12 restaurants in Hiroshima, editor-picked for restaurants open sunday. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. 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.
Yagenbori Hassho ★ 4.6
yagenbori · 10-6 Yagenbori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Hours: Tue-Sat 16:00-22:30; Sun and holidays 16:00-21:00; closed Monday and the 1st and 3rd Tuesday
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.
Tip: Cooking takes 20 to 30 minutes per griddle cake, so this is a sit-down dinner rather than a quick stop.
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.