| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥1000 - ￥2500 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 23:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-200-3223 |
| Notes | English menu available Seating 60 |
| Location / Getting There | Located in Paseo West, 2 minute walk from Sapporo station. Located in the Aka Renga Terrace, 10 minute walk from Odori station. 2 Chome Kita 6 Jonishi, Kita, Sapporo, 060-0806, PASEO Hokkaidō, Sapporo-shi, Chūō-ku, Kita 2 Jōnishi, 4 Chome−1 |
Beef stew
Rikyu Gyutan is a beef restaurant that specializes in grilled beef tongue. Nothing like trying something new! This unusual dish has been on Japanese menus for well over fifty years. There are two Rikyu Gyutan restaurants in Sapporo, one in Paseo West right by Sapporo station, the other is in the Aka Renga terrace building right next to the Former Hokkaido Government Office. Gytutan (beef tongue) dishes come in a variety of dishes, in stews, curries, or as steaks. There are set menus available as well!
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Of course, if you don’t like beef, then there are some other dishes available as well, such as seafood, salads, and soups. If you love the gyutan taste, then you can take some home with you. The restaurants sell their meat products so you can get the gyutan taste at home. Also a good idea for a souvenir or gift!
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | Around ￥1000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 22:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-213-5856 |
| Notes | Udon noodle restaurant Seating 56 Non-smoking |
| Location / Getting There | Located in Paseo West, 2 minute walk from Sapporo station. 2 Chome Kita 6 Jonishi, Kita, Sapporo, 060-0806, PASEO |
Preparing the noodles
Kineya is a delicious udon noodle shop located in the Paseo West restaurant section. There are two main kinds of noodles in Japan, soba noodles, and udon noodles. Udon noodles are a delicious thick wheat flour noodle and are a popular Japanese cuisine. Apart from a nice selection of udon noodle dishes at Kineya, the restaurant has a glass front where you can watch how the noodles are prepared and cut, which is a nice extra feature. Once inside Kineya restaurant you can choose from a large selection of dishes that will satisfy any customer.
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Delicious
The udon noodles are served hot, in a bowl with various extras to add to the taste. There is also a curry udon menu, a nice tempura set, and a beef and egg rice bowl, that can be ordered. Kineya also has a take out option for those who are on the go! Udon noodles are a perfect choice on any cold winters day. Reasonably priced, Kineya can be found on the B1 (basement floor) right next to Sapporo station.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | Around ￥1000- ￥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 10:30 - 22:15 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-213-5858 |
| Notes | Seating 69 Ramen & Gyoza restaurant Smoking permitted after 20:00 English / Chinese / Korean / Thai menu available Wifi available |
| Location / Getting There | Located in Paseo West, 2 minute walk from Sapporo station. 2 Chome Kita 6 Jonishi, Kita, Sapporo, 060-0806, PASEO |
Gyouza (Chinese dumplings)
Ramen is a delicious dish of Chinese noodles that is famous throughout Hokkaido. Located at Paseo West, Ezokko Ramen is popular restaurant that not only serves up ramen noodles, but also tasty ‘gyouza’ (Chinese dumplings). You can order individual pork ramen bowls, or you can go for the recommended gyouza and ramen set menu. This set menu comes with rice, a small salad, five pieces of gyouza (with sauce) and the bowl pork noodles. The noodles are served in large bowls so be sure to bring a large appetite!
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Miso flavored ramen
Other set menu’s come have a fried rice combination available. When ordering your pork with noodle soup, there are three kinds of flavors, miso, salt, or soy sauce. Simply order your choice of ramen and then choose your flavor, too easy! There are a lot of extras that an be added to your soup as well. This ramen restaurant caters for tourists as well as locals. The menu comes in a variety of languages and the busy staff are able to communicate well with the guests. Ezokko Ramen is one of the delicious restaurants that can be found in Paseo West.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | Around ￥1500 - ￥2000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:30 - 22:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-218-8809 |
| Notes | Credit cards available Japanese ONLY menu (pictured) Seating 40 Non smoking |
| Location / Getting There | 5 minute walk from Odori station Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku Minami 2-nishi 1 Mary Art Building B1 |
Open cooking area!
Located in Odori, Sapporo, the North Continent restaurant is renowned for having some of the best hamburg steaks in Hokkaido. Although it’s on one of the main streets in Sapporo, it can be easily missed! Keep an eye out for the sign (see picture). There is seating for about 40 people, though it is wise to make a reservation for small groups as it does get busy. If you can get counter seating, the views of the chef as he cooks the hamburgers a la flambé, is a great spot for a photo and adds to the experience of the restaurant!
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Blue cheese & walnut sauce
North Continent has four different kinds of meat patties. Minced lamb, a mixed nuts patty, meat and egg, and the basic meat patty. The last two are the only ones available during the lunch menu. The toppings that go with the hamburg steaks are delicious, whether it be the blue cheese & walnut sauce, the prune demi-glace sauce, or the four cheeses dip. All steaks come with daikon (Japanese radish), crispy roast potatoes, a green salad, and a bowl of rice. All ingredients are from various areas around Hokkaido. While in Sapporo, Odori, Hamburg Steak North Continent is a nice little restaurant to check out.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥500- ￥1200 |
| Opening Hours | 10:00 - 21:00 Susukino Rafila Building 11:00 - 21:00 Sapporo International Building 11:00 - 23:00 Parco Department store 11:00 - 21:00 Subway Aurora Shop 11:00 - 22:00 Paseo 10:30 - 20:30 4 Chome Plaza |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-531-9365 - Susukino Rafila Building 011-221-3640 - Sapporo International Building 011-214-2335 - Parco Department store 011-251-8999 - Subway Aurora Shop 011-213-5732 - Paseo 011-261-1198 - 4 Chome Plaza |
| Notes | Soba noodle restaurant English menu available Credit cards available |
| Location / Getting There | Various locations around Sapporo. All within walking distances from Sapporo station, Odori station, and Susukino station. Please consult map. |
Duck & soba noodle soup
Gomasoba Yakumo is a popular chain of soba noodle restaurants in Hokkaido. There are 6 locations in downtown Sapporo, with 3 more stores located in Shin-Sapporo, New Chitose Airport, and Kita-Hiroshima. The menus in each of these stores is pretty much the same. They have a large selection of dishes with soba noodles (thin buckwheat noodles). Soba noodles are served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or in hot broth as a noodle soup. Whether you like them hot or cold, there are over 40 different soba dishes to choose from!
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Plenty of variety
When you order your soba dishes, you will be asked if you want them hot or cold. With cold soba noodles you will be given a dipping sauce. To this dipping sauce, add spring onions and as much wasabi sauce as you like, and then dip your noodles, delicious! They even have “souvenir soba” (various takeaways of cold soba). Gomasoba Yakumo has soft drinks, juices, beers, and sake! For a great Japanese food experience, Yakumo Soba restaurant is worth a look. Not only are these restaurants delicious, but they are also very affordable! For further information on Yakumo soba restaurants in other locations in Hokkaido, check locations below.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥500- ￥1200 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 20:45 Aeon department store (Shin-Sapporo) 10:00 - 20:00 New Chitose Airport 10:30 - 21:00 Mitsui Outlet Park (Kita-Hiroshima) |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011 -890- 2323 - Aeon department store (Shin-Sapporo) 012 -346- 5606 - New Chitose Airport 011 -377- 2880 - Mitsui Outlet Park (Kita-Hiroshima) |
| Notes | The prices at New Chitose Airport are about ￥300 more expensive |
| Location / Getting There | Shin-Sapporo store is located in Aeon Shin Shopping mall Store in New Chitose Aiport Kita-Hiroshima store loacted at the Mitsui Outlet Park shopping mall on the 2nd floor |
| Admission | - |
| Opening Hours | 10:00- 21:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-261-1111 http://www.biccamera.co.jp/shoplist/shop-015.html |
| Notes | Tax free goods (need passport) Multiple languages Electronics & appliance store |
| Location / Getting There | Sapporo, Chuo, Kita 5 Jonishi, 2 Chome−１ ESTA Building JR Tower 2 minute walk from Sapporo station |
Busy Saturday shopping
Bic Camera is a famous electronics store that it is part of a chain of stores that have multiple locations all over Japan. There is one in Hokkaido which is located right next to Sapporo station and JR Tower. Not only does Bic Camera sell electronics and cameras, but it also sells home appliances, toys, and other outdoor and indoor goods. This store is extremely popular for tourists and is often busy, due to this store being tax free. Bic camera will also deliver bought items to hotels and the airport if needed! The store caters especially to overseas travelers. Some of the many staff are multilingual and the announcements are made in various languages.
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| Floor guide | |
| 1st floor | batteries, binoculars, calculators, cameras, drones, memory cards, photo printing, sim cards, smart phones, telescopes, video cameras. information counter, pick up counter ATMs Taiwanese ATM |
| 2nd floor | alcohol, beauty products, brand items, clocks, contact lenses, glasses, hearing aids, medicine, suitcases, travel goods. cafe clothing alterations pharmacy eye clinic |
| 3rd floor | audio, bicycles, computers, DVD players, electric dictionaries, electric pianos, golfing goods, headphones, PC software & accessories, printers, printing ink, stationary, tablet PC's, telephones, TV's. gift wrapping apple product repairs business counter |
| 4th floor | air conditioners, air purifiers, bedding, Blue Rays, CDs & DVDs, fridges, games, kitchen goods, LED's, lights, microwave ovens, renovation goods, rice cookers, security products, toys, tools, washing machines, vacuums. bulk buying counter |
| 5th floor | Fashion & Accessories |
| 6th floor | Fashion & Accessories |
| 7th floor | Fashion & Accessories |
| 8th floor | Fashion & Accessories |
| 9th floor | Amusement |
| 10th floor | Restaurants |
| 11th floor | JR Tower Planis Hall Sky Garden |
