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FUUD: Lunch at 53 By The Sea in Kewalo

By Catherine Toth Fox • August 1, 2013 • Food

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I’ve been to 53 By The Sea for dinner and drinks — but never for lunch.

And I actually think lunch is the best time to dine here.

Why?

Mostly because of the view. You don’t see the sprawl of Pacific Ocean — with unobstructed views of the surf breaks that dot the coastline here — at night.

But also because you get the same quality food but at half the price. And you still get the ambiance of a restaurant in a $16 million, two-story Mediterranean-meets-gothic-style building on the water with views of Diamond Head.

So we booked the restaurant — located in the site of the former John Dominis — for a baby shower. And here’s what we ate:

The view

The view
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53 By The Sea is located right on the water — and this is your view from just about any seat in the dining room. But you can only see this during the daytime, which makes this a great spot for lunch.

53 By The Sea, 53 Ahui St. Hours: Lunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday through Sunday; dinner, 5-10 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Phone: (808) 536-5353.

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9 Comments

  • Reply dbjack August 2, 2013 at 2:39 am

    Another place where the food looks and likely tastes awesome that would be on my once a year maybe twice list. The clams looked pretty good, love good clams.

  • Reply M August 2, 2013 at 5:10 am

    Hello Cat!

    They changed the lunch menu, it’s more expensive now.

  • Reply Annoddah_Dave August 2, 2013 at 6:07 am

    CAT: Aaaiiiyyyaaahhh! Fuud Pix! Tenks! Yikes! a $53+ lunch! This sounds like a Japanese tourist restaurant. While the ambiance is great, we can get the same thing at Magic Island with a plate lunch.

    • Reply dbjack August 2, 2013 at 7:54 am

      Amen.

    • Reply civicsi August 5, 2013 at 8:03 am

      Moa like $150 boo

  • Reply Dennis August 2, 2013 at 9:27 am

    I can’t wait to try this Restaurant! Thanks for the suggestion. My next business dinner spot!

  • Reply turkfontaine August 2, 2013 at 11:36 am

    i can almost see me fishing from the jetty. and i can almost see the little size 0 surfer girls with their little surfboards and little bikinis and long black hair, stretching out on the end of the jetty before throwing their boards in and diving in after them, then totally shredding out on the reef.

  • Reply WildeOscar August 4, 2013 at 9:13 am

    I love the portion sizes and the “white space” on the plates.

  • Reply Pomai August 10, 2013 at 1:13 pm

    I’d love to see someone blog a complete wedding package here, including prices.

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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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