Eat well in Hiroshima for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.

Cheap eats worth seeking out

Bakudanya Honten ★ 4.5

Ramen¥shintenchiDaily 11:30-15:00, 18:00-22:00; closed Wednesday

Bakudanya sells Hiroshima tsukemen for under 1,000 yen in Shintenchi: cold noodles with cabbage, cucumber and a chilli dipping sauce you grade yourself.

Try: Hiroshima tsukemen

Tip: Heat runs on a numbered scale, and asking for a lower number costs nothing and keeps the sauce readable.

2-12 Shintenchi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima

Chukasoba Youki Eba Honten ★ 4.5

Ramen¥ebaDaily 11:30-13:30, 18:00-23:00; closed on the 1st, 12th, 13th and 26th of each month

Chukasoba Youki in Eba has sold one bowl of Hiroshima chuka soba since 1958, and it remains among the cheapest good lunches anywhere in the city.

Try: Chuka soba

Tip: There is nothing else on the menu, so the queue moves quickly even when it runs out of the door.

3-4-1 Ebaminami, Naka-ku, Hiroshima

Musashibo ★ 4.4

Ramen¥otemachiMon and Wed-Sun 11:00-15:00, 18:00-22:00; Fri-Sat dinner to 00:00; closed Tuesday

Musashibo sells Hiroshima's broth-free tantanmen from a ticket machine in Fujimi-cho, with every heat level priced exactly the same as the rest.

Try: Shirunashi tantanmen

Tip: Buy the ticket before you sit down, and stir the bowl hard before the first mouthful or the chilli oil stays at the bottom.

5-12 Fujimi-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima

Lopez ★ 4.6

Okonomiyaki¥¥nishi-kuMon-Fri 16:30-23:00, last order 22:30; closed Saturday and Sunday

Lopez charges 730 yen for a griddle cake of vegetables, pork and egg in Hiroshima, or 880 yen with soba added, and the jalapenos cost nothing extra.

Try: Jalapeno okonomiyaki

Tip: Central and South American plates share the board with the okonomiyaki, and the whole menu stays under 1,000 yen.

1-7-13 Kusunoki-cho, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima

Nagataya ★ 4.4

Okonomiyaki¥¥otemachiDaily 11:00-20:00; closed Tuesday and the 2nd and 4th Wednesday

Nagataya keeps its lunch okonomiyaki near the A-Bomb Dome at around 1,000 yen, which is fair going for a counter standing this close to the Peace Park.

Try: Hiroshima okonomiyaki

Tip: Lunch runs cheaper than dinner here, and the kitchen closes for the day at 20:00 rather than running late.

1-7-19 Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima

Rai Rai Tei ★ 3.9

Ramen¥minami-kuTue-Sat 11:00-15:30, 17:00-20:00; Sun and holidays 11:00-19:00; closed Monday

Rai Rai Tei is a plain Minami-ku noodle shop in Hiroshima where a full bowl of chuka soba still lands comfortably under 1,000 yen at either service.

Try: Chuka soba

Tip: Lunch service stops at 15:30 from Tuesday to Saturday and the shop is closed on Mondays, so plan around the break.

3-3 Nishi-Midori-machi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima

Tsubame Ramen ★ 4.0

Ramen¥nishi-kuDaily 11:30-22:00; closed Sunday

Tsubame Ramen feeds western Hiroshima a cheap soy-and-pork chuka soba from a small Higashi-Kanon room a few minutes from the Tenmacho tram stop.

Try: Chuka soba

Tip: The shop runs straight through from 11:30 to 22:00 every day except Sunday, when the shutters stay down.

3-2 Higashikanon-machi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima

Reichan ★ 4.2

Okonomiyaki¥¥ekimaeDaily 11:00-22:00, last order 21:30

Reichan starts its Hiroshima soba okonomiyaki at 790 yen inside ekie, which is fair going for a counter built into the Hiroshima Station complex itself.

Try: Soba okonomiyaki

Tip: Squid and prawn toppings push the bill up quickly; the plain soba version is the budget order here.

1-2 Matsubara-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima
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