Eat · Chinatown & Kukum road
Chinatown waterside food stalls
Walk-in fish, rice and noodles at waterside stalls and cafés; go at dusk, take a car home, carry small notes.
- Order: Noodles and fish
- Tables and stools
- Walk-in window: 17:30–20:00
- Queue risk: before 17:00
- Bring cash
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Rules in force · 9Broken pavements and heat
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- Honiara ↗Broken pavements and heat: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Honiara ↗After dark, take a car door to door; do not walk between clusters.
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Plan
Open now, when you can walk in, what to order
Go now?
Open?
Hours not published
Easiest walk-in
17:30–20:00
Reservations
Walk-in, no reservation
Paying
Bring cash
Walk-in windows
A walk-in lunch is only planned as primary when your arrival lands outside the “impossible” window.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
On the ground
How to order, tip and pay, allergies, and booking
Tipping
Unlike in the US, no tip is expected here.
Allergies and diets
- AskVegetarian
Paying
Bring cash
Booking
- Booking
- Walk-in, no reservation
- Reservations
- Not taken
- Note
- Walk-in.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
Map and nearby
Where this place is, how to get there, and what is around it
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The pin marks the centre of Chinatown & Kukum road: this place has no exact point on file.
Eat in Chinatown & Kukum road
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Everything else we know about this place
How to order here, in full
How to order here
The order of play at the counter or table, what to say, how much to order and how to pay.
No shared language? Point at the dish or a photo of it. For a printed menu, translate a photo of it.
What to say
| In English | Say or show | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| How much? | Hao mas? | how MAHS |
| I do not know | Mi no save | mee no SAH-veh |
| Hello | Halo | HAH-lo |
| Thank you very much | Tagio tumas | tah-GEE-oh too-MAHS |
| Sorry / excuse me | Sori | SOR-ee |
| Delicious | Hem gud tumas | hem GOOD too-MAHS |
Extras, condiments and what costs extra
- Do not drink tap water; use bottled or filtered water.
Paying and tipping
Unlike in the US, no tip is expected here.
At the table
- Eat cooked food while it is hot.
- Ask before ordering coconut crab, which can be protected; ask about the season and the source.
Paying, diet and allergies
Diet and allergies
Yes means there is something for you; ask means possible with care; no means go elsewhere.
- Vegetarianask
Who it suits, booking and the kitchen
Comfort, facts and cons
Hygiene and comfort
- Air
- Open-air: hot at midday, wet in rain
- Seating
- Tables and stools
Facts
- Reservations
- Not taken — Walk-in.
- Capabilities
- food
- Diet
- vegetarian: limited · gluten free: unknown · halal: unknown
- Getting there
- Car to the Chinatown strip · ~3 min walk
Cons
- Stall hours are not published.
- Open-air: hot and humid; rain stops trade.
- Cash only, small notes.
Deep dive
Questions, alternatives, and where our facts come from
Questions and answers
Questions and answers
No questions answered here yet.
If it is closed or full
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Used as a seated rest node in Honiara in 4 days.
Sources
- secondaryWikivoyage — Honiara (eat)
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Source: Opening hours
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Source: Best time
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The easiest walk-in window or the quietest hour in this guide. Crowd levels are desk estimates, not counts.