Okonomiyaki Mitchan Sohonten Hatchobori — Restaurant in Hiroshima

This restaurant is a hiroshimayaki specialty shop and there are tons here in the city of Hiroshima obviously. Chose this one because it has many reviews on google and it opens late unlike others. Arrived around 7 and there’s lineup. You can tell the shop is very used to serving tourists and has English menu readily available and put down order while you wait in the line, which is good. Their Okonomiyaki has udon and normal noodle options. They also has oyster version which is what this city is famous for. Ordered a shrimp pancake and an oyster version. Both tastes very good. Just down to earth kind of food. The sauce might be very sweet to some, just so you know. Strongly recommend if you have difficulty choosing one...

Not worth waiting for.

We came at 5:15pm and had to wait around an hour to get in, and the food was average. We tried another Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki that’s more local to have a comparison point, and enjoyed that place much better for half the price.

The noodles at Mitchan was not crispy enough for our liking. We were a party of 2 and had to share a table with other people which was kind of awkward.

The pluses were that they did include a healthy amount of seafood, big portions, and the flour used was mochi-like which was interesting. Grilled oyster was good, only available in the Japanese menu but you can...

Mitchan Sohonten Hatchobori is an okonomiyaki restaurant founded by Ise Mitsuo. Mitsuo was the founding father of the original okonomiyaki, the soul food of Hiroshima. Mitsuo established both the original look of today’s okonomiyaki as well as the styles of how it should be eaten. Methods include eating it with a spatula, and the option of pouring sauce on top of the okonomiyaki. The now-famous restaurant has a chain of stores all over the country. The Hatchobori main store is one of the most popular among the many Mitchan stores. In addition to okonomiyaki, it offers a wide variety of dishes that go well with...