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SHRIMP GYOZA
LUCKY BELLY
50 N. Hotel St. Honolulu Phone number (808) 531-1888 website Luckybelly.com

Lucky Belly? More like, “Get In My Belly.” The Chinatown establishment does a great job with its Shrimp Gyoza. It’s the perfect texture, from filling to dumpling wrapper. Served with a creamy avocado edamame puree (yes, this is a real thing), this appetizer definitely is hard to share. If you’re searching for a more traditional gyoza experience, you will enjoy the ponzu flavor.

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ACAI BOWL
BOGART’S CAFE
3045 Monsarrat Ave. Honolulu Phone number (808) 739-0999 website bogartscafe.webs.com

Acai bowls are ubiquitous these days, but Bogart’s Cafe has garnered a reputation of serving up one of the best. It’s easy to see why. For staters, unlike a lot of its competitors, Bogart’s bowl is loaded with fruit (fresh blueberries, strawberries and bananas) and granola. It lets you avoid that awful problem of working your way through an acai bowl only to find that your granola is gone before you’re even halfway done. Plus, the acai itself is perfectly creamy.