Sapporo Seafood Brunch Tour: Taste Fresh Hokkaido
Discover the flavors of Hokkaido on a guided tour of Sapporo's Nijo Market. Taste fresh seafood, enjoy a sushi brunch, and explore local specialties and history.
What to order at Sushi Zen Daimaru Sapporo
- Must order
- Hokkaido seasonal omakase, 10 to 14 pieces with soup and dessert.
- Signature dishes
- Edomae nigiri, Hokkaido omakase, Botan ebi
- Editor tip
- Lunch sets are the steepest discount on the omakase progression. The honten in Kita 1-jo Nishi 27 is the Michelin counter.
CuisineJapanese Sushi
Price¥¥¥¥
Neighborhoodsapporo-station
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Signature dishes: Edomae nigiri, Hokkaido omakase, Botan ebi
Must order: Hokkaido seasonal omakase, 10 to 14 pieces with soup and dessert.
Tip: Lunch sets are the steepest discount on the omakase progression. The honten in Kita 1-jo Nishi 27 is the Michelin counter.
Taste Edomae nigiri with a local in Sapporo
Sapporo: Hokkaido Shrine, Maruyama Forest & Local Streets
Discover a quieter side of Sapporo in Maruyama. Walk through leafy local streets, Hokkaido Shrine, peaceful forest paths, and a relaxed neighborhood café district.
Hokkaido Sushi Making Experience in Sapporo
Learn the art of sushi-making in Sapporo with a local chef. Discover the secrets of nigiri technique, master the art of shaping, and enjoy the sushi you make.
Location
Address: Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0005, Japan
More restaurants in Sapporo
Sushi Saiko ★ 4.4
A Susukino omakase counter opened 2012, ten seats, using nearly all-Hokkaido seafood. A short walk from Hosui Susukino subway; quiet room, omakase only.
Signature: Hokkaido omakase, Aged tuna nigiri, Sea urchin nigiri
Order: Sushi-only omakase.
Tip: Counter only; book through Tableall; reservations open about six weeks ahead.
Sushi Hidetaka ★ 4.5
Chef Hidetaka trained at Sapporo's Michelin-starred Sushi Zen before opening this eight-seat cypress counter. Located in Susukino. Priced at ¥¥¥¥.
Signature: Aged nigiri, Hokkaido omakase, Otoro
Order: Omakase; the dry-aged tuna progression is the house signature.
Tip: Counter only; reservations open six weeks ahead. Cash-or-card and bring time to talk.
Hokkaido Kani Shogun ★ 4.2
Susukino's other heavyweight crab house in Sapporo. Six floors of course menus across king, snow and hairy crab, plus a third-floor sushi counter.
Signature: Three-crab platter, King crab leg, Crab nabe
Order: Sankan course with one whole king crab leg, hairy-crab sashimi and snow-crab nabe.
Tip: Tax-free service for international visitors; reserve a window table on floor 5.
Donguri Odori ★ 4.4
The bakery that invented chikuwa pan in 1983. Donguri sells around 2,300 of the fish-cake-and-mayo loaves a day across its nine Sapporo branches.
Signature: Chikuwa pan, Hokkaido potato bread, Curry pan
Order: Chikuwa pan and Hokkaido potato bread, hot from the rack.
Tip: Buy three to four loaves at once; everyone in town does. Open 09:00-21:00 daily.
Cafe Morihico Maruyama ★ 4.4
The Sapporo kissaten that built a coffee dynasty. Morihico opened 1996 in a wooden house behind Maruyama Park, hand-roasted beans and flannel drip.
Signature: Forest Drops drip coffee, Gateau fromage, Chiffon cake
Order: Forest Drops hand-drip with a slice of gateau fromage.
Tip: Expect 20 to 45-minute waits on weekends; the four-minute walk from Maruyama Koen station is the cushion.
Nijo Ichiba Ohiso ★ 4.1
A Nijo Market sushi-and-donburi counter run by a Hakodate fishmonger. The Sapporo-style kaisendon stacks raw crab, uni and ikura over rice; market hours.
Signature: Kaisendon, Uni-ikura-crab bowl, Grilled hokkai shima ebi
Order: Sanshoku-don of king crab, sea urchin and salmon ikura.
Tip: Walk in early; the queue stretches by 09:00 in summer. Cash accepted alongside cards.