Minato Marche Pier Bandai — Local services in Niigata

I went there on 8/4 ( Friday ), the day after Nagaoka Matsuri. The opening time is 1030am and I arrived on 1045am. There was a long queue at that time. After the queue, I took the ticket on 11am and the number was 88. I entered my japan phone number so I could walk outside of the restaurant, I got the phone calling on 1315pm. I waited until 1345pm to have the seat. I could take the sushi on the conveyor belt or ordered directly to the sushi master. The quality of food was good, I will recommend 特大赤エビ, エビフライ and pudding ( original favour ) [ XL Red shrimp. Fried shrimp and original puddings ] Cost ¥8800/ 2 adult ( we both ate so much ) I...

Fairly unpleasant shopping experience on a hot summer day. Extremely crowded, difficult parking, and the few restaurants all had line over 45 minutes long. Well, a couple didn’t, but those were “outdoor grill” places. If you want to eat hot food sitting in 35 C direct sunlight, be my guest.

As for the shopping center, it’s fine. If you’ve ever seen a Japanese fish market somewhat aimed at ordinary people (I.e. Nagoya, Tsuruga in Fukui, not to mention Tsukiji in Tokyo), you’ve already seen better. And this one is smaller than the...

Pier Bandai fish market 新潟魚市場 in Niigata is not as big as the one in Tokyo but still with many nice choices. But unlike in Tokyo where there are a lot of restaurants where cooked seafood is served, here are more related to sashimi and grilled fish. Next to the fish market, there are vegetable and meat markets and there are more restaurants. Yet, price is definitely a lot cheaper here. After all, Niigata is a small...