10 editor picks in Hiroshima.
10 splurge places in Hiroshima, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Hiroshima. All Hiroshima food.
Kakibune Kanawa moors on the Motoyasu river in Hiroshima and serves oysters from the family's own rafts, raw downstairs and in courses above.
OrderThe oyster course, built around raft-grown Seto Inland Sea oysters
TipThe 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.
Kakibune Kanawa has farmed its own oysters since 1867 and serves them from a boat moored on the Motoyasu river in central Hiroshima, raw and in courses.
OrderThe kaki-zukushi oyster course, 9,000 yen on the Seto deck
TipOysters come from the company's rafts off Okurokami island, which is why the raw plates run through the colder months.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Steak and Seafood Boston sits 22 floors above Motoujina in Hiroshima, pairing grilled beef and Seto Inland Sea catch with a full bay window.
OrderSteak with a Seto Inland Sea seafood starter and the bay view
TipLunch 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 looks over Hiroshima from the 33rd floor of the Rihga Royal, running breakfast, lunch, an afternoon cafe and dinner from one room.
OrderWhatever is on the a la carte list, taken at a window table after sunset
TipThe cafe service from 10:00 to 17:30 is the cheapest way to get a window seat at this height in the city.
Boston is the Grand Prince Hotel's 22nd-floor grill in Hiroshima, a steak and seafood room angled at the Seto Inland Sea and the islands beyond it.
OrderSteak with grilled Seto Inland Sea seafood on the side
TipRequest a window table when booking; the room is deep and the view is the reason to climb 22 floors for dinner.
Sky Dining RIHGA TOP is the 100-seat all-day room on the 33rd floor of the Rihga Royal in Hiroshima, with a bar counter and a night view over the castle.
OrderA window table at dinner, ordered a la carte rather than from a set plan
TipThe hotel keeps its French restaurant, Chambord, on the same 33rd floor, so check which of the two your reservation actually names.
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