Must-see restaurants in Sapporo

  • Menya Saimi

    Sapporo

    Sapporo takes its ramen very seriously and Saimi is oft-voted the best ramen shop in the city (and sometimes the country) – and it's not overrated. You…

  • Ramen Yokocho lined with tiny restaurants serving ramen noodle soup.

    Ganso Ramen Yokochō

    Sapporo

    This famous alleyway in the Susukino entertainment district is crammed with ramen shops, including branches of several venerable Hokkaidō shops. It's been…

  • Sushi-no-uo-masa

    Sapporo

    This is something special: sushi for breakfast out at the fish market. It takes an effort to get here, but the sushi is excellent and you can wander…

  • Kani-honke

    Sapporo

    These are the crab guys! The frigid seas surrounding Hokkaidō are bountiful and yield some of the tastiest crustaceans around. Try the kani-suki (¥4600…

  • Daruma

    Sapporo

    This is where Sapporoites take friends visiting from out of town for the local speciality, jingisukan (all-you-can-eat lamb dish). There's nothing fancy…

  • Saera

    Sapporo

    This Sapporo institution serves sandwiches of the genteel sort (crusts-off, lightly stuffed), with dozens of fillings. Two to try: the king-crab sandwich…

  • Milk Mura

    Sapporo

    A grown-up twist on the classic ice-cream parlour, Milk Mura serves mugs of soft-serve ice cream accompanied by three tiny chalices of your choice of…

  • Kōhīhausu

    Sapporo

    This soup curry shop near the Moiwa-yama Ropeway comes highly recommended by Sapporo locals. Most popular: the chicken curry (チキンカレー; chikin karē) with a …

  • Keiran Seafood

    Sapporo

    At the northeast corner of the market, Keiran has fresh rice bowls, tasty grilled fish, and plenty of English. You can marvel at the hundreds of happy…

  • Yosora-no-Jingisukan

    Sapporo

    This popular joint gets so busy the air is thick with the smoke of grilling lamb. Most popular: the 90-minute all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink deal for …

  • Ni-jō Ichiba

    Sapporo

    Sapporo's original fish market is now mostly a tourist spot (since the wholesale market moved to a big modern facility outside the city centre). There are…

  • Ramen Kyōwakoku

    Sapporo

    An easy option for a bite to eat in the train station, Ramen Kyōwakoku is a collection of ramen shops from all over Hokkaidō. It's all here: Sapporo miso…

  • Kani-honke Susukino-ten

    Sapporo

    The Susukino branch of crab speciality restaurant Kani-honke. Look for the big red crab sign out front.

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