Hakodate Factory Main Shop — Restaurant in Hakodate

The front end of the shop was eatery, and the back end was souvenirs. For the souvenirs, we got tax-free after exceeding 5400 yen. Then, the cashier will seal all tax-free items in a plastic bag and scan our passport. We were told not to open the plastic bag until we left Japan. If we checked in our baggage, then we need to inform the airport staff about these tax-free items.

About the eatery, we needed to order through a machine. Even though we chose English but only the right-hand side of the screen while the menu was still in Japanese languages. Secondly we didn't know which kind of food was fall under which category. Only with the help of the workers in the restaurant then we found the exact category of fresh oyster, hotate, grilled prawns, and other food. After payment, we will have a ticket, and we needed to look at a big screen to know our turns to correct counters to pick up our food (A, B, C, or D counter).

Taste wise, fresh oyster was big size. 1200 yen for 2 pieces. Delicious and taste if ocean. 4 stars

Grilled prawns were delicious. 3 stars

Star of the night was hotate at 500 yen per piece. So juicy and full of the sweetness of the ocean. Giant size hotate really satisfying. 5 stars

After the meal, we needed to return our tray and food waste back to the...

Bought some sushi and sake yesterday, forgot to take spoons and chopsticks, try to get it today but the lady refused, saying I wasn’t customer. I showed the purchase receipt from yesterday and still refused. I was not happy and offer to pay for the chopsticks. Finally the manager came and gave them to me. Little things like chopsticks don’t cost much. Don’t understand why this...

函館朝市の通りはどこもインバウンド価格で全く食べる気も買う気もなかった私ですが。ここではたらふく食べて、買い物をしました。価格も普通で地元の人も来られる感じです。 南側の方にフードコート的な場所があり、刺身定食や海鮮丼等をそこで頼んでも良いし、お店内に出来合いの丼物、お刺身等あるのでそちらも安くてGood!(マグロ丼 ¥1,080、生エビ丼 ¥842) 活きイカと茹でズワイカニも食べました。ズワイカニは2ハイでなんと¥1,200。水槽で生きているのをその場で茹でてくれます。生きているのをその場で茹でてもらったから、うまいのなんの。時間があればもう2ハイ食べたかった。 朝市では何も食べる気がしなかったが、ここはオススメ。

I wasn't in the mood to eat or buy anything at the Hakodate Morning Market because everything was priced for tourists. However, I ended up enjoying a lot of food and shopping here. The prices were reasonable, and it felt like a place where locals also come. There’s a food court area on the south side where you can order dishes like sashimi sets and seafood bowls. You can also find ready-made bowls and sashimi inside the shops, which are inexpensive and delicious! (Tuna bowl ¥1,080, shrimp bowl ¥842). I also had fresh squid and boiled crabs. The crab was just ¥1,200 for two pieces. They boil it right in front of you from the tank where it’s alive, and it’s incredibly tasty. If I had more time, I would have loved to eat more. I wasn’t in the mood to eat anything at the morning market, but I highly...