Ranking
Casual Dining in Hiroshima
27 places in the "Casual Dining" selection: editorial grades from A+ to F, prices, Tabelog scores and a map.
Places ranked: 27
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DIRETTO: Wood-Fired Italian Counter Dining
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
In Hiroshima's Fujimicho district, DIRETTO is an intimate counter restaurant focused on wood-fired cooking and the celebrated long-aged prosciutto from BON DABON. It's a destination for a slow-paced, ingredient-led Italian meal.
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Tonshou: A destination for premium tonkatsu
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
A celebrated tonkatsu specialist in Fukuyama, offering a tasting experience built around premium, single-breed pork. Guests praise the precise, low-temperature frying and the guided progression of salts and sauces that elevates each cut.
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Okonomiyaki Hasshou: Classic Hiroshima-Style Okonomiyaki
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
A benchmark for Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki in the Noboricho district. Visitors queue for its perfectly layered pancakes, featuring sweet cabbage, crispy noodles, and signature double-yolk eggs, all cooked before them on the teppan.
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Chuka Soba Goryu: Kure-Style Cold Ramen
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
A celebrated ramen shop in Kure, Hiroshima, serving the city's signature dish: Kure reimen. Expect long queues for its unique flat noodles in a sweet, sour, and spicy broth, a local specialty you won't find anywhere else.
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Okonomiyaki Tecchan Honten: Classic Mihara-style Okonomiyaki
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
A local institution in Mihara, famous for its distinctive take on Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki. It's known for adding chicken offal (motsu) for texture and a signature sweet-savory house sauce.
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Unagi Nakasho: Charcoal-Grilled Eel
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
Specialising in charcoal-grilled eel in Fukuyama, Unagi Nakasho is famous for its 'ji-yaki' technique, which yields exceptionally crispy skin and tender flesh. It's a destination for unagi lovers willing to wait for a top-tier rendition of the…
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LOPEZ: Hiroshima Okonomiyaki with a Latin Twist
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
A celebrated Hiroshima okonomiyaki counter in the city's Kusunokicho district, run by a chef who adds a signature Latin touch. Expect perfectly executed classics topped with jalapeño, alongside unique sides like tan stew.
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Tonkatsu 16: A Connoisseur's Tonkatsu Counter
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
A tiny six-seat counter in Hiroshima's Nagarekawacho district, where the chef serves a tasting of tonkatsu from named, single-breed porks. Ideal for diners who want to explore the nuances of high-quality pork.
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HOTEL HIRAKUBO: Authentic Sri Lankan Rice & Curry
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
A small, friendly restaurant in Hiroshima's Takaramachi district serving authentic Sri Lankan 'rice-and-curry' plates. The daily-changing menu lets you mix multiple curries and sides at the table, creating evolving flavours with each bite.
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Nukazuke Kobo nipote Misasa honten: Creative Nukazuke Cuisine
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
In Hiroshima's Misasa district, this unique restaurant applies traditional nukazuke (rice-bran fermentation) to Western dishes. Expect creative combinations like uni cream pasta with nukazuke roast beef.
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Onomichi Ramen Ichcho: Classic Hiroshima-style Ramen
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
A landmark ramen shop in Fukuyama, serving a textbook bowl of Onomichi-style ramen. Its rich, soy-based broth topped with sweet backfat makes it a local favourite, just minutes from Fukuyama Station.
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Chuka Soba Kunimatsu: Hiroshima-Style Dry Tantanmen
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
A reference for Hiroshima's signature 'juicenashi' (dry) tantanmen, located in the city's Hatchobori district. Visitors come for the addictive, numbing kick of its sansho pepper sauce and the ritual of mixing it all together.
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Onomichi Ramen Maruboshi: Classic Onomichi-Style Ramen
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
A popular spot in Onomichi for textbook regional ramen. Expect a balanced fish and soy broth topped with chunks of back fat, and be prepared for long queues for a bowl that many find is worth the wait.
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Horumon Ryori Senmonjo Toneya: Old-School Teppan Horumon
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
A classic Hiroshima institution in the Kanayamacho area, serving fresh horumon (offal) and its signature koune (fatty beef shoulder) grilled to order on a large teppan counter right in front of you.
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Vietnamese Aobaba Fukuyama ten: Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine
Hiroshima · Casual Dining
A local favorite in Fukuyama's Kasumicho district, serving a vast and authentic Vietnamese menu of over 100 dishes. It's known for its home-style cooking, generous portions, and excellent value for money.
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Kure Haikara Shokudo: Authentic Navy Curry
Hiroshima · Diner
A themed restaurant in Kure serving authentic Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force curry. Visitors come for the unique "submarine curry" set, served on a military-style tray in a dining room designed to look like a submarine's interior.
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