This year, I haven't had sea urchin bowl yet, so it was a good opportunity to visit. It seems that this shop, Uni Sakeya, is operated by the fish shop Uomasa in Hakodate during lunchtime. Uni Sakeya specializes in sea urchin and has branches in Yoichi and Otaru. When you enter the shop, you will find private rooms where you can enjoy your meal in a calm atmosphere. Unfortunately, today they don't have the 5 types of local Hakodate sea urchin. So, let's go for a sea urchin tasting with the 5 major varieties. Today's sea urchin includes white sea urchin from Matsumae, white sea urchin from Rishiri, red sea urchin from Russia, grilled white sea urchin from Matsumae, and grilled red sea urchin from Russia. I was surprised by the Russian sea urchin, which is said to be harvested near the Northern Territories. You can choose between white rice and vinegar rice when ordering. Personally, I prefer vinegar rice, so I chose that. After waiting for about 15 minutes, the sea urchin bowl arrived. It was a huge portion of sea urchin. The vibrant purple Bafun sea urchin was particularly beautiful. I was also pleased to find crab in the miso soup. I quickly dug into the dish. The sweetness of the Murasaki sea urchin and the rich flavor of the Bafun sea urchin combined to create a luxurious taste. It was a truly indulgent experience. The grilled sea urchin was also delicious, with a concentrated flavor. It came with seaweed, so you could also enjoy it as a seaweed roll. The combination with seaweed was perfect. The miso soup with crab was also excellent. Thank you for the feast.

After having two opportunities to visit a restaurant in Yoichi or Otaru after June, but not having a car at the time, I decided to visit this place in Hakodate this time. I wasn't very hungry, so I ordered a half size. The staff said, "Even in the half size, you'll get 90% of the regular amount of sea urchin!" I thought to myself, "That can't be true!" as I ordered the half size set of 5 different items to taste. The flavors were not bad. While it may not compare to the sea urchin from Shakotan or Murakami (which is expensive!), in terms of convenience and price, it might be better than the morning market. In the half size set, there was also minced tuna (negitoro) included (there's no way it's 90% sea urchin in the regular size).

If you want to eat sea urchin in Hakodate, this place is an absolute must! I visited a popular shop at the morning market the day before and was disappointed by the taste, quantity, and price. So I came here for revenge. Both the bafun uni and murasaki uni were sweet, melt-in-your-mouth rich, and delicious, and the crab soup was also very tasty!!

At night, the restaurant operates as an izakaya, but during lunchtime you can enjoy the Uni Donburi at "Seiichiya". I arrived just in time for the last order of lunch service. The atmosphere inside the restaurant was quite quiet, perhaps due to the time of day. I was led to a private room where I took off my shoes before entering. The specialty here is the Uni Donburi featuring five different types of sea urchin. I came here specifically for this dish. The staff explained each type of sea urchin to me, allowing me to indulge in the rare experience of comparing different varieties. The miso soup, with a crab broth base, was also delicious. I left feeling completely satisfied with the quality, quantity, price, and service. Thank you for the wonderful meal!

Located near a non-toll parking lot along a road without the Chuo Line, with good access by car. Visited Uni Senka in Yoichi and Hakodate. Ordered the cheaper Uni bowl (¥6,600) with two types of Uni - purple Uni (white) from Matsumae and Hakodate, and red Bafun Uni from other parts of Hokkaido. Chose vinegared rice over regular rice. The bowl arrived within 10 minutes, along with a negitoro roll. The Uni was extremely sweet and flavorful, even before the peak season. The seared Uni was particularly good, not losing to the steamed Uni. Didn't opt for extra Uni. The crab miso soup was also delicious. It will be interesting to see how the well-established Murakami in the city will respond to this challenge.

The izakaya only operates as a sea urchin bowl specialty store during the day. Unfortunately, they did not have all five types of sea urchin from the nearby waters of Hakodate. However, the four types they did have from Russia and from Inafune were delicious, especially the grilled ones.

If you want to eat sea urchin, you should go here. Compared to here, a certain famous restaurant is basically a scam.

The half-size sea urchin rice bowl, which can be purchased in pairs, is limited to 30 servings, so if one person buys two, it will quickly sell out. It was Saturday, so the entrance of every department store was crowded with people. By the time I lined up for the limited seafood bowl, they were already sold out. I decided to eat ramen in the store and leave, but when I saw a line of about 30 people in front of the ramen shop, I gave up. Instead, I enjoyed a delicious sea urchin rice bowl.