17 Hakata Ramen and Tonkotsu Shops in Hiroshima
- A bowl ranges from ¥800 at Gokuton Ramen and Dotonkotsu Ryo to ¥1,080 at Ichiran.
- A noodle refill costs from ¥100 to ¥210 across the shops.
- Nagahama Ramen Hakataya offers free noodle refills on a designated weekday that varies by shop.
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This page lines up 17 shops under 13 names where you can eat Hakata ramen and tonkotsu (pork-bone) ramen in Hiroshima Prefecture. Among shops that publish the price of a bowl officially, the range is from ¥800 at Gokuton Ramen and Dotonkotsu Ryo to ¥1,080 at Ichiran, and a noodle refill (kaedama) costs ¥100 to ¥210. Nagahama Ramen Hakataya has a set weekday for free refills at each shop, and the table in this article gathers the days for its 16 shops in the prefecture.
In short
- Late at night: Ichiran Hiroshima Hondori (24 hours), Dotonkotsu Ryo (until 2:00), Gaba at Misasa Main, Banto and Hiroshima Station North Exit shops (until 1:00; the Hiroshima Station North Exit shop closes at 24:00 on Sundays and holidays that are followed by a weekday).
- Cheap refills: free days at Hakataya, and ¥100 at Gokuton Ramen and Dotonkotsu Ryo.
- In central Hiroshima: Ichiran (Hondori), Ippudo (Fukuromachi), Gaba (Kamiyacho), TOCOTON1 (Shintenchi).
- By car: Gaba Hiro shop (two car parks), Ippudo Yumemall Saijo, Tonton Zao.
- Choose noodle firmness: Gokuton Ramen (5 levels), Tonton (up to “harigane,” the firmest).
Checked with official pages on November 2, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and hours may change.
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1. How to choose a Hakata ramen shop in Hiroshima
Hakata ramen is a thin-noodle ramen in a milky pork-bone soup from Fukuoka. A “kaedama” is an extra portion of noodles you order after finishing the first. Use the summary above as a quick guide.
2. Price and parking at the 17 shops in one table
Tap a shop name to jump to its section. From the top: chains from Fukuoka, chains from Hiroshima and Fukuyama, shops in Hiroshima City, then shops in Kure.
| Shop | Bowl | Kaedama | Parking | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichiran Hondori | ¥1,080 | ¥210 (half ¥150) | None | 24 hours |
| Ippudo Fukuromachi | — | ¥150 | — | 23:00 |
| Ippudo Saijo | — | ¥150 | Yes | 22:00 |
| Gaba Kamiyacho | ¥974 (Shiro-uma) | ¥198 | — | 24:00 |
| Gaba Hiro (Kure) | — | — | 8 cars plus 16 in a 2nd car park | 24:00 |
| Hakataya Ujina | — | Free from 18:00 on weekdays | — | 24:00 |
| Hakataya Kure | — | Free on Tuesdays | — | 22:00 |
| Hakataya Higashihiroshima | — | Free on Wednesdays | — | 23:00 |
| Gokuton Ekimae (Fukuyama) | ¥800 | ¥100 (half ¥50) | — | 22:00 |
| Tonton Zao (Fukuyama) | — | — | 16 cars (shared) | 17:00 |
| Harigane Funairi | — | — | — | 23:30 |
| Michimaru | — | — | — | 22:00 |
| Taiga Buu. | — | — | — | 21:00 |
| TOCOTON1 | ¥880 | — | — | 24:00 |
| Isshintei | — | — | Own car park | 21:00 |
| Yaoki | — | — | — | 22:30 |
| Dotonkotsu Ryo (Kure) | ¥800 | ¥100 | — | 2:00 next day |
Prices are from each shop’s official website and official menu, or a company announcement. For Gaba they are the prices on the Kamiyacho shop’s menu. A “—” means no official information was found. Closing times are for weekdays, and the hours and closed days by day of the week are in the table at the end of each shop’s section. For Harigane, Michimaru, Taiga Buu. and Yaoki, hours and closed days are from the shops’ Google Maps listings (checked on November 2, 2026). For Tonton Zao and Dotonkotsu Ryo, the official hours are shown, and where Google Maps differs it is noted in the shop’s section.
3. Days when Hakataya’s kaedama is free (16 shops in Hiroshima Prefecture)
Nagahama Ramen Hakataya has a “free kaedama day” that differs by shop, falling on some day from Monday to Thursday. Only the Ujina shop uses weekdays from 18:00 instead of a day of the week. The information on the shop details page of the Hakataya official site (Japanese) is rearranged by day.
| Day | Shops |
|---|---|
| Monday | Miyoshi, Kaita |
| Tuesday | Hatsukaichi, Yoshida, Danbara, Kure, Kabe |
| Wednesday | Furuichi, Shoko Center, Hiro, Higashihiroshima |
| Thursday | Niho, Yokogawa, Otake, Itsukaichi |
| Weekdays from 18:00 | Ujina |
Many shops say holidays, Obon and the year-end and New Year are excluded.
4. Things to know when choosing Hakata ramen in Hiroshima
In central Hiroshima the shops cluster near streetcar stops, and in Fukuyama and Kure local shops stand out.
- Ichiran, Ippudo Fukuromachi and Gaba Kamiyacho are all around the Hondori, Kamiyacho and Tatemachi area of Hiroden, within walking distance of each other. Ichiran has no car park.
- Gaba’s official shop list says there is parking at the Misasa Main, Itsukaichi, Saijo, Minami and Hiro shops, among others.
- Fukuyama has two local chains. Gokuton Ramen has 9 shops in Fukuyama City, and Tonton started in 1984 in Showa-cho, Fukuyama.
- Besides shops with “Hakata” or “Nagahama” in the name, some, like Gaba, call themselves “Hiroshima tonkotsu.” The soup is pork bone in all of them, but the style differs by shop, as with Gaba’s Aka-uma, which melts in chili miso.
5. Hiroshima shops of chains from Fukuoka
Ichiran Hiroshima Hondori
It reopened after renovation on October 30, 2026, and all 61 seats (38 on the 1st floor and 23 on the 2nd) are now “flavor concentration” counters. The announcement of Ichiran Co. on October 30, 2026 (Japanese) says it has an environment where children can also eat and has tableware for them.
According to the official shop page, Natural Tonkotsu Ramen is ¥1,080, kaedama ¥210 and half kaedama ¥150. A late-night surcharge applies from 22:00 to 6:00. You pay at a ticket machine, with cash, cards, transport IC cards and mobile payments. It is a 1-minute walk from Hondori streetcar stop. The Chugoku-region shop list of the Ichiran official site (Japanese) shows two shops: this one and one in Okayama.
| Name | Ichiran Hiroshima Hondori |
|---|---|
| Address | Ark Building, 2-3-22 Kamiya-cho, Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 24 hours (late-night surcharge 22:00–6:00 next day) |
| Phone | 050-1808-9141 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Ippudo Hiroshima Fukuromachi and Yumemall Saijo
Ippudo is a tonkotsu ramen chain that began in Hakata, and the Hiroshima Prefecture shop list of the Ippudo official site (Japanese) shows 6 shops in the prefecture: 4 in Hiroshima City (Fukuromachi, ekie, minamoa and LECT), and one each in Hatsukaichi and Higashihiroshima.
The Fukuromachi shop is about 290 m in a straight line from Hondori Station on the Astram Line, and besides Shiromaru Motoaji, Akamaru Shinaji and Karaka-men, it shows an Onomichi soy sauce ramen. Credit cards and transport IC cards are accepted.
The Yumemall Saijo shop in Higashihiroshima has a car park and is about 1.4 km in a straight line from JR Saijo Station. It has children’s chairs and a children’s menu. In the announcement of Chikara-no-Moto Holdings on October 1, 2026 (Japanese), a kaedama is ¥150 including tax.
| Name | Ippudo Hiroshima Fukuromachi |
|---|---|
| Address | Enozaki Fukuromachi Building 1F, 2-2 Fukuromachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–23:00 (last order 30 min before closing) |
| Phone | 0570-031-206 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
| Name | Ippudo Yumemall Saijo |
|---|---|
| Address | 1210 Sukezane, Saijo-cho, Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–22:00 (last order 30 min before closing) |
| Phone | 0570-031-206 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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6. Chains born in Hiroshima and Fukuyama
Ramen Gaba Kamiyacho and Hiro
This is a Hiroshima-born tonkotsu ramen shop whose company was founded in 2000. The shop guide on the Gaba official site (Japanese) lists 12 shops in Hiroshima Prefecture. According to the announcement of Earth Food Co., which runs it, on March 18, 2026 (Japanese), the signature “Aka-uma” and “Shiro-uma” use a soup made by simmering only pig heads for a day and a night, and Aka-uma adds chili miso and a homemade flavored oil. The menu on the Gaba official site (Japanese) says you can choose the noodle firmness. Prices differ by area, and on the official menu (PDF) of the Kamiyacho shop (Japanese), Shiro-uma is ¥974, Aka-uma ¥1,000 and kaedama ¥198 (all tax included).
The Kamiyacho shop has 36 seats and is about 160 m in a straight line from Kamiyacho-higashi streetcar stop.
The Hiro shop in Kure has 49 seats and, according to the official shop page, a car park for 8 cars and a second car park for 16. It is about 350 m in a straight line from JR Shin-Hiro Station.
| Name | Ramen Gaba Kamiyacho |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-6-12 Kamiya-cho, Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–24:00 (last order 23:30) (Closed Tuesdays; open on holidays) |
| Phone | 082-545-7303 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
| Name | Ramen Gaba Hiro |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-14-35 Hirokoshinkai, Kure City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–24:00 (last order 23:45) (Closed Tuesdays; open on holidays) |
| Phone | 0823-76-3363 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Nagahama Ramen Hakataya Ujina, Kure and Higashihiroshima
This Nagahama-style ramen shop uses a soup of domestic pork bones simmered for 2 days. It has 16 shops in Hiroshima Prefecture and the Minami-Iwakuni shop in Yamaguchi Prefecture (menu on the Hakataya official site, Japanese). There are also soy sauce tonkotsu, rich ramen and Karaka-men with added spices.
The Ujina shop is on the Ujina coast in Minami Ward, Hiroshima City, and kaedama is free from 18:00 on weekdays. The Kure shop is about 330 m in a straight line from JR Kawaraishi Station, and Tuesday is the free day.
The Higashihiroshima shop is in Kami-Minaga, Saijo-cho, and Wednesday is the free day. It is about 3.4 km in a straight line from JR Higashi-Hiroshima Station.
| Name | Nagahama Ramen Hakataya Ujina |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-2-22 Ujina-kaigan, Minami Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–24:00 (last order 23:45) |
| Phone | 082-254-7685 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
| Name | Nagahama Ramen Hakataya Kure |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-14-16 Kaigan, Kure City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–22:00 (last order 21:45) |
| Phone | 0823-32-0635 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
| Name | Nagahama Ramen Hakataya Higashihiroshima |
|---|---|
| Address | 1502-1 Kami-Minaga, Saijo-cho, Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–23:00 (last order 22:50) |
| Phone | 082-426-1055 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Gokuton Ramen Ekimae (Fukuyama)
This is the ramen of “Ton-Sho,” which has shops mainly in Fukuyama. The official shop list shows 9 shops in Fukuyama City and others in Onomichi, Mihara, Gion in Hiroshima City and Kurashiki in Okayama. The Ekimae shop is about 150 m in a straight line from JR Fukuyama Station.
According to the 2026 menu on the Gokuton Ramen official site (Japanese), Gokuton Ramen is ¥800, kaedama ¥100 and half kaedama ¥50, and a student discount makes one kaedama free. Noodle firmness comes in 5 levels from harigane to soft, and homemade spicy takana and crushed garlic are free. Prices may differ by shop.
| Name | Gokuton Ramen Ekimae |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-4 Sannomaru-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–22:00 (Closed Mondays; subject to change on holidays) |
| Phone | 080-3710-8033 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Hakata Ramen Tonton Zao (Fukuyama)
The main shop opened in 1984 in Showa-cho, Fukuyama, and there are the Fukuyama main shop, Zao shop and Higashi-Onomichi shop, and the Kurashiki shop in Okayama Prefecture. According to the official site, the soup is simmered for 2 days and the noodle firmness can be chosen up to harigane. Homemade spicy takana is the specialty.
The Zao shop has 26 seats and a car park for 16 cars (shared). On Google Maps the rating is 4.1 (407 reviews, checked on November 2, 2026).
The table shows the hours on the official shop guide (11:00–17:00, closed Wednesdays). The official guide has no update date, and on Google Maps (checked on November 2, 2026) the shop is open until 21:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The official guide may be out of date, so be careful if you go in the evening.
| Name | Hakata Ramen Tonton Zao |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-8-41 Minami-Zao, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–17:00 (Closed Wednesdays) |
| Phone | 084-928-7220 |
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7. Hakata ramen and tonkotsu shops in Hiroshima City
Hakata Ramen Harigane Funairi
The shop’s official Instagram profile calls it authentic Hakata ramen in Funairi, and says the soup is cooked in a large cast-iron goemon cauldron. It is about 90 m in a straight line from Funairi-honmachi streetcar stop. On Google Maps the rating is 4.0 (572 reviews, checked on November 2, 2026).
| Name | Hakata Ramen Harigane Funairi |
|---|---|
| Address | Wing Honmachi 1F, 4-10 Funairi-honmachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–14:30, 17:00–23:30 (Closed Mondays) |
| Phone | 082-232-2229 |
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Hakata Ramen Michimaru
A Hakata ramen shop in Hikari-machi, Higashi Ward, north of Hiroshima Station, about 500 m in a straight line from the station. On Google Maps the rating is 4.0 (283 reviews, checked on November 2, 2026).
| Name | Hakata Ramen Michimaru |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-8-15 Hikari-machi, Higashi Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–14:30, 17:30–22:00 (Closed Sundays) |
| Phone | 082-264-0064 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Hakata Seimen Taiga Buu.
A shop in Hakushima-kita-machi, Naka Ward, about 130 m in a straight line from JR Shin-Hakushima Station. On Google Maps the rating is 4.2 (404 reviews, checked on November 2, 2026).
| Name | Hakata Seimen Taiga Buu. |
|---|---|
| Address | 12-1 Hakushima-kita-machi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | Tue, Wed, Fri 11:00–15:00, 17:30–21:00; Thu, Sun 11:00–15:00; Sat 11:00–20:00 (Closed Mondays) |
| Phone | 082-221-8656 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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TOCOTON1
A shop in front of Shintenchi Park. According to the official site, the soup is cooked from Iwami pork bones from Ohnan Town, Shimane, and twice as many pig’s feet and ears. The noodles are thin noodles from an established noodle maker.
Collagen Tonkotsu Ramen is ¥880 and Takana Ramen ¥980, and the MEGA Pig’s Feet Ramen with pig’s feet on top is ¥1,180, limited to 20 bowls a day. When the soup runs out, they close. It is about 280 m in a straight line from Ebisucho streetcar stop.
| Name | TOCOTON1 |
|---|---|
| Address | Shintenchi Shuttle-kan 1F, 1-11 Shintenchi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–14:00, 18:00–24:00 (Closed Wednesdays) |
| Phone | 082-258-6868 |
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Kyushu Ramen Isshintei
According to the official Instagram, this shop in Higashi-Kannon-machi, Nishi Ward, was founded in 1988 (Showa 63). It has its own car park and asks customers not to park in front of the shop. It is about 350 m in a straight line from Funairimachi streetcar stop. On Google Maps the rating is 4.3 (594 reviews, checked on November 2, 2026).
| Name | Kyushu Ramen Isshintei |
|---|---|
| Address | Amimoto Building, 8-2 Higashi-Kannon-machi, Nishi Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 11:30–14:00, 18:00–21:00 (last order 20:30) (Closed Tuesdays) |
| Phone | 082-292-9161 |
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Kyushu Ramen Yaoki
A Kyushu ramen shop in Otemachi, Naka Ward, about 130 m in a straight line from Chudenmae streetcar stop. On Google Maps the rating is 4.2 (308 reviews, checked on November 2, 2026).
| Name | Kyushu Ramen Yaoki |
|---|---|
| Address | Otemachi Corp. 3-3-10 Otemachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 11:30–14:30, 18:00–22:30 (Closed Sundays and Mondays) |
| Phone | 082-240-2266 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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8. Eating late at night in Kure
Dotonkotsu Ryo
A tonkotsu ramen shop in Nakadori, Kure, a 15-minute walk from JR Kure Station. According to the menu on the Dotonkotsu Ryo official site (Japanese), Dotonkotsu Ramen is ¥800 and kaedama ¥100. It also serves Kure reimen, a local cold noodle dish, for ¥800.
The table shows the hours on the official site (lunch 12:00–15:00, evening 19:00 to 2:00 the next day). The latest hours notice on the official site is from October 2021, and on Google Maps (checked on November 2, 2026) there is no lunch service and the evening runs from 18:00 to 2:00 the next day (to 3:00 on Fridays and Saturdays). The official guide may be out of date, so be especially careful if you go at lunchtime.
Common questions
| Name | Dotonkotsu Ryo |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-4-6 Nakadori, Kure City, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | 12:00–15:00, 19:00–2:00 next day (Closed Sundays; transfers apply) |
| Phone | 0823-24-2251 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Where is Ichiran in Hiroshima?
The only shop in Hiroshima Prefecture is Hiroshima Hondori in Kamiya-cho, Naka Ward (official Chugoku shop list, checked on November 2, 2026).
How can I eat Hakata ramen at home?
Gaba sells ramen at its official online shop (Japanese). Hakataya and Gokuton also mention takeout and mail order. To compare online shops, you can see bagged and fresh noodle sets in the Rakuten Ichiba search for Hakata ramen (ad).
For other local noodle dishes of Hiroshima, see our page (in Japanese), a roundup of Hiroshima local foods.
Sources
22 pages we checked
- ichiran.com
- ichiran.com
- prtimes.jp
- stores.ippudo.com
- stores.ippudo.com
- stores.ippudo.com
- digitalpr.jp
- www.gaba-2000.com
- www.gaba-2000.com
- www.gaba-2000.com
- www.gaba-2000.com
- prtimes.jp
- www.hakataya.org
- www.hakataya.org
- gokuton.net
- gokuton.net
- www.tonton-hp.com
- www.tonton-hp.com
- tocoton1.com
- www.dotonkotsu-ryou.com
- www.dotonkotsu-ryou.com
- Japanese version of this page (日本語版)
Checked with official pages on November 2, 2026 (Japan time).
