| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥600 - ¥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 10:00 - 19:00 Nakajima Park stand 10:00 - 19:30 Central Cafe 7:30 - 20:00 Marumi Coffee Sitatte |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-513-8338 Nakajima Park Stand 011-205-2074 Marumi Coffee 011-596-7133 Marumi Coffee Sitatte |
| Notes | Three locations in Sapporo area Various foreign coffee brands Coffee available to take home. |
| Location / Getting There | 1 block south of Nakajima Park 6 Chome-5-1 Minami 14 Jōnishi, Chūō-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaidō 064-0914 1 block south from TV Tower, across from Soseigawa Park. 2 Chome Minami 1 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0061 2 blocks east of Hokkaido Government Building on underground floor. Sapporo-shi, Chūō-ku, Kita 2 Jōnishi, 3 Chome, Shitatte Sapporo Basement 1 floor |
Delicious sushi
Sapporo Ginrin is a Japanese restaurant located in the popular shopping center, Stellar Place. The sixth floor of Stellar Place is home to a dozen delicious restaurants, and being directly above Sapporo Station there are some nice views overlooking the plaza, especially in the evening. Sapporo Ginrin has a large selection of seafood. The sushi and sashimi is recommended. Being a Japanese style restaurant, you can order a variety of small dishes so you can savor more than just one dish.
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Nice views
Other dishes on the select menu include fresh shrimp, sea urchin, caviar, noodles, salads, and soups, just to name a few. If you enjoy a nice drop of wine, then Sapporo Ginrin won’t fail to please. They have a choice of a variety of wines, both foreign and local. Beer is also on the menu, as well as soft drinks for the kids. To make sure you get window seating, it’s a good idea to book ahead, especially for dinner. With its convenient location, and being open until late at night, Sapporo Ginrin makes a good spot for lunch and dinner.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 - ¥2000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 22:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-688-6252 |
| Notes | Seating 66 Parking lot Smoking and non-smoking All-you-can-drink course available English menu |
| Location / Getting There | Located in Maruyama Class on the 3rd floor 27-1-1 Minami 1 Jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido |
Chinese noodles
Located in the Maruyama Class shopping center, Ren Ren Ren is a Chinese restaurant, which is a good spot to grab some lunch or dinner during the shopping day. The extensive menu has everything you would expect from a Chinese restaurant. Delicious dumplings, duck dishes, stir fried dishes, and a huge variety of noodle dishes, and fried rice plates. They also have some great special set meals, especially the spicy hot pot soup, the sweet & sour pork, or the chili prawns. The menu is in English and is pictured so it’s easy to choose your desired meal.
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Front entrance
The set menus come with an option of plain or fried rice plus a soup, and pickles. They have drinks for all occasions. Ren Ren Ren has teas and coffees, juices, plus a variety of beers. You can also find some Chinese liqueur to go with your meal. Why not sample a bottle of the Kamedashi Shaoxing rice wine, which has been aged for three, five, or ten years. There is also a Japanese plum wine, apricot wine, and sweet olive wine. The restaurant has plenty of space and seating can be reserved for groups and parties.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 - ¥2000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 23:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-209-5270 |
| Notes | Non-smoking Window views Beer & wine restaurant Seating 39 |
| Location / Getting There | Located on the 6th floor above Sapporo station 060-0005 Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku North 5 - west 2-5 Stellar Place 6F |
Smoked cheese with caviar
Musica restaurant is located on the 6th floor of the department store, Stellar Place, which is directly above Sapporo station. Musica is a beer and wine restaurant that serves up the perfect food to go with its drink menu. The drink menu has a delicious selection of local beers plus selected fine wines from Hokkaido and overseas. To accompany these refreshments, you can order your pick of petit plats. The cheese plates have some fantastic choices such as mozzarella, ricotta, blue cheese, and some Hokkaido cheeses. Served with wine or beer make for a great pairing.
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Bacon and avocado roll with fries.
There is counter seating plus table seating that offer nice views overlooking the courtyard at Sapporo station. Taking in the views, especially in the evening you can enjoy a nice lunch or dinner. The food menu has taco and rice, a selection of curries and rice, plus sandwiches, french fries, sausages and mashed potatoes to name a few. If you want to stop in for a tea or coffee, then Musica has these too on the menu. If you are looking for something a little sweeter Musica has a dessert menu plus some large sundaes to enjoy.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥2000 - ¥3000 |
| Opening Hours | 15:00 - 2:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-561-3533 http://bb5613533.webcrow.jp/index.html |
| Notes | Darts Party plan Seating 40 |
| Location / Getting There |
Spicy chicken wings
Beer Bar Basil Basil is a popular bar to grab some good food, and some good beer, and have a night out with some friends. It is located on the southern end of Susukino, the night life district of Sapporo. It is not on the main street but one block across from the main drag. Opening in 1999, Basil Basil focuses its menu on a good selection of Japanese beers plus some European ales. To go with the beer, there is a good selection of bar food that will please any customer!
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Salad
The beer menu has Sapporo Classic, a nice Yebisu on tap, a Yebisu black stout, Edelpils (a German Pilsener style beer) plus some foreign beers. These include Hoegaarden, a bass pale ale, and a Guinness. The food menu has plenty of dishes to match the beer, such as pizza, spicy chicken, sausages, oysters and shrimp, tortillas and beans, pastrami and sauerkraut. For those looking for group specials, Beer Bar Basil Basil has party plans. Six dishes plus an all you can drink for an hour and a half plan, will put you back at ￥3800 per person. An all you can drink plan, for an hour and a half will cost ￥2800 per person. You can reserve tables for 10-14 people, 20-26 people, or you can hire the whole 40 seats including the counter area!
Rustic settings
From its humble and early beginnings, Boyotei Restaurant has become a popular spot to enjoy a nice lunch or coffee in the surroundings of Lake Toya. Originally starting out as a small coffee shop in 1946, it has become a cozy, tavern like restaurant that serves up some delicious Western fare. There is plenty of seating in the rustic setting for couples and groups (for larger groups it is better to book ahead). It is located near a few of the sightseeing spots south of the lake, such as the Mt. Usu Memorial Park, and the G8 Summit Memorial. 
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The softest omelette & rice
Catering for overseas visitors, the menu comes in a range of languages. The menu has a selection of hamburg steaks and vegetables, a pork dish, a pasta dish, fish, and arguably one of the best omelette and rice (om rice) dishes in Hokkaido! All meals have a soup, rice, and coffee option. For a course meal, Boyotei Restaurant has a few options ranging from the ‘special course’ at ￥2300 to the ‘royal course’ at ￥8000. While at Lake Toya, and looking for a nice lunch, Boyotei Restaurant is a great option!
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1200 - ¥2000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:30 - 21:30 |
| Closed | December 31 & January 1 |
| Contact | 011-242-7333 http://yellow1996.com/ |
| Notes | Seating 40 English, Korean, Chinese menu Smoking section |
| Location / Getting There | 5 minute walk from Susukino subway station & Odori subway station 〒 060-0063 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo, Minami 3 Jonishi, 1 - chome 12-19 Elm Building |
Counter seating
Soup Curry Yellow is a delicious restaurant located in the city center of Sapporo. Since it opened in 1996, it has been a very popular soup curry restaurant over the years. It’s a large space that has counter seating as well as table seating, for couples and for large groups. There is a basic menu in other languages, plus a full Japanese one. The menu has a chicken curry, vegetable curry, pork, seafood, and a delicious tofu curry. With any curry you order, there is always the option to add toppings to give you the perfect curry.
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The bacon steak soup curry
Once the base is decided, the spice levels range from a very mild ‘one’, to a mouth burning ‘twenty’. Any spice level that is over eleven, a small extra cost is added. It must be said that the level twenty soup curry (as pictured at the top) is one of the hottest soup curries you will find, with soup hue at a deep shade of red. Rice also comes with soup curry, and here you can also extra toppings for your rice, such as cheese or boiled egg. And to wash it all down, Soup Curry Yellow has beer, yogurt lassis, soft drinks, and an Indian chai milk tea!
