Ganso Sapporo Ramen Yokocho is a late-night spot in Susukino, Sapporo.
The 42-metre Ramen Yokocho alley keeps shops open through the night. 17 shops with different broths; pick by queue length after midnight in Susukino.
Tip: Cash accepted at most stalls; the alley is sized for one-pass tasting.
Address: Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0805, Japan
Daruma Honten's Susukino dome grill runs to 05:00. The post-izakaya jingisukan close: single-cut lamb, the tare sauce, and a beer at the small grill.
Try: Sapporo-cut jingisukan
Tip: Cash only; queue starts 17:30; after midnight is the local time.
A short alley off Minami 6-jo with five small yakitori stands, each running a binchotan grill. Order at the counter, pay cash, standing room only on weekends.
Try: Yakitori skewers
Tip: Cash only; counter standing room only after 21:00. Order tsukune and negima first.
Shingen's Susukino branch runs the Shinshu-style miso bowl until 01:00. Lighter on lard than classic Sapporo miso; the gateway closing-time ramen.
Try: Aged miso ramen
Tip: Closes when the soup runs out; queue after 21:00 dinner.
Sapporo Zangi Honpo's Susukino late counter pulls Hokkaido fried chicken with rice to 23:00. Cheaper alternative to a ramen close after a Susukino crawl.
Try: Hokkaido zangi
Tip: Counter only; teishoku sets under 1,000 yen.
Nikka Whisky's Susukino flagship runs late, pouring rare Taketsuru, Yoichi and Miyagikyo from the cellar. The Hokkaido whisky after-midnight stop.
Try: Bar snacks with Taketsuru
Tip: Reservations via the Nikka Bar site; 1,000 yen table charge plus 10 percent service. Open daily 18:00 to 01:00.
Sumire's late-night Susukino branch is the city's standard post-bar ramen close. Same miso broth as the Nakanoshima honten; one minute from the subway exit.
Try: Miso ramen
Tip: Open until 03:00 weekdays and Saturdays; perfect bookend to an izakaya crawl.
Daruma Honten's Susukino dome grill runs to 05:00. The post-izakaya jingisukan close: single-cut lamb, the tare sauce, and a beer at the small grill.
Try: Sapporo-cut jingisukan
Tip: Cash only; queue starts 17:30; after midnight is the local time.
A short alley off Minami 6-jo with five small yakitori stands, each running a binchotan grill. Order at the counter, pay cash, standing room only on weekends.
Try: Yakitori skewers
Tip: Cash only; counter standing room only after 21:00. Order tsukune and negima first.
Shingen's Susukino branch runs the Shinshu-style miso bowl until 01:00. Lighter on lard than classic Sapporo miso; the gateway closing-time ramen.
Try: Aged miso ramen
Tip: Closes when the soup runs out; queue after 21:00 dinner.
Sapporo Zangi Honpo's Susukino late counter pulls Hokkaido fried chicken with rice to 23:00. Cheaper alternative to a ramen close after a Susukino crawl.
Try: Hokkaido zangi
Tip: Counter only; teishoku sets under 1,000 yen.
Nikka Whisky's Susukino flagship runs late, pouring rare Taketsuru, Yoichi and Miyagikyo from the cellar. The Hokkaido whisky after-midnight stop.
Try: Bar snacks with Taketsuru
Tip: Reservations via the Nikka Bar site; 1,000 yen table charge plus 10 percent service. Open daily 18:00 to 01:00.
Sumire's late-night Susukino branch is the city's standard post-bar ramen close. Same miso broth as the Nakanoshima honten; one minute from the subway exit.
Try: Miso ramen
Tip: Open until 03:00 weekdays and Saturdays; perfect bookend to an izakaya crawl.
