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Is Nico's Pier 38 Still Open? Update (Honolulu, HI)

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As of September 2026, Nico's Pier 38 is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed June 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
nicospier38.com ·

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated June 2026 shows nearly 4,830 reviews and continued activity; the restaurant's own website, whose page metadata shows a 2025-12-24 modification date and which was checked live on 2026-09-08, lists current hours and an active online-ordering link, giving two independent current sources.

  • Season / episode Season 33, Episode 1
  • Original air date
  • Address 1129 North Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives revisited Nico's Pier 38 in the "Takeout: Worldwide Delivery" episode, which aired 2020-08-07. Honolulu Magazine reports that the furikake ahi Guy Fieri sampled on his original visit gave the Honolulu restaurant national exposure, and that chef Nico Chaize, a native of France, hand-selects fish such as opah at the Honolulu fish auction each morning. Dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com lists Nico's Pier 38 as a takeout-style seafood counter on Honolulu's Pier 38.

On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Triple D Goes Hawaiian' (aired 2010-04-05), the show featured Nico's Pier 38's fresh-fish plate lunches and poke, prepared using catch sourced from the adjacent Honolulu fish auction. The restaurant is a pierside seafood spot in Honolulu with an attached retail fish market, offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, and catering menus, plus a full bar and live-music schedule. According to a Yelp listing updated June 2026, the restaurant remains active at 1129 North Nimitz Highway, with nearly 4,830 reviews and recent photos posted. The restaurant's own website, nicospier38.com, carries a page-metadata modification date of 2025-12-24 and, when checked live on 2026-09-08, listed matching hours, an active online-ordering link, and current job postings.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 33, Episode 1
Original air date
Episode title
Takeout: Worldwide Delivery
What was featured
Furikake ahi and opah hand-selected by the chef at the fish auction
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Nico's Pier 38
Season / episode
Season 8, Episode 11
Original air date
Episode title
Triple D Goes Hawaiian
What was featured
fresh-fish plate lunches and poke from the pierside fish market
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Nico's Pier 38

Frequently asked questions

Is Nico's Pier 38 still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Nico's Pier 38 is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed June 2026.

What happened to Nico's Pier 38 after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives revisited Nico's Pier 38 in the "Takeout: Worldwide Delivery" episode, which aired 2020-08-07. As of September 2026, Nico's Pier 38 is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed June 2026.

Where is Nico's Pier 38 located?

1129 North Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Nico's Pier 38?

Season 33, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired August 7, 2020. The episode is titled “Takeout: Worldwide Delivery”.

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Visit info

Address
1129 North Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
nicospier38.com

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