Tamura’s Fine Wine & Liquors

Everyone in Hawai’i should know about Tamura’s. They sell the basic necessities in life… good drinks that aren’t always easy to find, great poke and pupus, and cigars. During the holidays, this place is my one-​stop shop. A bottle of wine for the boss, several bottles of wine for my other boss (wife), and the best beer from Oregon for my friends. For myself, I will treat myself to the cigars and a bottle of scotch.
It is helpful to understand that not everyone that works at Tamura’s is knowledgable about the products. With that being said, they do have a lot of people that work there that do know a lot about the products and can provide great recommendations.
This location is their biggest store and has the best overall selection.

Love it here! Everytime I’m in Hawaii, have to come here. Great selections on beers, wines n Sake. One of the best to get Poke n other other selections. Delicious n fresh. Great help in selecting wines.

This place is just fantastic. Kind of reminds me of the pornography section at the old Diamond Head Video. Walk in and be surrounded by all these cool stuff and I would just wonder and wonder until I found something I liked.

I always come to Tamura’s for poke when visiting Honolulu. Their poke is the best on the island, hands down. The fresh fish with their seasoning, flavor and variety is not matched anywhere. And Honolulu has many stores that make poke really good. You can pick up a good bottle of sake or whiskey while your there too.

Poke from Tamura’s is simply the best. Super fresh ahi seasoned just right. This past time we got the ahi limu, smoked tako, smoked salmon nuggets, and ahi shoyu ginger. They also have a great craft beer selection. I have lived in Colorado for a while and was impressed with the beers they had in stock!

Tamura’s is located on the corner of Waialae and 10^th ave. They have a decent amount of parking in the front, and meter parking available on the street.
I could spend a couple hours in this store just looking at the variety of wine, whiskeys and scotch available. I love love love love this place!
Aside from the amazing liquor selection, they also have poke in the back! It sounds a little odd to have poke available in a liquor store, but talk about your one stop shop on your way to a party! :) and the poke is actually good too! You definitely need to try it if you haven’t already.

Tamura’s is a fine establishment and a one stop shop for all your party needs. From world class liquors, fine wines to specialty craft beers to non-​alcoholic beverages and a plethora of food items, including an amazing poke bar, Tamura’s is THE place to go if you’re planning a party. They also carry my favorite smoked ahi spread, non-​alcoholic ginger beer and ginger soother drinks.
My absolute favorite though is their poke. The freshness and the selection alone will make you wanna do the dougie. Different preparation styles of ahi poke, hamachi poke, king crab poke, scallop poke, pipi kaula poke. you name it and you can order poke bowls too. Yesss!!!

This place has a big selection of wine, craft beer, and liquor. Stopped here before a tailgate and they had everything i needed.
I did not get the chance to stop at the deli yet but they had a line waiting for food so i wouldnt doubt its as delicious as everyone says.

I got a pro-​tip from a local that in the back of Tamura’s Fine Wine & Liquors one can find delicious poke. Boy were they right!
Since that recommendation i have been able to go to all of the Tamura’s locations. I would say that at this point, this is my favorite poke place on the island for a delicious, high quality, super flavorful TAKE OUT meal.
This is not the place for ambiance or great seating. This is the place to get good fish at a good price.
So delicious!

After a lot of hype of Unilocal reviews, I decided to make a special trip to pop in. Ordered the yellowtail poke and Tamura’s Special Ahi poke. Maybe it was an off day, but freshness was not all there.
Overall, I liked the layout of the store, just not a 5 star rating.
Service was friendly.

They have the best Poke bowls! I opted for the fresh ahi poke and it melted in my mouth. My boyfriend had their sweet and spicy pipikaula which was delicious as well. We always get the local taro chips to eat alongside the poke and are never disappointed. They have a great beer, wine and liquor selection to top it all off.

Tamura’s Special Ahi poke is as good as it gets. Always fresh and execellent quality ahi. The perfect combination of savory and a touch of sweetness. Onions and sesame add flavor.
Around $ 17/​lb.
Excellent selection of booze. Cold IPAs in the refrigerator case. Wine on the shelves.
Workers usually willing to help find something if you need help.
Parking lot flow can be a pain. Read the NO LEFT TURN signs.

Good food, excellent wine, beer and liquor choices– really can’t be beat. Whenever shopping for wine for our household or gifts I can guarantee that I will find exactly what I’m looking for at Tamuras. Two reasons… one, consistent customer service and two, excellent selection. I normally buy the norm for our house whether it’s hards or wine… and I have more fun shopping for the wine due to the array. Wine as gifts? Perfect, there are folks there who can help you find the perfect gift. Tell them how much you want to spend and if you have an idea of what type of wine the person likes, that helps! 100% of the time that I buy wine there as gifts, folks always ask where I got it from. Hint hint… Great wine selections for moms!!! :)

Great selection of wine and spirits. Bought poke, highly recommend the sesame tako. Service was a bit lack luster but effective enough.

Some of the best poke I’ve ever had and their beer/​booze selection is probably the best I’ve seen in Hawaii. In particular get their crayfish and king crab stuff. It is crabtastic.
Also neat: the t-​shirts are only $ 6 so might as well get one yeah?

Our first time trying poke was a great one! Our hotel told us to come here for poke and so glad we did. I got the wasabi poke and JP got their ahi Tamura special. Both were great, next time we will do half and half and split it. We also browsed their wine selection to compare prices and they were the same price! It surprised us and if we ever need wine we will for sure come here as they have a large, and great selection.

What can I say… if you’re not a wine connoisseur like me, what better place to go than to Tamura’s Fine Wine & Liquors.
Last year when I had gotten together with my friends — Sharon H. & Linda C. for some Indian Food, my buddy Linda C, brought a nice bottle of wine that was called — «Lamarca Prosecco» which is a sparkling wine.
I’m not much of a wine drinker, as I mostly do beer (Heineken), but when I do get my hands on a good wine… I have no trouble downing the bottle.
Well, after having a splendid dinner my friends… I ended up downing the whole bottle of wine with my friend Linda C., and I must say it was a very smooth & easy wine to drink.
Gonna meet up with my friends again real soon, so I thought I mine as well pick up another bottle to enjoy!
I’m glad I walked into Tamura’s today, because I didn’t know where I could find this wine.
As I was looking around in the store, a nice clerk asked me if I needed some help. I showed him a picture of the wine (I had it on my phone), & he led me the place to pick up the wine. To top off the excellent service, he also gave me a few special wine bags for the wine.
What a cool store… they sell all types of liquors here… if you’re not into wine, they sell all kinds of beer, hard liquor, & pupu’s too.
There is ample free parking in the private parking lot. Check em’ out gang, no can go wrong!

I recently went to Tamura’s Fine Wine & Liquors because I was told that they have king crab poke. I was definitely intrigued. Sure enough, they have a huge, I mean really huge selection of wines and beers and also a high-​end poke section. They had three different types of king crab poke.
I had my friend sample all three and she preferred the garlic tobiko cold king crab poke. In addition to that I also bought fresh ahi poke, salmon belly poke and hamachi poke. I looked through their selections of sparkling wine and of course they have a much greater selection than Costco but the prices also for just a few dollars higher per bottle. Not bad at all.
This is definitely a high and shop and lives up to its reputation. Strongly recommended for a great variety of poke and wine. Their limited parking can be troublesome at times.

I came on Sunday night around 5pm and thought I’d get a poke bowl. It’s the first time I’ve been here but heard great things about their poke. For some reason, they only do bowls Monday-​Friday so I was out of luck. However, I did get the fresh spicy ahi poke which was about $ 16 a pound. I also got the black bean clams and garlic clams which were $ 6 a pound. The fresh spicy ahi was off the chain. The spice was just right and you could tell the fish was really fresh. It was just smooth and firm. The clams were good too but I preferred the garlic to black beans. Something about cold black bean sauce that just doesn’t sit right with me. I ate the poke with a lau lau that I got from a friend with no rice. Oh well!

While most of my life is spent budgeting, I love to buy a nicer wine or beer whenever possible and finding Tamuras when we moved to Palolo a few years ago was a godsend!
They have an extensive wine selection including some nicer choices at a budget price but also ranging to big $$$ options. I can always find a nice bottle to gift or for date night with the man.
The beer selection is dynamite. I also happen to like to collect the Rogue bottles and Tamuras has the best selections. They get a lot of the special seasonal choices & the price is so reasonable for the quality.
They have a delicious poke counter and I always hit up the cold aisle to grab cheese, meats & local tomatoes. There’s also pastas, dips and a bunch of pre chilled wine/​sake choices. Love it! If you walk around & pick sale crackers and cheese I usually find I can have a bistro type meal under $ 20, wine included.
The staff is friendly & while I did have an encounter with one who had no idea what I was talking about when looking for a wine, overall the staff is knowledgeable and can direct you to some nice options.
I go at least once a week. Enough said!