22 editor picks in Hiroshima.
22 japanese places in Hiroshima we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Hiroshima | Japanese across every city.
Mitchan Sohonten in Hiroshima layers cabbage, pork and crisped soba on the teppan at its Hatchobori flagship, the shop whose founder set the postwar template.
OrderSoba niku-tama, the layered pork, cabbage and noodle okonomiyaki
TipThe counter seats fill before 12:00 on weekends, so arrive at opening or plan a late lunch after 14:00 instead.
Yagenbori Hassho is the Hiroshima okonomiyaki counter that works slowly, resting the cabbage under pork belly for 20 to 30 minutes before the soba lands.
OrderSoba niku-tama at 1,150 yen, the only order most regulars ever place
TipCooking takes 20 to 30 minutes per griddle cake, so this is a sit-down dinner rather than a quick stop.
Yakiniku Furusato in Hiroshima is a butcher first and a grill second, cutting Sakakiyama beef to order behind the counter in the Danbara district.
OrderThe chef's four-cut lean selection of Sakakiyama beef
TipWeekday daytime is takeaway bento and raw meat sales only, so book a table for the evening or come at lunch on a weekend.
Sensui gathers kaiseki, teppanyaki and a sushi counter on one floor of the Hilton in Hiroshima, with private rooms for the seasonal courses.
OrderThe seasonal kaiseki course, from 10,000 yen at dinner
TipLunch runs from 3,800 yen with courses from 6,500 yen, the cheapest way to see the kitchen, but private rooms carry their own minimum spend.
The Orizuru Tower branch of Mitchan Sohonten faces the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima and adds oysters, conger eel and local beef steak to the teppan menu.
OrderOkonomiyaki with Hiroshima oysters, noodles, pork and egg
TipSitting beside the Orizuru Tower entrance, this branch is the easiest Mitchan to reach straight from Peace Memorial Park.
Reichan has griddled okonomiyaki since 1957 and now works the ekie concourse at Hiroshima Station, open from late morning until the last trains.
OrderIka kyodai, grilled squid and squid tempura on one griddle cake
TipSitting in ekie just outside the ticket gates, this is the one okonomiyaki counter that still works for a 21:00 shinkansen connection.
Nagataya griddles Hiroshima okonomiyaki two blocks from the A-Bomb Dome, and is one of the few counters in the city with plant-based versions.
OrderThe standard soba okonomiyaki, or one of the plant-based versions
TipVegan and vegetarian okonomiyaki both sit on the board, cooked in vegetable oil and listed on the English menu.
Lopez in Hiroshima is run by a Guatemalan okonomiyaki cook in Kusunoki-cho, and the jalapenos on the griddle are the reason people cross town.
OrderVegetables, pork and egg with soba, plus jalapenos on top
TipThe counter is small, opens only in the evening from 16:30 and shuts all weekend, so plan a weeknight visit.
Reichan is the veteran okonomiyaki counter inside ekie at Hiroshima Station, running from late morning through to the last shinkansen crowd of the day.
OrderSoba okonomiyaki, 790 yen with noodles
TipSquid and prawn toppings are the house extras here; the plain soba version is the fastest plate off the griddle.
The Hatchobori flagship of Mitchan Sohonten is the Hiroshima okonomiyaki counter most locals still send first-time visitors to, a brand trading since 1950.
OrderSoba niku-tama, with grilled oysters alongside at the evening teppan service
TipEvening service adds teppanyaki plates of oysters, horumon and koune that the lunch menu does not carry.
Sensui is the Hilton Hiroshima's Japanese floor, splitting kaiseki, teppanyaki and sushi across three counters, with private tatami rooms behind them.
OrderThe seasonal kaiseki course with a Hiroshima sake flight
TipPrivate rooms carry a minimum spend that starts at 6,500 yen for a weekday lunch and climbs for dinner and at weekends.
Yakiniku Furusato in Hiroshima buys whole Sakakiyama carcasses and grills the results in Danbara, a butcher's grill rather than a chain yakiniku.
OrderThe chef's four-cut lean selection of Sakakiyama beef
TipDinner runs from about 6,000 yen a head; the same beef is sold raw at the front counter if you are cooking at home.
Okonomimura stacks more than twenty okonomiyaki counters over three floors in Shintenchi, the block Hiroshima's postwar griddle stalls moved into in 1965.
OrderHiroshima okonomiyaki
TipEvery floor is a corridor of griddle counters; pick a stall with locals at it rather than the one nearest the lift.
Ekimae Hiroba gathers more than a dozen okonomiyaki cooks on the sixth floor of the Full Focus building, three minutes' walk from Hiroshima Station.
OrderHiroshima okonomiyaki
TipCounters here run from 11:00 to 23:00 every day of the year, far wider than most okonomiyaki hours elsewhere in the city.
Nishikido fills its momiji manju in-house with Tokachi red beans, and the Hikarimachi flagship stacks the classics beside chewy rice-flour nama momiji.
OrderMomiji manju and chewy nama momiji
TipThe flagship is a five minute walk from Hiroshima Station and opens every day of the year, an easier momiji manju stop than the Miyajima queues.
Musubi Musashi's counter in ekie DINING at Hiroshima Station presses komachi, inaka and wakadori musubi to eat in or carry onto the Shinkansen.
OrderHand-pressed musubi and takeaway bento
TipIt closes Mondays, sliding to Tuesday when a holiday lands on the Monday; the boxed musubi travel well for the ride to Miyajima or Osaka.
Lopez sits well outside the Hiroshima okonomiyaki tourist circuit in Kusunoki-cho, and it closes all weekend, which keeps the counter firmly local.
OrderVegetables, pork, egg and soba with jalapenos on top
TipThe shop opens at 16:30 on weekdays and shuts Saturday and Sunday, so it never appears on a weekend itinerary.
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.
OrderJalapeno okonomiyaki
TipCentral 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.
OrderHiroshima okonomiyaki
TipLunch runs cheaper than dinner here, and the kitchen closes for the day at 20:00 rather than running late.
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.
OrderSoba okonomiyaki
TipSquid and prawn toppings push the bill up quickly; the plain soba version is the budget order here.
Okonomimura is Hiroshima's okonomiyaki building, more than twenty griddle counters across three floors of Shintenchi Plaza at the east end of Hondori.
TipThe building marked sixty years of trading in 2025; the current seven-storey block replaced the original in 1992.
Ekimae Hiroba is the okonomiyaki floor three minutes from Hiroshima Station, more than a dozen counters running from mid-morning until late in one long room.
TipThirteen separate shops share the floor, each with its own board and its own house style, so walk the length before you sit down.
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