Restaurants in Hiroshima Ken
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Zucchini
Very lively Spanish-style tapas restaurant serving all the usual ham, cheese and fish goodies and paellas from ¥1400. It's a two-storey glass-fronted affair on the corner – you can't miss it.
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Okonomi-mura
Twenty-five stalls spread over three floors, all of them serving the same thing – this Hiroshima institution is a good place to get acquainted with the local speciality of okonomiyaki, and chat with the cooks over a hot griddle. It's close to the Parco department store; look for the sign jutting out into the street.
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Hassei
The walls of this popular okonomiyaki joint are covered with the signatures of celebrity visitors. Unless you're a sumō wrestler, you'll probably find a half-order more than enough to be getting on with at lunchtime. Look for the wooden sign next to the doorway.
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Cha Cha Ni Moon
Sophisticated minimalist chic prevails in this softly lit old house. There's a bar downstairs and two floors of intimate semiprivate dining rooms upstairs. The beautifully presented dishes here are based on traditional Kyoto cuisine. Look for the small orange sign out the front.
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Bakudanya
Come to this simple street-corner stall to try another famous Hiroshima dish: tsukemen, a cold rāmen-like dish in which noodles and soup come separately. This is the original outlet; the chain has now spread across the country. A nami (medium-sized) serving of tsukemen is ¥750. Look for the green awning.
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Tōshō
A traditional wooden building in a beautiful garden setting, Tōshō specialises in homemade tofu (the menu has some pictures), served in a surprising variety of tasty forms. It's a short walk from Danbara 1 chōme (段原一丁目) tram stop, left uphill after the Hijiyama shrine.
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Ristorante Mario
A cosy ivy-clad place serving honest Italian food with good service, and a romantic atmosphere in the evenings. Weekday lunch courses start at ¥1180. Try to reserve on weekends.
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Peace Pot
This alfresco soup spot is one of four new eateries along the Kyōbashi river by the Inari-ōhashi bridge. The tasty pork curry soup is like a meal; bread or rice sets are available. Oysters and beef are on the menu in the neighbouring restaurants.
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Spicy Bar Lal's
This colourful Indian and Nepalese restaurant serves filling lunch specials and plain naan the size of a small African country. A range of imported beers and veg options make this a nice change, if you ever get tired of okonomiyaki.
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Yasuhiro Sushi
Enjoy excellent local seafood in this cosy, traditional black-and-white building on the seafront, five to 10 minutes' walk from the station. Try the sashimi teishoku (¥1600) at lunchtime. Prices start from around ¥8000 in the evening.
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Yamaneko
Retro furnishings, battered-looking walls decorated with local artwork, and a mellow playlist add up to a relaxed spot for a drink or light meal (pasta carbonara is ¥930). Find it on a corner along the waterfront road, a 15-minute walk from the station, just before Royal Hotel. Look for the cats.
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Yakigaki-no-hayashi
The oysters in the tank and on the barbecue outside are what everyone is eating here. Try a plate of nama-gaki (raw oysters) or kaki-furai (crumbed, fried oysters) for ¥1300. It's not all about the slimy shell-dwellers – there are other meals, such as udon sets (¥850), on offer too.
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Tabuchiya
Coffee and light meals, including hayashi raisu (beef in sauce on rice; ¥1000). Walk past the Ōta Residence away from the harbour and look for the green noren on your left.
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Shanti Vegan Cafe
Eat hearty vegan and vegetarian meals at this simple cafe beneath a yoga studio. There's no English menu, but you can't really go wrong since there's a choice of two set meals up on the chalkboard. Sets feature pasta, brown rice and tasty specialities like renkon (lotus root) burger.
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Onomichi Rāmen Ichibankan
Opposite the Sumiyoshi shrine on the waterfront, a 15-minute walk from the station, this popular noodle shop is a good place to try Onomichi rāmen, characterised by thick slabs of juicy pork. Its best seller is the kaku-ni rāmen (角煮ラーメン; noodles with eggs and tender cuts of fatty pork) for ¥890.
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Mame-tanuki
At this friendly place on the main shopping street there's a floor-level wooden counter, with a space to dangle your legs underneath. By day there are lunch sets, such as anago meshi (steamed conger eel with rice; ¥1575) and fried oysters, and at night Mame- tanuki is one of the few places that's open late, serving drinks and izakaya-style small dishes. There's no smoking in the evening. Look for the large blue sign with white writing.
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Kaki-tei
This intimate bistro on the riverbank specialises in oysters prepared in a variety of mouth-watering ways. Grilled options include champagne cream yaki (¥850 for two). The daily oyster lunch is ¥1200. There's no English menu, but the friendly staff will help you figure things out. Look for the green noren (cloth curtain hung in the entrance) and the words 'Oyster Conclave'.
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Chari
This low-ceilinged narrow cafe- restaurant near the Peace Memorial Museum is a good place for a coffee or lunch stop. There are a few wooden tables and a solo-diner-friendly long bench. Lunch sets, from ¥750, include a teishoku (set meal) of udon (thick white noodles), and there are curries and cakes on the menu.
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@Cafe
This modern cafe is a good place to stop for a break and a bite in town. It is situated in a 150-year-old building beside the stone lighthouse in the harbour. There's a small menu consisting of pasta dishes and other meals for around ¥1000.
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