Jujiya Coffee — Restaurant in Hakodate

Jujiya Cafe is a little gem at the fish market in Hakodate.

We came to see market early, and we needed our morning coffee. We found Jujiya on Google so we wanted to give it a try. The owner seated us immediately, we ordered Jujiya blend coffee and their custard cream.

Started chatting with the owner, who speaks very well English, he told us the story of the their coffee shop. His family brought coffee to Hakodate and he is the fifth generation taking care of the business. He truly loves his coffee, and since we were interested in, he showed us all the articles about Jujiya and history of the coffee in the region.

We enjoyed both the coffee and our chat so much but since we did not want to bother him more, we left and came back next morning for another cup but unfortunately it was closed. We left a note saying we would come back to Hakodate on our return but unfortunately our plans have changed so we could not go to Hakodate and enjoy Jujiya's coffee and delicious custard cream once again.

If you are in the area and would like some coffee instead of seafood, please...

Had the best of time at Jujiya, a hakodate institution which currently is operated by a third generation owner. The coffee was very aromatic and was lovingly poured over, if you order latte the owner would whisk it in his saucepan after heating the hokkaido milk for a while.

The coffee was pretty hot - waited a while to cool down which was pretty quick in winter. The owner was very friendly and spoke very good english. Had to come back for second round when we were leaving Hakodate for Otaru.

Had the coffee creme brulee, if you see there are some available - please eat them. It was so good, went very well...

I used Google Maps to search for nearby cafes and came across one with excellent ratings. Intrigued, I decided to give it a try. As soon as we entered, we noticed the boss attending to other customers, but upon spotting us, he graciously handed us the menu. I opted for a coffee with milk, and to my surprise, the boss personally stirred the milk instead of relying on a machine. It was truly impressive! The coffee itself was delicious, and before leaving, I couldn't resist purchasing some of their dip drop coffee...