City Consensus · Honolulu
Saimin in Honolulu
Community consensus
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Top Tier Editorial has a take on Saimin in Honolulu below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 5 Saimin on Oʻahu
Hawaiʻi's own noodle soup — Frolic Hawaiʻi's reader vote cross-referenced against the magazine's own editorial tasting.
- #1
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.”
- #2
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.”
- #3
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.”
- #4
Tanaka Saimin
Iwilei
“Frolic readers' #4 (7.3%) — the newest of the top five, run by descendants of the shuttered Dillingham/Boulevard saimin lineage.”
- #5
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.”