Do you love Hawaiian fresh fish at very reasonable prices? If so, you’ll love Nico’s Pier 38 in Honolulu. This restaurant is a bit off the beaten tourist’s path, but worth the effort to get there for its ‘ono food.

Nico’s Pier 38 serves breakfast and lunch. Since it’s open until 5:00pm Monday through Friday, you can also squeeze in an early dinner there. (Nico’s is also open on Saturdays from 6:30am until 2:30pm.) You can review their menu with this link. In addition to several tasty fish dishes, you’ll also find other favorite Hawaiian plate lunches like Hosin Barbeque Chicken, Chicken Katsu, and a Loco Moco.

Notice that nothing on the Nico’s Pier 38 menu is over $10. For the quality of food, it’s a fantastic bargain on Oahu! It’s probably some of the best food you’ll eat off of Styrofoam plates.

Andy and I stopped in at Nico’s Pier 38 for a late lunch and the restaurant was packed with locals, which is always a good sign. We ordered Furikake Pan Seared Ahi with Ginger Garlic Cilantro Sauce and Fish and Chips.

As I mentioned, Nico’s Pier 38 is located a bit of the tourist’s path on what I describe as the western side of Honolulu. Their address is 1133 N. Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817. From this link, you’ll be able to access MapQuest. Logistically, you might want to work in stop at Nico’s before or after a visit to USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor or exploring the historic downtown area of Honolulu. If I remember correctly, we ate at Nico’s on our way back to Waikiki after watching surfers ride the big waves on the North Shore of Oahu.

Nico’s Pier 38 offers indoor and outdoor open seating. Andy and I enjoyed sitting by the water at one of the outdoor tables.

I’ll be updating my Oahu restaurant recommendations to include Nico’s at Pier 38. Considering the price and fresh quality of food, it’s a restaurant definitely worth recommending.

Through writing this blog, we tend to get lots of great recommendations from local Hawaii residents. Sometimes we feel like our Hawaii friends let us in on local secrets. Such was the case with Nico’s Pier 38. We have to thank Erin for recommending that Andy and I give Nico’s a try!

Have you tried Nico’s Pier 38? Did you like it? What menu item would you recommend?