Spend any amount of time in Waikiki and you'll notice a couple things: 1. There are Japanese tourists everywhere! and 2. It's hard to find a meal that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. That's what makes Iyasume the rare gem that it is.
Tucked away in an alley off Koa Avenue (behind the Hyatt Regency hotel), it's a hole-in-the-wall like us!
The real deal there are the bentos. A bento is basically a Japanese-style boxed-lunch. It'll typically have a healthy helping of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables. Bentos are commonplace in Hawaii, due to the large Asian influence here (waves of Asian immigrant workers were imported in the mid to late 1800s to work on the sugar plantations). For $5.50 you can walk away with a bento plus a soup or salad. If you find a better deal than that in Waikiki, please, let me know!
Just take a look at the bentos in the picture. Sometimes they look weird, but they're always tasty.
Iyasume
2410 Koa Avenue, Behind Hyatt Regency Hotel
Open 7 Days a week: 6:30 AM - 4:00 PM
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