| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥120 - ¥400 per plate |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 21:30 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-209-3440 |
| Notes | Sushi train style restaurant, seating 20, no smoking, English menu available with pictures, free tea |
| Location / Getting There | Located in the 'Apia Joyful Walk' area (under Sapporo station) on the basement floor. 〒060-0005 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Kita 5 Jonishi, 4 Chome-Apia Joyful Walk B1F |
Kurkuru Sushi is a kaiten sushi restaurant in Sapporo. Kaiten Sushi being the sushi on a conveyer belt that runs past every table at the centre of restaurant. And for extra fresh sushi, you can place an order with the sushi chefs standing behind the conveyer belt. Being so close to Sapporo station, Kurukuru Sushi caters very well to travelers and sightseers coming in from distant countries. The staff here are really friendly have some English ability. And to make ordering easier for those who may be lacking in the Japanese language, there is an English menu available.
Once inside and seated, you will be given a menu and a sheet of paper to write down your order. Each plate consists of two mouth watering sushi pieces. There are six plates that are on offer. From cheapest to the most expensive they range in colors being white, blue, silver, red, gold, and black. White being your most basic sushi at ¥120 a plate to those looking at the high end sushi at ¥400 for the black plates. The green tea here is free and simply top up when need be. This is a nice little sushi restaurant with friendly staff and easily accessed.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥500 - ¥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 08:00 - 21:00 Sapporo, Odori location 10:00 - 16:00 KitaHiroshima Hall 09:00 - 20:00 New Chitose Airport (last food order 19:00) |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-231-1487 Sapporo, Odori 080-9458-1486 KitaHiroshima Hall 0123-25-8111 New Chitose Airport |
| Notes | Cafe and dining, 3 locations in Hokkaido, extensive dessert menu |
| Location / Getting There | Sapporo location can be found under Odori Park on the B2 floor of Nishi 4 building, and is right next to the exit at Odori Subway station at the entrance of Chikaho Underground Walkway. 4-6-1, Odori Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido Sapporo Odori Nishi 4 Building B2F Kita-Hiroshima cafe is a 14 minute walk from Kita-Hiroshima station, next to Hiroshima shrine. 4-2-1, Central, Kitahiroshima-shi, Hokkaido Kitahiroshima City Hall 5th floor |
There are three Ishiya Cafe’s in Hokkaido. There is a small cafe in Kita-Hiroshima (which is a thirty minute drive from Sapporo), another Ishiya can be found at the New Chitose Airport. The last Ishiya Cafe and main store is right in the heart of Hokkaido. This cafe is on the basement floor, and right in front of the Odori Subway station. The Ishiya Cafe brand has a variety of meals to have for lunch. They are equally skilled at offering some heavenly desserts to go with a hot cup of tea or coffee (something to enjoy before a flight at the airport perhaps).
The interior of the cafe’s have been designed to create an English style atmosphere. You can enjoy a nice hot drink in comfortable surroundings. The savory food on the lunch menu includes mainly Italian style dishes. Try some of their pastas or sandwich rolls! The desserts at the cafe include huge hot cakes drizzled with goodness, parfaits, and ‘Shiroi Koibito’ ice creams. Ishiya also has a sweets store based on the ground floor of the Nishi 4 Building in Sapporo. This sweets store is conveniently directly above the Ishiya Cafe in Odori.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥170 per cheese tart, ¥1080 6 cheese tarts ¥350 per custard apple pie ¥380 ice cream |
| Opening Hours | 09:00 - 22:00 Sapporo station 10:00 - 20:00 Pole town |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-804-7770 Sapporo station 0120-246-161 Pole town |
| Notes | Cheese cake & confectionary store |
| Location / Getting There | 1st location is at Sapporo station. 〒060-0806 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Kita Ward, Kita 6 Jonishi, 3 Chome, JR Sapporo Station Satsueki East 2nd location is in Pole Town. It is a 3 minute walk from Odori subway station and Susukino subway station. 〒060-0062 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami 2 Jonishi, 3 Chome, Sapporo Underground Town Pole Town |
Kinotoya Bake is part of the Kinotoya company. This delicious store is located in the popular shopping center called Pole Town. There is also a store at Sapporo Station. This store is easily accessed and you can definitely smell the mouth watering aromas as you walk past. This store has three items on offer. Their baked cheese tarts (which is the most popular item here), freshly baked custard apple pies, and a soft ice creams. The tarts and apple pies are the perfect match with a tea or coffee. As Hokkaido is famous for its dairy and baked goods, this store is often busy with customers.
The tarts and pies here are baked fresh, and you can see these mouth watering treats being made through the glass screen at the front of the store. The smell is fantastic. The baked cheese tarts use milk, wheat, eggs, and fresh cream cheese from Hokkaido and is the most popular item. You can buy these individually or as a set of six to take home! They last up to three days in the fridge. (The freshly baked custard apple pies can last up to two days). And for those hot days outside, they have milk ice creams served in a cone. With Kinotoya Bake being so near Odori park, you can take your treats up outside and enjoy them on the benches.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥600 - ¥1000 |
| Opening Hours | Depending on store |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | https://www.lotteria.jp/ |
| Notes | English menu available, fast food burger restaurant |
| Location / Getting There | There are thirty Lotteria stores throughout Hokkaido. Restaurants can be found in Sapporo, Hakodate, Asahikawa, Tomakomai, Obihiro, Kushiro, and Obihiro. |
Lotteria is one of the big four fast food restaurants throughout the country. The other three being McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Mos Burger. The company ‘Lotte’ was founded in 1948 by a Korean national, Shin Kyuk-Ho. After stowing on a ship to Japan the company has grown from selling chewing gum to becoming a major multinational corporation. The first Lotteria restaurant opened in 1972 in Tokyo, Japan. The most popular items on their menu include hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and teriyaki burgers. Lotteria’s biggest claim to fame is the invention the shrimp burger in 1977. This burger has since been copied by McDonalds and Mos burger in Japan.
Other items on the menu include sandwiches, french fries, and desserts such as crepes, apple pie, and frozen cake sticks. The burgers here are pretty good, though not the cheapest compared to the other fast food restaurants. But if you want a quick and easy meal whether you are on the fly or out shopping, Lotteria is an option for you. Since its first store in Tokyo, the chain spread to Yokohama, and Ueno. In 1979, the Lotteria brand was established in South Korea, and then spread to South East Asia such as China, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam. For further locations around Hokkaido, see below.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 - ¥2000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 23:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-272-2941 sumibiizakaya-en.com |
| Notes | Japanese tavern, all you can drink plan available |
| Location / Getting There | Located on the floor of the Ikeuchi building. 5 minute walk from Odori subway station <〒060-0061 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami 1 Jonishi, 2 Chome−9-1 ＩＫＥＵＣＨＩＺＯＮＥ ８F |
There are two restaurants located on the top floor of Ikeuchi Zone. Both of these are owned by the Shinwa Holdings group. Sumibi Izakaya En is one of the two izakayas to be found here, the other being the Gotoken Hakodate restaurant. Sumibi Izakaya En translates to the ‘charcoal fire tavern’ in English. It is here you can find decent beer, plus good food. Sumibi Izakaya specializes in skewered meatballs and other grilled meats. The meatballs are handmade and kneaded with eight kind of spices. They also have an assortment of other dishes including seafood and salads.
The zangi here (fried chicken), is aged by letting it sit for 48 hours in a special sauce that combines 11 kinds of spices. the salt used is ‘Setouchi Ako salt’. Setouchi being known for its large salt fields. At Sumibi Izakaya En, as with all izakayas, you simply order lots of small dishes and share them around whilst enjoying the local beer. This izakaya has party plans that range from ¥4500 per person to ¥2500. The most expensive including delicious snow crab! You can find beer here plus a variety of bottled sake. They have an all you can drink option if you are looking to have a big night.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 - ¥2000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:30 - 14:30 , 17:00 - 20:00 Hakodate 10:00 - 19:00 Hakodate sweets 11:00 - 23:00 Sapporo |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 0138-23-1106 Hakodate restaurant 0138-23-3560 Hakodate sweets 050-5287-4712 Sapporo |
| Notes | Western style restaurant, sweets store, party plan, |
| Location / Getting There | 2 locations in Hakodate Central Sapporo. Located on the 8th floor of Ikeuchi Zone building. Ikeuchi Zone is a 2 minute walk from Odori. 〒060-0061 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami 1 Jonishi, 2 Chome-9-1 IKEUCHIZONE 8F |
Gotoken is a small chain of restaurants located in Hakodate and Sapporo (for Sapporo location see below). Gotoken was founded by Sotaro Wakayama way back in 1879. These restaurants are certainly immersed in history. The first chef and co founder, Hidekichi Goshima fought in the battle of Hakodate with the shogunate army in 1897. The next generation, Tokujiro Wakayama, learned French cooking techniques at the Imperial Hotel. He introduced these extra techniques and ingredients to make Gotoken a successful restaurant that has survived over a hundred years.
With this in mind, Gotoken has a built up a broad menu of western style dishes. Besides the single dishes available, they have a dozen course plans which are delicious. There is a ‘Meiji Western Food and Curry’ set which incorporates dishes back from this era, a mix of British and Japanese flavors. Gotoken has a mix of French cuisine, Russian cuisine, and Italian just to name a few. Gotoken is also known for its curry sets. They have a Gotoken Curry restaurant at the Goryokaku Tower in Hakodate. Plus if you like something sweeter, there is a sweets shop as part of the restaurant chain.
