Makishi Public Market
Makishi Public Market
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8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
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Closed due to renovation. Public Market plans to open for business at a temporary building, from July 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022.
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- JenJenEHarcourt, Canada147 contributionsGive it a go. Don’t be shy.Great place for fresh seafood and have it prepared for you on the spot. The vendors all have their own restaurant partner. Just rock up to a vendor, tell them what you are interested in and how many people they will recommend the quantity and suggestions for cooking it. Pay them and they will take you to their restaurant partner. You will need to pay the restaurant a preparation fee (per head). It is worth the experience. The seafood is fantastic.Visited September 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 12 September 2023
- Teen TravelerSai Kung, China18 contributionsAuthentic, Fun, and BeautifulThis market was so much fun to walk through. I absolutely loved all the restaurants we went to, and I bought a few trinkets at some of the stands. It was very pretty to see all of the lights and the hustle and bustle going on. I also really loved the location because it was a five-minute walk from the monorail, and two minutes away from the downtown area. It was impressively sprawling, and since its in the city center, it is the easiest to get transportation from.Visited September 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 18 September 2023
- travelerOrangeCounty185 contributionsTypical shopping areaThis place was huge and seemed to go on forever at points. There all sorts of side streets and continuing streets so bring your walking shoes. You have an outside street running north/south and then a few streets under semi cover for weather. Look for the fish market toward the middle of the main middle street. Very cool and you can buy your live lunch and have it cooked upstairs at one of the resturants. Quite an experience. Past that, shopping area.Visited September 2023Travelled soloWritten 9 October 2023
- CanuckJamesNishinomiya, Japan1,439 contributionsReally sanitized, tourist trap, expensivePost renovation, it has become the cleanest public market I've been to. The place lacks character. You can purchase the fresh seafood on the first floor then bring it up to the second floor and one of the restaurants will cook the seafood for you. Considering the total price vs the environs, it isn't a great deal.Visited November 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 17 November 2023
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CanuckJames
Nishinomiya, Japan1,439 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
Post renovation, it has become the cleanest public market I've been to. The place lacks character.
You can purchase the fresh seafood on the first floor then bring it up to the second floor and one of the restaurants will cook the seafood for you.
Considering the total price vs the environs, it isn't a great deal.
You can purchase the fresh seafood on the first floor then bring it up to the second floor and one of the restaurants will cook the seafood for you.
Considering the total price vs the environs, it isn't a great deal.
Written 18 November 2023
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travelerOrangeCounty
Orange County, CA185 contributions
Sep 2023 • Solo
This place was huge and seemed to go on forever at points. There all sorts of side streets and continuing streets so bring your walking shoes. You have an outside street running north/south and then a few streets under semi cover for weather. Look for the fish market toward the middle of the main middle street. Very cool and you can buy your live lunch and have it cooked upstairs at one of the resturants. Quite an experience. Past that, shopping area.
Written 9 October 2023
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Teen Traveler
Sai Kung, China18 contributions
Sep 2023 • Friends
This market was so much fun to walk through. I absolutely loved all the restaurants we went to, and I bought a few trinkets at some of the stands. It was very pretty to see all of the lights and the hustle and bustle going on. I also really loved the location because it was a five-minute walk from the monorail, and two minutes away from the downtown area. It was impressively sprawling, and since its in the city center, it is the easiest to get transportation from.
Written 19 September 2023
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JenJenE
Harcourt, Canada147 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
Great place for fresh seafood and have it prepared for you on the spot. The vendors all have their own restaurant partner. Just rock up to a vendor, tell them what you are interested in and how many people they will recommend the quantity and suggestions for cooking it. Pay them and they will take you to their restaurant partner. You will need to pay the restaurant a preparation fee (per head). It is worth the experience. The seafood is fantastic.
Written 12 September 2023
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RuthAbady
Manalapan, NJ9 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Lots of different stores - something for everyone and good fresh food on the second floor at a reasonable price. Many varieties of stores you can get to take home goods for you or a friend.
Written 5 August 2023
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Brian Y
Kapaa, HI195 contributions
May 2023 • Business
The completely remodel market has modernized the traditional market from the past. The second floor is restaurants that will prepare the fish or shell fish you purchased on the first floor. The third floor now is a cooking school that can focus on Okinawa cooking.
Brighter and clean provide a modern look.
Brighter and clean provide a modern look.
Written 6 June 2023
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TravellingFoodie
Miami, FL1,065 contributions
Apr 2023 • Friends
I mean it is a fun place to see, lots of things are happening, full of shops, restaurants and bars just like most of the similar places. Ok we only walked it during the day. Some of the little restaurants and food bars were pretty good.
Written 29 April 2023
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Keith A
Danville, IN2 contributions
Oct 2022
Excellent place to shop, everything you need, food and everything, restraints and bars, people are very friendly and helpful. You will love this place.
Written 19 November 2022
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hweeying
Johor Bahru, Malaysia4,444 contributions
Jun 2019 • Family
We went there before moving. A wet market that selling seafood and cook on the spot. First floor is something like hawker center. Nothing much different with our country. But we can see many types of seafood that never saw in Malaysia.
Visited in June 2019.
Visited in June 2019.
Written 10 March 2020
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deadprawn
Singapore, Singapore69 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
There were many rave about the seafood market so we went to try today but was very very disappointed. Beware of the shop at the centre lane the last shop nearer to the lift. (the shop assistant can speak Mandarin). Firstly the price is very expensive. The shop who sold us the seafood over charged us and is not honest and didn’t inform us clearly about the cooking fees. We had one fish (half raw half steam, one moonlight shellfish, one tiger prawn. The total cost add up to almost 8000 Yen (we were told the fish is 2000 yen, the shellfish is 2000 yen and the prawn is 600 yen) and when we are at the shop before going level 2 to wait for the food the shop assistant already added 500 yen (cooking fees). But when we finish our meal we were ask to pay 1100 yen for cooking fees again. When we question them the lady who speak Chinese denies. Do note that the cooking fees is 550 yen per person. Don’t get con by this shop. We are very turn off my this as we didn’t expect this to happen in japan. But these people who mend the store were Chinese from China so don’t expect honesty la. And the next worst experience here is my hubby request for extra wasabi... i saw the waiter pass the wasabi from the plate where the customer had left earlier to another waitress and she put it on the saucer and serve to my hubby! It’s very unhygienic! We totally loss appetite. The waiter who took the wasabi from left over plate also ate the left over food from the plate when he was clearing the table. Don’t come to this stall if you visit here! Try other store!
Written 9 March 2020
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Jtraveler85
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia144 contributions
Can I get the fish sellers to fillet the fish at the market?
Michael A
Koping, Sweden583 contributions
Yes, ofcourse. But se to that the seller understand English.
lars0n11
Auckland, New Zealand
I would like to know if anyone could send me the front part of the shell from the giant sea snail.
Thanks.
Phil from New Zealand
旅好きじいさん
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan3,037 contributions
I recommend to visit here and eat here. When you find any fish in the market, the first fool, you can cooked the fish at eat-in eat-in corner on the second floor. Person where you bought fish, he can arrange to eat-in corner.
I used to have clubs, shrimp and shell fish.
siyingmz
Singapore, Singapore1 contribution
Hi, I just wanna to know is Pufferfish worth to try? Which store would you recommend? Price? Thank you !!
lazypigcess
Singapore, Singapore269 contributions
sorry, i can't say which stall is better, cause i only tried once.
I am so excited as it is my first time having pufferfish. (like a dream come true) They have various ways of serving it, sashimi, soup and etc.. Of coz, the recommended way is to have it Sashimi..
I will think it is good to try once in a lifetime. I really can't rate or judge the fuzu itself. Only can suggest to skip the Cooked Pufferfish as it really doesn't taste fabulous, or special
map33
2 contributions
We would like to opt for buying some fresh sushi and eat it at the back of the market where travellers say there are allocated seats Can we but beer there to have with the sush?
Any other tips for snacking at the market? We don’t want to go to the upstairs restaurants
jensen_chua
Singapore, Singapore3,669 contributions
There is grocery store outside the market, just short walk away from the fishmongers. They will direct you to the place. No worries.
PhilliKJ
Nashville, TN193 contributions
How does it compared to Taipei Fish Market. I am sure some of you guys have been to these 2 places including the one in Seoul as well. How does the Fish market in Taipei and the Makishi fish market in Okinawa compared in terms of quality, variety, prices and everything else? Thanks
William D
Naha, Japan54 contributions
In my opinion, the Makishi public market cannot be compared to the fish markets in Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, or the other big cities of Asia. It is comparatively small, but located in a popular area. It will move to a new building in a new area in the near future and many of the businesses currently operating in Makishi are worried it will not attract as many tourists. I think if it were not located in its present location, many tourists would not visit. Remember that it is not only seafood in the market. If you are in the area, stop by and have a look.
PhilliKJ
Nashville, TN193 contributions
For Sushi and Sashimi in the Makashi market area... which vendor prices are good and really fresh. I see prices from photos and videos but if anyone knows please share... it would be invaluable. We like...
Sea Urchins( I know in Hokkaido it might be better but it is still better than here in Nashville I am sure)
Scallops, Tuna (fatty ones too), Sweet shrimps and many others...
Good times to visit makashi market... and other suggestions?
Barbara L
El Cerrito, CA57 contributions
There is another fish market in Naha (Tuna City) at the docks/port on the waterfront. It does not have as much fresh fish on display as the Makishi one, but it does not have as many tourists and is very reasonably priced. There are many small eateries there and an outdoor eating area. I think it's better for lunch than for dinner.
JerryT118
Singapore, Singapore14 contributions
Can you remember the restaurant name you chose on the floor above the wet market?
Sandrine M
Paris, Ile-de-France, France14 contributions
restaurant name is in Japanese can't decipher - but there's a lot of blue color displayed with an ad about "gold premium" beer. just looking at a picture I took of the place
mundane_traveller
Singapore, Singapore6 contributions
is Makishi Public market open on Jan 1, 2017?
YuenYW
Hong Kong, China102 contributions
No, they are not open on New Year day. You may visit their website for more details.
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