Sijie Special Noodle Opens in Kakaʻako With $12.99 Soup Dumplings, Pan-Fried Buns and Late-Night Hours

Kakaʻako just got a new soup dumpling spot, and it stays open until midnight. Sijie Special Noodle (written 四姐 Special Noodle on its signs and website) has soft opened on Kamakeʻe Street, near Whole Foods Market, Aloha State Daily reported on Nov. 9.

The restaurant is known for premium handmade noodles and made-to-order dumplings and has other locations on the Mainland in cities including Las Vegas, San Jose and Austin, according to Aloha State Daily. Its Honolulu website says the dumplings and pork soup pan-fried buns are made to order rather than prepared ahead.

Where it is

Sijie Special Noodle is at 401 Kamakeʻe St., No. 102, in the former space of Phuket Thai and Better Bites Thai and More, per Aloha State Daily. There’s indoor and outdoor seating, and the restaurant told the outlet it can seat 100 people, which makes it a good bet for groups.

The soup dumplings

The signature is the pork soup dumpling, the restaurant’s xiao long bao, at $12.99. Other fillings, as listed by Aloha State Daily:

• Veggie: $13.99
• Spicy pork: $13.99
• Premium beef brisket: $15.99
• Shrimp: $17.99
• Pork and crab roe: $20.99

An order usually comes with six dumplings. There are also boiled and steamed dumplings ($12.99 each) and mini pan-fried pork buns ($12.99), which Aloha State Daily says are especially popular because of their size.

Beyond dumplings

The menu is big. It runs from appetizers and Sichuan specials to rice and chow mein, stir-fries, noodles and noodle soups, plus the stone-pot and clay-pot dishes the restaurant highlights on its website. Popular picks, per Aloha State Daily, include siu mai ($11.99), beef chow funn ($21.99), orange chicken ($22.99) and spicy beef noodle soup ($21.99). The wok chicken also comes in lemon and sesame versions.

If you’re celebrating, the chef specials are the showpieces: sweet and sour pork ($28.99), which Aloha State Daily says has a “social media-worthy presentation”; twin pepper deer antler mushroom ($26.99); and flaming wagyu beef cubes ($49.99). The Honolulu website also features snowflake potstickers, spicy fish fillet mixed noodles and Wanzhou grilled fish.

To drink, there’s hot tea ($4), plus matcha and hojicha lattes ($10 each). The Honolulu menu matches the chain’s other locations for now, the outlet reported.

Why go

A full sit-down menu until midnight, seven days a week, makes this an easy answer for late-night cravings in town. Bring a group and order family-style: a couple of baskets of soup dumplings, the pan-fried buns and one of the big chef specials to share. Kakaʻako parking can be tight, so give yourself a few extra minutes.

Know before you go

• Where: 401 Kamakeʻe St., No. 102, Honolulu (Kakaʻako)
• Hours: Daily, 11:30 a.m. to midnight (soft opening; hours per Aloha State Daily)
• Phone: (808) 200-4719, for menu questions and pickup orders, per the restaurant’s website
• Online: specialnoodle-honolulu.com and @specialnoodle.sijie on Instagram

For more new places to try, see our roundup of October’s new Oʻahu restaurants.

Sources

• Aloha State Daily, “Soup dumpling spot Sijie Special Noodle opens in Honolulu” by Kelli Shiroma Braiotta (Nov. 9, 2026): https://alohastatedaily.com/2026/11/09/soup-dumpling-spot-sijie-special-noodle-opens-in-honolulu/
• Special Noodle Honolulu, official website (address, phone, menu highlights; checked Nov. 10, 2026): https://specialnoodle-honolulu.com/
• Hoodline, “Sijie Special Noodle Brings $12.99 Soup Dumplings To Honolulu’s Kakaʻako” (Nov. 9, 2026; summarizes the Aloha State Daily report): https://hoodline.com/2026/11/sijie-special-noodle-brings-12-99-soup-dumplings-to-honolulu-s-kaka-ako/