Loved this marked so much. Omicho Market is a really fun place to visit. It's full of shops selling all kinds of food, especially seafood. You can see big, fresh fish and crabs. It’s very colorful and busy. People are friendly and happy to show you their products.
We tried some of their seafood, and it was outstanding. The sea urchin was so fresh and creamy, the oysters were plump and delicious, and the big prawn was absolutely perfect. Everything we tasted was top-notch.
There are also fruits and vegetables, and lots of other Japanese foods. It's a good place to walk around and see what people eat in Kanazawa. You can find some good food to eat right there, or buy things to cook later. If you like food, you will like Omicho Market so much!
It got really crowded at around 11am, but still not disgustingly crowded, you can still easily navigate around. Easy to access the market via the buses from kanazawa station.
Food I particularly enjoyed
Wagyu Beef skewers (from that big supermarket looking store)
Crab leg (from the same store, but the grilled section)
Draft peer (I loved the peach flavour cos it's sweet) + ps if you wanna get kanazawa curry packs, that shops sells it for the cheapest I've seen)
Croquette (in a store at the side of the market, noto croquette or something, can't remember exactly but I do recall them having an ear worm theme song
Popular oden shop with grilled food (I'd only suggest to get the oden if it is something you absolutely love, I felt the kanazawa soup base is too sweet for my liking. I enjoyed the butter scallop though
A fabulous wet market offering fresh and delicious seafood of all kinds (highly recommend urchin, oyster, giant prawn and scallops) and the nicely baked croquette! The market was very clean and hygienic too. Very impressed!
Very fun local market with tons of stalls and lots of delicious, fresh fish. Local feel, without as many tourists as similar markets in Tokyo and Kyoto. Absolute must visit if in Kanazawa.
April 13th, 2023:
What a vast wet market. We walked around and tried numerous delicious bits of seafood. Sea Urchin, Oyster, Shrimp. We even indulged in some sushi. I also had some Otoro as well as some Crab soup. It was all flavorful and clean. I will definitely be visiting this market again in the future. I even had the Kanazawa's locally brewed lager beer they have here. It's quite refreshing. It's about a 15-20 minute walk from Kanazawa station following the main road.
I keep thinking about the sushi. I think I'll try more sushi next time I'm in Japan. I think this was our first sushi in Japan even though we went to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto earlier. Super clean. Well done.
