Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person)	￥450 - ￥850 per drink ￥700 - ￥1000 per dish
Opening Hours	17:00 - 2:00 Sunday to Thursday 17:00 - 5:00 Friday & Saturday
Closed	-
Contact	011-271-0085 St. John's Wood home page
Notes	Seating 40 No seating charge Credit cards accepted No parking Sports TV available Outside seating in summer
Location / Getting There	Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku Southern 4th West 4th Street 16 Huai Ao Bldg. 1F 1 minute walk from Susukino subway station

St. John’s Wood is a British style pub located in a prime location right near Susukino station. As with all good British style pubs, St. John’s Wood has a good selection of whiskeys, malts, wine and beer. They have Suntory Premium, Carlsberg, and a local black stout on tap, which are served in half pints or pints. There is also a selection of 10 bottled beers from around the globe on the menu. There are cocktails, and non-alcoholic drinks as well, with happy hour from 18:00 to 19:00 for a cheaper beverage! Pay at the counter.

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With window seating looking onto the main street, St John’s Wood is a good bar to sit and watch the traffic walk by, especially in the summer with outside seating. There is also counter seating with 2 large screens for sports plus there are tables for large groups up to 15 people. The food menu also serves up good British fare, fish & chips, shepherd’s pie, and St. John’s very own haggis served with potatoes! Side orders include everything from olives, onion rings to cheeses, nuts and pickles. Pizza and pastas are also served at St. John’s Wood. For a quick drink, a starting pub for a night out, or one more on the way home, St John’s Wood is a good pub to check out.

 

 

Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person)	￥500 - ￥800 per drink ￥600 - ￥1200 per dish
Opening Hours	11:30 - 2:00 15:00 - 0:00 Sundays
Closed	-
Contact	011-200-2007
Notes	Seating 40 Smoking establishment No parking Credit cards accepted
Location	Hokkaido Sapporo City Kita-ku North 6th west 5-1 Satsueki Bridge 1F 5 minute walk from Sapporo station.

British Pub Darwin is, as the name suggests, a British/Irish style bar located close to Sapporo station. With its dark wood and leather seating, the warm pub interior is decked out with British regalia, making it a welcome bar to have a fresh beer or a hearty meal. There is a good selection of local and foreign ales served in pints or half pints. There are pale and brown ales, Guiness, Hobgblin, Bodding Tons, and Murphy’s Irish Stout, just to name a few. And being a good pub, there is a good assortment of whiskeys as well!

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The menu has plenty of choices for lunches, dinners, or snacks. British Darwin Pub has some great traditional British dishes, such as shepherd’s pie, fish & chips, and haggis. There is also chicken, nachos, sausages, baked beans, seafood, and pizzas, so there is a lot to choose from! Cheeses, dried fruits, olives, and nuts make good finger food for and this bar has them all. After a good hearty meal, the Darwin pub has some desserts on the menu! Located in a convenient place, British Darwin Pub is a good spot for some British flavor.

Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person)	￥500 - ￥1000 per drink ￥500 - ￥1000 per dish
Opening Hours	17:30–24:00 *15:00 - 24:00 *Summer weekends July to September
Closed	Wednesdays
Contact	011-218-5311 http://moonsunbrewing.com/
Notes	Craft beers on tap Seating 40 Standing space 20
Location

The Moon and Sun Craft Beer Brewery is a microbrewery located in Sapporo. This bar offers up a fine selection of craft beers as well as delicious foods to go with them. There are 10 types of craft beer on tap plus craft beer from other breweries! You can order pints (450 ml) or half paints (250 ml). If you are interested in sampling the numerous beers on the menu they have a 3 beer and a 5 beer tasting set (recommended). On the menu, each beer has a circular graph with ratings of flavor, crispness, malt, fruitiness, color, strength etc, so you can sample the beer that catches your fancy. Each beer is served in a 150 ml glass. Of course, if beer isn’t your thing, then there are delicious wines (foreign and local), cocktails, soft drinks and coffee!

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And of course, with good beer, comes good food! The Moon and Sun has a great food menu which compliments its tasty beverages. Cheeses, pâté, salami, fruits, seafood and breads are all available to compliment any choice of drink. The french fries are made from a variety of Hokkaido-grown potatoes served with a delicious sauce.For meals, then there are pastas, dumplings, spare ribs stewed in beer, and a delicious smoked chicken plate.

The Moon & Sun bar is a great micro-brewery, and a great place to sample some good beers, wines and have a meal. It is nicely laid out and the staff are super friendly, and helpful. The owner works along side his staff and is more than happy to have a chat. This is definitely a place worth checking if you have a night out in Sapporo.

Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person)	¥1000 per drink ¥1000 sit down charge
Opening Hours	15:00 - 21:00
Closed	-
Contact	011-231-0101
Notes	High end cocktail bar, sit down charge, seating 30
Location	Sapporo, Susukino. The bar is just a 2 minute walk from Susukino subway station. Take exit 1 and head east along Tsukisamu-dori (route 36) 2 blocks. The bar is on the left. 〒064-0804 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami 4 Jonishi, 2 Chome-14-2 Central S4 Building 1st floor

If you are in the mood for some Irish flavor, there are 2 Brian Brew pubs in Sapporo. One in the north of Sapporo, the other, in central Sapporo. Both are set up as a western style bar, with a nice selection of beers, and pub food!

Brian Brew, located in central Sapporo, is an Irish style pub that serves up good beer, and excellent bar food. Naturally, Guinness is on tap, as is Kilkenny ale. Carlsburg is also available, in pints or half pints. Irish whiskeys, cognacs are among the spirits and they also have some very good Italian, and Argentinian wines. Brian Brew’s food menu has some good hearty pub meals. Fish and chips, grilled steak, a selection of cheeses are all found here. It is also one of the few places in Sapporo that serves up meat pies, including sheperd’s pie, which is a welcome addition to the menu!

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The staff are friendly, and able to communicate in English. Brian Brew has seating for around 36 people, the upstairs area is more suitable for larger groups. In summer there is outside seating. For those who enjoy the rugby, then this is the place to be. There are 2 large TV’s in the bottom section, that have all the latest rugby games on. Local games and international games can be seen here. Every Friday is lady’s day with cheap cocktails, and on the last Thursday of every month from 20:00 – 22:00 is the Irish Music Session. So, grab an ale, or a whiskey, and enjoy the hospitality of Brian Brew!

Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person)	1000 - 2000 Yen
Opening Hours	12:00 ~ 21:00, Open Sundays.
Closed	Open year round. Provisional closings are possible.
Contact	011 211 8554
Notes	No reservations necessary. No smoking/ No private rooms available. Most major credit cards accepted.
Location	Sapporo, Central Ward, South 1 Jyo, West 12 Choume, 322-1 AMS Building 1F 札幌中央区南１条西１２丁目３２２−１、AMSビル

 

BEER CELLAR SAPPORO is a great example of how the craft beer resurgence in America is influencing beer drinking abroad.In Japan, it’s confirming that beer lovers want more variety, complexity and depth in what could almost be called a national past time.As domestic brewing giants scramble to introduce craft-like products to market, the demand for real craft beer has been growing steadily. And while Japan is in the midst of it’s own brewing renaissance, many bars are focusing on opening American taps for their customers.

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Specializing primarily in Oregon-brewed beers, BEER CELLAR SAPPORO has the same authentic taproom vibe that you would find stateside. Solid wooden and metal furniture, concrete floors and a big black chalkboard bring it all together.With eight beers on tap any given night of the week, visitors are certain to find something to quaff their thirst. Not sure what to go with first? Why not start with a beer flight tasting set of four 120ml glasses for ￥1,000 plus tax. Low ABV beers like the India Session Ale from Columbia River Brewing are great for those looking to pace themselves.

On the opposite end of the spectrum are double digit bruisers like the 10% ABV Grand Cru from Mazama Brewing in Corvallis. If nothing on tap catches your fancy, BEER CELLAR SAPPORO has five fridges full of bottles and cans for those craving a particular flavor. Prices on Oregon favorites like Rogue, Breakside, Columbia River, Coalition and Gilgamesh range from ￥500 cans to ￥3,000 specialty magnum bottles. Growlers are available but the price may be off putting for those on a budget.

While a nomihodai (all-you-can-drink course) of Sapporo beer at an izakaya or Korean bbq joint is all well and good, you’ll never find a good IPA or stout on such a menu. BEER CELLAR SAPPORO’s food menu may be slim, but its selection of liquids more than makes up for it. They do have a cheese platter and a couple of small rustic side dishes. Planning your evening is as straightforward as can be: eat somewhere else first, and then come here for dessert. Maps, pictures and reviews are available here and here.