Yabuhan
籔半
A historic soba restaurant founded in 1954, featuring a building that incorporates historic stone warehouses, with options for local buckwheat flour.
Founded in 1954, this historic soba restaurant features architecture that incorporates elements of a herring fishery boss's stone warehouse and old residence, with charming hearth seating in front of the warehouse door. The noodles are available in two types: regular flour and local flour from Rankoshi and Hokuryu in Hokkaido, which you choose when ordering. The signature Otaru Herring Soba is served with a whole stewed herring on the side for about 1,700 to 1,860 JPY, the duck dipping soba (Kamo Seiro) is about 1,800 to 2,000 JPY, and there are side dishes like chicken with wasabi to accompany drinks. Queues often form before opening; reservations cost 500 JPY per person, and the restaurant closes when the soba is sold out. About a 4-minute walk from Otaru Station.
Opening hours
Lunch from 11:15 (L.O. 14:30), Dinner from 17:00 (L.O. 20:00), closes when sold out; Closed Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Jan 1–4
Nearby sights
- Otaru Sankaku Market
- Funami-zaka Slope
- Former Temiya Line
- Bank of Japan Otaru Museum
- Otaru Sushi Street
- Nitori Otaru Art Base
- Otaru Canal
- Otaru Beer Otaru Warehouse No.1