Restaurant marketing in Honolulu.
We run nateeatshawaii.com — the food guide 25,000 visits a month goes through to decide where to eat on Oahu. We also run marketing for a handful of restaurants here.
That combination is the point. Your content goes out on your channels and in front of an audience already looking for somewhere to eat tonight.
25,000 visits a month · 5,400 of them from Japan
What restaurants actually need
Photos that make people hungry
Most restaurant marketing fails at the first step. If the food doesn't look good in the photo, nothing else matters.
Consistent posting
Not viral. Consistent. Twelve posts a month, every month, so you stay in front of people between visits.
A Google Business Profile that's actually filled in
Hours right, menu uploaded, photos current, reviews answered. Most restaurants leave this half-done and lose customers who never see the listing.
A way to reach Japanese visitors
If you're in Waikiki, a meaningful share of your potential customers are searching in Japanese and finding nothing. 5,400 visits a month to our site come from Japan.
Businesses we work with
Restaurants, bars, and food brands across Oahu.
How it works
You send photos, we do everything else.
- 12 posts a month — written, scheduled, published
- Content calendar around holidays, promos, specials
- 1 Reel a month from your footage
- Instagram only
- Monthly report
We come to you once a month and shoot.
- Professional photos plus 2–3 short-form videos
- 12 posts a month — written, scheduled, published
- Sponsored placement and a listing page on NateEatsHawaii.com
- Monthly report
- You keep the rights to every photo
Add what you need
- Facebook and TikTok+$200/mo
- Email newsletter+$300/mo
- Japanese translation+$250/mo
- Meta ads management+$750/mo plus spend
- Google Business Profile+$150/mo
- Review replies+$200/mo
Most restaurants land between $1,700 and $2,250/mo.
Plus Hawaii GET (4.712%). Three-month onboarding, then month to month.
Not ready for monthly?
Get featured on NateEatsHawaii.com from $350. An article and listing page on the guide, shared to @nateeatshawaii.
Questions, answered straight.
How much does restaurant marketing cost in Honolulu?
$1,000/month if you supply photos, $1,500/month if we shoot for you. One-time features on the guide start at $350.
How much of my time does it take?
Almost none. One three-to-four hour shoot a month on the Full System. Otherwise you send photos and we handle the rest.
Do you edit the food to look fake?
Never. The food stays exactly as it's served. We fix lighting and background, nothing else.
Can you help with Japanese customers?
Yes, and nobody else in Honolulu can. Our site publishes in Japanese and gets 5,400 visits a month from Japan.
What neighborhoods do you cover?
All of Oahu. Most clients are in Waikiki, Kaka'ako, Chinatown, and Kapahulu.
Do I keep my photos?
Yes, all of them, forever.
Let's fill your tables.
Free 15-minute call. Tell us what your restaurant needs and we'll tell you what actually moves the needle first.
Book a free call or call (808) 830-7998