| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥500 - ￥1000 |
| Opening Hours | 10:00 - 22:00 *8:00 - 20:30 Chitose branch |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-522-8806 Sapporo Factory 011-643-3727 Sapporo 28 chome 011-709-3388 Sapporo North 33 0123-21-8666 Chitose www.freshnessburger.co.jp |
| Notes | English menu available Wifi available |
| Location / Getting There | 4 locations in Hokkaido |
Selection of burgers
Freshness Burger is a nation wide chain of burger restaurants that were first opened in 1992. There are 3 stores in the Sapporo area, and there is 1 in Chitose. The stores in Hokkaido use local ingredients, and the hamburger patties are an original recipe. Take your selection from the Japanese or English menu of burgers, such as the classic cheese burger, avocado burger, egg & bacon burger, chicken burger, or the bacon & omelette burger! The set menus come with a side order and a drink of your choosing.
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Spice world rack
Freshness burger side orders include Hokkaido french fries, onion rings, chicken nuggets, and fried chicken, plus hot dogs as well. There is a morning set menu which includes Freshness Burgers original blend of Brazilian coffee. There are extra toppings for your burger, and there is also the ‘Spice World’ counter. The spice rack is made up of spices and sauces from all around the world to give your burger some extra zest. As well as the 3 stores in Sapporo there is one in Chitose, this can be located at the New Chitose Airport.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥1000 - ￥2000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 23:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-214-2205 |
| Notes | Non smoking Seating 80 |
| Location / Getting There | 〒060-0061 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo, Minami 1 Jonishi, 3 Chome Sapporo Parco Located on the 8th floor of Parco Department Store |
Front area
Yoshimi Kitchen is a western style restaurant situated in Parco Department store. They offer a lunch menu and a dinner menu. Yoshimi is best known for its lunch and dinner set menus of mainly hamburg steak dishes with a side dish of salads, soups, and curries. The hamburg steaks come with a variety of sauces, such as curry, soy, or cheese sauces. These sauces can be mopped up with the breads that are available on the menu. They not only have hamburg steaks, but they have pastas, and a large selection of salads. 
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Side green salad
The set menus and dinner menus are a good value for your money. After your meal, there is the dessert menu which Yoshimi Kitchen is also well known. The selection of mouth watering desserts and sweets, has ice cream, pancakes in cream, and cakes. The photos on the menu (which comes in English) speak for themselves. Soft drinks, beers, and coffee can be ordered here as well. The tables come with compartments in which to put your bags, with seating for 50. There is also a separate space with large tables for big groups that can be reserved.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | Around ￥1000 - ￥2500 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 14:00 Lunch 16:00 - 20:45 Dinner |
| Closed | Mondays |
| Contact | 0136-22-0207 |
| Notes | Non smoking during lunch Cash only Parking for 8 vehicles English menu available |
| Location / Getting There | 2-5-2, Kita 4 Jo Nishi, Kutchan-cho, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido |
Beef in black bean sauce
Kouka is a delicious Chinese restaurant based in Kutchan. There are many kinds of dishes available that are served individually. Bowls are provided so guests can share these meals with each other so you can taste as much as possible! Seafood, beef, pork and chicken are all served. Dumplings, noodles, fried and plain rice are also on the menu. There is a lunch time and a dinner time set menu. The menu is in Japanese as well as English, and there are images provided so it’s easy to order! Soft drinks, beer, and spirits are on order, as well as an interesting Chinese sake which is served either hot or cold!
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Tables are set up for up to groups of 8 and there is car parking available. While in Kutchan, Kouka’s is a great little restaurant where you can enjoy a meal by yourself or with friends in a nice Chinese setting.
| Opening Hours | 9:00 - 17:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 0136-47-2068 |
| Notes | Fresh local vegetables |
| Location / Getting There | 127 Rusutsu, Rusutsu-mura, Abuta-gun, Hokkaidō 048-1731 10 minute walk |
Fresh produce
Rusutsu is famous for its ski field, resort and the outlying farmlands. These farm lands produce a large variety of fresh and delicious vegetables. Rusutsu is especially famous for its daikon (radish), asparagus (green, white & purple), and potatoes. Fresh vegetables of the season are delivered directly to Farmers’ Market, making it a popular place to buy groceries for a cheap price! This supermarket is connected right next to Rusutsu Pizza Do, so it’s also a good spot to grab some lunch.
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Flowers on sale
The selection is quite vast, and each product is brought in by individual farmers. Anything from celery to chili peppers, every product has a picture of the farmer and information about them. It would be hard to find a better bargain in Hokkaido than at Farmer’s Market. Prices for cabbages, pumpkins, onions can be as little as ￥100, so there are many bargains to be found. Not are there vegetables to be found, but there are soups, seasoning, an assortment of breads, and flowers.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | Each dish from ￥200- ￥1000 each |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 23:30 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-213-5608 |
| Notes | Japanese Izakaya |
| Location / Getting There | Located in Paseo West at Sapporo station 060 0806 Hokkaido Sapporo City Kita-ku Northern 6th west 4-3-1 Paseo 1F |
Grilled chicken
Tori yo Sakana yo (which translates to “chicken! fish!”) is a Japanese style bar/restaurant. As with all Izakayas in Japan, this restaurant serves up small dishes of Japanese cuisine. There is a good selection of salads, seafood and meat. Grilled chicken, and grilled pork on skewers is a popular dish. As is the large selection of delicious sashimi and grilled fish. Not all the dishes are Japanese, however. There are pizzas, pastas, and a nice serving of avocado with melted cheese.
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Succulent sashimi
As with the food menu, the drink menu offers beer, a wide range of spirits, soft drinks and juices. There is a “Nomihodai” option (all you can drink), which goes for 2 hours. The nomihodai includes tap beers, and a selection of spirits. The “Tori Yo Sakana Yo” Restaurant restaurant is located in the Paseo restaurant section. It’s in a convenient area, and close to the station and Stellar place department store and Daimaru department store, so it’s a good spot for some lunch or dinner.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥1500 - ￥2500 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 22:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-213-5660 |
| Notes | English menu |
| Location / Getting There | Located at Sapporo station Paseo 〒060-0806 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Kita, Kita 6 Jonishi, 2 Chome, Paseo West 1F |
Hamburger soup curry
Okushiba Soup Curry is a delicious soup curry restaurant based right near Sapporo station. This soup curry restaurant offers a few traditional soup curry dishes plus some unique ones, in a nice retro Japanese setting. Along with the soup curries they also excel in shrimp soups and puddings, plus fried chicken and beef cutlets. The staff are very friendly, and the menu does come in English with photos which is easy to follow. The hard part, is which dish to choose!
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Cool décor
The owner, Yosuke Okushiba, has based the shrimp soup (of which this restaurant is themed) on his grandmothers traditional recipe, that has been passed down from generation to generation. The soup curry servings are big and the bowls are HUGE, which will leave any customer content. They have the traditional vegetable dishes, chicken, and pork dishes. The unique dishes include the hamburger patty with egg soup curry, sliced beef curry, and their original karage (fried chicken) soup curry.
