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FUUD: Bernini Honolulu

By Catherine Toth Fox • July 8, 2011 • Food

I had heard about it and I always think about trying it whenever I drive past.

So when my girlfriend invited me to dinner at Bernini Honolulu, a new contemporary Italian restaurant that opened in April near Ala Moana Center, I didn’t hesitate.

In fact, I already knew what I wanted to order.

Bernini Honolulu isn’t your ordinary Italian restaurant. Its chef is Kengo Matsumoto, who got his chops in northern Italy before opening three restaurants in Tokyo. Bernini is his first eatery in Hawaii.

It’s pretty evident by just looking at its menu that Bernini serves its signature brand of Italian fare: fresh sea urchin spaghetti, king crab atop linguine with a tomato cream sauce, penne with swordfish and an oregano tomato sauce and the Vongole Bianco (shown) consisting of fresh clams in a white wine sauce.

And if you love authentic Italian-style pizza, Bernini won’t disappoint, offering 18 different varieties of pie all cooked in a WoodStone pizza oven.

Here’s what we ate:

Bernini Honolulu

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This new restaurant opened in April in the space vacated by Sweet Nothings on Waimanu Street.

Bernini Honolulu, 1218 Waimanu St., Honolulu. Hours: 5:30-11 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, closed Monday. Phone: (808) 591-8400

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16 Comments

  • Reply WildeOscar July 8, 2011 at 10:03 am

    I like it. FUUD on tables clad in white linen. You do some serious eating.

    • Reply Catherine Toth July 8, 2011 at 6:31 pm

      I didn’t even notice the white linen!

      • Reply WildeOscar July 11, 2011 at 3:09 am

        The roadside shaved ice and and grilled meat stands tickle the tongue and delight the tastebuds, but you do venture into the territory of wine lists and white linen. You are a woman who knows what she likes, and shares what she knows. Thank you for highlighting the full range.

  • Reply David Jackson July 8, 2011 at 10:05 am

    The pizza looks incredible… love a good pie. Do they sell by the slice?

    • Reply Catherine Toth July 8, 2011 at 6:31 pm

      Nope, gotta by the whole thing. But trust me, you can eat it all.

      • Reply Catherine Toth July 8, 2011 at 6:32 pm

        Hey, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY! What are your birthday plans??

        • Reply David Jackson July 9, 2011 at 1:44 am

          Thanks! A friend is taking me to play a round of golf at a nice course. Another friend and his wife are taking me out for a nice dinner. Would head to the coast but there is a big fire raging in the forest near there and the beach is covered in smoke.

          Eating a whole pizza is never an issue. My capacity for eating has ALWAYS been high when it comes to a good pizza!

          • Catherine Toth July 11, 2011 at 12:39 pm

            Hope you had a great birthday — eventful but not “raging fire” eventful, if you know what I mean!

  • Reply M July 8, 2011 at 10:19 am

    Hello Cat!
    Happy fuud pixs Friday!
    That looks like a lot of fuud for just 2 of you. I’m getting hungry now… 🙂

    • Reply Catherine Toth July 8, 2011 at 6:32 pm

      There were a few more! 🙂

  • Reply oldshoes July 8, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    what was there wine selection like? interesting they have them upright on that back shelf.

  • Reply oldshoes July 8, 2011 at 5:17 pm

    typo *their*

    • Reply Catherine Toth July 8, 2011 at 6:32 pm

      Where…?

  • Reply oldshoes July 8, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    Picture 2, against the back wall. And, i’d wager,…a seperate wine menu.

  • Reply Catherine Toth July 11, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    Thanks!

  • Reply Brandon July 19, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    What?! You didn’t at least try the beef ragu or the flawn?!

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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi, Catherine Toth Fox has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Cat Dish, for more than a decade. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for 10 years and continues to freelance—in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight—for national and local print and online publications. She’s currently the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine.

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