北の漁場 小樽運河店 / ㈲上田物産 — Restaurant in Otaru

This shop, run by the same owner as Kita no Ryoba, also offers a variety of Hokkaido seafood and local dishes. The sea urchin rice bowl is served generously, though the uni can still have membranes and feel a little frozen in texture. Skewers like lamb and beef are okay but quite average. On the other hand, the grilled fish here is flavorful and satisfying, and the unagi don with its sweet, rich sauce is a highlight. The staff are helpful and friendly, with a bit of communicative English, which makes the dining experience smoother for visitors. A nice spot along Otaru Canal to enjoy Hokkaido specialties, though quality can...

Fresh Hokkaido seafood. Very popular with locals.

It was a busy day when we attended but wrote our name down and were seated in about 20 minutes. There was seating to wait in the shade.

You order via an ipad that has multiple language options available, including English. The focus is on the fresh seafood and there are a lot of options. It's not cheap but we ate a lot of crab and enjoyed ourselves.

Staff spoke very little to no English, but were polite and with the ipad...

Probably half of the restaurants around 2pm were closing/closed and saw this restaurant with few customers inside so decided to try it out. Unagi was quite springy and thick delicious with warm rice and sauce on a cold day. Kaisen omakase don provides 10 type of raw seafood tasted fresh and sweet. Also tried the fish scraps soup which consist of fish parts with flesh and bones boiled in miso soup base. Generally tasted good despite pricing higher probably also...