Eating Well While Shopping at Ala Moana Center

Eating Well While Shopping at Ala Moana Center

September 25, 2019 by

Jasmine Lombardi Jasmine Lombardi

Ala Moana Center (alamoanacenter.com) is well known for being one of Hawai‘i's top shopping meccas—celebrating its 60th anniversary, in fact!—but the food scene is also something of which to take note. e Center's one-of-a-kind eatery, Vintage Cave Club (vintagecave.com), o ers members and nonmembers a unique dining experience surrounded by true luxury. ink private dining rooms and an exquisite art collection, not to mention multicourse menus that include the highest ranking Japanese A5 wagyu. en there's Vintage Cave Cafe for an exceptional afternoon tea and Italian eats for lunch and dinner in a cathedral-like setting. Local favorite Liliha Bakery (lilihabakery.com) recently opened its third location inside Macy's. For alfresco dining, a fully stocked bar and a taste of Italy and the Mediterraean, discerning diners turn to Ruscello, the 5,500 square-foot resto inside Nordstrom. And, of course, there are the longtime tenants Mariposa (mariposa.com, inside Neiman Marcus) and Morton's (mortons.com, reservations recommended) that cater to a chic crowd of regulars. Morton's Prime Porterhouse for two, $114 Ruscello's spicy wild shrimp pomodoro, $18.50













Eating Well While Shopping at Ala Moana Center

September 25, 2019 by Jasmine Lombardi

Ala Moana Center (alamoanacenter.com) is well known for being one of Hawai‘i's top shopping meccas—celebrating its 60th anniversary, in fact!—but the food scene is also something of which to take note. e Center's one-of-a-kind eatery, Vintage Cave Club (vintagecave.com), o ers members and nonmembers a unique dining experience surrounded by true luxury. ink private dining rooms and an exquisite art collection, not to mention multicourse menus that include the highest ranking Japanese A5 wagyu. en there's Vintage Cave Cafe for an exceptional afternoon tea and Italian eats for lunch and dinner in a cathedral-like setting. Local favorite Liliha Bakery (lilihabakery.com) recently opened its third location inside Macy's. For alfresco dining, a fully stocked bar and a taste of Italy and the Mediterraean, discerning diners turn to Ruscello, the 5,500 square-foot resto inside Nordstrom. And, of course, there are the longtime tenants Mariposa (mariposa.com, inside Neiman Marcus) and Morton's (mortons.com, reservations recommended) that cater to a chic crowd of regulars. Morton's Prime Porterhouse for two, $114 Ruscello's spicy wild shrimp pomodoro, $18.50