Sapporo Kani Honke Honten is a japanese restaurant in Sapporo Station, Sapporo.
The seven-storey Honten near Sapporo Station, the city's reference crab restaurant since 1964, working all three Hokkaido crabs across course menus.
Signature dishes: Kegani hairy crab, King crab sashimi, Crab kaiseki course
Must order: Kegani hairy crab in the steamed kaiseki course paired with crab sashimi.
Tip: The Susukino branch closed in 2022; the Honten is now the principal Sapporo address.
Address: Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0003, 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.
Signature: Chicken soup curry, Spice level kakuteru, Sumire-tier heat
Order: Chicken-leg soup curry at the kakuteru spice level; rice on the side, fork-and-spoon.
Tip: Six heat levels from junrei to sumire; ask for haskap lassi as the cooler. Closed Wednesdays.
The Susukino soup-curry shop two minutes from the station. Chicken leg, knuckle pork and Hokkaido vegetables in a clearer broth than Magic Spice.
Signature: Chicken-leg soup curry, Knuckle pork soup curry, Lamb chop curry
Order: Knuckle pork soup curry with 21 vegetables; the broth is lighter than Magic Spice.
Tip: Long queue from 12:00; Suage2 is the same operator one block over with the same menu.
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.
Signature: Tender chicken leg curry, Hokkaido vegetable plate, 21-spice broth
Order: Tender chicken leg with Hokkaido vegetables; spice level five for first-timers.
Tip: Queue forms 11:30 on weekends; the Tanukikoji branch is a five-minute walk west.
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.
Signature: Soup curry knuckle pork, Lamb-leg curry, Tomato-spice broth
Order: Knuckle pork soup curry, broth of choice (1-4 spice).
Tip: Four-minute walk from Kita 12-jo subway; 44 seats but expect 30 minutes at peak.
The miso-ramen counter consistently ranked top of Sapporo Tabelog at 3.96. Saimi blends three white misos with a clear pork-bone base; queue early.
Signature: Miso ramen, Spicy miso ramen, Salt ramen
Order: Miso ramen with extra ginger ground tableside.
Tip: Three-minute walk from Misono subway station; queue from 11:00 weekdays, 10:30 weekends. Closed Mondays.
The Murakami family ramen house, opened 1964, codified the Sapporo miso style with a thick lard cap sealing the broth heat-stable through winter.
Signature: Miso ramen, Shoyu ramen, Shio ramen
Order: Miso ramen with extra chashu; the lard cap stays piping.
Tip: Ten-minute walk from Nakanoshima subway; the Susukino branch is the late-night option.
