Two-block fish market between Susukino and Odori, founded by Ishikari fishermen around 1903. Crab tanks, salmon counters and donburi shops that open at 07:00.
A Nijo Market sushi-and-donburi counter run by a Hakodate fishmonger. The Sapporo-style kaisendon stacks raw crab, uni and ikura over rice; market hours.
Signature: Kaisendon, Uni-ikura-crab bowl, Grilled hokkai shima ebi
Order: Sanshoku-don of king crab, sea urchin and salmon ikura.
Tip: Walk in early; the queue stretches by 09:00 in summer. Cash accepted alongside cards.
A Nijo Market sushi-and-donburi counter run by a Hakodate fishmonger. The Sapporo-style kaisendon stacks raw crab, uni and ikura over rice; market hours.
Signature: Kaisendon, Uni-ikura-crab bowl, Grilled shima ebi
Order: Sanshoku-don of king crab, sea urchin and salmon ikura.
Tip: Walk in early; the queue stretches by 09:00 in summer; cash accepted alongside cards.
Around 50 stalls of Hokkaido seafood across two market blocks. Kegani crab, ikura, scallops and sea urchin sold both whole and over kaisendon bowls.
Try: Kaisendon, crab, sea urchin
Tip: Bowls cluster around 2,500 yen at most stall counters; bargain in cash for whole crabs.
Sapporo's reference fish market, founded around 1903 by Ishikari fishermen. Crab tanks, salmon counters, scallops, sea urchin and the morning donburi shops.
Tip: Walk in early; the queue stretches by 09:00 in summer. Most stalls take card.
A Nijo Market sushi-and-donburi counter. The cheapest kaisendon (mixed seafood-over-rice) bowls land 1,800 yen; uni-ikura-crab triple bowls 2,800.
Try: Kaisendon
Tip: Walk in early; the queue stretches by 09:00 in summer.
Nijo Market's reference morning donburi shop. Crab, sea urchin and salmon ikura over rice from 07:00 with the market's morning catch; the city's brunch icon.
Order: Sanshoku kaisendon (king crab, uni, ikura)
Tip: Walk in early; the queue stretches by 09:00 in summer.