What other travelers are saying about Omicho Market
Definitely the best sea food market we visited in Japan. We walked around for a bit. See and judge how the local vendors react to you. If they completely ignore you (which some tend to do) walk past and find a vendor that is happy with you being there. There are some awesome vendors. For example the vendor at the first crossing near the main who sells oysters and crabs. We tried the oyster and crab here. Was absolutely delicous! We also tried at the next crossing the fresh tuna from the vendor on the left side.
One of the main attractions in Kanazawa that I was looking forward to, but it turned out quite disappointing for me.
The market opens rather late. We arrived around 9.30am on a Wednesday and not all the shops were open. It felt smaller in scale than expected.
There were a few stalls selling fresh seafood like oysters and sea urchin that you can eat on the spot, but overall, the experience did not quite live up to the hype.
Loved loved loved. Pure joy when you find places like these when travelling, and no better way than to spend than with your sibs. Being able to taste local food and snacks.
We bought some bento eel rice sets for our lunch which was really yummy and tried the famous gold leaf ice cream! 🍦 🍱
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One of my favorite fish markets across Japan, it is not overly crowded, seafood is fresh and more reasonably priced and the people are generally friendly. During crab season, definitely try it because it's just so good. The small stores at the back alleys have great seafood bowl options for lunch as well, explore around to find one that you like.
Lots of stalls selling a good variety of fresh seafood. In the morning, some of the market stalls offer a standing counter to purchase and eat on the spot. The majority of them are open for lunch, with some of them providing seating areas. In the evening, only a few restaurants are open for dinner and they close quite early at around 7-8pm.
There is a good variety of fresh seafood ranging from oysters to snow crabs, uni, sashimi and abalone. On average a bit pricey but worth it for the quality and freshness.
Highly recommend checking out the restaurants at the first floor only. We tried the restaurants on level 2 but they are way more expensive and simply do not provide the variety of seafood that the restaurants on level 1 offer.
