| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥900 - ¥1300 |
| Opening Hours | 10:20 - 20:20 drinks 11:00 - 19:30 food |
| Closed | Nov 5 - Nov 22 |
| Contact | 0134-33-7381 |
| Notes | Seating 40, English menu available Non smoking |
| Location / Getting There | Take the Chuo (#9 天狗山ロープウエイ線) bus from Otaru station terminal, or Otaru canal terminal. Get off at "Tenguyama" (last stop). Top of Mt. Tengu 2-chōme-16-16 Mogami, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0023 |
Plenty of seating to enjoy the view
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Fried Herring Set
The menu is in Japanese plus English. It is pictured so it is easy to order. Outlook Restaurant Tengu has some delicious Japanese dishes and some Western ones. They have a Hokkaido Potato Curry, a Fried Chicken Curry, and a delicious Fried Herring Rice Bowl just to name a few. For a more Western flavor, there are some pasta dishes, a Beef Stew with Naan bread, or a Sausage Set. The drink menu has tea, hot coffee, beer & wine (including a nice Otaru wine). And to finish off, Outlook Restaurant Tengu has an assortment of desserts to choose from.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 0:00 |
| Closed | Wednesdays |
| Contact | 011-532-1202 |
| Notes | Soup curry restaurant, seating 25 , no parking , Japanese menu only (pictured) Smoking |
| Location / Getting There | 5 minute walk east from 'Asahiyama Koen-dori Station' street car line. South 9 West 15 15-chōme-1 Minami 9 Jōnishi, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 064-0809 |
Counter area
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The hamburg soup curry
The Nishi Tonden Dori Soup Curry menu includes chicken, a delicious vegetable curry, the hamburg curry (which is highly recommended), plus a pork curry, and interestingly, a ramen soup curry. There are around a dozen dishes to choose from. The spice level ranges from one to eight. Be warned, though, eight is one of the hottest curries in town. Their soup curry flavors include coconut and a creamy prawn flavor. Delicious! There are added extras that are available to make your meal even more mouth watering. And of course, the drink menu includes lassis, soft drinks and in the beer department, Sapporo Classic, and Guinness!
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1200 - ¥2500 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 22:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 0139-42-2525 |
| Notes | Seafood shop seating 30, parking English menu available |
| Location / Getting There | Central Matsumae. 5 minute walk from Matsumae Castle & in Yano Onsen 温泉 049-1512 Hokkaido, Matsumae-gun, Matsumae, Fukuyama, 123 Hot spring inn Yano |
Come in for a bite
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Fantastic ‘Tuna Dinner’ set
Matsumae is a popular tourist spot for local and for tourists abroad. Yano caters to both, as their menu comes in Japanese and in English. It also has pictures of its dishes so its easy to order. Yano has some great seafood sets such as a tuna set, a fried shrimp set, or the crab cream croquette set. Other dishes include a spaghetti dish, curry set, or a hamburg set.Their crème de la crème though is the ‘Specialty of Matsumae’ set which has an assortment of local seafoods. The drink menu has soft drinks, teas & coffees, and beer.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥800 - ¥1080 |
| Opening Hours | 11:30 - 15:50 lunch 17:00 - 00:45 dinner |
| Closed | Tuesdays |
| Contact | 011-272-9898 |
| Notes | Ramen shop seating 8, no parking Japanese menu only Smoking |
| Location / Getting There | 5 minute walk from Susukino subway station 1 Chome Minami 3 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0063 |
Front entrance
“Yamarashi KuroTora” which translates, impressively, into “Mountain Storm Black Tiger” is a nice little ramen restaurant that can be found in central Sapporo. It can be found one block south from the shopping arcade known asTanuki Koji. It is one of three of the ‘Yamarashi ramen’ chains, the other two also being in Sapporo (see below). The restaurant only has seating for eight. Once inside you can find a vending machine on your right with which to order your ramen. Unfortunately, this is only in Japanese. the menu is pictured but for information on the kanji, read below.
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Choose from one of six flavors
There are six different flavors, though each has the same basic ingredients of pork, spring onion, noodles, and nori (dried seaweed). Each flavor has a slightly different nuance. 白 is the basic ramen which is salt flavored, or you can try 味噌白 which is the same with but seasoned with miso. 黒 is ramen with soy sauce added, and 海 is a seafood flavored ramen. For something a little spicier, you may prefer the red ramen 赤 or 味噌赤 which is the miso version. Whatever your pick, the ramen here is delicious! The miso and soy sauce ramen being the most popular. For a little extra yen, you may add toppings to your dish. For two other locations, read below.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥800 - ¥1080 |
| Opening Hours | 11:30 - 15:00 lunch 17:00 - 22:00 dinner |
| Closed | Mondays |
| Contact | 011-815-3030 |
| Location / Getting There | 5 minute walk from Hiragishi subway station (Nanboku subway line) Hiragishi 1 9-chome 6-1, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo |
Tenjo Tenge Ryuga Dokuso
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥800 - ¥1080 |
| Opening Hours | 11:30 - 15:00 lunch 17:00 - 22:00 dinner |
| Closed | Mondays |
| Contact | 011-592-0005 |
| Location / Getting There | Located along route 230. 30 minute drive from Sapporo Sapporo City Minami-ku Fujino 3-jo 2-1-52 |
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥600 - ¥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 21:30 (last order 21:00) |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-827-8868 |
| Notes | Coffee shop seating 30, parking 10 English speaking staff, English menu smoking section available |
| Location / Getting There | 10 minutes walk from Exit 4 of Kikusui Station on the Tozai Line Subway 8-2 2 2-1 Kikusui Shiroishi-ku Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido |
Comfy interior
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Delicious Affogato
Plantation has a good selection of coffees with their very own freshly produced ‘Plantation Blend’ and ‘Specialty Coffee’. There are half a dozen coffees from which to choose from. The food menu varies depending on the day, but you can find pastas, a Japanese curry & rice, a Thai curry, or a ‘Croque Monsieur’ toasted cheese sandwich. And of course, every coffee shop must have a dessert menu. Plantation has cheese cakes, parfaits, cakes, affogato (coffee poured over vanilla ice cream), and seasonal cakes such as pistachio or tarte à l’orange.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1500 - ¥2500 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 23:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-209-5106 |
| Notes | Western style restaurant Seating 56. Non-smoking English menu available, parking available at shopping centre English speaking staff, wheel chair access Credit card accepted |
| Location / Getting There | Located above Sapporo station on the 6th floor. 1 minute walk. Stellar Place 6F Chuo-ku, Sapporo Kita 5 J West 2-5 |
Choose a slice with your coffee
On the 6th floor of Stellar Place, there are plenty of restaurants to choose from. Located in the middle is the ‘La Maison Ensoleille Table’. It is a western style restaurant that not only serves up lunches and dinners, but it has an extensive collection of cakes and pastries that will go well with the teas and coffees that are also on the menu. The cakes are splendidly laid out at the front of the restaurants entrance. They also have a seasonal food and drink menu to enjoy as well.
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Eggs benedict with ham & salmon
The menu has a few pasta dishes with some great sauces, risottos, and some oven dishes such as an oven baked beef stroganoff or the stewed mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce with hamburger. La Maison Ensoleille Table is also one of the few places that serves up an eggs benedict with salmon (which technically makes it an ‘egg royale’). The desserts here are fantastic such as the french toast caramel apple pie. You can enjoy these desserts with a selection of herbal teas, coffees and other beverages.
