Tamashiro Market

Tamashiro Market is a must-visit for anyone looking to honestly try Poke!! The market offers a variety of fresh produce, seafood, and prepared foods. Here you can find poke made from other fish beyond the usual AHI (which they do have several varieties of poke made from it) but if you want to break out your comfort zone they have other fish like AKU (my personal favorite, though not always available which makes it an insta buy for me when they do have it), KAJIKI, etc. Personally I find the prices here to be very reasonable.
Mar 21st, 2023

Mar 20th, 2023

Local poke in Kalihi, Honolulu, Hawaii...When the search for poke (raw fish) began, Ryan M. suggested Tamashiro Market. I was thinking, "Nah". However, Ryan is correct. Tamashiro's has authentic poke... the kind with inamona and ogo... Without mayonnaise!!! Haha!Tamashiro Market is an old school establishment. Before poke bowls became popular, Tamashiro's was where our parents would get poke! Haha!Located on the corner of King Street and Palama Street, Tamashiro Market is the pink building with a gigantic red crab on the top! It's in a sketchy neighborhood, so, I drove my friend from Northern California here. I told her to not catch the bus to Tamashiro Market; don't walk alone; and don't go after the sun goes down! LOL!There's a small free parking lot. Enter from Palama Street and exit to King Street.Inside, it's a basic grocery store with air conditioning, cement floors (wet in some places), and a fishy smell.  Live lobsters and crabs, whole fish, fish fillets ready to make sashimi and poke, fresh produce, baked goods, cooking ingredients, tofu, and other items are available.In the back, the poke selection is in the display case. The gal behind the case was so nice to my friend (Maybe because my friend was wearing a lei - signifying that she's a tourist)! My friend was given so many samples of poke - the Hawaiian style with ogo and inamona, ginger poke, crab poke, spicy poke, ahi vs. aku poke, etc. Wow! That's really the Aloha Spirit! We ended up getting several varieties of poke. I enjoyed mine at home and she had hers in her hotel room! Thanks to Tamashiro Market for a unique experience... And to Ryan M. of Yelp San Diego for the suggestion!Note: Hawaiian style poke had a slight kick to it - must be from the chili pepper water?
Mar 18th, 2023

O M G. Best poke we've tried on the island. I think it's better than all the other famous spots in Waikiki like ono seafood or maguro brothers or foodland even. We went three times in a row for thei spicy ahi poke. SO DANG GOOD!!!
Mar 18th, 2023

Freshest fish in town. Great cuts of sashimi and live crabs and lobsters. I have been coming to this market for over 60 years. Starting coming there with my mother.
Mar 17th, 2023