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.
20 japanese sushi places in Sapporo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Sapporo | Japanese Sushi across every city.
Hokkaido's cold waters make Sapporo a serious sushi city, with counters ranging from refined Maruyama rooms to bustling market stands. Sushi Miyakawa and Himeshara hold the Maruyama end, while Susukino carries Sushiya no Saito, Sushi Saiko, Sushi Hidetaka and Sushi Tanaka. For a casual bowl, Nijo Ichiba Ohiso works the Nijo Market and Sushi Zen sits inside Daimaru by Sapporo Station.
Sushi Miyakawa ★ 4.9
maruyama · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0824, Japan
Sapporo's only three-star Michelin sushi room. Chef Masaaki Miyakawa works Hokkaido seafood across two seatings at a seven-seat Maruyama counter.
Sushiya no Saito ★ 4.7
susukino · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0806, Japan
Chef Akira Saito's Ezomae-style sushi counter at the south edge of Susukino, working only Hokkaido catch into Kiwami and Miyabi omakase courses since 2000.
Sushi Zen Daimaru Sapporo ★ 4.4
sapporo-station · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0005, Japan
The Daimaru branch of Sushi Zen, the Sapporo sushi house founded 1971 whose Maruyama honten earned a Michelin star in the 2017 Hokkaido edition.
Sushi Saiko ★ 4.4
susukino · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0806, Japan
A Susukino omakase counter opened 2012, ten seats, using nearly all-Hokkaido seafood. A short walk from Hosui Susukino subway; quiet room, omakase only.
Sushi Hidetaka ★ 4.5
susukino · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0807, Japan
Chef Hidetaka trained at Sapporo's Michelin-starred Sushi Zen before opening this eight-seat cypress counter. Located in Susukino. Priced at ¥¥¥¥.
Nijo Ichiba Ohiso ★ 4.1
nijo-market · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0053, Japan
A Nijo Market sushi-and-donburi counter run by a Hakodate fishmonger. The Sapporo-style kaisendon stacks raw crab, uni and ikura over rice; market hours.
Nijo Ichiba Ohiso ★ 4.1
nijo-market · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0053, Japan
A Nijo Market sushi-and-donburi counter run by a Hakodate fishmonger. The Sapporo-style kaisendon stacks raw crab, uni and ikura over rice; market hours.
Kitanoaji Oosuke Susukino ★ 4.2
susukino · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0805, Japan
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.
Sushi Miyakawa ★ 4.9
maruyama · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0824, Japan
Three Michelin stars in the 2017 Hokkaido guide, the only sushi at that tier in Hokkaido. Seven seats, two seatings (17:00 and 19:30), omakase only.
Sushiya no Saito ★ 4.6
susukino · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0806, Japan
Ezomae omakase counter since 2000 at the south edge of Susukino. Two course menus, Kiwami and Miyabi, both lean on Hokkaido seafood with light aging.
Sushi Saiko ★ 4.4
susukino · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0806, Japan
A Susukino omakase counter opened 2012 using nearly all-Hokkaido seafood. Ten seats at a single cypress slab, a short walk from Hosui Susukino subway.
Sushi Hidetaka ★ 4.5
susukino · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0807, Japan
Chef Hidetaka trained at the Michelin-starred Sushi Zen before opening this eight-seat cypress counter in Susukino. Led by chef Hidetaka Yamada.
Sushi Zen Daimaru ★ 4.4
sapporo-station · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0005, Japan
The Daimaru branch of Sushi Zen, the Sapporo house founded 1971 whose Maruyama honten earned one Michelin star in 2017. Located in Sapporo Station.
Sapporo Kani Honke Honten ★ 4.1
sapporo-station · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0003, Japan
The city's reference crab restaurant since 1964, seven floors south of Sapporo Station. Course menus across king, snow and hairy crab, tax-free service.
Hokkaido Kani Shogun ★ 4.1
susukino · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0805, Japan
Susukino's other heavyweight crab house. Six floors, course menus across all three Hokkaido crabs plus a third-floor sushi counter and private tatami rooms.
Sushi Tanaka ★ 4.5
susukino · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0806, Japan
Chef Yasutomo Tanaka opened this Susukino counter in 2017 at age 30 and switched to all-nigiri omakase on the fourth anniversary. Priced at ¥¥¥¥.
Sapporo Sushi Yokota ★ 4.3
susukino · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0005, Japan
The Sapporo outpost of the Azabu-Juban one-Michelin-star Tenpura Yokota, opened as a sushi-and-tempura counter on Susukino's Daimex Plaza. Priced at ¥¥¥¥.
Himeshara ★ 4.4
maruyama · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0808, Japan
Chef Akira Tanaka's Maruyama-area sushi counter, opened 2003, with a nine-seat single-plank hinoki bar from 500-year-old Kiso cypress. Priced at ¥¥¥¥.
Sushi Hidetaka ★ 4.5
susukino · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0807, Japan
Chef Hidetaka trained at the Michelin-starred Sushi Zen and opened a quieter eight-seat hinoki counter in Susukino. At Chuo-ku. Booking recommended.
Himeshara Maruyama ★ 4.4
maruyama · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0808, Japan
Chef Akira Tanaka's Maruyama-area omakase counter, opened 2003. Counter only; reservations only through the restaurant's official website. At Chuo-ku.
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