natuRe waikiki
Modern French restaurant · Kapahulu
413 Seaside Ave #2F, Honolulu, HI 96815
Highlights
Tucked in a 1930s Waikīkī garden courtyard, Nature offers cozy French-Japanese dining from a tasting menu to casual elevated plates.
Tucked in a 1930s Waikīkī garden courtyard, Nature offers cozy French-Japanese dining from a tasting menu to casual elevated plates.
"When you need an escape from the highrises and tourists in Waikiki, make a reservation at Nature. Follow the lilikoi vines up to the second floor of a 1930s garden courtyard apartment building, and you’ll find a cozy space that feels like the kitchen in a country house, decked out in warm, dark wood. One side of the restaurant is a formal and intimate 10-seat chef’s counter serving a French and Japanese-inspired tasting menu (with a vegetarian option available, too), while the other side is a more casual bar with high tops and an a la carte menu. We prefer the casual side, where preparations are less fussy and the menu might include a Molokai venison in a bolognese or seared opakapaka bouillabaisse. " - martha cheng
"The Zetton group has a knack for tucking cozy, well-designed spaces into forgotten corners of Waikīkī. The group renovated one of Waikīkī’s few remaining buildings from the 1930s, restoring the original wooden beams, which had been plastered over when the building housed a scooter rental business and a nail salon. On the ground floor they installed Zigu, an izakaya that combines locally grown ingredients with modern Japanese flavors, while upstairs, at Nature Waikiki, the menus lean French. There’s a tasting menu (a vegetarian version is also available) at the chef’s counter, and on the more casual side of the restaurant, order from an a la carte menu that might include heart of palm beignets and Kaua‘i shrimp griddled with absinthe butter. Reservations for the tasting menu are required." - Martha Cheng
"When you need an escape from the highrises and tourists in Waikiki, make a reservation at Nature. Follow the lilikoi vines up to the second floor of a 1930s garden courtyard apartment building, and you’ll find a cozy space that feels like the kitchen in a country house, decked out in warm, dark wood. One side of the restaurant is a formal and intimate 10-seat chef’s counter serving a French and Japanese-inspired tasting menu (with a vegetarian option available, too), while the other side is a more casual bar with high tops and an a la carte menu. We prefer the casual side, where preparations are less fussy and the menu might include a Molokai venison in a bolognese or seared opakapaka bouillabaisse. " - Martha Cheng
Christopher Allan
Sylvain Ribeiro
Justine LaLa Story
melissa adams
Thomas Ford-Hutchinson
Carmen A
Robert Prud'homme
Irina Meachem
