Japan — Ranked by Occasion

Best Restaurants
in Aomori

Northernmost Honshu's apple-and-tuna capital. Oma bluefin from the Tsugaru Strait, Mutsu Bay scallops, Tsugaru-shamisen izakaya nights, and the country's best build-your-own seafood-bowl market.

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Aomori Gyosai Center (Nokkedon Market) restaurant
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Team Dinner
Aomori Gyosai Center (Nokkedon Market)
Build-Your-Own Seafood Bowl$$
The city's morning fish market. Buy ¥170 tickets, walk thirty stalls, build your own sashimi rice bowl with same-day Tsugaru Strait fish. Aomori's iconic
Tatsumi restaurant
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Impress Clients
Tatsumi
Sushi (Edomae) / Oma Tuna$$$$
Twelve-seat counter sushi in central Aomori to Oma tuna direct from the Tsugaru Strait fishermen, the city's most serious omakase, three hours.
Tsugaru Joppari Isariya Sakaba restaurant
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Team Dinner
Tsugaru Joppari Isariya Sakaba
Tsugaru Izakaya / Live Shamisen$$
The Yasukata-dori izakaya pairing fresh Tsugaru ingredients with live Tsugaru-shamisen sets. Aomori's most-photographed evening dining anchor.