Sushi Miyakawa is a japanese sushi restaurant in Maruyama, Sapporo.
Sapporo's only three-star Michelin sushi room. Chef Masaaki Miyakawa works Hokkaido seafood across two seatings at a seven-seat Maruyama counter.
Signature dishes: Hokkaido omakase, Aged tuna nigiri, Bafun uni
Must order: The full omakase course; chef chooses the season's best Hokkaido catch.
Tip: Reservations open the first day of each month for the month two months out; book through Tableall or call 011-215-0120. Closed Wednesdays.
Address: Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-0824, Japan
Chef Akira Saito's Ezomae-style sushi counter at the south edge of Susukino, working only Hokkaido catch into Kiwami and Miyabi omakase courses since 2000.
Signature: Hokkaido omakase nigiri, Bafun uni, Botan ebi
Order: The Kiwami evening omakase, 8 to 9 plates plus nigiri progression.
Tip: Counter only; reservations essential. The Miyabi course is the slightly shorter option for first-time visitors.
The brewery's flagship hall and Genghis Khan grill in an 1890 brick brewing house. Five halls, dome-grills and Sapporo draft from the source.
Signature: Jingisukan all-you-can-eat, Sapporo Classic draft, Lamb shoulder shabu
Order: 100-minute Genghis Khan tabehoudai with all-you-can-drink Sapporo Classic.
Tip: The Trommel Hall in the original brick brewery is the room with the atmosphere; reserve ahead. Closed December 31.
The Susukino jingisukan room since 1954, with dome grills at every seat and a one-cut lamb menu. Atozuke-style dipping sets Daruma apart in the city.
Signature: Sapporo-cut lamb, Onion-and-leek garnish, Tare dipping sauce
Order: One-plate Sapporo-cut lamb served with sliced onion, leek and the house tare.
Tip: Cash only at the original Honten; expect a queue from 17:30. The 4-4 branch around the corner takes the overflow.
Daruma's 2009 spillover branch behind COCONO Susukino, one minute from Susukino subway. Same single-cut lamb, same dome grills, slightly fewer queues.
Signature: Sapporo-cut lamb, Lamb chop, Tare dipping sauce
Order: Sapporo-cut lamb plate at the dome grill; order another before you finish the first.
Tip: Opens 17:00 daily; queue forms early on weekends and after Susukino last-trains begin running.
The Matsuo chain's flagship east-side branch in Sapporo, 10 minutes from Higashi-Kuyakushomae. Marinated lamb is the house style, opposite Daruma's atozuke.
Signature: Matsuo-style marinated lamb, Aizome marinade lamb, Hokkaido beef yakiniku
Order: Lamb-shoulder loin with the family aizome marinade and the trio comparison set.
Tip: Book the comparison set through byFood or Pelago in advance; popular with families.
The seven-storey Honten near Sapporo Station, the city's reference crab restaurant since 1964, working all three Hokkaido crabs across course menus.
Signature: Kegani hairy crab, King crab sashimi, Crab kaiseki course
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.
