Italian¥¥¥otemachiDaily 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.
Signature: Italian plates, All-day breakfast
Order: Morning plates before 10:00 or the evening Italian menu after 17:00
Tip: The kitchen splits into four services a day, so check which one you are walking into before you sit down at the counter.
Modern European¥¥¥¥otemachiDaily 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.
Signature: A la carte dinner plates, Cafe service
Order: Whatever is on the a la carte list, taken at a window table after sunset
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.
Vegan¥¥¥otemachiDaily 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.
Signature: Vegan ramen, Vegan curry, Vegan katsudon
Order: The vegan katsudon, rebuilt without egg or animal stock
Tip: The room opens at 07:30 for a morning service, which is unusual for a plant-based kitchen in western Japan.
Okonomiyaki¥¥¥otemachiDaily 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.
Signature: Oyster okonomiyaki, Hiroshima beef steak, Koune
Order: Okonomiyaki with Hiroshima oysters, noodles, pork and egg
Tip: Sitting beside the Orizuru Tower entrance, this branch is the easiest Mitchan to reach straight from Peace Memorial Park.
Okonomiyaki¥¥ekimaeDaily 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.
Signature: Soba okonomiyaki, Ika kyodai
Order: Ika kyodai, grilled squid and squid tempura on one griddle cake
Tip: Sitting in ekie just outside the ticket gates, this is the one okonomiyaki counter that still works for a 21:00 shinkansen connection.
Okonomiyaki¥¥hatchoboriMon-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.
Signature: Soba niku-tama, Udon niku-tama, Grilled oysters
Order: Soba niku-tama, the layered pork, cabbage and noodle okonomiyaki
Tip: The counter seats fill before 12:00 on weekends, so arrive at opening or plan a late lunch after 14:00 instead.