Fourth of July dining with a fireworks view
Friday - July 04, 2008
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Whether you’re fine dining this Friday night or fueling up the hibachi for a barbecue with friends, no Fourth of July celebration is complete without a great view of the fireworks. Here’s our guide to restaurants with some of the city’s best views:
Longhi’s Restaurant
At Longhi’s Restaurant, there’s a view across Ala Moana Beach Park as well as a special five-course Fourth of July menu. The $85-per-person menu includes chilled crab claws, Napoleon Longhi (roasted eggplant, vine-ripened tomatoes, roasted red peppers, chevre and fresh basil drizzled with house made vinaigrette), lobster cannelloni and a choice of either opakapaka, chicken Marsala, shrimp Longhi or filet mignon with béarnaise. Dessert is included. The restaurant will be open for dinner from 4 p.m. Reservations for the set menu will be taken from 7 p.m. Fresh Maine lobster (3.25 pounds and 1.25 pounds) is on the a la carte menu at market price.
Longhi’s Restaurant.
1450 Ala Moana Blvd.
947-9899
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Shore Bird Restaurant
With a gold coast view at a fraction of the cost of fancier restaurants, Shore Bird offers the best in casual dining.
Grill your own steaks, chicken or fish on the restaurant’s famous giant grill and choose from a menu that includes choice top sir-loin ($18.95), center cut pork chops ($18.95) and fresh, locally caught fish ($21.95). Dinner entrees include an all-you-can-eat salad bar. There’s free validated parking at Outrigger Reef with validation from Shore Bird or sister restaurant Ocean House (boasting an equally impressive beach-front location), and there’s a 50 percent off the entire food check promotion running, too. Do make reservations, though. This weekend promises to be one of Shore Bird’s busiest.
Shore Bird Restaurant and Beach Bar
Beachfront in the Outrigger Reef Hotel
2169 Kalia Road, Waikiki 922-2887
Aaron’s
Hard to find a more central vantage point for fireworks viewing than Aaron’s atop the Ala Moana Hotel. Along with an unrivaled view of the city, there’s an exciting menu of beautifully prepared food including fresh fish, steaks and lobster. Lots of Island produce and an award-winning wine list contribute to the dining experience. But for owner Aaron Placourakis, getting the food and the staff right is just part of his quest to run a perfect restaurant. “There are a lot of places known for one or two great things,” he says. “What we try to do is to hit on everything.” Location, great food, location, great wine ... oh, and did we say location?
Aaron’s
Ala Moana Hotel
410 Atkinson Drive
Honolulu
955-4466
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Sarento’s
At Sarento’s atop The Ilikai, there’s great food, an excellent wine list and stunning views. With an emphasis on simple Italian dishes with a Mediterranean flair, the chefs at Sarento’s produce pasta, fish and meat dishes that combine rustic flavors with great presentations. Spaghettini with filet mignon meatballs in a pomodoro sauce, pan-roasted opakapaka, kiawe wood-smoked pork chop and rack of lamb are just a few of the restaurant’s signature dishes. The award-winning wine list includes Super Tuscans and deep, mellow Cabernets along with fruit-forward, ruby Chianti Classicos that go incredibly well with the richer pasta dishes.
Sarento’s
Top of The “I”
1777 Ala Moana Blvd.
Honolulu
955-5559
Ocean House
Ocean House has the unusual Waikiki combination of beach-front location and reasonable prices. “We wanted to make Ocean House accessible to local people,” says general manager David Nagaishi. There are some beautiful decorating accents in the restaurant and a charming waiting area fashioned as a library; the dining room beach view is visible from almost every table thanks to a two-tier seating design. Entrees begin at $19 and, as you’d expect from a spot right on the water, there’s a fine selection of fresh fish.
Ocean House
Outrigger Reef on The Beach
2169 Kalia Ave.
923-2277
Hong Kong Harbor View
For fireworks and some fiery Chinese food, Hong Kong Harbor View is a must. On the waterfront at Aloha Tower, the second floor restaurant has great views and excellent food. Signature dishes include a sizzling-hot and spicy tenderloin steak, fried bacon with prawn scallop rolls and coconut-crusted live Dungeness crab.
Hong Kong Harbor View Seafood Restaurant
1 Aloha Tower Drive
Honolulu
566-9989
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