Mermaid Coffee Roasters is a cafe in Odori, Sapporo.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Discover central Sapporo on a guided walk through the Red Brick Office, Odori Park, TV Tower, Tanukikoji, and Nijo Market, with local food and city culture along the way.
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Address: Minami 2-jo Nishi 8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0062, Japan
Saera has run an Odori basement coffee-and-sandwich counter since 1975. The red king crab salad sandwich and the dark-roast drip are the postcard combination.
DrinkHand-drip dark roast with red king crab sandwich
TipChoose two fillings from the 100-plus combination menu; sandwich-and-drip set lands under 1,500 yen.
Morihico's Bus Center branch, a brighter shop with the same hand-drip programme as the Maruyama honten. Easier to land a seat without the weekend wait.
DrinkForest Drops drip
TipQuietest weekday afternoon between 14:00 and 16:00; same Forest Drops menu as honten.
A Hokkaido University kissaten where siphon brewing and light meals run alongside antique furniture. The university crowd's reference quiet table near campus.
DrinkSiphon coffee
TipSiphon brewing is the house standard; expect a 10-minute wait at the table for a fresh pour.
Sapporo Coffee Kan keeps to the city's dark-roast tradition. Roaster Manabu Narita pulls a deep but balanced cup that defined Sapporo coffee for two decades.
DrinkSapporo-style dark roast drip
TipOrder the brand's house dark roast as the starting point; whole-bean retail at the counter.
The Maruyama tea salon of Obihiro confectioner Rokkatei. Marusei butter sandwich is the signature; pair with coffee or matcha on the second-floor cafe.
DrinkMatcha with Marusei butter sandwich
TipBuy take-away Marusei butter sandwiches at the ground-floor shop too; closed Tuesdays.
Saera has run an Odori basement coffee-and-sandwich counter since 1975. The red king crab salad sandwich and the dark-roast drip are the postcard combination.
DrinkHand-drip dark roast with red king crab sandwich
TipChoose two fillings from the 100-plus combination menu; sandwich-and-drip set lands under 1,500 yen.
Morihico's Bus Center branch, a brighter shop with the same hand-drip programme as the Maruyama honten. Easier to land a seat without the weekend wait.
DrinkForest Drops drip
TipQuietest weekday afternoon between 14:00 and 16:00; same Forest Drops menu as honten.
A long-standing Tanukikoji kissaten in retro Showa-era idiom. Cream-soda floats, Napolitan spaghetti and a glass case of cakes; after-school feel.
DrinkCream soda float
TipOpen 10:00-19:00 daily; weekends quieter than Tanukikoji arcades elsewhere.
