| 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.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 - ¥1500 ¥2000 - ¥3500 course |
| Opening Hours | 07:00 - 10:00 Breakfast 11:30 - 15:00 Lunch 17:00 - 22:00 Dinner |
| Closed | *Sundays is breakfast only |
| Contact | 050-3466-6075 |
| Notes | Italian restaurant, seating 80, English menu available, reservations available, no parking, card accepted, |
| Location / Getting There | Central Sapporo, across from Odori Park on the west 5 block. It's a 3 minute walk from Odori subway station. Part of Hotel Trinity. Hotel Trinity Sapporo 1F, 5-3 Odori Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, 060-0042, Japan |
Il Chianti was founded back in 1972 and over its long history has established a successful chain of restaurants throughout the whole of Japan. There are around fifty stores in the country. In Hokkaido, there is only one, and that can be located in the heart of Sapporo. It is directly across from Odori park. The restaurant has comfortable outside seating with views of the park and down the street. It is part of the Resol Trinity Hotel, so it is the go to for guests who stay there whether it be breakfast, lunch or dinner.
The lunches here are really good and really affordable. You definitely get your money worth here. The lunch menu has a choice of around five large dishes plus a buffet salad, soup, and a drink. This will put you back around ¥1000. As this restaurant is such a large space, reservations are available for parties. There are three different party plans to choose from. these include an all you can drink plan. Il Chianti has some good wines that go well with your meal. The food here is primarily Italian plus a few extra western dishes thrown onto the menu.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥800 - ¥1400 ¥2500 - ¥5000 party plan ¥2000 - yoga & curry (Saturdays) ¥15,000 - astrology consultation |
| Opening Hours | 11:30 - 23:00 (last order 22:30) |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-233-3999 http://chandama.jp/jyoti/ |
| Notes | Indian restaurant, seating 30, party plan available, credit card accepted, no wheel chair access, no parking |
| Location / Getting There | Central Sapporo. Located on the 4th block of the Tanukikoji shopping arcade on the 2nd floor. It is a 5 minute walk from Odori subway station or Susukino subway station. 〒060-0062 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami 2 Jonishi, 4 Chome, 4 block Arched 2 Floor (Opposite to Mega Donki Hote |
On the fourth block of the Tanuki Koji Shopping Arcade, you can find a nice little Indian restaurant. It is on the second floor, next to the Mega Don Quihote shopping mall. Jyoti serves not only as a restaurant but they have extra activities available such as yoga, and also astrology! You can find all your favorite Indian dishes on their menu. For lunch, there are five different lunch sets to choose from that come with naan or rice, a salad, tandoori chicken and two curries. These sets also come with your choice of drink. The dinner menu is extensive and comes with an assortment of dishes, naans, and rice.
For those who are in groups there is the option of selecting a party plan, from which there are five to choose from . These delicious sets include curries, side dishes, naan bread, salads, dessert, and drinks. Naturally, the bigger the set, the more expensive. Unique to this restaurant is that they offer yoga classes. On Saturdays before opening, the classes are held in a cozy space for up to five people. Everything is supplied and after you can enjoy a vegetarian curry. Indian astrology is said to be the origin of astrology, and it can help guide you through life. Jyoti offers astrology sessions for 1 hour. They provide mantras for results from the planets. To construct a chart, you are required the exact date, time and place of birth. Two session folloing for 30 minutes are free.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 23:30 11:00 - 21:45 Sunday |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-219-1057 Sapporo station location 011-569-0850 Odori location http://www.bariki-ya.com/ |
| Notes | Ramen, open late night, seating 10, Japanese menu only (has pictures) |
| Location / Getting There | One location is next to Yodobashi Camera, across from Sapporo station. The 2nd location is a 6 minute walk from Odori subway station. 5 Chome Kita 6 Jonishi, Kita Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0806 1 Chome-45 2F Minami 2 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0062 |
Bariki-ya Ramen has a couple of stores in Sapporo. Their most prominent store being right next to the popular Yodobashi Camera electronics store. The ramen here is your basic ramen layout. They have an ordering machine at the entrance of the restaurant. This ordering machine is only in Japanese but they do have pictures so you can simply click on the picture after putting the money in. The extras (including the lunch set), and drink menu are not pictured so you may need help translating if you can’t read Japanese.
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The ramen here is your basic ramen. They have the miso ramen, salt ramen, or soy sauce ramen bowls. These are the common base flavors of all ramen shops. The extras that can be ordered for your soup bowl include boiled egg and strips of nori (dried seaweed). These ingredients really add to the flavor making for a nice lunch or dinner. Ramen shops are generally quite small and narrow. This goes for Bariki-ya Ramen as well, so if you have a large group, it can be a little difficult to fit everyone in. If you can, this is a nice little ramen store.
