11 restaurants in Hiroshima, editor-picked for restaurants open monday. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Hiroshima.
Mitchan Sohonten Hatchobori ★ 4.7
hatchobori · 6-7 Hatchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30-14:30, 17:30-21:00; Sat-Sun 11:00-14:30, 17:00-21:00; closed Tuesday
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.
Tip: The counter seats fill before 12:00 on weekends, so arrive at opening or plan a late lunch after 14:00 instead.
Kakibune Kanawa ★ 4.7
otemachi · 1 Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Hours: Daily 11:00-14:30, 17:00-20:00 last order; closed over the New Year holidays
Kakibune Kanawa moors on the Motoyasu river in Hiroshima and serves oysters from the family's own rafts, raw downstairs and in courses above.
Tip: The kaki-zukushi course on the Seto boat runs 9,000 yen and is worth booking ahead; raw, fried and grilled plates are ordered a la carte at both services.
Yakiniku Furusato Danbara Honten ★ 4.5
minami-ku · 2-20-4 Danbara, Minami-ku, Hiroshima
Hours: Daily 11:00-17:00 takeaway and butcher counter, 17:00-22:30 dining; Sat-Sun and holidays lunch 11:30-15:00; closed Thursday
Yakiniku Furusato in Hiroshima is a butcher first and a grill second, cutting Sakakiyama beef to order behind the counter in the Danbara district.
Tip: Weekday daytime is takeaway bento and raw meat sales only, so book a table for the evening or come at lunch on a weekend.
JoGeSaYu ★ 4.5
otemachi · 2-7-1 Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Hours: Daily 07:30-11:30, 11:30-15:00, 17:00-22:00
JoGeSaYu is the fully plant-based kitchen near Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, rebuilding ramen, curry and katsudon without animal products.
Tip: The room opens at 07:30 for a morning service, which is unusual for a plant-based kitchen in western Japan.
Kaki Goya Fukuromachi Umihei Shoten ★ 4.4
fukuromachi · 8-11 Fukuromachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Hours: Daily 17:00-23:00, last order 22:30; closed Sunday
Kaki Goya Fukuromachi Umihei Shoten keeps Hiroshima's fisherman-hut oyster format running indoors all year, one kilo of shells steamed in a can.
Tip: Unlike the seasonal huts on the waterfront this branch runs year round, but the oysters are still plumpest between October and March.
Sensui ★ 4.4
otemachi · 11-12 Fujimi-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Hours: Daily 11:30-15:00, 17:30-22:00
Sensui gathers kaiseki, teppanyaki and a sushi counter on one floor of the Hilton in Hiroshima, with private rooms for the seasonal courses.
Tip: Lunch 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.
Mitchan Sohonten Orizuru Tower ★ 4.3
otemachi · 1-2-1 Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Hours: Daily 11:00-21:00, last entry 20:00
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.
Tip: Sitting beside the Orizuru Tower entrance, this branch is the easiest Mitchan to reach straight from Peace Memorial Park.
Steak and Seafood Boston ★ 4.2
minami-ku · 23-1 Motoujina-machi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima
Hours: Mon-Fri 12:00-15:00, 17:30-21:30; Sat-Sun and holidays 11:30-15:00, 17:30-21:30; closed Wednesday lunch
Steak and Seafood Boston sits 22 floors above Motoujina in Hiroshima, pairing grilled beef and Seto Inland Sea catch with a full bay window.
Tip: Lunch from 3,900 yen buys the same view as a 10,500 yen dinner, but the room closes for lunch on Wednesdays.
Sky Dining RIHGA TOP ★ 4.2
otemachi · 6-78 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Hours: Daily 07:00-09:30 breakfast, 11:30-14:30 lunch, 10:00-17:30 cafe, 17:30-23:00 dinner
Sky Dining RIHGA TOP looks over Hiroshima from the 33rd floor of the Rihga Royal, running breakfast, lunch, an afternoon cafe and dinner from one room.
Tip: The cafe service from 10:00 to 17:30 is the cheapest way to get a window seat at this height in the city.
Reichan ★ 4.2
ekimae · 1-2 Matsubara-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima
Hours: Daily 11:00-22:00, last order 21:30
Reichan has griddled okonomiyaki since 1957 and now works the ekie concourse at Hiroshima Station, open from late morning until the last trains.
Tip: Sitting in ekie just outside the ticket gates, this is the one okonomiyaki counter that still works for a 21:00 shinkansen connection.
MoreThan Hiroshima ★ 4.1
otemachi · 3-1-1 Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Hours: Daily 07:00-10:00, 11:00-15:00, 15:00-17:00, 17:00-23:00
MoreThan Hiroshima runs from breakfast to late dinner on the ground floor of The Knot, an Italian kitchen with an all-day counter in Otemachi.
Tip: The kitchen splits into four services a day, so check which one you are walking into before you sit down at the counter.