Eating BRUNCH at a Japanese Market | Kanazawa Street Food

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Explore Kanazawa's historic Omicho Market for a multi-course street food brunch, featuring unique grapes, soy milk ice cream, grilled eel, local beef sushi, and more.

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Omicho Market
Fresh food market · Kanazawa
3.8 (6,385)Open · until 5 PM
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A huge, sprawling, completely roofed-over historic market in Kanazawa, perfect for spending all day. It feels like an upmarket fish market, beautifully curated with well-presented food. The creator calls it "a labyrinth of excellence" and the best market they've been to in Japan, offering many different dishes at reasonable prices.
Omicho Market, 50 Kamiomicho, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0905, Japan
- Ruby Roman grapes · $1 — These grapes are ridiculously expensive but given their size (twice a normal grape) and deliciousness, they're worth it. They taste like cotton candy and are incredibly juicy, like a "hand grenade of juice and flavor."
- Soy milk ice cream — Made from soy and rice, this ice cream is available in both cones and cups. The creator describes it as "Jesus" in one word, highlighting its deliciousness and luxury taste, especially for an 11 AM breakfast.
- Grilled eel on a skewer — This ugly eel on a skewer is coated in a sweet, sticky soy sauce that gets everywhere. Unlike jellied eels in the UK, this Japanese eel is beautiful and one of the most delicious fish you can have. The creator rates it 9 out of 10 and says they'd buy it again.
- Noto beef sushi · ¥700 — This sushi features Noto beef, a local Kanazawa beef. It's a great way to try expensive Japanese beef without destroying your bank account, as the small sushi portions make it affordable. Two pieces cost ¥700, or a skewer is just under ¥1000. The creator highly recommends trying it with wasabi tucked under the beef, calling it "rather good beef indeed."
- Sour beer — A very fruity and malty sour beer, described as very tasty. It's enjoyed alongside grilled fish.
- Grilled mackerel (saba) — Thick, meaty mackerel grilled with a sweet, sticky soy sauce. The creator praises it as incredibly good, contributing to their view that Omicho is the best market they've visited in Japan.
- Mochi cake with red bean paste — A rice cake that has been beaten and pounded down into a kind of cake, with red bean paste inside. It's a sweet way to wrap up a multi-course meal at the market.