Style and Substance: Kisuke
Welcoming and stylish, Kisuke is a friendly Japanese washoku restaurant, popular with both foodies and washoku-newbies.
Read more
Japanese
Local Legend: Youki 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.
Read more
Japanese Confection Connection: Sabō Tsuruya
Scratch your wagashi itch in Fukuromachi.
Read more
Long Live the Greasy Spoon: Miyoshi Shokudō
One of Hiroshima’s few surviving shokudō diners.
Read more
Croissant Marche – Macrobiotic Lunches and Health Food Shop near Peace Park
Previously called Maison De Croissant at a location outside of town (Kannon), this centrally located Croissant Marche is a fantastic
Read more
Hiroshima Morning Club: Zwei G-sen Edition
One of Hiroshima’s oldest kissaten coffee houses, Zwei G-sen is full of character.
Read more
Taking Udon to the Next Level: Taiko Udon Nakamachi
This ain’t your grandma’s udon-ya, folks.
Read more
Kazura [葛]
Matt Jungblut shares one of his best meals in Hiroshima so far, at this Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant.
Read more
Ganko Yatai
Nagarekawa’s all night “stubborn street stall” food court
Read more
Tempura Tenko Honten
Tempura is the most underrated of Japanese foods.
Read more
Hina-no-ryotei Jigozen
Treat yourself to a real taste of Japan at this beautiful sprawling kaiseki restaurant of traditional Japanese design on the
Read more
Wabaru Tobira
Traditional Japanese style with modern accents, great food and a lively vibe at this street level izakaya.
Read more
Kakure Daidokoro Kiseki
One man izakaya just south of Peace Boulevard, popular at lunch and serving drinks and tasty Japanese munchables at night.
Read more
MAU Japanese Restaurant & Sake
Tucked away at the end of a corridor that leads from the street to the back of a nondescript building
Read more
Sanuki Udon Komugi
Komugi is a cozy little noodle shop run by a nice couple in Senda-machi, near the Red Cross Hospital. They
Read more
O-dashi-no-kaori
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
Read more
Akaneko Himiko-kura
The coolest place in Miyoshi’s historical district.
Read more
Teranishi Honten Coffee Shop
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
Read more
Michimaru Ramen
Delicious Hakata ramen near Hiroshima Station’s shinkansen exit.
Read more
To-no-oka Chaya
Delicious noodles and more in a calm atmosphere away from Miyajima’s busy main streets.
Read more
Vegan Cafe
Unfortunately The Vegan Cafe closed in December 2017. Traditional, healthy Japanese cuisine at the only dedicated vegan eatery in central
Read more
Aburiya Hachisuke
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
Read more
Miyabi-tei
Dining in your hotel while traveling can seem like a cop out, the hallmark of someone uninterested in engaging with
Read more
Washoku Bar Youin
Cheerful and mild-mannered “Take” Shimosaka has created something quite remarkable. Yōin [陽陰] is relaxed (and open late) enough to just
Read more
Sarii-chan
Affable soccer-loving okonomiyakist Sarii-chan serves up tasty okonomiyaki near the Kyobashi Bridge, not far from Hiroshima Station. Sit at the
Read more
Rojiura Teppan Kotaro
Sometimes a place needs a little backstory. Rojiura Teppan Kotaro, or Kotaro’s, is one of those places. Friendly Kotaro Okamoto
Read more