Sapporo Seafood Brunch Tour: Taste Fresh Hokkaido
Discover the flavors of Hokkaido on a guided tour of Sapporo's Nijo Market. Taste fresh seafood, enjoy a sushi brunch, and explore local specialties and history.
What to order at Yakitori Toriyoshi Susukino
- Must order
- Tsukune meatball with quail-egg yolk and a thigh-skin (kawa) finisher.
- Signature dishes
- Bincho-charcoal skewers, Tsukune, Hokkaido chicken neck
- Editor tip
- Counter only; book a week ahead. Hokkaido-only sake list, ask for Otokoyama or Kunimare.
CuisineYakitori
Price¥¥
Neighborhoodsusukino
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Signature dishes: Bincho-charcoal skewers, Tsukune, Hokkaido chicken neck
Must order: Tsukune meatball with quail-egg yolk and a thigh-skin (kawa) finisher.
Tip: Counter only; book a week ahead. Hokkaido-only sake list, ask for Otokoyama or Kunimare.
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Location
Address: Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0806, Japan
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Order: Three-crab platter with a six-skewer yakitori set.
Tip: Reserve via Tabelog; counter seats look across into the open grill.
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Tip: Walk-ins after 21:30 most nights; counter only, 12 seats Walk-ins usually OK.
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Order: Eight-cut sashimi platter with the day's market catch.
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Order: Three-crab platter with a six-skewer yakitori set.
Tip: Reserve via Tabelog; counter seats look across into the open grill.
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Order: Set of negima, tsukune and kawa skewers to start; finish with chicken-broth soba.
Tip: Walk-ins after 21:30 most nights; counter only, 12 seats Walk-ins usually OK.
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Order: Eight-cut sashimi platter with the day's market catch.
Tip: Counter and small private rooms; reserve a Friday seat a week ahead.
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A Susukino seafood izakaya with the owner's port-to-port purchasing run. Sashimi sets, grilled fish and Hokkaido sake at a 30-seat counter and tables.
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Tip: Reserve through Tabelog; counter seats face the open kitchen.
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Signature: Seafood sashimi platter, Ishikari nabe, Salmon belly grill
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Tip: Open 17:00-24:00; reserve a Friday seat a week ahead Walk-ins usually OK.
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Signature: Sapporo-cut lamb, Onion-and-leek garnish, Tare dipping sauce
Order: One Sapporo-cut lamb plate per person to start; add another before the first is done.
Tip: Cash only; queues from 17:30; the 4-4 branch around the corner is the overflow.