Oʻahu Market is an open-air market at 145 N King St in Honolulu’s Chinatown, where stalls sell seafood, meat, produce and roasted meats. It has traded since 1904, and its street-facing stalls make it easy to browse the ingredients used in local and Chinese cooking. Look for tropical fruit and fresh seafood, or pick up roast pork and char siu from Kams Meat Market. Go early for the widest choice, and bring cash because many vendors accept cash only.
A Chinatown market since 1904
Oʻahu Market opened in 1904 as an open-air market founded by businessman Anin “Tuck” Young. Its building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
The market’s brick and coral-block walls sit on a stone foundation. Wooden roofing covers stone-floored stalls that open directly onto the street. Look up for the red roof sign, red lining and hanging red shades.
What to find among the stalls
The market carries ingredients for Chinese cooking, including ginger root, fresh octopus, quail eggs, jasmine rice, long beans, tuna and salted jellyfish. Produce stalls also sell tropical fruit, including papayas and avocados.
For cooked food, Kams Meat Market is known for roast pork and char siu. Other treats mentioned around the market include fresh sugarcane, durian smoothies and bubble tea.
FAQ
Where is Oʻahu Market?
It is at 145 N King St in Honolulu’s Chinatown.
When did Oʻahu Market open?
The market opened in 1904.
Should I bring cash to Oʻahu Market?
Yes. Many vendors are cash-only.
What can you buy at Oʻahu Market?
Stalls sell seafood, meat, produce and ingredients such as octopus, quail eggs, jasmine rice and salted jellyfish. Kams Meat Market is known for roast pork and char siu.
