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Japanese

Dining Izakaya Japanese 

Style and Substance: Kisuke

March 18, 2020April 30, 2020 Hiroshima Food Snob 2294 Views 0 Comment Credit cards, English menu, English spoken, Free WiFi, Izakaya, Smokers paradise, Washoku

Welcoming and stylish, Kisuke is a friendly Japanese washoku restaurant, popular with both foodies and washoku-newbies.

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youki ramen chuka soba in hiroshima japan
Features Japanese Ramen 

Local Legend: Youki Ramen

September 18, 2019April 11, 2020 Hiroshima Food Snob 2800 Views 0 Comment cash only, Eba, Eng, English menu, Hiroshima Ramen, ramen

Local favorite Youki has been serving chuka-soba A.K.A. ramen for 62 years and this little shop in Eba is where it all started.

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Dining Japanese Sweets Tea shop 

Japanese Confection Connection: Sabō Tsuruya

June 27, 2019April 11, 2020 Hiroshima Food Snob 2088 Views 0 Comment Fukuromachi, Wagashi

Scratch your wagashi itch in Fukuromachi.

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Dining Japanese 

Long Live the Greasy Spoon: Miyoshi Shokudō

June 19, 2019April 11, 2020 Hiroshima Food Snob 2138 Views 0 Comment Diner, Tatemachi

One of Hiroshima’s few surviving shokudō diners.

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Dining Japanese Vegetarian 

Croissant Marche – Macrobiotic Lunches and Health Food Shop near Peace Park

June 7, 2019June 9, 2019 jjwalsh 2296 Views 0 Comment macrobiotic, Near Peace Park, Vegan

Previously called Maison De Croissant at a location outside of town (Kannon), this centrally located Croissant Marche is a fantastic

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Cafe Dining Japanese 

Hiroshima Morning Club: Zwei G-sen Edition

May 23, 2019November 26, 2019 Hiroshima Food Snob 2001 Views 0 Comment breakfast, Coffee, Kissaten, Naka-ku, Otemachi

One of Hiroshima’s oldest kissaten coffee houses, Zwei G-sen is full of character.

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taiko udon noodle shop in hiroshima with vegetarian options
Dining Japanese Soba & Udon Vegetarian 

Taking Udon to the Next Level: Taiko Udon Nakamachi

March 2, 2019March 3, 2019 Hiroshima Food Snob 2822 Views 0 Comment English menu, Hiroshima Food Snob, Naka-ku, Udon, Vegetarian options

This ain’t your grandma’s udon-ya, folks.

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Dining Japanese 

Kazura [葛]

September 3, 2018September 3, 2018 Matt Jungblut 3858 Views 0 Comment Eating The Stars, Michelin, Michelin star

Matt Jungblut shares one of his best meals in Hiroshima so far, at this Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant.

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Dining Izakaya Japanese Okonomiyaki Sushi 

Ganko Yatai

August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 Judith Cotelle 4001 Views 0 Comment

Nagarekawa’s all night “stubborn street stall” food court

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Features Japanese 

Tempura Tenko Honten

February 24, 2018April 9, 2018 Matt Jungblut 6047 Views 4 Comments Eating The Stars, Michelin, Michelin star, tempura

Tempura is the most underrated of Japanese foods.

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hina-no-ryotei-jigozen kaiseki restaurant near miyajima
Dining Japanese Kaiseki 

Hina-no-ryotei Jigozen

January 23, 2018August 16, 2019 Paul Walsh 4711 Views 2 Comments kaiseki ryori

Treat yourself to a real taste of Japan at this beautiful sprawling kaiseki restaurant of traditional Japanese design on the

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Dining Japanese 

Wabaru Tobira

October 27, 2017April 20, 2020 Paul Walsh 4528 Views 0 Comment Lunch, sake, Washoku

Traditional Japanese style with modern accents, great food and a lively vibe at this street level izakaya.

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kakure daidokoro kiseki friendly izakaya in hiroshima japan
Dining Izakaya Japanese 

Kakure Daidokoro Kiseki

October 13, 2017October 17, 2017 GetHiroshima 3519 Views 0 Comment "Teishoku" set-meals, cheap lunch, English menu, Fujimi-cho, Lunch, Non-smoking at lunch

One man izakaya just south of Peace Boulevard, popular at lunch and serving drinks and tasty Japanese munchables at night.

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Dining Japanese 

MAU Japanese Restaurant & Sake

October 3, 2017January 13, 2018 Paul Walsh 4387 Views 0 Comment Credit cards, sake, Washoku

Tucked away at the end of a corridor that leads from the street to the back of a nondescript building

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Sanuki Udon Komugi - Bukkake Udon
Dining Japanese Soba & Udon 

Sanuki Udon Komugi

May 8, 2017March 2, 2019 Paul Walsh 4869 Views 2 Comments Senda-machi, Udon

Komugi is a cozy little noodle shop run by a nice couple in Senda-machi, near the Red Cross Hospital. They

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O-dashi-no-kaori set meal 2
Dining Japanese 

O-dashi-no-kaori

March 25, 2017 Judith Cotelle 4143 Views 0 Comment Lunch, Non-smoking

O-dashi-no-kaori [おだしの香り] is a smoke free lunch place that specializes in dashi o-chazuke (rice with one of various toppings over

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Aka-neko Himiko-kura in Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan
Cafe Dining Izakaya Japanese Sweets 

Akaneko Himiko-kura

March 14, 2017 Paul Walsh 4489 Views 0 Comment Miyoshi

The coolest place in Miyoshi’s historical district.

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teranishi's coffee hiroshima
Cafe Dining Japanese 

Teranishi Honten Coffee Shop

March 14, 2017November 22, 2019 jjwalsh 6438 Views 0 Comment coffee-roaster, English menu, Hiroshima city, Kissaten

Friendly Teranishi’s has the charms of a retro Japanese-style kissaten coffee house at two locations in the city center. They make their own

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Dining Japanese Ramen 

Michimaru Ramen

March 8, 2017 Matt Jungblut 4796 Views 0 Comment ramen

Delicious Hakata ramen near Hiroshima Station’s shinkansen exit.

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Sushi roll at Ayur Japanese restaurant in Hiroshima
Dining Fusion Japanese Sushi 

Ayur

December 16, 2016January 20, 2017 GetHiroshima 6122 Views 1 Comment Credit cards, Hakushima, Non-smoking

Wonderful little Japanese bistro in Hakushima voted ‘Best Japanese Restaurant’ in our 2016 Best of Hiroshima Awards.

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Tonooka-chaya noodle shop next the 5 storey pagoda on Miyajima in Hiroshima, japan
Cafe Dining Japanese Miyajima Soba & Udon Sweets Tea shop 

To-no-oka Chaya

November 17, 2016November 18, 2016 jjwalsh 5070 Views 0 Comment good views, Miyajima

Delicious noodles and more in a calm atmosphere away from Miyajima’s busy main streets.

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vegan cafe hiroshima
Dining Japanese Vegetarian 

Vegan Cafe

October 28, 2016January 9, 2018 Paul Walsh 6093 Views 2 Comments Vegan

Unfortunately The Vegan Cafe closed in December 2017. Traditional, healthy Japanese cuisine at the only dedicated vegan eatery in central

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aburiya hachisuke robatayaki japanese grill in hirohsima
Dining Japanese Robatayaki 

Aburiya Hachisuke

October 27, 2016 Kismet Cordova 3885 Views 0 Comment sake

There’s nothing quite like barbequing food over glowing charcoal. A relatively young robatayaki (lit. “fireside-cooking”) restaurant in Nakamachi, Hachisuke’s [炙り屋

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Dining Japanese Kaiseki Sushi 

Miyabi-tei

August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 Paul Walsh 5251 Views 0 Comment Credit cards, English menu, English spoken, Non-smoking, Vegan options, Vegetarian options

Dining in your hotel while traveling can seem like a cop out, the hallmark of someone uninterested in engaging with

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Dining Japanese Modern Izakaya 

Micks

May 14, 2016November 8, 2016 Judith Cotelle 5555 Views 0 Comment English menu, horigotatsu, Open late, sake, Smokers paradise

MICKS is a casual and relaxed izakaya located in Naka-shinchi in the center of the Nagarekawa drinking district. As it’s

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Dining Izakaya Japanese 

GINZO

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016 Jade Brischke 6156 Views 1 Comment cheap eats, Lunch, Smokers paradise, Yokogawa

Ginzo is an izakaya-style restaurant located in Yokogawa, but what caught my eye was the way it advertises itself as

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take shimosaka at washoku bar youin
Dining Japanese 

Washoku Bar Youin

March 13, 2016November 14, 2016 Paul Walsh 4083 Views 0 Comment

Cheerful and mild-mannered “Take” Shimosaka has created something quite remarkable. Yōin [陽陰] is relaxed (and open late) enough to just

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Dining Japanese Kaiseki 

Kissui

January 15, 2016January 25, 2016 Paul Walsh 7366 Views 3 Comments Credit cards, English menu, English spoken, good views, kaiseki ryori, Near Peace Park, non-smoking areas

On the top floor of the Sunroute Hotel on Peace Boulevard, Kissui [吉水] serves excellent, beautifully presented kaiseki cuisine in

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Dining Japanese Okonomiyaki 

Sarii-chan

January 5, 2016December 2, 2016 Paul Walsh 5886 Views 0 Comment cheap lunch, English menu, Lunch, okonomiyaki, Open Sundays, Smokers paradise, Veggie-friendly

Affable soccer-loving okonomiyakist Sarii-chan serves up tasty okonomiyaki near the Kyobashi Bridge, not far from Hiroshima Station. Sit at the

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KOtaro, owner of Rojiura Teppan Kotaro's grill restaurant in Hiroshima Japan
Dining Japanese 

Rojiura Teppan Kotaro

April 22, 2015August 15, 2019 Matt Jungblut 5466 Views 2 Comments Open late, oysters, teppan

Sometimes a place needs a little backstory. Rojiura Teppan Kotaro, or Kotaro’s, is one of those places. Friendly Kotaro Okamoto

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