Gaya

Hakodate has 100s of seemingly identical restaurant menus. We stumbled into Gaya for lunch and were v happy. We were given a small room, not really what we wanted but was fine. The local seafood was great. We mixed set meals with salads and beer. For a v reasonable price.

Visited July 2026

We enjoyed superb, authentic local food, served reasonably quickly and very reasonably priced. It was a very lovely experience. To make everything easier, there was an electronic menu and English could be selected, which was helpful for us.

Visited April 2026

The seafood is so fresh. I have the oysters in ponzu sauce, blue tin sashimi, and fried squid. Presentation was beautiful.

Visited August 2025

Very nice seafood dinner in Hakodate. The restaurant is close to the cruise dock and the morning fish market. We heard the crab here was exquisite and we weren’t disappointed! We had a king crab leg—which was pricey, but well worth it. My wife and I agreed it was the best crab legs we had ever had.... We also had fresh octopus, grilled octopus, and peppers. All were tasty and enjoyable. Well worth a meal on your trip to Hokkaido.

Visited June 2025

We came here twice in two days and each time was impeccable. The rice bowl with fresh fish was delicious and the boiled kind crab was truly amazing. We waited one hour for them to prepare the crab but my god was it worth it…. And on top of that the staff was very nice and kind. We will definitely co...me back.

Visited May 2024