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Hiroshima


Far from the crowds, the friendly husband-and-wife team here have been making spicy Hiroshima-yaki for years. There are only a few tables, but the long bar is where the action is; dig into satisfying layers of cabbage, soba (buckwheat noodles) and crispy squid with a metal spatula, straight off the hotplate. Vegetarian (ベジタリアン) available by request.

It's next to the train line; look for the green awning and yellow lanterns.


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