If you think that Hawaiian food starts and ends with pineapple on a pizza, then you need to take a good long hard look at this list. Because there'll be a test.
As far as a cuisine goes it's kind of creole meets Polynesian meets BBQ with a bit of asian thrown in. But it's good. Daymn good.
So put your mac on, trudge through the wet streets of London and find a little bit of sunshine at our pick of the capital's best Hawaiian joints.
You can build your own bowl of poke thanks to these street food traders at Kerb market. Start with a base of rice, noodles or seaweed salad and add raw fish or tofu, exotic condiments like coconut dressing and wasabi aoili, and all manner of nuts, veggies and pickles.
Although they call themselves a tiki bar you won't find any cheesy Hawaiian shirts or grass skirts here. Instead there's an excellent cocktail selection with strong spirits (they even call their mezcal 'illegal') and some perfect booze-soaking food like steamed dumplings and 24-hour marinated chicken wings.
This late opening bar and restaurant has been going strong for over a decade. The theme of course is tiki, there are bar bites always available as well as ocasional foodie pop-ups like a collaboration with Creole Kitchen. They're in Bayswater, and are the only venue to open till the early hours in the area.
There are tropical cocktails aplenty here with a happy hour and party tunes - you get the idea. Food is suitably Polynesian-inspired, with coconut-flavoured curries, mussels in creamy sauce and Asian classics. It's very popular and gets packed early, so advance booking is recommended.