Sapporo: Guided Food Tour with 10+ Dishes and Drinks
Discover Sapporo’s hidden food culture with a local guide. Enjoy over 10 dishes across 4 venues, including a 60-minute all-you-can-drink plan at an izakaya.
What to order at Sushi Saiko
- Must order
- Sushi-only omakase, no small dishes between, the way Saiko prefers it.
- Editor tip
- Book through Tableall; reservations open four weeks before the date.
CuisineJapanese Sushi
Price¥¥¥¥
Tasting menu¥20,000-30,000
Neighborhoodsusukino
ChefChef Nishimaki
Book ahead4 weeks
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Must order: Sushi-only omakase, no small dishes between, the way Saiko prefers it.
Tip: Book through Tableall; reservations open four weeks before the date.
Taste Sushi-only omakase, no small dishes between, the way Saiko prefers it. with a local in Sapporo
Sapporo: Sushi-Making Class
Learn how to make sushi with a professional chef in Sapporo. Use fresh fish from Hokkaido to create your own sushi, and enjoy the sushi you make on the spot.
Sapporo: Sushi and Chopstick-Making Workshop
Learn to make sushi and craft your own chopsticks in Sapporo. Enjoy a hands-on experience with a professional sushi chef and take home your handmade chopsticks as a souvenir.
Location
Address: Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0806, Japan
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Sushi Hidetaka ★ 4.5
Chef Hidetaka trained at the Michelin-starred Sushi Zen before opening this eight-seat cypress counter in Susukino. Led by chef Hidetaka Yamada.
Order: Aged tuna nigiri progression; the room runs two-week, three-week and five-week-aged cuts.
Tip: Counter only; reservations open six weeks ahead. Cash or card accepted.
Kowari ★ 4.5
Five-seat counter in Susukino mixing Italian, French and Japanese techniques on Hokkaido produce. Around ten dishes including four amuse-bouche, pasta.
Order: Seasonal tasting menu; ingredients shift weekly with the chef's family farms.
Tip: Book via Tableall four weeks ahead; pairings double the bill.
Hokkaido Kani Shogun ★ 4.1
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.
Order: Sankan three-crab course: one whole king-crab leg, hairy-crab sashimi and snow-crab nabe.
Tip: Tax-free service for international visitors; window tables on the fifth floor face Susukino.
More fine dining in Sapporo
Sushi Hidetaka ★ 4.5
Chef Hidetaka trained at the Michelin-starred Sushi Zen before opening this eight-seat cypress counter in Susukino. Led by chef Hidetaka Yamada.
Order: Aged tuna nigiri progression; the room runs two-week, three-week and five-week-aged cuts.
Tip: Counter only; reservations open six weeks ahead. Cash or card accepted.
Sushi Zen Daimaru ★ 4.4
The Daimaru branch of Sushi Zen, the Sapporo house founded 1971 whose Maruyama honten earned one Michelin star in 2017. Located in Sapporo Station.
Order: Hokkaido-only omakase with Otaru bafun uni, Esashi mackerel and Hidaka kombu rice.
Tip: Lunch sets are the most accessible price point on the omakase progression.
Kowari ★ 4.5
Five-seat counter in Susukino mixing Italian, French and Japanese techniques on Hokkaido produce. Around ten dishes including four amuse-bouche, pasta.
Order: Seasonal tasting menu; ingredients shift weekly with the chef's family farms.
Tip: Book via Tableall four weeks ahead; pairings double the bill.
Semina ★ 4.4
Chef Toshifumi Tanaka's rustic northern-Italian dining room, opened 2017 on the Odori central avenue. Priced at ¥¥¥¥. Tasting menu ¥15,000-22,000.
Order: Aged Tokachi wagyu primal cut with house-made mozzarella di Okoppe.
Tip: Reserve in advance; the Friuli-Venezia Giulia influence shows in the antipasti.
Sapporo Kani Honke Honten ★ 4.1
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.
Order: Kegani course: hairy crab steamed whole, plus crab sashimi and a chawanmushi.
Tip: Susukino branch closed 2022; Honten is the principal Sapporo address now.
Hokkaido Kani Shogun ★ 4.1
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.
Order: Sankan three-crab course: one whole king-crab leg, hairy-crab sashimi and snow-crab nabe.
Tip: Tax-free service for international visitors; window tables on the fifth floor face Susukino.