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Beloved by downtown families for hand-made classics and all-day dim sum, with carts from late morning. Honored by Honolulu Magazine readers and revisited by its editors in 2025, who praised the har gow, siu mai, and lotus-wrapped sticky rice.
Traditional dim sum served in a bustling, no-frills Chinatown setting
1170 Nuuanu Ave #102, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA Get directions
$10–20
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