Waikiki Suggestions?

I highly recommend breakfast at LuLu's. The stuffed French toast was ah-mazing! It was reasonable too and we enjoyed the view.

Hike Diamond Head if you can...great view!

The best mai tai IMO is the 1944 at Tiki's hands down. Their tiki stack is a take on poke, and it's amazing. It's not traditional, though. I've also heard Tamura's is supposed to be the best poke, but I've also never had it. I tend to get poke from Don Quixote (grocery store) if I get it at all. House without a key is still a great option for drinks, b/c live music, great setting, etc, but not because of their mai tai. I get painkillers when I'm there.

Roy's in Waikiki has an outside bar. It's often busy, but worthwhile if you can grab a seat instead of waiting for a table. I can't say I've had poke there, but the chocolate souffle is worth the stop! I wouldn't classify it as inexpensive though.

Sansei has amazing crab ramen. That's pretty much all I order there now. If you're here on a Sun or Mon, they have a half price happy hour from 530-630. The only problem is that people start lining up an hour early.

For inexpensive, it's a bit of a hike from Waikiki if you're on foot, but there's a brand new fish taco shop over by diamond head grill. It's in the same center as Bogart's. H and I ate there yesterday or about $10 for 2 of us. And it was tasty!

KCC and Ala Moana both have a Tues night market. KCC is smaller than on Sat., but it's still got enough good options for a meal.

In addition to Ezogiku the Royal Hawaiian food court has Maui Tacos (good and cheap) and a couple local style places, but I haven't eaten at them, so I can't recommend. Also in that little shopping area is Doraku which has a really good sushi happy hour. I think it's from 4-630, but definitely don't take my word on it.

The Int'l market place is entirely touristy, and I steer clear normally, but there's a brick and mortar garlic shrimp place. Yum! There are also apparently good (and relatively cheap) various asian food stalls, but I can't say I've tried them since the garlic shrimp always calls to me. Puka dog is there on the kuhio side. It's a sort of Hawaiian twist on hot dogs, with relish like mango lilikoi. It's not my thing, but I know people who love it.

It only just opened. I was all excited that they have breakfast burritos which are hard to come by here, but they don't open until 8 unlike Bogart's next door which opens at 6.