Food Guide Overview

Hokkaido is famous for their cuisine worldwide and are known for special dishes such as Soup Curry, Fresh Crab, Local Dairy and even King Melon. There are many different styles of restaurants that specialize in one dish such as Ramen while others known as Izakaya’s provide a range of Japanese dishes to choose from. After backcountry snowboarding and skiing all over Hokkaido we searched for the best local cuisine that would overwhelm our taste buds. During our journey we discovered countless gems around Hokkaido and have presented them in a easy to navigate fashion.

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Location: Niseko Area / Sapporo Area / Central Hokkaido

Category: All You Can Eat / Bakery / Bar / Brewery / Cafe / Curry / Fine Dining / Ice Cream / Izakaya / Ramen / Rotisserie / Soup Curry / Syokudo / Vegan / Western

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HoodDog

HoodDog is a new comer to the soup curry scene in Sapporo and is run by a group of passionate local snowboarders.

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bar viridian

bar viridian is a small whiskey bar in Susukino that features motorcycle memorabilia, a vinyl collection and turn tables.

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PRECIOUS HALL

PRECIOUS HALL is a famous nightclub in Sapporo for electronic music and is known to have the best speaker system.

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FAbULOUS

FAbULOUS is a cafe, restaurant and boutique that features arts and crafts from local artists ranging from paintings to ceramics.

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PROVO (Purobo)

If you ask any local in Sapporo where you can find a nice vibe for house and techno music then they’ll say go to PROVO.

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Genki Sushi

Genki Sushi is a technology-driven restaurant that has the best deal in Sapporo for sushi.

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Men-ya Suzuran

Men-ya Suzuran is a very popular late-night ramen shop in Susukino and it’s common to see a long line after 1AM.

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Bar Gyu+

Bar Gyu+ is the oldest bar in Niseko and is known as the “fridge door bar”.

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Raphael

Raphael is located in the large lounge area of the Lodge Moiwa 834 and features a selection of western dishes from pizza to burgers.

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Matsuri

Matsuri, the sister restaurant to Moiwa Lodge, is a cool izakaya run by a group of local Japanese snowboarders.

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