Fête
New American restaurant · Chinatown ·
New American cuisine, potent cocktails, local ingredients
New American cuisine, potent cocktails, local ingredients
"Fete is one of the few restaurants on Oahu that’s open from lunch through dinner and is truly excellent for all meals. Given its small, Brooklyn-meets-Hawai‘i-meets-French bistro space, we prefer it for date nights and small groups, though. And it’s vital you listen carefully to the long list of specials, which usually highlight a local fish and whatever the chef’s been obsessed with recently. That’s including, but not limited to, pork chops from pigs raised at Kualoa Ranch (a.k.a. the set of movies like Jurassic Park and Jumanji). The core menu features great dishes like carbonara with Portuguese sausage and a Korean fried chicken sandwich, and you’ll definitely want to stick around for the housemade Rocky Road ice cream." - martha cheng
"Chef Robynne Maii and her restaurant Fête Hawaiʻi recently earned a James Beard award — Hawai‘i’s first in almost 20 years. There are great cocktails and a menu that leans French and Italian with Hawai‘i influences, with a heavy emphasis on locally grown ingredients. Fête turns out hits like carbonara with Portuguese sausage and rose veal schnitzel sauced with liliko‘i. Definitely order off the specials menu, which usually showcases Hawai‘i’s seafood and the best produce in season, and don’t miss the house-made rocky road ice cream for dessert. Vibe check: Fête is small, so whether you sit at the bar, dining room, or outside for dinner, you’re likely to be close enough to your neighbors to hear their conversations." - Martha Cheng
"Fete is one of the few restaurants on Oahu that’s open from lunch through dinner and is truly excellent for all meals. Given its small, Brooklyn-meets-Hawai‘i-meets-French bistro space, we prefer it for date nights and small groups, though. And it’s vital you listen carefully to the long list of specials, which usually highlight a local fish and whatever the chef’s been obsessed with recently. That’s including, but not limited to, pork chops from pigs raised at Kualoa Ranch (a.k.a. the set of movies like Jurassic Park and Jumanji). The core menu features great dishes like carbonara with Portuguese sausage and a Korean fried chicken sandwich, and you’ll definitely want to stick around for the housemade Rocky Road ice cream." - Martha Cheng
"I enjoyed okra topped ulu at Fête, a standout dish among other fantastic bites I had in Honolulu." - Kayla Becker
"Domingo also has a long list of favorites — The Pig and The Lady, Fête, ʻIliʻIli Cash and Carry, Nami Kaze, and Helena’s Hawaiian Food, among them." - Travel + Leisure Editors
