| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥600 - ¥1200 depending on meal |
| Opening Hours | 10:00 - 21:00 generally |
| Closed | |
| Contact | - |
| Notes | Fast food store, multiple locations throughout Hokkaido, take out, drive through, delivery available, credit card accepted |
| Location | Multiple locations in every major city and town in Hokkaido. |
Kentucky Fried Chicken first came to Japan in 1970. The franchise began from an experimental store that opened up in March 1970. The first Kentucky Fried Chicken store opened officially in Nagoya in November of the same year. Since then the franchise has opened 1200 stores nationwide. The system is the same as other countries with dine in or take away options. There is also a drive through option with a lot the stores. You can enjoy your favorite meals here. The taste is the same and you can pay via cash or card is now accepted. In Japan, Kentucky Fried Chicken is hugely popular with Christmas and is the go to Christmas Eve dinner for most families. You can find a Kentucky store in every main town throughout Hokkaido. The ordering is simple and the menu will have an english translation with each picture. Since 2024 the stores have introduced a self ordering system on a touch panel in the store making it even easier for tourists. Even here in Japan, you can enjoy the original taste of Kentucky as you did back in your home country.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥400 |
| Opening Hours | 10:00 - 22:00 (Last order 21:00) |
| Closed | |
| Contact | 011-207-4013 |
| Notes | Small anman store, take out, coffee shop, no smoking, part of Factory department store |
| Location | The store is in the Factory complex in Sapporo. It is an 8 minute walk north from the 'Bus Centre Mae' subway station. The food court is on the B1 floor. 4 Chome-1-2 Kita 2 Johigashi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0032 |
Seikarou is located in the popular large shopping complex in Sapporo, named Factory. Seikarou is a small ‘anman’ take out restaurant in the food court area of Factory. Anman is a soft steamed hot bun filled with either sweet or savory ingredients. Namely minced pork fillings or sweet red bean paste. At Seitarou, the most popular anman seems to be the spicy miso pork bun! Other types of anman buns include beef, shrimp, and crab. All of these delicious goodies are only a few hundred yen each. It’s a good idea to get in early when a fresh batch has just been cookedd up in the large bamboo pots. Once they are ready though, a line quickly forms so get in quick. A couple of anman are a great warm snack to enjoy during a day of shopping. They also have coffee here. And as a bonu, you can keep your food ticket after ordering and get a discount at the Sapporo Factory cinema, United Cinemas.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥800 per drink plus sit down charge |
| Opening Hours | 21:00 - 0:300 |
| Closed | Sundays & Mondays |
| Contact | - |
| Notes | DJ bar, darts bar, sit down charge, seating 14, counter seating, no parking, live events, cash only, outside food ok, smoking allowed |
| Location | This bar is located in the sixth floor of the HBN Building in Susukino, Sapporo. It's a 6 minute walk west from Susukino subway station. Take the exit and walk 3 blocks west and 1 block south. 18HBN Building, 6 Chome, Minami 5 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Hokkaido, 064-0805, Japan |
This bar is one of the many small bars that can be found scattered throughout Susukino, Sapporo. The bar is made up of a small seating area that can be turned into a very small event space, and a bright red counter top for the punters. It is a late night bar and hold live DJ events. Bar Honey Bunny doesn’t have a website so to find out when these events are, you will have to check them on social media. The ‘darts’ part of this bar is made up of one electronic darts board to the side of the bar. The sign out the front, “Our house wine is Jägermeister” sums up this bar perfectly. It’s kind of a random place that sees a lot of characters come through its doors. Jägermeister seems to be the shot of choice if you are thinking of doing shots (especially with the friendly bar owner).
This bar is open until late and a lot of the revelers are locals who usually pop in after they finish work. There is a strong anime theme throughout this bar, especially with the drinks and dolls spread out over the counter. Card isn’t accepted here so make sure to bring cash. Honey Bunny is a hit and miss bar depending on the nights but it’s definitely an interesting spot to check out!
| Opening Hours | 10:00 - 19:00 generally |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | https://www.yellowhat.jp/ |
| Notes | Multiple locations throughout Hokkaido, car goods, tyres, car cleaning products |
| Location | There are at least a couple of Yellow Hats in every main city in Hokkaido. To narrow down a location, click on the Yellow Hat website. |
There are hundreds of Yellow Hats throughout Hokkaido. You can find at least two or three Yellow Hats in every main city and town throughout Hokkaido. This chain is nationwide and was founded back in 1960. There are around eight hundred stores nationwide. Yellow Hat caters to automobiles and offers services in car repairs and car goods. If you are looking for anything to upgrade your car or any goods for your interior, you can find it all at Yellow Hat. If you go to their website then you can search for your car model and find items that will fit to that particular model. They have an extensive collection of spoilers, rims, bumpers and tires. If you are looking for brand new tires then this is a good store to take a look at.
A lot of the goods are interior goods for you car as well, such as screens, phone holders, and other gadgets to improve your interior look. The store accepts credit card as well as cash. The teams at each store are professional and will cater to your needs. A lot of people use Yellow Hat to change over their winter tires, for oil and window washer to name a few. All the Yellow Hats are open from around 10:00 to 7:00pm in the evening though you will need to check the individual store’s opening and closing times.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 23:00 |
| Contact | 080-4345-7802 |
| Closed | - |
| Notes | Takoyaki bar, highballs served, outside seating, smoking outside |
| Location | There are two takoyaki bars in Sapporo and both can be found in Tanukikoji shopping arcade. |
There are two Takoyaki & Highball bars in Sapporo and they can both be found in the Tanukikoji Shopping Arcade. Both these bars are pretty much identical. They can both be identified by their bright red exterior plus they both have outside seating throughout the whole year (including winter). Takoyaki is a fried ball-shaped snack that is filled with chopped octopus (tako), pickled ginger and green onion. The balls are coated with takoyaki sauce (similar to Worcestershire sauce) and mayonnaise. Takoyaki is a delicious snack and the servings hold six takoyaki balls. At Takoyaki & Highball they have many different kinds of toppings they add on to their octopus balls. At these bars they have some unique toppings such as the cod roe with mayonnaise, melted cheese, or fried garlic. These are all equally good!
Each of these tako sets range from around ¥600 to ¥1200 depending on the topping and the complexity. At Takoyaki & Highball they also have other things on the menu besides takoyaki. They have a steak noodle dish, an octopus pizza, and an octopus ahijo dish. So, we have looked at one half of the business. It’s time to delve into the other part of this bar. The name is Takoyaki & Highball and so the drink of choice that accompanies the octopus balls is indeed a highball. A highball being whiskey (the whiskey being Jim Beam in this case) mixed with soda with a lemon slice garnish. It is indeed a refreshing drink and goes well with the food here! They also serve beer and cocktails such as a lemon sour. This is a great place to stop for a drink and people watch.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 20:00 |
| Closed | Mondays & Tuesdays |
| Contact | 011-661-6301 |
| Notes | Coffee shop, wifi, food menu, coffee beans for sale, no parking, no smoking (smoking room available) |
| Location | The coffee shop is a 2 minute walk from Exit 1 of 'Hassamu Minami station' on the Tozai Subway Line in the direction of JR 〒063-0823 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Nishi Ward, Hassamu 3 Jo, 5 Chome−4−8 BEANS35 |
This is a great coffee shop in the north west of Sapporo. Cafe Morita Coffee serves as a coffee shop, restaurant, and as a small gifts store. This coffee shop uses freshly ground coffee beans. These coffee beans can be purchased at the store in packets of 100grams. There are three kinds of coffee beans to choose from. You can order up to a kilogram of coffee beans but you have to pre order first. The coffee here is pretty good! Apart from coffee you can also have tea. So, thats for drinks but Cafe Morita has a lot more to offer. As soon as you enter the coffee shop there is a small goods area on the left. You are welcome to peruse at your leisure and find some small goods to purchase if you find something you like.
Apart from the shop and coffee one of they have some hearty food here. Cafe Morita Coffee has some great dishes on their menu. Their big recommendation is the “Spicy Curry”. The curry will cost you ¥1000 and is a tomato based curry that is served with rice and chapati. The three spice levels range from normal to very spicy. Keeping with the spicy theme, there is a ‘Khao Pad’ which is a spicy Thai rice, a curry porridge called ‘Calcutta Guru. For something not spicy, try the ham and cheese hot sandwich or the bacon and eggs. A recent addition to the menu is some sweets and cakes which can be taken home.
