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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Honolulu Magazine. Updated June 2026.
Mei Sum | Chinese Dim Sum · Chinatown
Readers' top dim sum pick — char siu bao, chicken feet, egg custard till 9pm.
Jade Dynasty Seafood Restaurant · Ala Moana
The largest, most ornate room — ~50 dim sum offerings incl. Snow Mountain buns.
Legend Seafood Restaurant | Dim Sum • Cantonese · Chinatown
A respected Cantonese room with an extensive fresh dim sum menu.