Amato Otaru Honten

Retro dessert institution on Otaru's charming streets, beloved for its signature Marron Coron cookies, delicate chestnut-flavored biscuits that have been a popular Otaru souvenir for decades. The shop also serves a celebrated cream zenzai, a sweet red bean soup served cold with vanilla ice cream that provides a refreshing treat after walking the nearby canal district. The interior preserves a nostalgic Showa-era atmosphere with glass display cases, vintage fixtures, and the kind of unhurried charm that defines old Otaru. The shop's ground-floor counter seating lets you enjoy your sweets with a cup of coffee while watching the parade of visitors strolling past the shopfront windows.