Nijo Ichiba Ohiso ★ 4.1
A Nijo Market sushi-and-donburi counter. The cheapest kaisendon (mixed seafood-over-rice) bowls land 1,800 yen; uni-ikura-crab triple bowls 2,800.
Try: Kaisendon
Tip: Walk in early; the queue stretches by 09:00 in summer.
What to order at Ganso Sapporo Ramen Yokocho
- The dish to know
- Sapporo miso ramen
- Editor tip
- Skip the shops with English signs; the locals queue behind.
Neighborhoodsusukino
The dishSapporo miso ramen
Tip: Skip the shops with English signs; the locals queue behind.
Location
Address: Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0805, Japan
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Sapporo Station Ekiben Stalls ★ 4.0
Sapporo Station's ekiben stalls run morning through evening, with Hokkaido salmon and crab bento under 1,500 yen. The Ishikari Sake Bento is the postcard buy.
Try: Ishikari Sake Bento
Tip: Ishikari Sake Bento around 1,300 yen; two pieces of salmon nigiri on top.
Hokudai Soft Cream Stand ★ 4.1
Hokkaido University's campus dairy sells Clark's Milk soft serve for 350-450 yen across five flavours. The cheapest authentic Hokkaido dairy in Sapporo.
Try: Clark's Milk soft serve
Tip: Open campus term-time only; haskap is the menu's outlier flavour.
Daimaru Sapporo Depachika Bento ★ 4.0
Daimaru Sapporo's depachika sells bento boxes from 30-plus Hokkaido caterers. 800-1,500 yen for a full lunch box; closing-hour discounts at 19:00 daily.
Try: Department-store bento
Tip: Discount stickers go on at 19:00; up to half-price by 20:00.
Hatten An Hiragishi Soba ★ 3.9
A Toyohira-ku soba house pouring nishin soba (buckwheat noodles with simmered Hokkaido herring) under 1,200 yen. Tatami and table seating, lunchtime regulars.
Try: Nishin soba
Tip: Cash and IC card; closed Wednesdays.
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.