Morning in Chinatown
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Early Morning
Chinatown is best enjoyed right after breakfast, when the stands overflow with locally grown fruits and vegetables, imported Asian goods, Pacific fish, freshly made noodles, and every possible part of the chicken and pig. Wear comfortable shoes, dress for sunshine, and park at one of the less expensive municipal lots on Smith or Maunakea Streets.
The area between River and Nu’uanu, Beretania and King is great for small gifts — sandalwood soap, painted fans, kitchen tools, Chinese pottery, dried persimmons, and red-and-gold good luck banners. You can watch the butchers chop char siu (barbecue pork) so fast it looks like sleight of hand. Buy some fresh fruit to take back to the hotel.
Late Morning
When you’ve had enough, head mauka (toward the mountains) on River Street until you meet up with North Vineyard Street. There you’ll find the gorgeously arrayed Kuan Yin Temple and cool, green Foster Botanical Gardens . Explore a bit before turning back toward Chinatown for lunch.
Try one of the popular restaurants in Chinatown, such as A Little Bit of Saigon (Vietnamese, on Nu’uanu), Mei Sum (dim sum on Smith), Little Village Noodle House (Chinese on Smith), To Chau ( pho soup on River), or the stuffed French bread sandwiches at Ba-Le (on King).
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