Sushi Zen Daimaru is a japanese sushi fine-dining restaurant in Sapporo Station, Sapporo.
The Daimaru branch of Sushi Zen, the Sapporo house founded 1971 whose Maruyama honten earned one Michelin star in 2017. Located in Sapporo Station.
Must 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.
Address: Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0005, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chef Yasutomo Tanaka opened this Susukino counter in 2017 at age 30 and switched to all-nigiri omakase on the fourth anniversary. Priced at ¥¥¥¥.
Order: Omakase nigiri progression; the chef builds the run from the morning's catch.
Tip: Reservations via Tableall; counter only.
Manager Kazuo Ito's high-grade yakiniku room opened 2011, one minute from Susukino subway. Priced at ¥¥¥¥. Tasting menu ¥6,000-15,000. Book 4 weeks ahead.
Order: Cut-to-order seasonal omakase: shin-shin, kainomi and rare offal in single-slice portions.
Tip: Reservations via autoreserve.com; walk-in only after 22:00. Closed Wednesdays.
