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.
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.