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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. Updated August 2026.
Shige's Saimin Stand · Wahiawā
Frolic readers' #1. The Wahiawā strip-mall stand with housemade noodles, pale and slightly eggy, and a clean broth that edited out everything but what matters.
Palace Saimin · Kalihi
Frolic readers' #2 (25.1%) and the magazine's editorial #1. a 75-year Kalihi counter with hand-wrapped wonton and the most balanced broth on the island.
Shiro's Saimin Haven · Waimalu
Frolic readers' #3 (17.1%). Nearly 60 saimin variations since 1969, from the shrimp-and-pork-adobo bowl to the 10-garnish Dodonpa.
Tanaka Saimin · Iwilei
Frolic readers' #4 (7.3%). The newest of the top five, run by descendants of the shuttered Dillingham/Boulevard saimin lineage.
Sekiya's Restaurant & Delicatessen · Kaimukī
Frolic readers' #5 (6%) and the magazine's editorial #3. a 1935 Kaimukī family stalwart with the thickest, firmest noodles and a shrimp-forward broth.