Hawai'i's Best Restaurants

• INTRODUCTION

• 'ILIMA AWARD WINNERS

• BROWSE RESTAURANTS

• GLOSSARY

• FEATURED RESTAURANTS

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	2005 'ILIMA AWARD WINNER - BEST JAPANESE RESTAURANT
	In the 10th anniversary year of the 'Ilima Awards, these are the restaurants that turned the heads of our readers and our in-house food experts.

BEST JAPANESE RESTAURANT
Kyo-ya

Both in its tea-house days (1958 to 1991) and since its award-winning renovation in contemporary Japanese style, Kyo-ya has been widely regarded as Hawai'i's most beautiful and refined Japanese restaurant. The spacious, multistory building encompasses nine tatami-style ozashiki private rooms upstairs, with the public dining room on the ground floor, all looking out onto rock gardens. Chef Yoshiaki Watanabe devises a monthly seasonal makunouchi obento lunch and dinner teishoku (multicourse meal). Check out the wine, sake and shochu menus.

2057 Kalakaua Ave. 947-3911. Lunch: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Closed for lunch on Sunday. Dinner: 5:30-9:15 p.m. daily. Reservations recommended. Valet and self-parking. VS, MC, AX, DC, DS, JCB. No checks. Lunch: $$. Dinner: $$$.

Legend:

VS: Visa
MC: Mastercard
AX: American Express
DC: Diners Club
DS: Discover Card
JCB: JCB Card
Olioli: Olioli Card

$$$: Pricey; entrées mostly more than $17
$$: Moderate; entrées $10-$16
$: Budget-friendly; entrées mostly less than $10

Checks: Local checks and travelers’ checks only