Hawai'i's Best Restaurants

• INTRODUCTION

• 'ILIMA AWARD WINNERS

• BROWSE RESTAURANTS

• GLOSSARY

• FEATURED RESTAURANTS

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	FINE DINING
	It's difficult, sometimes, to differentiate fine dining from casual in Hawai'i — restaurants here are rarely formal and less than a handful have a dress code. When we think of fine dining, however, we think of careful attention to detail, in food, in service, in surroundings.

Palomino Restaurant, Rotisseria And Bar

Palomino's interior oozes appeal and whispers of power and money as voluminous glass ceiling lights cast a glow on the fiery, warm tones of the dining room. The very stylish bar area ably suits downtown's pau hana-pupu people while the Euro-American menu follows the dictates of the corporate Mainland chain, allowing for a minimal local deviation (hulihuli chicken served on Roma-style pizza from its brick oven or slow-roasted from its Tuscan-style rotisserie). The tomato relish with the housemade thinbread is positively addictive.

Harbor Court, 66 Queen St. 528-2400. Lunch: 11:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Dinner: 5-10 p.m. Monday- Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Late-night bar menu until 11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11:30 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Reservations recommended. Valet and self-parking. VS, MC, AX, DC, DS. No checks. $$$.

Web site: www.palomino.com

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