| Opening Hours | 9:00 - 21:30 Sapporo Station Esta 10:00 - 21:00 Maruyama Class 9:00 - 21:00 Sapporo Aurora Town 10:00 - 20:00 Higashi Sapporo 10:00 - 21:00 Shin Sapporo 10:00 - 20:00 Pole Town |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-890-2560 Sapporo Esta, 011-688-6261 Maruyama Class 011-212-1511 Sapporo Aurora Town, 011-832-04011 Higashi Sapporo 011-252-9231 Pole Town |
| Notes | Coffee & foreign food supermarket |
| Location / Getting There | 6 locations in Sapporo, see map below. 1 location in Asahikawa |
Take your choice of coffee
Whether you are a Japanese national, an expat missing those ingredients from home, or a tourist looking for a tasty treat, Jupiter has a great selection of food items that you won’t be able to find in any other Japanese supermarket. Jupiter sells foreign ingredients that come from all over the world. Anywhere from Thai curries to Mexican dips, these imports come mainly from China, Thailand, Europe, Australia, and the US to name a few. Jupiter can add that extra special zest to your cooking! All the stores not only sell food items, they have a good selection of wines and alcohol.
You can find a huge selection of top wines from Australia, France, Chile, and Italy. Plus, you can also check out their foreign beer section! And, of course, to accompany your wine, simply peruse their bountiful cheese section. Snacks, sweets & chocolates, sauces, pastas, noodles, tea & coffee are just some of the goods on sale. In Sapporo, the easiest stores to access are the locations next to Sapporo station at Esta, under Bic Camera (which has the most stock), and the location at Maruyama Class shopping centre, which is a five minute walk from Maruyama subway station. For the Asahikawa location see below. Enjoy your shopping!
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 2:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-1215-0020 |
| Notes | Hamburger restaurant, seating 17, beer served, parking available for 3, open until late |
| Location / Getting There | Located in Sapporo. It is an 8 minute walk from Nakajima park. From Nakajima Koen subway station take exit 1, turn left, walk up the street, and the restaurant is on the right 8 Chome-515 Minami 8 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 064-0808 |
Route Nine Hamburger is an American style hamburger restaurant located in Sapporo near the city center. This burger joint is a throwback to those old 60’s diners. Counter seating, booths, and a checkered floor. It is full of Americana, which adds to the atmosphere while you are chowing down on one of their burgers. The menu here has fifteen different burgers on it. Most are your typical Western style burgers such as the classic cheeseburger, double burger, or chicken burger. Others have a more Japanese feel to them. There is an ‘ebi’ (shrimp) burger and a teriyaki burger.
All the burgers have a set meal option which is recommended. These meals come with a side of fries or onion rings, and also includes a drink. Drinks range here from juices and soft drinks, (and being open until two in the morning) to beer. Route Nine not only has burgers, but as with your good old burger restaurants, they have hotdogs as well. They also serve up a sirloin steak, fish & chips, buffalo wings, tacos, and loco moco. With reasonably easy access and open until early morning, this is not a bad place for lunch, or a late dinner.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥400 - ￥1000 Around ￥400 per coffee |
| Opening Hours | 7:30 - 22:00 Sapporo station 7:30 - 22:00 Sapporo Odori |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-209-3420 Sapporo station 011-251-5777 Sapporo odori |
| Notes | Coffee shop, English menu available, smoking & non smoking areas, lunch menu, no parking, take out ok, no wifi |
| Location / Getting There | 2 locations in Hokkaido 1. Sapporo Apia store Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku North 5-west West 4-chome Sapporo Station South 2. Sapporo Minami Ichijo store Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku Minami Ichijo west 2-4 Fujii Building 1F |
Looking for a place to sit and have a coffee and lunch in Sapporo? Cafe Croissant has two coffee shops in town, one being in Apia at Sapporo station. The other is one block south of Odori Park. They have a good selection of coffees to choose from! At their cafes, you will find their coffee menu very similar to that of Starbucks. Unlike Starbucks, however, Cafe Croissant has a different food menu. And unlike Starbucks, they also have a smoking section. The smoking section is closed off from the non-smoking section which is good for everybody.
Cafe Croissant’s food menu has a good selection of croissants, baguettes, focaccias, and bagels, and at a good price too, being around ￥420 each! They also have danishes and pastries as well if you’re looking for something sweeter. There are set menus of food and a coffee for breakfast or lunch. The coffees at Cafe Croissant come in small, medium, and large. They not only sell coffees, but they have juices and beer as well! The menu at Cafe Croissant is cheaper than Starbucks, but they don’t have power sockets (for laptops) or wifi in their locations. Both locations are in convenient spots however. The Cafe Croissant in Odori is a good spot to grab some take away coffee or lunch, and head to Odori park!
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥500 - ¥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 08:00 - 21:00 Sapporo, Odori location 10:00 - 16:00 KitaHiroshima Hall 09:00 - 20:00 New Chitose Airport (last food order 19:00) |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-231-1487 Sapporo, Odori 080-9458-1486 KitaHiroshima Hall 0123-25-8111 New Chitose Airport |
| Notes | Cafe and dining, 3 locations in Hokkaido, extensive dessert menu |
| Location / Getting There | Sapporo location can be found under Odori Park on the B2 floor of Nishi 4 building, and is right next to the exit at Odori Subway station at the entrance of Chikaho Underground Walkway. 4-6-1, Odori Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido Sapporo Odori Nishi 4 Building B2F Kita-Hiroshima cafe is a 14 minute walk from Kita-Hiroshima station, next to Hiroshima shrine. 4-2-1, Central, Kitahiroshima-shi, Hokkaido Kitahiroshima City Hall 5th floor |
There are three Ishiya Cafe’s in Hokkaido. There is a small cafe in Kita-Hiroshima (which is a thirty minute drive from Sapporo), another Ishiya can be found at the New Chitose Airport. The last Ishiya Cafe and main store is right in the heart of Hokkaido. This cafe is on the basement floor, and right in front of the Odori Subway station. The Ishiya Cafe brand has a variety of meals to have for lunch. They are equally skilled at offering some heavenly desserts to go with a hot cup of tea or coffee (something to enjoy before a flight at the airport perhaps).
The interior of the cafe’s have been designed to create an English style atmosphere. You can enjoy a nice hot drink in comfortable surroundings. The savory food on the lunch menu includes mainly Italian style dishes. Try some of their pastas or sandwich rolls! The desserts at the cafe include huge hot cakes drizzled with goodness, parfaits, and ‘Shiroi Koibito’ ice creams. Ishiya also has a sweets store based on the ground floor of the Nishi 4 Building in Sapporo. This sweets store is conveniently directly above the Ishiya Cafe in Odori.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 - ¥2000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:30 - 14:30 , 17:00 - 20:00 Hakodate 10:00 - 19:00 Hakodate sweets 11:00 - 23:00 Sapporo |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 0138-23-1106 Hakodate restaurant 0138-23-3560 Hakodate sweets 050-5287-4712 Sapporo |
| Notes | Western style restaurant, sweets store, party plan, |
| Location / Getting There | 2 locations in Hakodate Central Sapporo. Located on the 8th floor of Ikeuchi Zone building. Ikeuchi Zone is a 2 minute walk from Odori. 〒060-0061 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami 1 Jonishi, 2 Chome-9-1 IKEUCHIZONE 8F |
Gotoken is a small chain of restaurants located in Hakodate and Sapporo (for Sapporo location see below). Gotoken was founded by Sotaro Wakayama way back in 1879. These restaurants are certainly immersed in history. The first chef and co founder, Hidekichi Goshima fought in the battle of Hakodate with the shogunate army in 1897. The next generation, Tokujiro Wakayama, learned French cooking techniques at the Imperial Hotel. He introduced these extra techniques and ingredients to make Gotoken a successful restaurant that has survived over a hundred years.
With this in mind, Gotoken has a built up a broad menu of western style dishes. Besides the single dishes available, they have a dozen course plans which are delicious. There is a ‘Meiji Western Food and Curry’ set which incorporates dishes back from this era, a mix of British and Japanese flavors. Gotoken has a mix of French cuisine, Russian cuisine, and Italian just to name a few. Gotoken is also known for its curry sets. They have a Gotoken Curry restaurant at the Goryokaku Tower in Hakodate. Plus if you like something sweeter, there is a sweets shop as part of the restaurant chain.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 - ¥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 10:00 - 22:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-271-2299 https://espuma.net/ |
| Notes | Omelette & rice cafe, buffet style available, seating 40, non smoking, menu in Japanese (has pictures), credit cards accepted |
| Location / Getting There | The cafe/restaurant is located in Factory shopping center in Sapporo. It is on the basement floor right next the stage and large Tv screen, in the big event space Sapporo Factory 3 Article Building B1F 4-chome, Kita 2 Johigashi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0032 |
Cafe Espuma can be found on the basement floor of the Sapporo Factory shopping center. The basement floor contains ‘the Atrium’ which is a huge space full of restaurants, inside garden, stage, and event space. It is here you can find Cafe Espuma. It has seating inside the restaurant as well as tables lining outside the restaurant in the Atrium. Due to its central location, it is an often crowded restaurant and sometimes difficult to get seating, especially for big groups. Once inside and seated you can enjoy tea, coffee, or the meals on their menu.
The staff cannot really communicate very well in English, and the menu is primarily in Japanese only but it does have pictures, so when ordering, it is simply a matter of pointing to what you want (for those who can’t speak Japanese). They have some teas to order, a selection of coffees, and a variety of ‘ice’ drinks. These ice drinks include soft drinks, yoghurt, milk, and juices. The food menu has omelette & rice dishes (known as Om Rice), pizzas, and a roast beef dish. The set menu includes a buffet. As part of your meal, you can grab your own salad and soup to have with your ordered meal. Enjoy.
