Honolulu’s Chinatown is “livelier than ever,” said Bonnie Tsui in The New York Times. This bustling neighborhood, steeped in history, has gone through countless changes since it first sprang up in the early 1800s. A new crop of cafes, bakeries, and boutiques has recently opened, transforming this section of Hawaii’s capital into an “arts hub and gritty, up-and-coming place to shop and eat.” Tin Can Mailman, an antiques store that was relocated from Kauai, specializes in “vintage Hawaiiana,” ranging from hand-painted ukuleles to a “many-hued collection of midcentury Bakelite bracelets.” Chef Betty Pang’s beloved Green Door Cafe serves up Nonya cuisine, which mixes Chinese, Malay, and other influences. Manifest, a “chic coffee bar by day and sleek cocktail bar by night,” hosts art openings and music events in its glass-ceilinged, exposed-brick loft space.
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