A light spice broth (not a thick curry) packed with flash-fried Hokkaido vegetables and a single large protein, served alongside rice in a two-bowl plating.
Sapporo soup curry traces to a mid-1970s kissaten called Ajanta that served a curry-spiced medicinal chicken broth. The dish was named soup curry in 1993 at Magic Spice, founded by Taizan Shimomura, who drew on Indonesian soto ayam and Pakistani spice traditions. By the late 2000s, the city had hundreds of dedicated soup curry shops and the dish was the second iconic bowl of Sapporo (after miso ramen). Magic Spice, Suage and Garaku all keep the original spice profile and the su-age vegetable frying technique that distinguishes Sapporo-style from Tokyo's curry sauces.
5 editor picks for Sapporo Soup Curry in Sapporo, ranked by editorial score. All Sapporo signature dishes · Sapporo Soup Curry across every city.
Magic Spice Sapporo Honten ★ 4.5
shiroishi-ku · Hongo-dori 8-chome Minami 6-2, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo 003-0026, Japan
The original soup curry shop. Founder Taizan Shimomura coined the term here in 1993, riffing on Indonesian soto ayam with chicken broth and 30 spices.
Soup Curry Suage+ ★ 4.4
susukino · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0804, Japan
The Susukino soup-curry shop two minutes from the station. Chicken leg, knuckle pork and Hokkaido vegetables in a clearer broth than Magic Spice.
Soup Curry Garaku Sapporo Honten ★ 4.4
odori · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0053, Japan
Founded 2007, Garaku built its name on a clear 21-spice broth and slow-cooked chicken leg. Underground room behind a stone facade near Bus Center.
Picante Kita 13-jo Honten ★ 4.3
hokkaido-university · Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0813, Japan
Picante opened 1996 north of Hokkaido University campus, one of the founding soup-curry houses after Magic Spice. The Hokudai-mae original keeps the queues.
Curry Shop S ★ 4.1
susukino · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0804, Japan
A second-generation Susukino soup-curry shop with farm-direct vegetables from Naganuma. Three broths plus a Pakistani-style fruit curry option.