If you aren’t familiar with the North Shore this is a part of the island of Oahu which is home to the state capital and most populous city in Hawaii. Honolulu airport is on the other side of the island and most people go to the more tourist area of Waikiki. Waikiki means swamp land in Hawaiian. They built a beautiful beach there in Waikiki but if you want to see the more local parts of the island then you should go check out North Shore. There is an area there with a bunch of shops but not the tourist shops like Waikiki. There are more surf shops and arty stuff.
This is the place made famous by President Obama. You know that past president who was born on the island. And there is a reason that he made a big deal about visiting here every time he took a presidential vacation to Hawaii. It puts new meaning to shaved ice. Technically it’s not a snow cone because it comes in a bowl. Get the creme on top trust us you will be happy you did. There will always be a line here. Our tip is to make sure to go early they don’t stay open late.
You don’t need to go here because there are a bunch of really good shrimp trucks around the North Shore. This is the more famous name. We tried a few trucks and they are all amazing. Not sure the reason why other than this part of the island has a bunch of shrimp fish farms. Jenny’s and Northshore Shrimp truck are also very good. Probably the best strategy is to hit the one with the shorter line.
This area gets slightly touristy. There are a few restaurants on this strip that are low quality tourist traps, so be careful. There are a bunch of Mexican food places but none of them are particularly editable. When we say watch out we mean no Chipotle and you wish you ate there instead. There are a lot of very cool surf shops. All the best surf brands have shops here. We found some local Hawaiian flip flops,
You don’t need to go here because there are a bunch of really good shrimp trucks around the North Shore. This is the more famous name. We tried a few trucks and they are all amazing. Not sure the reason why other than this part of the island has a bunch of shrimp fish farms. Jenny’s and Northshore Shrimp truck are also very good. Probably the best strategy is to hit the one with the shorter line.
This area gets slightly touristy. There are a few restaurants on this strip that are low quality tourist traps, so be careful. There are a bunch of Mexican food places but none of them are particularly editable. When we say watch out we mean no Chipotle and you wish you ate there instead. There are a lot of very cool surf shops. All the best surf brands have shops here. We found some local Hawaiian flip flops, OluKai, that we really liked. Then we realized it’s available in all 50 states
You will take the best photos of your life. It’s hard to take a bad picture here. We bumped into a Scottsdale Video Production company that was on the Island filming some corporate video because the company that hired them wanted the best looking stuff ever. And they knew to go to North Shore to capture amazing video.
