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Is Duke's Barefoot Bar and Restaurant Still Open? Food Paradise Update

Food Paradise, Season 11 Honolulu, Hawaii

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Duke's Barefoot Bar and Restaurant is listed open on dukeswaikiki.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: A 2026-09-08 request to dukeswaikiki.com returned 2026-dated page text, posted daily and live-music hours, and a working online takeout link, but no second independent source was checked. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's "Destination Dining" episode (S11E12) featured the restaurant credited in the episode as Duke's Barefoot Bar and Restaurant, part of the show's tour of destination dining spots. The venue is Duke's Waikiki, an oceanfront restaurant at 2335 Kalakaua Avenue in Honolulu that includes an open-air Barefoot Bar, matching the descriptive name used in the episode. A check of the restaurant's own website, dukeswaikiki.com, on 2026-09-08 showed 2026-dated page text, posted hours (Sunday 7:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m., with live-music sets Monday through Sunday from 4:00-6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.), and a working online takeout link. No additional independent source beyond the restaurant's own website was located for this update.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 11

Episode 12
Air date not confirmed
Title: Destination Dining · What was featured: Duke's Waikiki's oceanfront dining and Barefoot Bar scene
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 11 Food Paradise

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Sources we checked 1 reference

  1. dukeswaikiki.com https://www.dukeswaikiki.com/
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Record fp-0832 · checked by Cal Marchetti.