FOOD: 3 SERVICE: 1 AMBIANCE: 3 VALUE: 2 If you don't speak Japanese, do not come here. They definitely discriminate against you. There were 3 tables of people who came after us, ordered the same dishes and they all got their food before us! In one case a table of 6 came in after us and they got all their food 20 minutes before us. The final straw was this single Japanese guy came in 20 minutes after we sat down, and got his food the same time we got our food! We were the only non-Japanese speaking customers in the whole restaurant. read more

Shingen - Interior - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Great Food Nice Service with affordable price :) Recommend to try soba if you haven't read more

Shingen - Seiro Soba - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The weather here in Hawaii is exactly as I remembered it; warm and humid! So my wife decided to treat us to a cold and refreshing meal here at Shingen. First off Shingen is one of many asian restaurants located at Stix Asia, an Asian food hall in Waikiki. There is a parking lot, and if you spend $35+, you can get 2 hours of parking validation. We arrived shortly after everything opened up at 11am so we were one of the first parties seated. It's a cozy dining space sandwiched between two other eateries. After looking at their menu, we both decided to order from their Special Combo portion of their Lunch Menu. My wife ordered Cold Ube Udon with an Ahi Poke Bowl. I ordered the same thing with a Tempura Bowl. We didn't wait long until our food arrived beautifully presented! The noodles were cold, refreshing and had the right amount of chewiness to them. The broth was light, but still very flavorful. The tempura was crispy and the sauce was slightly sweet. Having green onions and wasabi added a bit of texture and kick to every bite. Towards the end of our meal, our waitress brought over a wooden kettle with hot water and mentioned to us that by pouring the hot water into the broth, it would make a nice tea. This was such a perfect way to end the meal as the broth still had flavor with the added hot water. And to top things off, they have a 5% Kama'aina discount! Having recently moved back to Hawaii, it's always exciting to try and see new restaurants. Especially with this hot weather, having a delicious and refreshing meal is a no brainer. My wife and I didn't know what to expect with Shingen, but I can say it left a positive impression on us. We were very pleased and happily satisfied with our lunch and would definitely come back again! read more

Shingen - Lunch Combination: Cold Ube Udon with a Tempura Bowl - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Service was quick! Nice and clean area. I had the lunch special, zaru soba and tendon. Very satisfying and delicious. I actually never had red bell pepper tempura and it was yummy. We also had the grilled chashu...it was good. He had the curry nanban with soba noodles. It hit the spot. Sorry, the pictures were taken midway. read more

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We came for appetizers and tried 4 skewers. The wagyu skewer was so tender and easy to chew. You could cut the chicken off the skewer with a chopstick. It was excellent. We also ordered beers and the waiter said he just opened a new keg. The beer was so crisp. The ambiance is so fun. We will be back. read more

Shingen - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The servers here were all super friendly and the food came out pretty fast. It is located inside the stix Asian food court. Potato croquette- 5/5: This was super crispy and delicious Red spicy- 5/5: This dish hits the spot if you're craving something spicy and savory. You dip the soba noodles into the soup Natto mix-1/5: It was my first time trying natto and I definitely think it is more of an acquired taste as the natto is very slimy and has no taste in my opinion. If you do like natto then this might be a good option for you read more

Shingen - Natto mix, Red spicy - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Get their cold soba on a hot day. Simple meal and their noodles are made by different type of ingredients of your choice: original buckwheat, ube or moringa leaves. And also you can choose of between poke or tempura with rice. I recommend you come here for lunch read more

Shingen - Cold moringa soba with tempura - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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We returned to Stix Asia for another draw: cold soba from Shingen. We ordered both the original cold soba and the moringa cold soba in combo sets that came with some other side dishes. The soba is the best thing to get here, cold and toothsome. Some of the accompanying dishes are a bit of an overthought, such as the cold tofu salad, tempura and the slightly tough braised beef with daikon. read more

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This Japanese noodle spot is located in the STIX food court in Waikiki. We came here without much expectations but was definitely pleasantly surprised. The duck soup dipping noodles was lovely. Soup had a nice duck fragrance and was rich without being overly fatty. The cold chasu noodles was also very refreshing. The service here was great. read more

Shingen - Duck noodle and pork cold noodles - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This place was really good. It reminded me of my trip to Japan. I got there noodle special with ube udon and tempura. The udon noodles didn't have ube flavor but the texture is definitely different than soba. It was chewy and soft and still very tasty. My fiancé got the morning soba noodles with had distinct taste but it's good. It's more of a healthier noodle. Overall everything was delicious and I come back here again. read more

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It was super hot outside and I had a hugeeee craving for cold noodles. There's lots of restaurants in the food court but the soba noodle place caught my eye since I haven't had it in so long. I ordered the combo that came with a tempura rice bowl. The prices are higher than I expected but I thought the food was pretty good. My boyfriend got the galbi with bbq sauce. The flavor was good, but it wasn't super tender. Service was quick and efficient. read more

Shingen - Soba noodles, tempura, and galbi (bbq) - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

FYI this place adds a 4% kitchen fee without advertisement. Tip accordingly. Thought this place was really good but was disappointed to find out from my receipt and other reviewers that they charge a 4% kitchen fee (BEFORE tax, so you pay TAX on the kitchen fee) on top of a very expensive meal. They don't give you a receipt at your table, they shove an electronic tablet at you that shows the total and asks you to tip on a number where you see no breakdown of the price. It's a very rushed experience, so you have exactly 3 seconds to decide your tip before they quickly wisk it away. I was wondering why this meal was almost 80 dollars (I get that Waikiki is expensive) but I never had the opportunity to see this so I paid like a 24% tip without my knowledge. Meal was fine, but ultimately not worth the price or the feeling of being manipulated into paying this much unknowingly. Would have been fine if they at least told me the situation. -- PS it's not posted anywhere I saw in the restaurant (you can verify this with the photos on Yelp). Also not anywhere on the menu. read more

One of the best noodle places we tried was at Shingen for their ube udon. The noodles were perfectly chewy and so delicious paired with a cold dipping sauce. There are three noodles to choose from: soba noodles, moringa soba noodles, ube udon noodles. I decided on the ube noodles with cold dipping sauce and mini tempura bowl combo. It was perfect for me. Noodles were perfectly cooked. The cold noodles were perfect for a hot day. My husband got the soba noodles with duck and negi dipping broth. There were pieces of duck in the soup. And it was very flavorful Both dishes were delicious. They even give you dashi at the end to pour into the dipping sauce to make yourself soup. read more

Shingen - Ube Udon Cold Noodle tempura Set - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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First time discovering STIX Hawaii and I was thrilled to see an Asian-themed food court. My partner LOVES soba, and the last time we were in Oahu he wasn't able to make it to I-NABA so wanted to fulfill his wish of trying a soba spot on the island. We eat early so we came in around 5-5:30 and the place was empty. However, this gave us an opportunity to pick the brain of a local -- Nicholas. He gave us a bunch of Asian food recs on the island and proudly touted that Shingen is the best soba LOL! As they specialize in it. I had never been a soba fan until now. I got a beef soba soup, my partner got the red spicy, and we shared an agedashi tofu. Everything was yum but of course expensive for what it is, being in Oahu. They even gave us a cup each of the water the soba was boiled in to cleanse the palate.. thank you Nicholas! read more

Great specialty soba shop! They use buckwheat flour from Hokkaido. I tried their moringa soba paired with a small beef bowl as part of their lunch combo set. The noodles had a nice chewy texture and the dipping sauce was light. I'll be back! read more

Shingen - Lunch menu as of Sept. 2024 - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Small place but pretty decent food in the area...we were craving for some cold soba and decided to try this place out. The prices are not too bad considering everything is so expensive here. We ordered two regular noodles and one ube noodles but ube doesn't taste like ube at all but food texture and love the dipping sauces...tempuras were light and crispy not oily. Also ordered a side of sausages too and it's pretty good... read more

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When you crave soba... There's no place like Shingen...there's no place like Shingen! Relocated from Old Stadium Square in Moiliili area you can find them in the heart of Waikiki Shopping Plaza lower level..."Stix Asia". They are known to kick up the flavor of their soba which is imported from Hokkaido by adding Moringa giving it a lovely green shade and sneaking this superfood is a great addition to the healthy benefits of soba. Took mom here and wanted to give her a bit of cheer as it's been too long since our last visit, we did arrive early which made it a perfect opportunity to grab a choice of seat as this cozy restaurant filled up fast, Mom likes to graze on various dishes while I usually get the "Special Combo" but decided to try a new dish from their Shingen Summer Special Menu..."Genovese Style Seiro" a CiaoSoba twist...as this cool soba dish is topped with a peso sauce versus the standard tsuyu dipping sauce garnished with tomato wedges, basil, nori and julienne chili almost a salad type of dish was truly refreshing and loved how they made it work. Mom the grazer as everything sounds like a dream got the "Plain Soba" along with "Deep Fried Oyster" and "Stewed Beef Daikon" and it was the stewed beef daikon that was her favorite though the translation of it doesn't quite describe the dish...beef was tendon and the broth it's simmered in along with chunks of daikon was the comfort dish that brought her down do a child. She savored each bite and loved it thoroughly along with the perfectly cooked soba, and at almost the end of our meal is when they bring the "Sobayu" which is the hot water the noodles was boiled in. What you do is add some sobayu to the dipping sauce and you drink it like a after dinner tea. As I didn't have dipping sauce I poured mine into the basil sauce and finished it...so yummy! Lots of traditional was of preparation that aren't familiar with the tradition is done here which is a great comfort to the tourists that are craving that far away from home is found here and is greatly appreciated. Thank you! read more

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This is my go to soba place whenever I'm in Waikiki for vacation. Shingen used to have its own storefront before the pandemic but they have moved to this new location now, in the Stix Asia food hall on the bottom floor of the Waikiki shopping plaza. It's easy to spot and the place is much smaller now compared to its original location but it still gives off the quaint traditional Japanese soba restaurant feel. Service was quick, once we sat down, the waitress took our order and the food arrived shortly. The prices have gone up since my last visit before the pandemic. It's consider pricey given that it's located inside a food hall but they have a very good dinner special that can't be missed. $20.95 for their handmade soba along with a rice dish. I opted for the cold buckwheat soba along with the tem-don. You can also get the hot version and there's multiple rice dishes for you to pick from. The portions are very generous and the food was just as I remembered each time I visit. Too bad my trip this time was limited to 2 full days. I will be back next year! The place gets packed quickly during dinner time and we saw all the tables were filled with people while we were there so if you are ever craving for handmade soba, this is the place to go. Oh yeah, minus 1 star because of the 3% kitchen service charge on the check which was not given a heads up on the menu. This is on top of an expected tip. I found it weird for a small place inside a food hall to make that mandatory. read more

Shingen - Cold soba with tem-don (dinner special) - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Iliana is so sweet and gave amazing service! I was served the freshest tamago I've ever had at a restaurant! The ube udon with the beef kake broth was amazeballs too read more

Authentic Japanese food! My daughter and i love the curry and natto soba! The curry was very creamy and the natto mixed well. Even my husband, who normally dislikes soba, liked the food! read more

Shingen - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Shingen is located at the Stix Food Hall amongst various other Asian-themed restaurants. It's a very cute little shop with Japanese decor. The service was slow and they didn't seem to attend to take out orders equally to dine in. The food is made to order fresh and was delicious. They served a variety of styles of soba from traditional to ube or moringa flavored. Price is comparable to the surrounding restaurants (Waikiki is expensive). read more

Shingen - Menu - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Our first time trying soba. The waitress was very nice and quick. The food also came out very quick. It's pretty quiet even though it's in a food hall. Soba is refreshing with the cold broth and not too much that you don't feel stuffed, but you feel perfectly satisfied. I loved my curry bowl and the tempuras were good as well. read more

Shingen - Soba with tempura bowl - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I came here to celebrate a friends birthday. I decided to order the ube soba noodles + poke bowl combo. The noodles were very chewy and yummy. I think the combo was a good deal. The tray that the noodles were served on though, made me question how sanitary it really was. It had a yarn like material that was threaded on the tray. How well can they wash it? When we were finished, it also took the server a long time to give us the bill. Overall, it's a nice and small restaurant. read more

Shingen - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Awesome food and service. The staff was very helpful and attentive. The order came out in a very timely manner. Food quality and value was excellent. read more

Amazing soba -- some of the best I've had. You can tell the noodles are made with care, great texture and flavor. The dipping broth was spot on and the portions were satisfying. Clean, welcoming spot with solid service. If you're in Honolulu and appreciate good soba, Shingen is worth the visit. Already looking forward to going back. read more

This is located in Stix Asia on the bottom floor of Waikiki Shopping Plaza. We mostly see udon restaurants not soba so I was curious to try. It's a restaurant style sit down place, but got it to-go because we wanted to sit at the community area with our food ordered from other restaurant. I got the Croquette Kake seaweed soba and hubby ordered the sweet stew beef on rice. Our friend got the ube soba. Croquette Kake soba - the soba and food is neatly packed separate from the broth. I love how the broth is nice and hot. The ube soba was definitely a good item to try. It came with a dipping broth and the color is so beautiful. Hubby is not into soba but was glad his rice bowl is tasty. Overall we had a nice dinner but wish Stix Asia has more community shared tables so we can order more food from different places. read more

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Shingen's cold soba noodles are the perfect answer to the heated sunshine of Hawaii. I got the lunch combo that also includes a choice of rice dish (I chose curry rice) and also ordered additional thin sliced beef on the side. The soba noodles have a satisfying texture, striking between slightly firm and slightly chewy. The standard dipping sauce is refreshing and the goma dare dipping sauce has a sweet and sesame flavor and sticks to the noodles well to make a more flavorful bite. The curry rice is really good too, like it warms the soul with its rich flavor and soft rice. The thin slice beef was a welcome addition to both the noodles and the curry rice. Service is very caring and I felt very welcome here both times I went. read more

Food was great and service was also great. The beer was amazing. Our sever was always around and he always made sure we had anything that we needed. read more

Everything about this tiny little spot is amazing! I eat here regularly and the food is always delicious and cooked perfectly they have fresh soba noodles both hot and cold and tons of different options for tempura, skewers and other hot soba dishes as well as cold. The service is impeccable everyone is so sweet especially Iliana! I recommend everyone eats here for an authentic Japanese soba experience! read more

This place is located in Stix Asia - in the basement of Waikiki Shopping Center. Parking is easy since you can park in the shopping center and then get validation with $35 purchase, which you'll definitely reach if buying meals for 2 people. There was only one party when we arrived so I was a bit skeptical but wanted to give it a try... and glad we did! We were with a larger group so we decided to order take out from the different shops and then meet up at the bar in the middle which had happy hour specials going on! We ordered the lunch special and selected the cold soba + tempura bowl 00 everything was nicely packaged for take out! The soba was delicious and perfectly cooked. I was also pleasantly surprised with the tempura bowl as the sauce was so tasty and loved how they had onion tempura! Don't forget to show ID for Kama'aina Discount :) read more

literally the best!!! such friendly and fast service. the chef rocks!! my mom and i got the soba... we never get good soba where we live so this was such a treat. would 100% recommend this spot out of any places in this food hall!! read more

Shingen - soba!! - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Great deal. High quality soba if you want authentic soba. The tempura was only so so but you go to this place for the great soba read more

Shingen - Soba tempura combo. - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Very good, clean & tasty Japanese food. Authentic and delicious. The service was very good

I had the cold ube soba with beef Togo. It was prepared nicely and packaged well. Taste 4 of 5 it was okay. Freshness 5 of 5. I would come back here again. read more

First time trying Shingen which is located in Stix Food Hall. They offer validated parking with purchase of $35 or more which is great for locals who want to venture into waikiki. We made a reservation but it was also pretty empty so we got seated easily. A lot of us were excited to try the moringa noodles but unfortunately they sold out for the day. They make their noodles in house and they also have ube "udon" which is a mix of soba and udon textures due to the starch in the ube. Since they were out of moringa, I decided to try the ube duck dipping soba which comes with a hot dipping broth with duck meat. For a "craft" soba spot, I was surprised at how good the noodles were. It was definitely very bouncy and chewy. Something different than your average soba noodle! There menu is big and they have something for everyone which is nice. I will say the broth was a bit salty so it's hard to drink at the end but overall a really good meal worth trying! The duck in my dish was tender and it came with a few pieces - not super plentiful but not on the skimpy side either. They also have soba meal sets where you can get a rice bowl on the side and lots of other toppings and sides to choose from. read more

Simple but tasty. That's what I love about Japanese food. I like this new location because it's more casual and you can have a quick meal in busy Waikiki. I always get the beef tongue since you can find it prepared this way in most restaurants. read more

Shingen - Soba set with tempura bowl - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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We were trying to pick what to eat at the food court and the kids wanted cold soba so here we are. The service is superb and we ordered lunch special combo which was very refreshing and delicious. Very good value for the quality and amount of food, will be back again. read more

Good to see this place reopened back in their roots of Waikiki - Stix Asia. This was our favorite soba place back when it was located on the backside of Beachwalk. We also did take out from them also during the pandemic but eating it fresh in the restaurant is the best experience. We both got the Dinner Special. I got the Hot Udon (ube) with Tem Don and my wife got cold soba with Tem Don. My Ube udon didnt have an over bearing ube taste, it was just subtle enough to tell what it was. My wife's soba had a nice chewy texture. We really enjoyed the food and will surely be back. We were not sure where the parking is for Stix Asia so we just parked at Royal Hawaiian. You can get 3-hour parking with $10 purchase which we picked up our dessert from Kulukulu. read more

Shingen - Dinner special hot udon with tem-don - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Food was amazing, and came out quickly. Staff was very friendly and helpful, definitely coming here again. Cannot stress how good the food was and I appreciate how clean the restaurant was as well, they have a very nice atmosphere. read more

Natto (fermented soybean) soba bowl, courtesy of Shingen, is probably the healthiest thing that I can eat in Waikiki!! Additionally topped with grated mountain yam, shiso leaf, nori, local cucumber, okra, green onions, and an "onsen" soft boiled egg plus their mild soba tsuyu makes this a natural, delightful and refreshing choice that doesn't slow you down and downright good for you!! It's also available with Moringa soba noodles which is like doubling down on essential nutrients as every bit counts if your body is ravaged from all the vices in life........a great, healthy detox lunch but only found here at Shingen!! read more

Shingen - Natto Soba Bowl - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii