Local food and restaurants in Hokkaido
Sapporo is known for jingisukan and soup curry, Otaru for sushi, and Hakodate for shio ramen. Jingisukan is lamb and vegetables cooked on a grill. Soup curry comes with rice, while Hakodate’s shio ramen has a clear, salt-seasoned broth.
Local dishes to try in Hokkaido
- Jingisukan grilled lamb
- Soup curry
- Otaru sushi
- Hakodate shio ramen
Choosing a meal in Hokkaido
Want grilled lamb at the table? Look for jingisukan. If you would rather have a bowl of spiced broth with rice, try soup curry. You could save sushi for Otaru and shio ramen for Hakodate if those cities are on your route. A Hokkaido-wide search can include restaurants too far away to reach for a meal.
Tips for choosing a restaurant
Start near Sapporo Station, Odori or Susukino in Sapporo; the canal or station in Otaru; and the morning market or station in Hakodate. Choose the area already on your route rather than crossing Hokkaido for one meal.
What else could you see nearby?
Sapporo and Otaru work well together. Biei and eastern Hokkaido are much farther away, so give them their own travel days instead of treating them as quick stops from Sapporo.
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