| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥2500 - ¥4000 |
| Opening Hours | 18:00 - 3:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-513-7800 https://azumasi.owst.jp/ |
| Notes | Oyster restaurant Seating 20 Smoking allowed Wifi available Credit cards accepted |
| Location / Getting There | 8 minute walk from Susukino subway station. 〒064-0806 Hokkaidō, Sapporo-shi, Chūō-ku, Minami 6 Jōnishi, 4 Chome−4−1 |
Oyster Ajillo
Azumasi is a delicious little beer and oyster bar where you can sit and enjoy some great food and drink with friends or even alone! It can be found in Susukino, the night life district of Sapporo. The bar/restaurant has counter seating plus a two tables for up to six people each. Azumasi has a lot of small dishes, but its primary limelight is on its fresh oysters. The oysters are fresh from Akkeshi, in Hokkaido. You can enjoy these oysters raw, baked, pickled, steamed in a white wine, fried, or dipped in a hot broth ‘shabu shabu’ style!
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Counter seating
Other dishes, besides the selection of oyster dishes include grilled scallops, yakisoba (fried noodles) in a special home made sauce, and a succulent omelette. The drink menu offers beer, spirits, soft drinks, plus a selection of sakes, and Italian and South African wines. There are set and party plans on offer at Azumasi, ranging from around ¥2000 to ¥5000. These plans include an ‘all you can drink’ for 2 hours, with five or six dishes. This is a great option for couples and small parties. If you enjoy oysters, then Azumasi is a great option!
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥3000 - ¥6000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:30 - 22:00 Sapporo station store 11:30 - 23:00 Susukino store |
| Closed | December 31 |
| Contact | 011-222-0018 Sapporo station store 011-551-0018 Susukino store https://www.kani-honke.co.jp/top.html |
| Notes | Crab restaurant Menu in Chinese, English, Korean, Thai Chinese and English speaking staff Credit card accepted Wifi available Large groups of up to 40 is ok Reservations available |
| Location / Getting There | 5 minute walk from the south exit of 'JR Sapporo Station' or take the no.13 exit from 'Sapporo Subway station'. 4 Chome-1-3 Minami 6 Jōnishi, Chūō-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaidō 064-0806 5 minute walk from 'Susukino subway station' 4 Chome-1-3 Minami 6 Jōnishi, Chūō-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaidō 064-0806 |
Front entrance
Kani Honke is a successful chain of crab restaurants that are located throughout Japan. In Hokkaido, you can find two of these restaurants in Sapporo city. One being two blocks from Sapporo station. The other being on the main street running through Susukino (the entertainment district). Both these crab restaurants cater for tourists as well locals. They have Chinese speaking staff as well as menus in various languages. The restaurants have multiple levels, so there is plenty of room for large groups! For reservations, contact their website (which is also in multiple languages).
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Boiled snow crab!
There are various crab dishes on offer, of different sizes. All contain succulent crab meat that will wow any guest. You can order individual dishes or go for the large group dishes. They have mouth watering snow crab or king crab on the menu. Some of the recommended dishes include boiled snow crab with vinegar, steam crab dumplings, or the butter roasted king crab to name a few. There is also ‘Kanishabu’ or ‘Kanisuki’ which is crab cooked in a broth in or without its shell. With the fried crab, the waitress will cook it for you on a grill which is a nice touch. And of course, to go with your selection of crab dishes, there is a selcetion of beer, wine, or Japanese sake!
| Onsen Admission | ¥420 Adults ¥140 Children ¥70 Infants |
| Restaurant Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥600 |
| Opening Hours | 10:00 - 20:30 April - October 10:00 - 19:00 November - March |
| Closed | Tuesdays during July and August |
| Contact | 0142-66-7022 |
| Notes | Parking available Udon noodle restaurant Busy during summer months |
| Location / Getting There | Located on the east edge of Lake Toya, across from Nakatoya Hot Springs Campground 30-11 Nakatōya, Sōbetsu-chō, Usu-gun, Hokkaidō 052-0105 |
Udon Restaurant
The Rai Yumeto no Ie Onsen (meaning Dreamers House in English) is a small hot spring building located across from Nakatoya Hot Springs Campground. During the summer this onsen is a popular spot for the campers there. On the off season, its quieter and still a great place to freshen up, relax in the onsen waters, or to fill up on bowls of udon noodles at the restaurant there. The building itself has a rustic feel. The wood used to make this onsen comes from two hundred year old Finnish pine imported along the Siberian railroad and shipped across.
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Onsen foyer
The onsen has seven washrooms and is segregated. They also have hairdryers, shampoo, body soap available. Towels are also available to purchase and there is a massage machine that can be used. Everything to clean up and relax. There is a small udon restaurant in the building. Here you can order a variety of hot udon noodle dishes which will satisfy hungry customers. The onsen also has information and pamphlets on what to do around the Toya area, so it acts as a tourist site as well!
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥500 (for meal) |
| Opening Hours | |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | |
| Notes | Local vegetable market Restaurant Souvenir shop Toilets |
| Location / Getting There | Located in the small town of Kimobetsu which is halfway between Sapporo and Niseko. 10 minute drive from Rusutsu. 306-3 Kimobetsu, Kimobetsu-chō, Abuta-gun, Hokkaidō 044-0201 |
Plenty of produce to see
Aspeila is a rest stop, a local market, souvenir shop, and restaurant all rolled into one. It can be easily found on route 230, which is the main road from Sapporo to Rusutsu. Just look for the large sign and two asparagus characters on the main building. It is a great spot to do some shopping for souvenirs or food, where you can buy a whole range of vegetables produced by local farmers. These delicious (and large) vegetables can be bought in bulk and for a great bargain! The greengrocers here makes up one part of Aspeila.
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Restaurant space to dine
The souvenir shop also sells local foods famous in the area. There is also a restaurant and bathrooms here. It is here, at this restaurant, you can order some great udon or soba noodles. Alternatively, there is a delicious vegetable curry and rice, or a katsu curry (deep-fried cutlet of chicken or pork) that is on the menu. These meals are all under ¥1000 making them good value for money! To get here you will need your own transport, the drive taking about one and a half hours. There is a bus stop out the front, and the buses run from Sapporo station to Kimobetsu five times a day.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥2000 - ¥3000 |
| Opening Hours | 17:00 - 7:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 050-3464-2481 https://eight-8susukino.owst.jp/en/ |
| Notes | Western dining Seating 70 Japanese & English menu Smoking & non smoking |
| Location / Getting There | 3 minute walk from Susukino subway station 〒 064-0805 Hokkaidō, Sapporo-shi, Chūō-ku, Minami 5 Jōnishi, 4th alto Altoville |
Spare ribs in Guinness beer stew
8 Dining Cafe is a Western style restaurant based in the entertainment district of Sapporo. The menu is expansive and the food is great, and at a reasonable price! It is a popular spot for groups and couples alike. Tables for groups of ten to thirty can be reserved. For reservations simply check the website on the link. At this restaurant there is an all you can drink option as well as a set course plan! The set course meals change with seasonal ingredients. These are a good option for parties and groups.
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Bar area
The menu has plenty to choose from, from finger food to large meals. For small entrées, they have toro salmon and avocado carpaccio, pickled vegetables, a nice selection of salads, and a fantastic cheese and dried fruit platter. For meat, they have some great dishes. Beef fillet steak and foie gras, duck in orange sauce, or spicy fried chicken. And of course, they have seafood, pastas and pizzas to go around. Also check out the dessert menu as well! For drinks, there is a selection of wines, beer, whiskey, teas, cocktails and soft drinks.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 19:00 - 4:00 |
| Closed | Sundays |
| Contact | 080-6095-4712 |
| Notes | Japanese menu only Seating 7 Smoking |
| Location / Getting There | 5 minute walk from Susukino subway station 〒 064-0805 Hokkaidō, Sapporo-shi, Chūō-ku, South 5 West 6 Chome. Gojyo Shimachi |
Sausage & vegetables in tomato base curry
Soup Curry Algo is a small soup curry restaurant located in Sususukino, Sapporo. Due to its small size, its recommended for groups of up to four at the most. Run by the friendly owner, you can enjoy a good selection of soup curries that are on offer. The menu is only in Japanese, though the owner will be happy to try and translate for you. This soup curry is located down a small alley and is not the easiest to find, but once there you can enjoy a good dinner or late night feast!
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Outside sign
This soup curry restaurant doesn’t have the spice range of other soup curries but the ingredients are great, and this soup curry restaurant has a tomato based soup curry flavor option that other restaurants don’t have! They have a chicken leg and vegetable, a delicious basil sausage and vegetables, seafood, pork and vegetable or bacon, and a special soup curry with udon noodles. For an extra ￥100 you can get extra toppings for your curry. All soup curries come with a rice dish. Beer, spirits, and lassis are also on the drink menu.
