Bakudanya Honten is a ramen budget eat in Shintenchi, Hiroshima.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Heat runs on a numbered scale, and asking for a lower number costs nothing and keeps the sauce readable.
Address: 2-12 Shintenchi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
