Summer specials: The Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki is welcoming the long summer days with new drinks, kamaaina discounts and new restaurant evening hours. House Without a Key offers a new drink menu, including Frozen Kirin Draft Beer and a slushy lemonade-and-mint drink called Le Mint.
On Tuesdays kamaaina are offered a 20 percent discount on food and drinks during lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A kamaaina discount is offered at the hotel’s Orchids restaurant during lunch on Wednesdays.
House Without a Key will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. daily, with Hawaiian entertainment from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Orchids’ and La Mer’s hours are 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. daily. Tony lounge L’Aperitif is open from 5:15 to 9:30 p.m. daily.
Lewers Lounge is open from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. daily, with bar food available until 12:30 a.m. Entertainment at the lounge is from 8:30 p.m. to midnight Sundays through Thursdays and until 12:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Call 923-2311.
Nitro coffee debuts in the islands: Bethel Street Tap Room, which opened its doors in November, is serving nitro coffee — on tap. The brew is a blend of Kauai, Sumatra and Costa Rican beans that is cold-brewed for 24 hours in-house, kegged, pressurized and treated with beer gas. The process creates a coffee that is 70 percent less acidic than hot-brewed coffee. Bethel Street Tap Room is at 1153 Bethel St., next to J.J. Dolan’s. The eatery also offers gourmet sandwiches, desserts, pupu and house-made pickles that have become so popular that they are now being sold for $10 a jar (about 10 to 12 pickles). It opens at 11 a.m. and closes between midnight and 2 a.m. depending on how busy it is. Call 255-5927.
Eat a steak, win a dinner: BLT Steak Roppongi in Japan is turning 1 and is partnering with Hawaii’s BLT Steak location to celebrate its anniversary. Guests who eat dinner at BLT Steak Waikiki from July 20 through Sept. 19 will have a chance to win dinner for two at BLT Steak Roppongi (sorry, airfare not included). For more information, go to bltsteak.jp.
Newbies: Jay’s Bakery & Sushi opened in May in Koolau Plaza in Kaneohe. Windward residents now have easier access to Jay and Quing Wu’s delicious morsels. You can find them at 45-556 Kamehameha Highway. Their hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Call 234-1628.
Cafe Mana Mona in Hokulani Waikiki opened earlier this year but announced its grand opening just this month. The newly renovated cafe offers bentos, sandwiches, poke bowls and more. Find it at 2181 Kalakaua Ave. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and Mondays. For information, call 282-0899.
Freebie: First came the Orange Dream Machine smoothie, and now there’s strawberry, blueberry and pineapple dream smoothies. Jamba Hawaii started selling the three new drinks this week and is offering free samples from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at all Jamba locations. Also new on the menu is a Loaded Acai Bowl, which has all the toppings as the regular acai bowl, but the base is a mixture of coconut and acai, creating a little creamier and sweeter taste.
Moving soon: You have about one month to get your fix on Hank’s Haute Dogs located in Kakaako. The eatery will be closing on Aug. 14 to relocate to another location, but the opening date isn’t set yet.
Nimitz brewpub closes: Hoku Brewing Co., a business we covered Nov. 14 in our Pau Hana Patrol column, has closed its doors after about a year in operation. The restaurant was next to Liliha Bakery on Nimitz Highway.
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