Tag: Food
Handmade Udon Kineya
Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 - ¥1500 |
Opening Hours | 11:00 - 21:30 |
Closed | - |
Contact | 011-209-3437 |
Notes | Udon restaurant, seating 30, English menu, no smoking |
Location / Getting There | Located in the Apia walkway between Sapporo station and the Sapporo subway station. It's a 1 minute walk from both. 〒060-0005 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Kita 5 Jonishi, 3・4丁目 |
Handmade Udon Kineya can be found in the underground Apia Food Walk section. It is just a quick walk from either Sapporo station or Sapporo subway station. This udon restaurant (hence the name) is unique as the udon noodles here are handmade right in the store window. You can watch how the udon noodles are made by the master chef there! This makes for a great photo opportunity for those traveling from other countries. The staff here are really nice, and they have English ability. With the English menu, it is easy to order your meal.
The food here is really good and if you are traveling from overseas, this restaurant is a really good experience of Japanese culture. On entering, customers will get a hot cup of green tea. It’s nice to sip on while perusing the menu. The menu has a lot of udon noodle dishes that come with different Japanese foods. The tempura udon is especially nice! All dishes come with pickles and a nice miso soup. There are about a dozen great udon noodle soups to choose from that come with a variety of ingredients. This is a great restaurant to try!
Wan Zhu Ji
Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1200 |
Opening Hours | 11:00 - 22:00 (last order 21:30 |
Closed | - |
Contact | 011-209-1385 |
Notes | Chinese restaurant, seating 60, card accepted, no smoking, no parking, all you can drink option |
Location / Getting There | Located in the Apia walkway between Sapporo station and the Sapporo subway station. It's a 1 minute walk from both. Apia B1, Kitagojojo Nishi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido |
Between Sapporo station and Sapporo subway station there are many restaurants and shopping centres. One of these being the Apia shopping area. Apia has the food walk area. It is here you can find the Wan Zhu Ji Chinese restaurant. This restaurant is a good spot for some nice Chinese food and is reasonably priced whether it be for lunch or for dinner. There is plenty of seating so it’s also suitable if you’re with a group of friends or family. The list of dishes is displayed out the front, so even though the menu has an English translation, you can quickly find what you’re looking for.
Wan Zhu Ji is part of a company called the ‘Kiwa Group’. This company also has another Chinese restaurant in Sapporo, called Ren Ren Ren Chinese Dining. Both restaurants have similar menus. There are around fifty different dishes to select so there is definitely something for everyone. Wan Zhu Ji also has a value set option of six sets to choose from. These sets come with a main dish, rice, fried chicken side dish, and a soup. Great value! This restaurant does serve alcohol, and they do have an all you drink option as well for parties.
Tamago to Watashi
Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 |
Opening Hours | 11:00 - 21:30 |
Closed | - |
Contact | 011-209-3414 |
Notes | Omelette & rice restaurant, |
Location / Getting There | Located in the Apia walkway between Sapporo station and the Sapporo subway station. It's a 1 minute walk from both. 〒060-0005 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Kita 5 Jonishi, 3・4丁目 |
Tamago to Watashi is an omelette and rice restaurant. The name ‘Tamago to Watashi’ literally translates to “Egg and Me”. It is one of a dozen restaurants that can be found in the Apia food walkway. This restaurant is part of a chain of omelette and rice restaurants that can be found throughout Japan. There is only one ‘Tamago to Watashi’ in Hokkaido, that being in Sapporo! The store has friendly staff, and being near Sapporo station (with many tourists coming through), the staff have English ability.
The omelette and rice dish is better known as ‘omurice’ and is a popular favorite for the locals, especially for kids. The typical Omurice consists of fried rice in a layer of fried scramble eggs, usually topped with ketchup. At ‘Tamago to Watashi’ they have many omurice dishes. These come in a variety of dishes that include gravy, meat, cheese, and vegetables to name a few. The softness of the omelette is what makes these dishes so good, and are a great option for those looking for lunch or dinner.
Jimmy Brown Cafe & Dining
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.
Ouchi Soup Curry
Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1500 |
Opening Hours | 11:30 - 23:00 11:30 - 20:00 Sundays |
Closed | - |
Contact | 011-261-6886 |
Notes | Soup curry restaurant, seating 18, delivery available, all you can drink plan available |
Location / Getting There | Located in central Sapporo, just by the western entrance to Tanuki Koji 7. It is a 3 minute walk from Nishi Hatchome subway station. It is also a 8 minute walk from Susukino subway station. 7 Chome-7-26 Minami 3 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0063 |
Ouchi is a small soup curry restaurant. It can found in a popular restaurant area at the entrance of the west seven, Tanuki Koji shopping arcade. It is open for lunch and all through until late evening, for dinner. Ouchi opened originally in 2002 and not only sells fine soup curry, but they also have western style cuisine and some delicious desserts (which you usually don’t find at other soup curry restaurants). The soup curry’s base is made with stewed pork born, chicken and plenty of vegetables with more than 20 kinds of spices added into the mix.
The menu is large. First, let’s take a look at the soup curries that they have to offer. There are nine soup curries on the menu. Their specialties include ‘Chicken or Pork with 16 vegetables curry’ , ‘Furano Pork Hamburger soup curry’ , a ‘Nato Curry’, and a nice ‘Hokkaido Roasted Cacho Cavallo and bacon soup curry’ (title picture). At this soup curry restaurant you have a choice of three soup base flavors, spicy, prawn, or an onion flavor curry. Their other menu includes pastas, pizzas and salads! Their dessert menu is also extensive. If you want to enjoy a party here, they have a party plan that comes with an all you can drink option at ¥2500.
Qingdao Chinese Restaurant
Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000- ¥2000 |
Opening Hours | 11:30 - 15:00 lunch 17:00 - 22:30 Dinner |
Closed | - |
Contact | 011-252-7292 |
Notes | Family restaurant, seating 80, good for large groups, non smoking |
Location / Getting There | Located near Odori park in central Sapporo. It's a 4 minute walk east from the TV Tower, or a 3 minute walk south from Bus Center Mae subway station 060-0051 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami 1 Johigashi, 2 Chome-8-1 Sun City Building |
Qingdao is a Chinese restaurant that is just outside central downtown of Sapporo. It is a short walk from the TV Tower in Odori Park, and is right by the Nijo Ichiba Fish Markets. This restaurant is a large space and is particularly good for large groups or parties. Separate rooms are also available to reserve. There is also counter seating as well if you are dining alone. The restaurant has a lunch time menu and a dinner menu. There are set meals that can be ordered, plus plans for large groups.
The food here is really tasty. As you can expect with most Chinese restaurants, they have all your favorite dishes. Sweet and sour pork, chicken and cashews, noodles, a hot pot meal, and mapo tofu, to name just a few. The set meals include a main dish, plus a side dish, soup, and a drink of your choice. At the Qindao Restaurant, they have a soft drinks, Sapporo Classic beer, wine, and spirits on the drink menu. This restaurant is a good spot to have a nice meal, if you are around the area and taking in the sights!