Yashu Taku

Just a short walk away from the landmarks of central Hiroshima is a traditional kappo restaurant — where dishes are cooked in front of you and served at a counter — where you can enjoy some of the most authentic, historic food in the city. Seasonal ingredients are key to the delicious dishes on offer, with a particular focus on fresh seafood. Grilled mackerel with miso is a highlight, as are the fantastic fried oysters. The menu changes with the seasons, so it’s impossible to tell exactly what will be on offer on any given day. In fall, you can enjoy wild-picked matsutake mushrooms, and daikon radish soup. The chef even collects wild vegetables himself in the spring! Their painstaking technique for cooking fish is flavorful and rare, with the whole fish grilled over a long period of time to make the flesh tender, and break down the bones completely. An evening at Yashu Taku offers a taste of Osaka’s entertaining, elite dining culture, at an unbelievable price for Michelin-starred dining.