Chinese Ryouri Hotei Honten ★ 4.0
A Sapporo Chinese-Japanese kitchen famed for its zangi-on-rice bowl. Five minutes from Nishi 11-chome subway; lunch sets land 800-1,200 yen.
Try: Zangi rice bowl
Tip: Cash preferred; closed Sundays.
What to order at Hatten An Hiragishi Soba
- The dish to know
- Nishin soba
- Editor tip
- Cash and IC card; closed Wednesdays.
Neighborhoodtoyohira-ku
The dishNishin soba
Tip: Cash and IC card; closed Wednesdays.
Location
Address: Toyohira-ku, Sapporo 062-0933, Japan
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