How to Eat Okonomiyaki Like a Local: Osaka vs Hiroshima
How to eat okonomiyaki like a local: the hera spatula, how to cut it, and how Osaka differs from Hiroshima, with four top-rated griddles to try.
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Hiroshima produces most of Japan's oysters and from November to March the city's oyster bars in Hatchobori and the stalls on Miyajima serve them grilled, raw, and fried as kaki-furai. The top-rated oyster restaurants on Tabelog are year-round and show the sourcing bay on the menu.
The 15 highest-scoring seafood restaurants in Hiroshima right now, by Tabelog score. Open the map to see where each one is, its hours and whether it takes cards.
Ranked by Tabelog score as of November 10, 2026, refreshed daily from Tabelog's ranking. Prices are Tabelog's per-person budget bands. Check hours and book with the restaurant before you go.
How to eat okonomiyaki like a local: the hera spatula, how to cut it, and how Osaka differs from Hiroshima, with four top-rated griddles to try.
The neighborhoods where Tabelog's highest-rated seafood in Hiroshima clusters:
How to order seafood, reservations and etiquette are on the Seafood guide.
Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima is rated across a narrow band; 3.4 to 3.6 are the beloved counters and the differences are about the noodles and the griddle skill. Oyster restaurants at 3.5+ are excellent. Miyajima's anago-meshi houses sit around 3.5 to 3.7.
Market-area seafood shops are rated harshly by locals who know the real prices; a 3.4 near a market is a strong recommendation and 3.6 is exceptional..
Hatchobori, Miyajima and Hondori are where Hiroshima's top-rated seafood clusters on Tabelog. Hiroshima produces most of Japan's oysters and from November to March the city's oyster bars in Hatchobori and the stalls on Miyajima serve them grilled, raw, and fried as kaki-furai. TabeDog shows every listing in those neighborhoods on one map, sorted by Tabelog score, distance or price.
Lunch: ¥1,500 to ¥4,000 for a kaisendon. Dinner: ¥5,000 to ¥15,000 for crab or a seafood course. TabeDog shows each restaurant's lunch and dinner price band before you go.
Market-area seafood shops are rated harshly by locals who know the real prices; a 3.4 near a market is a strong recommendation and 3.6 is exceptional. Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima is rated across a narrow band; 3.4 to 3.6 are the beloved counters and the differences are about the noodles and the griddle skill. Oyster restaurants at 3.5+ are excellent. Miyajima's anago-meshi houses sit around 3.5 to 3.7.
Hatchobori. The shopping center with the best okonomiyaki counters and oyster bars. Miyajima is the alternative.
Many small seafood shops in Japan are cash only. TabeDog shows whether each restaurant accepts credit cards, IC cards or QR payment, pulled from its Tabelog listing, so you know before you sit down.
TabeDog shows all of Hiroshima's seafood with Tabelog scores, hours, prices and payment methods in English. Filter to what's open now.
Open seafood in Hiroshima