Planning around Arancino di Mare's famous $8-pizza happy hour in Waikiki? As of August 2026 the restaurant opens at 4:45 pm and no happy hour appears on its official site. Here's what changed, what we ordered when it ran, and the verified alternatives nearby.
The original Me BBQ — Waikiki's family-run Korean plate lunch spot since the early 1990s — now lives at 2427 Kuhio Ave, while a similarly named shop operates at its old address. Our May 2025 menu and price notes, the Sunny's Special, and how we use it for room dinners.
Michel's, the oceanfront French room at the quiet end of Waikiki since 1962, is smart casual — and the item most Hawaii travelers haven't packed is covered shoes. Reservations, the official three-tier dress code in plain terms, the tableside lobster bisque, and our real bill.
On the 36th floor of the Ala Moana Hotel, The Signature runs a nightly 4:30–6:30 pm happy hour where the steak items are genuinely half price — steak sliders $8.50, prime steak tips $10 — with $6.95 beers and a view over Honolulu.
Yard House Waikiki's happy hour runs weekdays from 2:00 to 5:30 pm. Select appetizers and pizzas drop to half price — the beer doesn't. Here's how to use it well, from a couple who starts every Hawaii trip at this table.
Ruth's Chris in Waikiki runs happy hour daily from 4 to 7 pm — bar only, no reservations. Here's the appetizer list from our last visit, plus the prix fixe trick that gets you steak and lobster at a table without the wait.