The best restaurants in Sapporo? Depends what you are looking for:
Classic Hokkaido dishes
Jingisukan Daruma Rokuyon: Jingisukan (Ghengis Kahn) is lamb and vegetables grilled over a dome shaped iron skillet.
Shingen Ramen: Hokkaido ramen: the pork broth cooks for four days before it can be served, that produces a thick, salty soup.
Keyaki Ramen: Miso ramen with several soup options: regular miso, corn butter miso (a Hokkaido staple), spicy miso, onion miso, garlic miso, and chashu (marinated pork belly) miso.
Uni Murakami: Uni (sea urchin) is one of the most popular foods among Hokkaido locals.
Hyosetsu no Mon: Fresh local crabs in various cooked and raw forms: grilled, fried, shabu-shabu, or sashimi. Dinner includes sides of fresh vegetables, noodles, rice, tempura, and dessert.
Sushizen すし善 本店: Fresh sushi by highly trained chefs.
Kitamaru: At Sapporo station: This izakaya offers a wide selection of local Hokkaido dishes: Sushi, sashimi, crab, fried fish and vegetables, yakitori.
Sapporo Beer Garden: Plates of mutton and lamb, along with different kinds of vegetables, such as bean-sprouts and carrots, are brought to the table, plus a small grill to cook it all. Diners can choose to have the meat served plain or rubbed in the restaurant’s signature sauce.
Ramen
Japanese Ramen Noodle Lab Q: There are three types of ramen: shoyu soy sauce, chicken paitan (*1), and mazesoba (mixed noodles) available. First-time visitors should try the Chintan Shoyu. @The simple but exquisite shoyu ramen is made using ingredients such as local chicken and soy sauce. The noodles are homemade and use flour from Hokkaido, and pair wonderfully with the broth. Additional toppings like the char-siu are also a great choice", writes Matcha.
Read: 30 Must-Try Sapporo Ramen Restaurants Recommended By An Expert
Sapporo Ramen Republic - Rāmen Kyōwakoku: At Sapporo station. Located on the on the 10th floor of the ESTA building. A street with eight different ramen shops, which collectively cook up Northern Japan’s four famous types of ramen: Hakodate’s salt-flavored; Asahikawa soy sauce-flavored type; Kushiro’s thin, curly noodles; or local Sapporo ramen topped with sweet corn, butter, bean sprouts, and often seafood.
Ganso Ramen Yokocho: Near Tanukikoji shopping arcade.
Ramen Senjyu: Near Odori Park. Sapporo's specialty, miso ramen with semi-thick, curly noodles. Read Matcha.
Soup Curry
Hirihiri Soup Curry: Near Sapporo Station. Soup Curry Hirihiri is a popular Sapporo-based chain of restaurants that specializes in this dish. ‘Hirihiri’ is a Japanese word that describes the tingling sensation felt on the tongue when a person eats spicy food. The restaurant allows diners to choose the level of spice in their soup.
Medicine Man: Near SC 19 Nakajimakoendori streetcar station. Simple yet hearty bowl of meat and vegetable curry.
Nishitondendori Soup Curry Honpo: Near SC06 Nishisen-Ku-Jō Asahiyama-Kōen-Dōri streetcar station. There is a wide selection of broths to choose from, which can be ordered either in a rich or light variant. The vegetable choice is also amazing, with cabbage, lotus root, okra, asparagus, red pepper, to name a few. To add another layer of deliciousness, the soups can be ordered with extra spice ranging in level from one to eight, the latter suitable only for the most daring according to Culture Trip.
Soup Curry Garaku: Near Tanukikoji Shopping Arcade. This small venue lets diners customize their soup curry by choosing the spice level (from 1 to 40), broth flavor and toppings. There are also vegetarian friendly options for those who don’t eat meat or fish.
Tempura
Ebi-Ten Bunten: Near Tanukikoji Shopping arcade. Tempura dishes: battered and deep-fried seafood or vegetables. The restaurant’s specialty: Curry ebitendon, which consists of shrimp tempura served over rice and topped with Japanese curry.
Seafood
Donbe 丼兵衛: Near Sapporo Central Wholesale Market. "Bara chirashi" set is served from 7 am: a bowl of rice served with fresh sushi toppings and a soup. They have other seafood bowls, that are more pricey.
Kaisen Donya: Near N09 Nakajimakoen subway station. Located on the first floor of the Kirin Beer Garden building, Kaisen Donya’s dishes combine several of Hokkaido’s best seafood options in one delicious bowl.
Kani Honke: Near Sapporo station. Crab which is served boiled, baked, raw, steamed and almost every other way imaginable. The restaurant’s interior is as traditional as the serving style, with tatami mats, indoor gardens and plenty of wood features.
Kofuji 郷土料理 こふじ: Opposite Cross Hotel, near Sapporo station.
Sushi Tanabe: Near Sapporo staion. Fresh fish. The restaurant’s traditional interior consists of two tables and a dozen seats around the counter, where diners can watch the sushi chefs prepare their plates. Several set meals, which include an appetizer, three pieces of sashimi, a grilled dish, miso soup, dessert and sushi.
Nemuro Hanamaru Sushi 根室花丸: At Sapporo station. Located at JR Tower Stellar Place. Fatty tuna, yellowtail and savory egg custard made with local crab are the most recommended items according to jw-magazine.com.
French
Mikuni: At Sapporo station. Set on the 9th-floor of Sapporo stellar place. French dishes with local, seasonal ingredients.
Italian
Picchu: Near Tanukikoji shopping arcade. Upscale Italian food. The bar-only seating - twelve seats only - gives diners the opportunity to watch the restaurant’s talented chef prepare their meals. "Expect dishes like house-made crab sausage served in a crab reduction and fresh pasta topped with tomato-horseradish sauce", writes Culture Trip.
Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants
Soup Curry Samurai: Near Tanukikoji shopping arcade. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. There are three soup base options (tomato and meat stock, tomato, and coconut), the last of which has more of a Thai taste to it. There are four locations in the city.
Farm to Table Terra: Near Nakajima Koen subway station. Local Hokkaido ingredients combined with Western-style dishes, primarily European. "With dishes such as Hokkaido Hummus and Vegan Open Hamburger this is an ideal spot for travelers in need of a break from traditional Japanese food", notes Culture Trip.
Cocoon Nest: Near Maruyama Park. Vegan café and art gallery. A lunch set (soup, sandwich, and a side) will cost about $10.00.
Iki Laboratory: Iki Laboratory serves organic vegan-friendly versions of traditional Japanese food. Additionally, there are some Italian-style meals as well as a beer and wine menu.
Aoi Sora Organic Café: The menu is entirely vegan and features dishes as Chinese mabo-tofu, faux fish burger, stir-frys, cakes and soy ice cream.
Itadakizen: Vegan and vegetarian versions of traditional Japanese cuisine. The main menu is kaiseki-style, the chefs use locally grown and farmed organic produce from Hokkaido, and even the beer is brewed organically.
Heureuse Vie: Raw food café features with Japanese and Western-inspired vegan and vegetarian dishes, herbal drinks, smoothies, and coffee. The restaurant only operates for four hours a day, opening for lunch and closing in the afternoon.
Lohas Raw Food Café: Vegan, vegetarian and Halal dishes made with local vegetables.
Off-Grid Café Physical: Vegan with organic and macrobiotic food.
Food floors at Malls
6th floor Sapporo Stellar Place: At Sapporo station. See restaurant list.
Restaurant on top
Sky J: At Sapporo Station, 35 floor of JR Tower Hotel Nikko.
Tancho: At Sapporo Station, 35 floor of JR Tower Hotel Nikko. Japanese.
Cafés
Arinko - Breakfast: Arinko is a chain specializing in onigiri (rice balls). You choose from different ingredients like salmon and seaweed that will be stuffed into your onigiri. The combination of onigiri and miso soup is a traditional Japanese style breakfast.
b's kafé - Breakfast: Cafe inside the Tobu Hotel. Breakfast is from 7:00 to 9:30 AM. Items for breakfasts include croque-monsieur sandwiches, croissant and quiche sets, egg benedict, etc. Freshly baked sweet or savory items too. The cake menu from the patisserie is available from 10 am.
Café Yoshimi: Open for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dessert and dinner. After 9 am they start to serve a variety of great brunches, including fluffy pancakes.
Fabulous Cafe ファビュラス: Morning specials from 8 to 11 AM. Vegetable and fruit sandwiches. The "one plate set comes with different kinds of bread and many different kinds of seasonal fruits. You can have toast and bagel sets as well.
Ishiya Café - Breakfast: Confectioner Ishiya is famous for the "shiroi koibito" cookie. They serve pancakes and great desserts like rich and creamy parfaits. They also have a breakfast sandwich set meal.
Morihiko 森彦: Close to the Maruyama park.
Kinotoya Odori Koen きのとや大通公園店・きのとやカフェ: Try their milk ice cream or their baked cheese tarts.
Miyakoshiya Coffee 宮越屋珈琲 - Breakfast:
Noymond Organic Cafe Honten ノイモンドオーガニックカフェ: Pancakes or french toast with organic ingredients.
Paul: At Stellar Place. For lovers of French baguette and croissants.
Rokkatei: Probably the most famous confectioner in Hokkaido, near Sapporo station. There is a cafe on the second floor, a gallery on the 5th and a concert hall on the 6th.
Saera coffee & Sandwiches さえら - Breakfast: Just 2-minutes walk from Odori station. Japanese-style sandwiches with fillings such as fruits & whipped cream, shrimp cutlet or Hokkaido's crab.
World Book Café: Near TV-Tower. Choose from a lot of books.
Bars
The Bow Bar: For whiskey aficionados.
Jazz Slow Boat: Performances usually start around 20:30.
Bar Yamazaki バーやまざき Outstanding drinks. The bar was established and managed for over 50 years by bartender Yamazaki Ichiro who has won international prizes for his cocktails. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 96. His apprentices still serve his cocktail in Yamazaki's signature style, as tabakimone reports.
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