The Honolulu City Guides deal with the questions every Oahu visitor has: where locals get their plate lunch and poke, how to fit in Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head and Hanauma Bay without wasting a morning, which beaches suit small children in which season and where the evening goes once the sun drops behind Waikiki. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or do and one practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Honolulu City Guides
- 144 places
- 6 guides
- 9 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Honolulu guides
Food guide
22 places
Plate lunch and poke counters, kalua pig and laulau, Chinatown markets, shave ice and the bakeries and coffee worth a bus ride out of Waikiki.
Things to do guide
24 places
Royal and wartime history, crater hikes and windy lookouts, rainforest gardens, the North Shore and the booking tricks that save you hours.
Family guide
25 places
Calm beaches matched to the season, the zoo and aquarium, museums for showery afternoons, days out across Oahu and food children actually finish.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Sunset drinks by the sand, an award-winning cocktail bar, Chinatown dives and local beer, live Hawaiian music and somewhere to eat late.
Day trips guide
23 places
Beaches you can reach by bus, short hikes and history close to town, the Windward coast and the North Shore, plus the swells to stay out of.
Budget guide
26 places
Free museums and lookouts, public beaches and walks, cheap plate lunches and malasadas, markets for self-catering and getting around on TheBus.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Tamashiro Market
Kalihi, N King St
A plain fish market where chefs buy whole fish and everyone else lines up at the counter for poke and lomi salmon sold by the pound. Nothing fancy, just local and very good. From the food guide.
Puʻu ʻUalakaʻa State Wayside
Tantalus, 20 min drive from Waikiki
A hillside lookout that fits Diamond Head, Waikiki and downtown into a single view. It costs nothing, needs no ticket and is at its best as the sun goes down. From the things to do guide.
Bar Leather Apron
Fort Street, downtown
A small, serious cocktail bar on the top floor of a downtown building, with a James Beard award to its name. The bartenders explain every glass, so book ahead and take your time. From the nightlife guide.
Play the trail, then open the guide
World City Trail’s Honolulu scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour lead you through the historic centre. The guides take over once the game is done: poke from a Kalihi fish counter, a free art museum on a rainy afternoon, sunset from a hillside lookout or a late cocktail in Chinatown.
Questions about the Honolulu guides
What do the Honolulu City Guides include?
Six guides with 144 places in all: food, things to do, family, nightlife, beaches and day trips, and budget. Each place comes with the reason to go, the area, opening notes and a practical tip.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order page as soon as payment goes through and arrive in your order email as well. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the guides offline on Oahu?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are connected and it keeps working without signal, ticks and notes included. Opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
What languages are the guides available in?
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek and Polish. You can change the language inside the guide whenever you like.
Do I have to buy all six guides?
No. One guide is $5.99, two are $10.99, four are $18.99 and the full set of six is $23.99. Bought with a World City Trail game, the food guide costs $4.99 and all six cost $17.99.
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