The Local Restaurant Guide

Kirin Gyoza Bar 
Kirin gyoza (dumplings) bar is one of the best gyoza bars I have been to in Sapporo Japan. It's small and cozy and has a rustic, feels like you are eating …

Day trip onsen at Honoka 
Honoka onsen is a chain of "super" onsens. There are about seven establishments scattered around Sapporo. Check out their website at the bottom of this …

Beifutei  
Beifutei 米風亭 is an awesome little noodle bar that is famous for their oily soba. It's like ramen but without the soup. Sounds strange, but it works. The …

Soup Curry King 
Soup Curry King has jumped into my list of favorite soup curry restaurants. I had been here a long time ago but had forgotten how good this place was. …

Bird Watching French Yakitori 
Bird Watching is a fairly new place that opened up around 2013/2014. I stumbled across it when walking past Norebesa one night. It is on the ground floor …

Yozora Jinghis Khan 
This place is lamb heaven!! ジンギスカン(Jinghis Khan) is one of my all time favourite foods! It has totally replaced Yaki-niku in my repertoire of restaurant …

Hokkaido Beer Garden 
Hokkaido Beer Garden is a top establishment for you jingiskan lovers out there. A staple Hokkaido food, millions of salivating carnivores travel to Sapporo …

Mohan Dish - Indian Curry 
Mohan dish is my favourite Indian restaurant in Sapporo Japan. I love Indian food and being British I have had my fair share of excellent Indian curries. …

Kopitiam Singapore Restaurant 
Kopitiam is a Singapore style restaurant located down Tanukikoji arcade between Susukino and Odori. This place has excellent food. Nice and spicy, but …

Daimaru Buffet 
I like a good buffet now and then where I can stuff my face with different kinds of food until I can’t walk anymore. Especially with all the delicious …

Mexican food at Emi's Kitchen 
You wanna Mehicaan foooood? Emi’s Kitchen is one of the few restaurants in Sapporo Japan that can cater for your Mexican tastes and is one of my favourite. …

Horumon Shokudou  
Horumon Shokudou is a yakiniku (barbecued meat) restaurant located in Susukino, Sapporo Japan. Yakiniku is a very popular dish for meat lovers in Japan. …

Chicken Wing restaurant 
I love chicken wings and Meishibokami is one of the best chicken wing restaurants in Sapporo Japan. Deep fried chicken wings for 30 yen each! Yep, 30 …

The Meat Shop 
Meat, meat, meat! Yes, that’s what you get (and lots of it) at the aptly named The Meat Shop in Sapporo Japan. It opened its doors in early 2013 and …

Tony Roma's Sapporo 
I had never heard of Tony Roma’s before. We don’t have them in the UK, but they should! Tony Roma’s is awesome. It’s not Japanese food and if you are …

Jacksonville Burgers 
Jacksonville burgers are frigging awesome. This little burger bar in the Kitanijuyojo (North 24, also known by some as the “mini Susukino”) area has been …

Jingisukan at Jin Jin 
Jin Jin is a jingisukan restaurant located in downtown Sapporo, right between Odori and Susukino, in Tanukikoji (the shopping arcade that runs from South …

Meat on sticks at Colombia 
Colombia or　コロンビア (katakana Japanese) is a wicked little yakitori (meat on sticks) restaurant bang smack in the centre of town, about a 30 second walk …

H's Cafe 
H’s Café in downtown Sapporo Japan is a wicked American style restaurant and bar that has really good, cooked to order, hamburgers. The burgers are frigging …

Chankonabe at Sumo Chaya 
Chankonabe is a larger version of nabemono (hot pot) usually eaten by sumo wrestlers to gain weight, so it’s full of high protein foods. I love eating …

Gaja 
Gaja restaurant is a chain restaurant and we can be found in Susukino. Our restaurants are barbecue restaurants where you cook your own food on a grill …

Sinner Cafe 
Sinner Cafe is a cafe/restaurant that serves mexican style food and sweets. We are located in Susukino, Sapporo at South 4, West 1 on the 1st floor, five …

Yakitori at Fujitori 
Fujitori is an awesome Yakitori (grilled things on sticks) that has a great authentic Japanese feel and the food is so good. Probably the best yakitori …

Hina Chan Hiroshima Syle Okonomiyaki 
Hina Chan is a Hiroshima Style Okonomiyaki Restaurant in Sapporo Japan. Okonomiyaki is a kind of pancake with vegetables (mainly diced up cabbage and onions) …

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Sushi Bar (すし Bar) 
Don't be fooled by the name. They have sushi here but it's definitely not a sushi bar in the traditional sense. They have all sorts of food here such as …

Izakaya - Sennen no utage 
Sennen no utage is a traditional Japanese Izakaya (Japanese restaurant) and is found right in the centre of Susukino, Sapporo's entertainment district. …

Veggie no Ie  
Veggie no Ie which translates to "Veggie House" is a good restaurant for vegetarians. All the food is freshly made with delicious Hokkaido vegetables. …

Interplay Cafe and Deli Not rated yet
Interplay is a small cafe and deli near Maruyama Koen, and kinda in an inconvenient location, but they do the biggest, most delicious sandwiches in Sapporo. …

Interplay Cafe and Deli Not rated yet
Interplay is a small cafe and deli near Maruyama Koen, and kinda in an inconvenient location, but they do the biggest, most delicious sandwiches in Sapporo. …

Ajito Yakitori Not rated yet
This little restaurant is a really cool place specializing in yakitori (grilled meat on sticks). You don't get your usual yakitori but more of a "fancy" …

Manee Thai Not rated yet
Manee Thai is definitely the best Thai restaurant in Sapporo, Japan. Real Thai cooks and staff. I've been to pretty much every Thai restaurant in Sapporo …

La Giostra Italian Bar Not rated yet
In my humble opinion, La Giostra is one of the best Italian bars in Sapporo Japan. The wine selection is awesome, the food is delicious, and the owner …

Chicken Wings at Tebaya Not rated yet
Tebaya (手羽家) is one of the best chicken wing restaurants in Sapporo Japan. Most of their food is mainly fried and very reasonably priced. There are a couple …

Join Sapporo American Sushi Bar Not rated yet
Do you like American style sushi? You know, the sushi rolls with avocado, cream cheese, cucumber and a tiny bit of fish all rolled into one, that everyone …

Okinawa restaurant Mensore Not rated yet
Mensore or if you want the full name which is Okinawa Kitchen Mensore (沖縄厨房めんそーれ) is, in my humble opinion, the best restaurant in Sapporo Japan for Okinawan …

Bistecca meat bar Not rated yet
Bistecca meat bar has some of the best quality meat you can get in Sapporo. It's off the beaten track so you won't be able to find it on the usual Trip …

Elska Italian Restaurant Not rated yet
Shit man! I was impressed with Elska. This little Italian (with a Japanese twist) restaurant is so unassuming and then when the food comes out, BAM! Just …

Sapporo Bone meat shop Not rated yet
Check out Sapporo Bone for lots of meat. What I like about this place is that there is local Hokkaido meats on the menu, which is a little bit pricier …

Shabu shabu Onyasai Not rated yet
Onyasai 温野菜 is your bog standard shabu shabu chain restaurant. Shabu shabu is when you dip uncooked strips of meat (pork or beef) and dip them into a large …

Royal Century Hotel Sky restaurant Rondo Not rated yet
My friend recommended The Sky restaurant Rondo on the 23rd floor of the Royal Century Hotel for a romantic dinner such as a special birthday or anniversary. …

Hinode Honpo Not rated yet
Hinode Honpo is a fun Japanese style restaurant where lots of young people go. The food is cheap and cheerful and you can get a course or all-you-can-eat …

Chinese Shabu Shabu Not rated yet
This shabu shabu restaurant is bit different your run of the mill Japanese shabu shabu establishment. Shabu shabu, for those who don't know, is where you …

Hakatatetsunabe Izakaya Not rated yet
Hakatatetsunabe Izakaya is famous for their mini gyoza (pan fried dumplings) and motsunabe (pork guts hot pot). Yeah, pork guts doesn't sound that appealing …

Bier Keller Sapporo Kaitakushi (Sapporo Factory) Not rated yet
The ジンギスカン king is back!! I had a friend visiting from Kanto and he loves Jinghis Khan, so out of the 4 days he was here we went out for it 3 times! As …

Oysters at Lungo Carnival Not rated yet
Lungo Carnival is a sweet place for oysters and seafood located in Odori, about a five minute walk from Odori station. Big juicy oysters, raw, grilled …

Masazushi Zen Sushi Not rated yet
The sushi at Masazushi Zen is delicious and fresh and all what you would expect from Japan. Otaru has loads of sushi restaurants and pretty much whatever …

Ootoya Japanese Restaurant Not rated yet
Ootoya is a chain of restaurants that serves, guess what….. Japanese food. What I really like about this restaurant is that everything is teishoku which …

Sukiyaki at Susukino Yokocho Not rated yet
Eat sukiyaki at Susukino Yokocho. Don’t get this place confused with the Susukino Ramen Yokocho (ramen alley) because this building does not serve ramen. …