Where to drink well in Sapporo by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Sapporo. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
A sommelier-led natural wine bar 10 minutes from Maruyama Park station. Calming wooden interior with washi-paper walls; Hokkaido and French growers feature.
Signature pour: Hokkaido pinot noir by the glass
Wine focus: Hokkaido and natural French wines
Food: Small plates with Hokkaido seafood
Tip: Reservations recommended; counter seats look across into the kitchen.
A Sapporo wine bar with a Hokkaido-leaning natural-wine list and a charcuterie program built around Hokkaido pork and lamb. Easy walk from Sapporo Station.
Signature pour: Hokkaido natural orange wine
Wine focus: Natural and Hokkaido wines
Food: Charcuterie and small plates
Tip: Around 40 bottles by the glass; ask for a Hokkaido vintage in the natural section.
The Susukino branch of Wine no Maruyama Ya inside the COCONO complex. Same Hokkaido-natural list, later hours; the after-izakaya glass-of-wine standby.
Signature pour: Sapporo pinot blanc by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and Hokkaido wines
Food: Charcuterie and small plates
Tip: Open until 25:00; the only natural wine bar with reliable post-midnight pours in Susukino.
A Kitayama natural wine bar set into a former pharmacy. Biodynamic French and Hokkaido pours, plus a cheese board of Hokkaido fromage producers.
Signature pour: Beaujolais Cru by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and biodynamic French
Food: Cheese boards
Tip: Closed Tuesdays; bookings via Tabelog for Friday and Saturday only.
A Maruyama room marrying Hokkaido wagyu yakiniku with a curated Hokkaido and Burgundy list. Counter and table seating with a charcoal-grill centrepiece.
Signature pour: Hokkaido pinot noir with shin-shin
Wine focus: Hokkaido red wines paired with wagyu
Food: Hokkaido wagyu yakiniku
Tip: Book the shin-shin and Hokkaido pinot pairing; reservations through Tabelog.
A Susukino sake bar stocking nearly 300 Hokkaido-produced sake bottles. Otokoyama, Kunimare and Chitosetsuru are the everyday pours; cellar bottles too.
Signature pour: Otokoyama junmai daiginjo flight
Wine focus: Sake (300+ Hokkaido producers)
Food: Hokkaido seafood small plates
Tip: Flight of three Hokkaido junmais is the easy intro; closed Sundays.
A Tanukikoji wine-and-cocktail bar working under the concept cocktails as liquid cuisine. Hokkaido-foraged ingredients across both glassware.
Signature pour: Hokkaido-foraged ingredient cocktails
Wine focus: Wine-and-cocktail crossover
Food: Hokkaido-ingredient cocktails
Tip: Counter only; reservations via phone strongly recommended.
A small Susukino sake counter pouring exclusively Hokkaido sake. Twenty-plus producers by the glass, the kitchen leaning on sashimi and grilled fish.
Signature pour: Kunimare junmai daiginjo by glass
Wine focus: Hokkaido junmai sake
Food: Sashimi platters and ochazuke
Tip: Counter only; the staff speak basic English and will tailor flights.
Nikka Whisky's flagship Hokkaido bar in Susukino, pouring rare expressions of Taketsuru, Yoichi and Miyagikyo from the company's own cellar.
Signature pour: Taketsuru Pure Malt flight
Wine focus: Nikka Whisky flagship pours
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Reservations via the Nikka site; the Yoichi single-cask flights need a week's notice.
A Susukino whisky bar with a one-piece wooden counter and an exceptional Japanese whisky inventory. The Suntory bottle bar in the city's neon spine.
Signature pour: Suntory Yamazaki 18 by glass
Wine focus: Japanese whisky and global rare bottles
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Counter only; reservations preferred for Friday and Saturday seats.