| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 - ¥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 7:30 - 21:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-271-5555 https://www.ufs.co.jp/brand/ucp/index.html |
| Notes | Cafe & dining, seating 60, no smoking, English menu available, card accepted |
| Location / Getting There | Located in Sapporo in Aurora Town. Aurora Town is an underground shopping walkway that runs underneath Odori Park. It's a 2 minute walk from Odori subway station Odori Nishi 2-chome Aurora Town, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0042 |
The UCC Cafe Plaza is a pleasant ding & cafe restaurant in Sapporo. It is one of many restaurants that line the underground shopping walkway, Aurora Town. Aurora Town can be found running directly underneath Odori Park in the middle of town. The cafe is a good spot to enjoy a fresh coffee, or a very affordable lunch, or both! They also have some delicious desserts as well. Why not try one of their signature waffles. UCC Cafe Plaza uses the siphon method for brewing their coffee, which delivers an aromatic and flavorful cup of coffee. Their drip method can be seen as you enter the cafe.
The coffees here are pretty good and cheaper than most other coffee shops in the area. They have a whole variety of sandwiches that come with a salad. There is also a nice Japanese style curry plate. There is a set menu option with their dishes. These come with a salad and a coffee. Enjoy! UCC Cafe Plaza is well known for its waffles. They have half a dozen waffles dripping with fruit, honey, syrup and other sweet goodness. Also keep an eye on their seasonal menu. You can pick up something sweet or savory here as well.
| Opening Hours | 10:00 - 21:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-251-7600 |
| Notes | Shopping complex in an underground passageway lined with boutiques, restaurants & cafes. |
| Location / Getting There | Pole Town is located in central Sapporo. It runs underground between Odori subway station & Susukino subway station 4 Chome Odorinishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0042 |
Pole Town is an underground walkway that runs from Odori park to the nightlife district in Susukino. The entrance can be found at the exit of Susukino subway station and the exit of Odori subway station. It is also part of a larger underground shopping complex including Aurora Town and the Chikaho Underground Walkway. This network of shopping walkways are fantastic especially during the cold winter months. You can avoid the winter chill and walk all the way from the Susukino entertainment district all the way to Sapporo station. The distance runs just under two kilometres.
Pole Town is home to eighty boutiques, restaurants and stores. This includes over a dozen restaurants including the Italian dining restaurant, Pronto, a gyudon restaurant, and a pork katsu restaurant. There are also a couple of bakeries. Walking past Kinotoya Bake will bring some delicious smells, as will Krispy Kreme Donuts. There is a discount store, 3 Coins, plus flower shops, clothing boutiques, an ATM, and souvenir stores. At the Odori end of Pole Town there is a large TV known as ‘Hiroshi’. This spot is a popular meeting spot at the exit of the subway station.
| 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) | ¥1000- ¥2000 |
| Opening Hours | Odori location 11:00-23:00 / 11:00-0:00 weekends Yamanote location 11:00-22:00 / 11:00-21:00 Sundays |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-221-0842 Odori 011-788-6677 Yamanote https://jimmy-brown.com/ |
| Notes | Coffee shop & dining, no parking at Odori, parking for 12 at Yamanote, smoking allowed, party plan available, seating 40, Japanese menu only, cards not accepted |
| Location / Getting There | Central Sapporo. Located directly across from the Odori tram station or a 1 minute walk from Odori subway station 〒060-0061 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, No. 26 Big Building 1 15 4 Minami Ichijo Nishi Chuo West Sapporo, in Yamanote. It's a 28 minute walk from Kotoni station or Hokkaido Shrine, or a 18 minute drive from Sapporo station 11-27, Yamanote 2-12-chome, Nishi-ku, Nishi-ku, Nishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 063-0002 |
There are two Jimmy Brown Cafe & Dining restaurants in the city of Sapporo. One being in central Sapporo, the other out on the western side of the city up in the mountains. The menu here has a few food items, including some pastas and some curry and rice dishes including a butter chicken curry and a chorizo curry (pictured below). Some of the meat items on the menu aren’t available on the day. The food menu has a set option that comes with a drink for an extra ¥200, and a side dish for an extra ¥300.
For those who are looking to celebrate with a group of friends, Jimmy Browns has a party plan available. The plan has seven dishes plus an all you can drink plan that goes for two hours. The all you can drink plan inly includes beer. There are three different courses to choose from, and the price ranges from around ¥2500 to ¥4500. One of these courses includes a caricature cake. These establishments are smoking establishments, so it can get quite smokey in some areas of the restaurant. These restaurants also have coffees and teas plus a small dessert menu.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥800 - ¥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 8:00 - 23:00 Pole town 7:30 - 22:00 Paseo West, Sapporo station 10:00 - 1:00 Toyohira River location 10:00- 23:00 Maruyama location 8:00 - 20:30 Hassamu location |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | For specific store information, http://www.miyakoshiya-coffee.co.jp/jp/ |
| Notes | Coffee shop, a dozen locations throughout Sapporo, one location in Chitose Airport, one store in Asahikawa. English menu available. |
| Location / Getting There | Various locations throughout Hokkaido. See maps below and at end of article |
Miyakoshiya Coffee are a chain of coffee shops found mainly in the city of Sapporo. They have a store at New Chitose Airport, with one more in the city of Asahikawa. Miyakoshiya was founded back in 1985 and have 22 locations around Japan. Miyakoshiya are a quick and easy place to grab a coffee, or a quick bite to eat. In Hokkaido, their main stores can be found at Sapporo station and in Maruyama. These locations are a popular spot for locals and travelers alike, whether you’re getting a coffee before your train ride or flight, or while seeing the sights if you are around Maruyama Park.
The coffee beans are house roasted and the coffee is brewed using the ‘flannel drip method’. This traditional Japanese method of drip coffee uses fabric rather than a paper filet. Using this method, with the coarse coffee beans create a stronger flavor. Miyakoshiya is primarily just a coffee shop. They have blended coffees, espressos, teas, cocoa, and juices. Their food menu is only small. They have cookies and cakes, plus toast to accompany your beverage. The toast is large and the toasted cheese is quite good!
| Opening Hours | 9:30 - 18:00 |
| Closed | – |
| Contact | 0134-31-6566 http://www.tanzawa-net.co.jp/shop/02.html |
| Notes | Glass goods, sightseeing spot, souvenir store, coffee store, historical site, wheelchair access |
| Location / Getting There | Located in Otaru on Sakaimachi street. The street is down near the harbor. It is a 18 minute walk down from Otaru station. From Sapporo station, take the JR line to Otaru. 1-25 Sakaimachi, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0027 |
Otaru Romankan is a fantastic place to visit. It is a souvenir and glass store and is a popular building for tourists and locals alike. The building itself is a point of interest and has its own history. Originally, the building was a bank that was constructed far back in the Meiji period in 1908. Walking around the store, the floorboards creak and there is a great atmosphere created with ambient lighting. The store is full of crafted accessories and glass trinkets. A good spot to pick up a gift for friends or for yourself.
The store also sells Christmas themed accessories all year round. Otaru Romankan is located along the famous Sakaimachi Street which is near Otaru Canal. This store serves not only as a shopping spot but also as a historical site. Once inside, you can not only enjoy the antique furniture and wares, but you can also find a small coffee shop, Cafe Deco. What a great spot to enjoy a coffee, in beautiful warm surroundings. And it’s even better, especially during the winter months! So, while in Otaru, drop in for some shopping and a lot of history at Otaru Romankan.
