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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.