Okonomiyaki

Choose beef, pork, octopus or another filling, then cook your okonomiyaki on the hotplate. Here, cooking seems to be part of the meal as much as eating. Some diners say they cooked their own, while others had the owner cook for them; some enjoyed the experience with a little help. One report says that even a first-timer was shown how to cook it.

A diner who ordered yakisoba with beef singled it out as particularly tasty. Others ordered okonomiyaki and yakisoba together, and one person also ordered yakisoba to take away, making it an option when you fancy another hotplate dish. One account praises the contrast between the okonomiyaki’s soft, airy batter and its fragrant, crisp exterior. Beer alongside the yakisoba can make it easy to round out the meal.

For dinner in Pontocho, share okonomiyaki with your choice of filling and a plate of yakisoba. Payment is cash only, so come prepared.