Honolulu, HI
For Ramen in Honolulu, the local food press points to Goma Tei Ramen Ala Moana, Wagaya, and Golden Pork Tonkotsu Ramen Bar. Picks from Honolulu Magazine (Frolic Hawaiʻi) and Honolulu Magazine (Hale ʻAina Awards), updated June 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Honolulu Magazine (Frolic Hawaiʻi) and Honolulu Magazine (Hale ʻAina Awards). Updated June 2026.
Goma Tei Ramen Ala Moana
Frolic readers' #2 and 2025 Hale ʻAina Silver for Best Ramen. The silky chashu and housemade noodles have kept Ala Moana Center's mall ramen on the canon list for two decades.
Wagaya · Mōʻiliʻili
Frolic readers' #3. a Mōʻiliʻili izakaya whose late-night Tokyo-style ramen holds its own against the specialists.
Golden Pork Tonkotsu Ramen Bar · McCully
Frolic readers' #5. The broth strains and reduces for 23 hours; the 2015 opening that proved Honolulu would wait for a proper tonkotsu.
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