| 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.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | From ￥1000- ￥2000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 23:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-213-5454 *Parco department store |
| Notes | Credit cards accepted Menu in English + photos Non smoking Seating 76 |
| Location / Getting There | Located on 8th floor of Parco Department Store 3-3 Minami-Ichijo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido |
Views into the kitchen
Benitora Gyozabou is a fusion Chinese restaurant located on the top floor of the Parco Department store. It is one of 8 restaurants in the Parco food court. It is open throughout the day until late into the evenings. There is a special lunch set menu and a dinner set menu. The menu is in English and has plenty of information about each dish. Benitora Gyozabou has plenty of seating, and has a nice layout with Chinese modern art, an open kitchen and a good design.
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Lava hot Dan Dan noodles!
The menu offers all kinds of Chinese cuisine. There are dumplings (5 different flavors), Chinese vegetables, Szechwan flavored noodles, including the hot & spicy Dan Dan noodles, which are probably the one of the spiciest things you can eat in Sapporo! Stir fried shrimp, sweet & sour pork, fried rice, salads, and side dishes are also on the menu. If you have room, then there is a delicious dessert menu as well! Alcohol and non-alcoholic drinks are also served. Lunch sets and dinner sets include a drink, soup and a dessert.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | From ￥1500 - ￥3500 |
| Opening Hours | Weekdays 11:00 - 15:00 & 16:30 - 5:00 Weekends 11:00 - 15:00 & 16:00 - 5:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-213-5454 |
| Notes | Credit cards accepted Menu in English, Chinese, and Korean Courses available Seating for large groups Non smoking areas |
| Location / Getting There | Located in Paseo. 2 minute walk from Sapporo station 〒060-0806 Hokkaidō, Sapporo-shi, Kita-ku, Kita 6 Jōnishi, 4 Chome. Sapporo paseo |
Marumiya Restaurant is a large Izakaya (Japanese restaurant) that specializes in Hokkaido cuisine. Located conveniently, right near Sapporo station, its a great place to try out some Japanese cuisine. Open until early morning you can try out Hokkaido cooking, including crab, salmon roe, mackerel, tempura, sea urchin, sashimi, just to name a few. The drink menu serves up beer, soft drinks, wines, and a variety of Shochu and Japanese sake!
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Plenty of seating
There is seating for up to 250 people, and there are private dining rooms for large groups! The menu is in a variety of languages plus pictures, so it’s easy to choose your dish. Marumiya uses local ingredients, so the menu changes with the seasons! There is an all you can drink, and an all you can eat menu, plus a set menu with a little bit of everything. Whether it be a long day of shopping, an evening after some Sapporo sightseeing, or even after a late flight in, Maruyima is the place to go!