Hawaii Food Tours

Toms of amazing food options. Was very accommodating for vegetarians and pescatarians.

We were four senior ladies on a 5 day trip to Honolulu. None of us were into sun bathing (skin cancer) so we booked this Food tour. An energetic, personable young man whose name escapes me (did I mention we are seniors?) picked us up at our hotel in a nice minivan & drove us to Chinatown where we got to try different Pacific Asian dishes & fruits as he explained how they were prepared, etc. It was very enjoyable & I highly recommend it.

We did this Hole In The Wall tour with our 71 and 81 year old moms. What a terrific time we all had! Shuttled around in a Mercedes passenger van by Dennis"Big Bear" and Matthew Gray, the owner himself, was a gigantic treat. We were regaled by their food tales and enjoyed so many fabulous bites! There was just enough walking to keep it interesting, and the variety of foods and learning about Hawai'i was fab for all! Iconic items such as the manapua and malasada were included. But also featured were places like the open market in Chinatown and the Ying Leong Look Fun Noodle Factory. I love how personal this tour is. Our group was really excellent. Everyone was on time and sang a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday for my hubby. We will remember this for a long time, not just the food.

We did the Hole in the Wall Tour.We had 2 guides (Doug and Echo) and they handled the logistics of the tour in a very organized, professional manner. As a former chef, Doug was very knowledgeable about the food on the tour, food in general and Hawaii. We really enjoyed all the tastings and the opportunity to learn more about the area.

Giovanni Mazzarella was our CCA (Certified Culinary Aficionado) and he was AWESOME! He had a great attitude from the moment he picked us up to the moment he dropped us off! He had a smile the entire day; he had an answer for every question; he had a napkin for every bite; he was on top of EVERYTHING throughout the entire day! We would highly recommend this food tour as we learned a ton, ate the best food and had a blast making great memories in Honolulu!!!! 10 out of 10! We would 100% go back! He shared us the entire trip within hours of completing it and even shared a few awesome recipes to try at home!!!!!! He provided his best restaurant list for us to try with various categories depending on your mood!

Don't miss out on this! What a great way to spend some time driving around the city and stopping to sample some delicious foods that you might not try on your own. Gio was our tour guide and he made this tour amazing. Made us feel right at home for our first time in Hawaii. He was knowledgeable and kept the Hawaiian spirits up! I'd highly recommend anyone considering this tour to do it!

The Hole In The Wall tour is well worth the price. I recommend booking this tour during your first or second day of vacation because the guides often recommend many great places to eat and things to do during your stay. Matthew, Dennis, and Joy were fantastic guides, and Matthew and Dennis are chefs, so they really know what they're talking about. You will travel mostly on an air conditioned shuttle, which we thought was great b/c it allowed us to visit many parts of Honolulu, including China Town. All the food is amazing, and The Hubs and I found ourselves re-visiting China Town, esp. the Royal Kitchen, many times during our week in Waikiki. After doing the food tour, I felt much more confident navigating China Town! Our guides recommend a few restaurants that we actually tried later in the week and they were absolutely fantastic, including House Without A Key, Sasabune, and Romy's Shrimp. This is a very professional and organized food tour. Top Notch!! Okole Maluna!

Mahalo to Gio for being our wonderful hole-in-wall food tour guide. My husband and I loved checking out places we've never been and we also appreciated that we were given a little free time to explore markets on our own as well. Gio was eager to answer questions, lend recommendations, and make sure everyone was having a great time.Thank you!

My wife and I did the hole in the wall tour and it was fabulous. We went to the Chinatown area, which we would never known about. The owner, Matthew, is a trained chef and a great conversationalist; he also had wonderful reccomendations for different places to eat in the area. Krystal was one of the other guides and she was really personable and knowledgeable. Gio is a local chef who was training to be a guide; he was engaging and charming and knowledge too. They were all terrific. We ate Portuguese bread baked bao buns that had numerous stuffings to try. I had the cha shu pork and my wife had the purple sweet potato. We each tried each others and both liked the one we ordered best. This was a true hole in the wall place that I would have never tried and it was great. We then walked around the Chinatown area and were emerged in local culture, seeing lei makers, hanging peking ducks and an amazing open air food market at the Kekaulike Mall. We went to the Ying Leong Look Fuun Factory and watched them make Chinese noodles in the old tradition, watching them steam them in towers and fold them. We then set up a little sitting area in a covered space and tried some local fare, that was brought to us in courses. First we had the noodles we just saw prepared with some cha shu pork. Matthew had a sauce he made that we could add and it was terrific. We then had wonton wrapped deep fried candy apple bananas. These bananas are firmer and sweeter than regular bananas, with a definite hint of green apple.we then had a steamed dumping with pork and shrimp, with another sauce that Matthew brought. Simply divine. We then tried these little fruits called longans, which tasted like melon and had the texture of grapes. We then finished with some incredible local ahi poke that was the freshest and best I've ever had. I bought some of the apple bananas to eat before we leave. We then walked to a local Chinese market that had herbs, spices and dried fruit: lovely. We finished at Liliha Bakery, which a friend told me about. We had these chocolate cream filled pastries with brown butter cream on the top. OMG! You will try things you've never heard of and have a wonderful time. This is a great tour and one which I cannot recommend more. My wife and I had a terrific time and can't thank Matthew, Krystal and Gio enough. What an engaging experience!

On time, friendly, knowledgeable and food was great. Tasted the classics as well as new and exciting options. Everything was delicious. Would greatly recommend.