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Are These the Most Beautiful Restaurants in Honolulu?

Honolulu Magazine's style and dining editors share their picks for the most beautiful restaurants in Honolulu—with decor to suit every taste. Et Al makes the list. When you consider its diverse aesthetic references, it makes perfect sense that this Foodland-owned eatery’s name is derived from the Latin phrase meaning “and others.” Local design firm The Vanguard Theory combined signatures of Mediterranean architecture, such as stucco and dramatic arches, with elements of Hawaiian, Japanese and Portuguese culture to stylish effect. Look out for seating upholstered in palaka, a plaid fabric made popular in Hawai‘i’s plantation days; a concrete bar top finished with kintsugi-inspired gold inlay; and our favorite touch, chairs that look as if they’re draped with colorful lei.—BT