Lunch in Yoichi
Before going to visit Nikka Whisky's Yoichi distillery, I always stop by here.
On the first floor is a store where you can buy local fish, crabs, and other seafood at low prices, and on the second floor is this seafood workshop.
As soon as you go up the stairs and enter the entrance, you will see samples and a cash register where you can place your order.
HOKKEI is 340 yen and SOHACHI is 370 yen (?). Despite the extremely low price, the size is large and the portions are ample.
After ordering, you receive a meal ticket and raise your hand when the number on the ticket is called.
When the number on the ticket is called, you raise your hand and the food is brought to you.
The three of us ordered Iso-don, ikura-don (mini salmon roe bowl), grilled hokki-gai shellfish, grilled sohachi salt, sea urchin, and draft beer for 3,710 yen.
This is an unbelievable price in Osaka.
The shellfish is fresh and tasty. The Sohachi was grilled just right with a roe in it.
The sea urchin was a little less tasty this time of year, but a plate of sea urchin was also 1,150 yen.
Draft beer is available in Sapporo or Asahi for 320 yen, so it doesn't matter if it's before noon or not, you'll be drinking it.
The only exit from Yoichi Station is on the Yoichi Distillery side, and buses also run on that side, so access is very convenient.
By the way, it takes 3 minutes on foot from Yoichi Station and 1 minute on foot from the Yoichi Jujigai bus stop.
When I went there in the summer before, there were more kinds of fish and the taste was richer, but it is attractive to have a hearty meal at such a reasonable price.
Seats were full by 12:00 p.m., so it might be a good idea to stagger your visit a bit.
Revisited in July 2014
I always go to this restaurant when I visit Hokkaido, and I went here again this time.
First we went to the first floor to pick up some souvenirs, and then headed to the second floor.
As usual, I ordered a beer and some fish to go with it.
It's a bit of a hassle to get a meal ticket, but considering the cheap price and taste, I can't say it's an extravagance.
This time, we had delicious sea urchin and a bowl of salmon roe for dinner.
Even if you eat that much, it is only about 2,000 yen per person, so the taste and cheapness of this place are wonderful.