Lopez is an okonomiyaki budget eat in Nishi Ku, Hiroshima.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Private tour · 4 hours
Discover the soul of Hiroshima on a private food tour with a local guide. Learn about Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, visit the heart of the local food scene, and eat lik...
Guided tour · 1.5 hours
Cook authentic Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki at a beloved local restaurant. Step into a real teppanyaki kitchen, cook with the owner, and enjoy the okonomiyaki you made ...
Guided tour · 2 hours
Learn how to make Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki with a local chef. Choose from meat, seafood, vegetarian, and gluten-free options, and get hands-on with the chef’s guidance.
Address: 1-7-13 Kusunoki-cho, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima
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.
TryChuka soba
TipThe shop runs straight through from 11:30 to 22:00 every day except Sunday, when the shutters stay down.
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.
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TipLunch 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.
TryChuka soba
TipLunch 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.
TryChuka soba
TipThe shop runs straight through from 11:30 to 22:00 every day except Sunday, when the shutters stay down.
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.
TrySoba okonomiyaki
TipSquid and prawn toppings push the bill up quickly; the plain soba version is the budget order here.
Bakudanya sells Hiroshima tsukemen for under 1,000 yen in Shintenchi: cold noodles with cabbage, cucumber and a chilli dipping sauce you grade yourself.
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TipHeat runs on a numbered scale, and asking for a lower number costs nothing and keeps the sauce readable.
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.
TryChuka soba
TipThere is nothing else on the menu, so the queue moves quickly even when it runs out of the door.