Liholiho Yacht Club

Chef Ravi Kapur's love letter to Hawaii lands on a rowdy Polk Street corner, where beef tongue salad and foie gras dessert share the same unpretentious table.

The dining room hums with the kind of noise that means people are having a good time—elbows on shared tables, servers who actually want to talk about the menu. Kapur's food moves fast and hits hard: char, funk, sweetness, all calibrated by a chef who grew up eating this stuff, not researching it. Come hungry, come loud, and don't skip the rice krispy treat.

Best for: Boisterous group dinners and first dates who like to share plates over a good rum cocktail