Okonomimura for Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima

Posted on 27. Aug, 2009 @ 3:25 pm by in Food, Travel Views: 1,285

I went to Okonomimura in Hiroshima on recommendation by some twitter peeps last week.

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The environment was really cool, not what I expected at all. I was told that Okonomimura was one building that had lots of different okonomiyaki shops inside all serving their signature okonomiyaki dishes. I imagined something like Gyoza Stadium or the now closed Osaka Gokuraku Shotengai 極楽商店街. Okonomimura was totally different though!

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Instead of being a bunch of people all working for the same company as is the case with Gyoza Stadium, it is actually just a bunch of Okonomiyaki chefs that all have their shops in the same building and actually appear to be in competition with each other. It doesn’t have the “fake” amusement park feel that those other locations do. Some okonomiyaki shops were completely void of customers, and some were so packed we couldn’t get a seat.

Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki with Kaki on top... Delicious.

Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki with Kaki on top... Delicious.

The environment is great. There are 3 floors with nothing but Okonomiyaki.

Quality Okonomiyaki!

I decided to take a video at this particular shop, because as you can see, a picture just wouldn’t capture the essence of this okonomiyaki creating magic! So rhythmical, so ‘with-noodles-inside’, so scrumptious!

Would you believe this is the first YouTube video I have ever uploaded? It is. It was easy. I might do this again…

If you go to Hiroshima be sure to check out Okonomimura. It is listed in most all of the foreign travel guides it seems, and there were tons of foreigners around when we were there. The also provide English language menus… Though I ended up explaining “Korean Pickles” (Kimchi) to a Spanish family sitting in the same shop as us… Sometimes English translations just don’t cut it!

Good stuff.

- Harvey

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More information on Okonomimura:
http://www.okonomimura.jp/

  • http://rrabano.wordpress.com Rrabano

    You should have a warning that eating your screen is harmful to your health. Food looks so good.

  • http://www.okonomiyakiworld.com Okonomi_Yakity

    Wow, great posting about Okonomimura! If anyone wants to know more about the history of Okonomiyaki, recipes, and where to find it outside of Japan, check out http://www.okonomiyakiworld.com – Have fun!

  • http://www.zdwonline.de Haf

    Thanks for the info, I didn’t know about this place until now! Last time I was in Hiroshima, I had some okonomiyaki on Miyajima, which resulted in my intestines revolting for some reason. *shrug*

    I’ll visit Hiroshima again next week, so I’ll try to check that place out. :)

  • Lisa

    Ate two okonomiyakis at two different stall there and I don’t like okonomiyaki very much anymore. Quality and taste varied greatly.

  • http://www.japannewbie.com Harvey

    Please don’t eat my screen. You can eat your own though! Indeed. That was a wonderful okonomiyaki. Beautiful.

    Yes Lisa the quality and flavor varies greatly in Okonomimura. That’s what makes it great! I would go back. Again and again and again.

    I went with one Japanese friend from Osaka. we managed to eat at two different places, but then we were so stuffed we couldn’t keep going. I hope this place stays in business for a long time!

  • http://www.zdwonline.de Haf

    It’s been decided, I’ll definitely try to go there this week. I’m looking forward to it very much, as I really like okonomiyaki! :)

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