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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Honolulu Magazine and HAWAIʻI Magazine. Updated September 2026.
Mei Sum | Chinese Dim Sum · Chinatown
Mei Sum serves dim sum on Nuʻuanu Avenue, including har gow, siu mai, baked char siu bao, lotus-leaf mochi rice and egg custard tarts. The siu mai are juicy, the har gow are filled with shrimp, and the lotus-leaf rice is seasoned all the way through. Order several dishes to share, including baked bao and mochi rice.
Jade Dynasty Seafood Restaurant · Ala Moana
Jade Dynasty’s Ala Moana Center kitchen makes dim sum to order, with cooks folding siu mai and char siu bao beside rows of steamers, fryers and woks. The kitchen also prepares har gow, roast duck and mango pudding. Order a spread of dumplings and bao to see the range of a room that prepares its dim sum in-house.
Legend Seafood Restaurant | Dim Sum • Cantonese · Chinatown
Legend Seafood Restaurant sits on the first floor of Chinatown’s Cultural Plaza. Its Cantonese kitchen serves a broad dim sum menu by day as well as seafood at dinner. Weekend tables fill quickly around its fresh dim sum selection. Order a range of dumplings and buns to share.
Fook Lam Seafood Restaurant · Chinatown
A Chinese Cultural Plaza institution favored by dim sum regulars, still running cart service.