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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 September 2026.
Shige's Saimin Stand · Wahiawā
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
A 75-year Kalihi counter with hand-wrapped wonton and the most balanced broth on the island.
Shiro's Saimin Haven · Waimalu
Franz Shiro Matsuo opened Shiro's Saimin Haven at 'Aiea Bowl in 1969 and moved it to Waimalu Shopping Center in 1971, set on turning saimin from a snack into a complete meal. The numbered menu runs to ethnic bowls such as the No. 24 Filipino Saimin with pork adobo and the No. 22 Korean Saimin with barbecue short ribs and kim chee, and his poems still line the walls.
Tanaka Saimin · Iwilei
Joan and Paul Watanabe opened Tanaka Saimin on Nimitz Highway in 2011 and named it for Joan's grandfather Kazuo Tanaka, who founded Boulevard Saimin, which her parents ran for 55 years. Many of Boulevard's employees and all of its recipes came over to the new room, so the order is the classic old-style saimin.
Sekiya's Restaurant & Delicatessen · Kaimukī
A 1935 Kaimukī family stalwart with the thickest, firmest noodles and a shrimp-forward broth.