Park Yourself in Front of These Three Vietnamese Restaurants in Kaimukī
A parklet crawl turns into an exploration of Vietnamese cuisine beyond pho and banh mi.
April 29, 2021
One thing we can thank the pandemic for: more outdoor eating options and, in Kaimukī, parklet dining. At the end of last year and beginning of this year, three cheerful ad hoc curbside seats and tables were built in parking stalls along Wai‘alae Avenue. Each one is sponsored by the business it fronts: Juicy Brew, Bean About Town and The Surfing Pig. But the parklets are public spaces, which means in addition to grabbing a parklet picnic from those restaurants and cafe, other options from Kaimukī abound: everything from vegan hot dogs (Muki Dogs) to old-school bento and teri burgers (Okata Bento) to dim sum (Happy Days) to orange cardamom buns and furikake flatbread (Breadshop).
In Kaimuki, parking spaces converted for outdoor seating to help struggling businesses
In Kaimuki, parking spaces have been converted for outdoor seating to help struggling businesses By Mark Carpenter | December 22, 2020 at 4:27 PM HST - Updated December 22 at 8:26 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The drive through Kaimuki looks a bit different now as city leaders teamed up with several non-profit organizations to build a public parklet right along Waialae Avenue.
The goal of the outdoor space is to provide assistance for small businesses hit hard in the area.
“With the COVID, the restaurants are suffering and all our restaurants are small,” said Kaimuki Neighborhood Board Chair Sharon Schneider. “They’re small spaces, so to go to 40% or something is a big hit and so, we’ve always thought it’d be nice to have outdoor spaces or spaces you can sit and have your sandwich.”