $160 a head. The dining room opens Monday from half-five to ten, with the bar from five. It is the room for a stylish Monday night out; book the sushi counter or settle into the lounge for the bar menu and a cold sake.

MW Restaurant

Modern Hawaiian · Kakaako · $55–90 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 17:00–21:00

MW Restaurant, at 888 Kapiolani Boulevard in Kakaako, is the room of married chefs Wade Ueoka and Michelle Karr-Ueoka, both alumni of Alan Wong's kitchen and repeat James Beard nominees, and it is the most quietly serious cooking open on a Honolulu Monday. The mochi-crusted fish, the oxtail soup and Michelle's dessert tasting are the order, with a Monday dinner at $55 to $90 a head. It opens Monday from five to nine. This is the local's choice for a Monday, away from the Waikiki tourist crush; book ahead, because the regulars already have.

Merriman's Honolulu

Hawaii regional · Ward Village · $55–95 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 11:00–21:00

Merriman's at Ward Village, 1108 Auahi Street, is the Honolulu room of Peter Merriman, another founder of Hawaii Regional Cuisine and the chef who first built a restaurant around named island farms. The Kahua Ranch lamb, the day-boat fish and the farm-driven menu are the order, with a Monday meal at $55 to $95 a head. It opens Monday from eleven to nine, with live music in the early evening. It is the farm-to-table Monday pick, the room to book when you want to eat the islands' produce and know exactly which farm it came from.

How to book a Monday table in Honolulu

A Honolulu Monday is easier than a weekend, because the destination rooms that book out, Azure, 53 By The Sea, Senia, are closed anyway, leaving the open rooms with space. Orchids at the Halekulani is the table to reserve first for an occasion; book a sunset window through OpenTable a few days out. Roy's Waikiki and Merriman's both run long Monday hours and hold same-day tables. Nobu fills its Monday dinner with the Ward crowd, so reserve the counter ahead. MW Restaurant is the locals' pick and the one most worth booking in advance. For a solo Monday, the Roy's open kitchen and the Nobu sushi counter are the best seats and a fine solo-dining move. Staying in Waikiki? Orchids and Roy's are both walkable.

Frequently asked questions

Are restaurants open on Monday in Honolulu?

Yes, most of the city's best are. A few destination tasting rooms, including Azure at the Royal Hawaiian, 53 By The Sea and Senia, close Monday and Tuesday, but the major hotel dining rooms and the Ward and Kakaako restaurants stay open. Orchids, Roy's Waikiki, Nobu Honolulu, MW Restaurant and Merriman's all serve Monday. For the full week, see the Honolulu dining guide.

Does Honolulu have Michelin-starred restaurants?

No. The Michelin Guide does not cover Hawaii, so there are no starred restaurants in Honolulu. The reputation of the city's kitchens rests instead on Hawaii Regional Cuisine, the farm-to-table movement founded in 1991 by chefs including Roy Yamaguchi, Peter Merriman and Alan Wong, and on James Beard recognition. Judge Honolulu's rooms on those chefs and on the island produce rather than on Michelin stars.

What is the best Monday dinner in Honolulu?

For an occasion, Orchids at the Halekulani, the oceanfront fine-dining room with a Diamond Head view, open all day Monday. For the cooking, MW Restaurant in Kakaako, where two Alan Wong alumni run the most serious kitchen open on a Monday. For island fusion, Roy's Waikiki from founding chef Roy Yamaguchi. All three open Monday; book Orchids and MW a few days ahead, especially in the December-to-March high season.

Which Honolulu fine-dining restaurants are closed on Monday?

Several of the destination rooms close Monday and often Tuesday too: Azure at the Royal Hawaiian serves Wednesday to Sunday, 53 By The Sea opens Wednesday to Sunday, and Senia in Chinatown keeps an early-week closure. If one of those is on your list, plan it for later in the week. For a Monday, the five rooms on this list, led by Orchids and MW Restaurant, are the open options.

What time do Honolulu restaurants open on Monday?

It varies by room. Orchids, Roy's Waikiki and Merriman's all open late morning and run through to nine or half-nine, serving Monday lunch and dinner. Nobu Honolulu and MW Restaurant are dinner-only on a Monday, opening at half-five and five respectively. Hawaii dines earlier than the mainland, so a seven o'clock booking is prime time and a nine o'clock table is a late one.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published listings in June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.