Honolulu runs on a Wednesday-to-Sunday rhythm. The oceanfront rooms that define a Waikiki holiday, the ones with tables on the sand and the morning's catch on the menu, take Monday and Tuesday off and treat the weekend as their main event, which makes Sunday one of the strongest nights to book rather than the weakest. The catch is the sunset window, not the open kitchen. Seven confirmed Sunday tables follow, led by the beachfront rooms of Waikiki and Kakaako, with hours and dollar prices.
Waikiki's oceanfront rooms run Wednesday to Sunday; book the Sunday sunset table at Azure for a celebration on the sand.
Honolulu's best rooms are weekend operations. Many of the oceanfront kitchens, Azure, 53 By The Sea, the Beachhouse, run Wednesday through Sunday and close Monday and Tuesday, so Sunday sits inside their strongest stretch rather than at the edge of it. The contrast with the mainland is sharp: a Sunday here is an easy night to land a serious table, not a hard one.
The one room that bucks the trend is Senia in Kakaako, which runs Tuesday to Saturday and closes Sunday, so a Sunday plan should route around it. The order below leads with the beachfront and skyline rooms, then the all-day and counter options, with hours checked against each restaurant's published schedule. For the rest of the week, start with the Honolulu dining guide.
Sunday hours: Sunday, 17:00–21:30 (Wed–Sun; closed Mon–Tue)
Azure occupies the oceanfront of the pink Royal Hawaiian on Waikiki Beach, building its menu around the morning's catch from the Honolulu fish auction. A four-course runs about $85, with à la carte to $150 a head. It opens Wednesday through Sunday, so a Sunday sunset table on the sand is one of Waikiki's best luxury bookings, and the most romantic seat on this list.
Sunday hours: Sunday, 17:30–21:30 (Wed–Sun)
53 By The Sea sits at the edge of Kakaako with a wraparound view of Diamond Head and the Honolulu skyline across the water. The seafood-led menu and the glass room itself make it the city's special-occasion default. Around $90 to $160 a head. Sunday dinner runs from half-five, and the sunset window books first, so reserve a few days out for a table on the water.
Sunday hours: Sunday, 17:30–22:00 (Wed–Sun; last seating 20:30)
The Beachhouse sits on the lawn of the Moana Surfrider, Waikiki's oldest hotel, with tables steps from the sand under a century-old banyan. Prime steaks and local fish land around $90 to $170 a head. Open Wednesday to Sunday, last seating half-eight. A Sunday table under the banyan is the Waikiki classic, and a strong choice for an anniversary.
Sunday hours: Sunday, dinner nightly from 17:00
Nobu's Waikiki room on Kuhio Avenue runs the full Matsuhisa repertoire, black cod miso and the tiradito, every night including Sunday. A meal lands around $80 to $160 a head. It is the most reliable upscale Sunday booking off the beach, and the bar seats take walk-ins better than the dining room when the oceanfront tables are full.
Sunday hours: Sunday, 16:30–21:30 (daily)
Roy Yamaguchi, a James Beard Award winner and a founder of Hawaiian regional cuisine, runs his flagship in Waikiki. The misoyaki butterfish and the chocolate soufflé are the signatures, around $60 to $110 a head. Open daily including Sunday from half-four, it is the easiest serious Sunday table in the district and a dependable family booking.
Sunday hours: Sunday, 17:00–22:30 (Wed–Sun)
Bar Maze runs a small Kakaako counter pairing a chef's progression with cocktails and low-intervention wine. The set runs about $95 to $145 a head. Open Wednesday through Sunday, and late by Honolulu standards. The counter is the strongest Sunday seat in town for a solo diner who wants to watch the kitchen work.
Sunday hours: Sunday, lunch only (Wed–Sun)
Andrew Le's Chinatown room, a perennial James Beard semifinalist, runs a Vietnamese-leaning menu built on his family's recipes. The pho French dip and the laksa are the draws, around $40 to $80 a head. Sunday is lunch only, so it is the daytime pick before the oceanfront rooms open for the evening, and the easiest Sunday walk-in on this list.
The Sunday problem in Honolulu is the sunset window, not an open kitchen. The oceanfront rooms fill their 6 to 7pm seatings first, so book Azure, 53 By The Sea and the Beachhouse several days ahead through OpenTable for a table timed to the sunset. Nobu and Roy's clear Sunday more easily and take later seatings. For a first date, the beachfront tables at the Beachhouse or 53 By The Sea do the work; for a solo Sunday, the counter at Bar Maze is the seat to book and a strong solo-dining choice; to impress a client, Nobu off the beach is the safe, polished pick.
Several of Waikiki's oceanfront rooms run Wednesday through Sunday, so Sunday is one of their strongest nights. Azure at the Royal Hawaiian, 53 By The Sea in Kakaako, the Beachhouse at the Moana, Nobu Honolulu, Roy's Waikiki and Bar Maze all open Sunday, while the Pig and the Lady serves Sunday lunch. Senia, by contrast, runs Tuesday to Saturday and is closed Sunday.
Yes. Azure serves Sunday dinner from 5pm to 9:30pm as part of a Wednesday-through-Sunday schedule, closing Monday and Tuesday. The kitchen builds the menu around the morning's Honolulu fish auction, with a four-course around $85 a head. A Sunday sunset table on the Royal Hawaiian's oceanfront is among the most romantic bookings in Waikiki, so reserve a few days ahead.
For Waikiki Beach itself, the Beachhouse at the Moana puts tables on the lawn steps from the sand, open Sunday to 10pm. For a skyline-and-Diamond-Head panorama, 53 By The Sea in Kakaako is the special-occasion room, Sunday from 5:30pm. Azure at the Royal Hawaiian completes the set, with the morning's catch and a beachfront terrace timed to the sunset.
Yes. Hawaii follows the mainland US convention, so 18 to 20 percent on the pre-tax total is standard for full-service dining, with a little more for a tasting counter such as Bar Maze. Some restaurants add an automatic service charge for larger parties, so check the bill before adding a second tip. Sunday service is tipped the same as any other night.
Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule as of 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.