Hakodate Food Guide

Hakodate · Around the station

Where to Eat Near Hakodate Station: 3 Local Food Experiences

Grill your own skewers, cook Hokkaido lamb over charcoal, or try Hakodate's famous squid. All three are within about an 8-minute walk of Hakodate Station.

Checked October 2026 · By Shunta Matsudaira, a Hakodate local

01 · Yakitori

Kushiyama Kushizo

  • Grill it yourself
  • 1 min from the station
  • Counter seats

A small skewer bar where you season your own skewers and grill them over charcoal, sitting around a U-shaped counter. With Hakodate Station behind you, it's just inside the arcade on your right.

My visit

I went on a weekend evening, around 6–7 pm. I had salmon belly (harasu), chicken neck (seseri), vegetables and other skewers. The best part was grilling everything ourselves. It's a rare experience.

Hours
15:00–20:00
Closed
Mondays and Thursdays
Budget
About ¥2,000–3,000 per person
Seats
U-shaped counter, about 15 seats
Reservations
Not accepted
Smoking
Allowed at all seats
Payment
Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, AMEX, Diners), e-money, PayPay, Alipay
English menu
Not confirmed
Address
17-9 Wakamatsu-cho, Hakodate
北海道函館市若松町17-9
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Sources: my own visit, Google Maps (hours checked October 2026) and Tabelog (listing last updated November 2024).

02 · Jingisukan (grilled lamb)

Jingisukan Hakodate Yoshida

  • Charcoal grill
  • About 50 seasonings
  • 7–8 min walk

Jingisukan, named after Genghis Khan, is Hokkaido's signature grilled lamb dish. Here the lamb is cooked over charcoal on a shichirin, a small charcoal grill, and you can mix two Hokkaido-style sauces with about 50 seasonings however you like. Signature cuts include rolled lamb (maru-ramu), fresh lamb shoulder loin and lamb shoulder. The menu also has grilled udon and grilled rice to finish.

Not visited yet

I haven't eaten here yet. The details below come from the restaurant's official website, Hakobura (Hakodate City's official tourism website) and the restaurant listing sites named at the end of this section.

Hours
Daily 16:00–22:00 (last order 21:00)
Closed
Irregular days Check before you go
Seats
Mostly counter seats facing each other; private room available
Reservations
Online in Japanese (Hot Pepper), until 16:00 on the day
Smoking
Designated smoking area
Payment
Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, AMEX, Diners), IC cards and e-money. QR code payments not accepted.
English menu
Not confirmed
Address
1F, 8-6 Matsukaze-cho, Hakodate
北海道函館市松風町8-6 1F
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Sources: official website, Hakobura, Hot Pepper, Tabelog and Google Maps (checked October 2026).

03 · Seafood izakaya

Kaisendokoro Hakodateyama

  • English menu
  • Live squid
  • 6 min walk

A seafood izakaya that keeps fresh seafood in tanks inside the restaurant. The official website recommends Hakodate's famous live squid as sashimi. Availability can depend on the day's catch, so ask the staff. Other house dishes include fried homemade imo-mochi (potato cakes) and the Asa-ichiban bowl with squid, mozuku seaweed, flying fish roe and egg yolk. Hakobura notes that prices are clearly shown.

Not visited yet

I haven't eaten here yet. Everything below comes from the restaurant's official website and Hakobura, Hakodate City's official tourism website.

Hours
Tue–Sat 17:00–24:00 (last order 23:30)
Sun 16:00–23:00 (last order 22:30)
Closed
Mondays (may change around holidays)
Seats
About 100, including counter seats
Reservations
By phone: 050-5487-0678
Smoking
No smoking inside (smoking area outside)
Payment
Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, AMEX, Diners, Discover, UnionPay), WAON, PayPay
English menu
Yes (Chinese menu too)
Access
6 min walk from Hakodate Station; 2 min from Matsukaze-cho tram stop
Address
10-15 Matsukaze-cho, Hakodate
北海道函館市松風町10-15
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Sources: official website, Hakobura and Google Maps (checked October 2026).

Before you go

  • All three restaurants list credit cards as accepted.
  • Hours at small restaurants can change, so check Google Maps on the day.
  • Some small izakaya in Japan still allow smoking inside. Restaurants that allow smoking must post a sign at the entrance.
  • Many izakaya serve a small appetizer called otoshi, which comes with a seat charge.

About this page

Written by Shunta Matsudaira, who lives in Hakodate. I've eaten at Kushiyama Kushizo. I haven't eaten at the other two yet, so for those I only describe facts from their official websites, Hakobura (Hakodate City's official tourism website) and restaurant listing sites.

Information was checked in October 2026, including opening hours on Google Maps. Hours, prices and menus can change.

No restaurant paid to appear on this page.

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