On my second night at Tokyu Stay Kokodate Asaichi, I visited the main restaurant Kikuyo Shokudo, which is famous for its Tomoe-don (three-kinds of seafood bowl with salmon roe, sea urchin, and scallops).
Kikuyo Shokudo has two branches in Hakodate Asaichi, one in the bay area, and another at the Shin-Chitose Airport terminal.
The main store is located on Naka-dori Street in the market. The branch is also located nearby, about a 30-second walk away, so you may go to the branch when it is crowded.
Both the main store and the branch are open from 5:00 a.m., so you can stop by even if you leave early in the morning.
(Front)
It has been operating at this location in the Hakodate Asaichi area since 1957.
The signboard of Kikuyo Shokudo is yellow, but the green curtain is hung, and yellow and green are the symbolic colors of the restaurant.
(Inside the restaurant)
It was around 7 o'clock and the place was crowded.
We were shown to the seats closest to the entrance, but each seat was partitioned off to make it a semi-private room.
The walls were decorated with colored papers of celebrities who had visited the restaurant.
Credit cards are also accepted, although it may be difficult to tell at first glance (please note that some stores do not accept credit cards).
(Trivia)
On the table is a Kikuyo Shokudo Trivia book.
It contains information on famous people from Hakodate, local specialties, dialects, etc., so it looks more like Hakodate trivia than Kikuyo Shokudo's trivia (some of the pictures are shown).
（Breakfast Menu)
For one of my breakfasts, I had the mini kaisendon (sea urchin, salmon roe, and scallop) (1,628 yen).
It is commonly known as Tomoe-don, but it is only a specialty of Kikuyo Shokudo, and despite the smaller quantity than I had at Suzuyo Shokudo, I was highly satisfied.
Since my partner had eaten seafood the day before, we decided on the grilled sockeye salmon Harasu set (1,375 yen).
The sockeye salmon was fatty and very tasty.
My partner liked what looked like Matsumae pickles that were served as an accompaniment, so we asked the owner about them and were told that they were sold at a store next door.
Matsumae pickles are made with kazunoko, but the one offered here is made with daikon radish instead of kazunoko , so it was cheaper than the Matsumae pickles themselves.
※ The store staff recommended the original Matsumae pickles using kazunoko, but I wanted the daikon instead.
I would like to visit this store again if I have a chance, since it is located not only in Hakodate Asaichi but also in Sin‐Chitose Airport and is easy to visit when I go to Hokkaido.
