Restaurants near stations are certainly convenient for holding banquets and dinners out with many people. Moreover, Japanese izakaya bars have plenty of menu options, and anyone can order what they want and enjoy their food. Here are 5 izakaya that have excellent access from Sapporo Station. They have excellent lineups of standard izakaya menu items such as seafood and yakitori (grilled chicken)!
Oden and Grilled Chicken - Yakitori Oden Zen
Enjoy a rich lineup of standard izakaya menu items with Japanese sake!
Yakitori Oden Zen is located a 1-minute walk from Sapporo Station. They have a rich lineup of menu items that use ingredients stocked that very day, including their Zen Specialty Oden, which features broth made with Rishiri kelp and smoked mackerel, grilled chicken skewers cooked with charcoal, and fresh seafood.
The restaurant interior is a space that mixes a relaxing retro feel with a modern atmosphere. They have counter seats, table seats, and tatami room seats at sunken kotatsu tables that let guests directly feel the lively atmosphere of the restaurant. In addition, they have two completely private rooms that can be used by 8 to 12 people. The private rooms have TVs available, so guests can enjoy playing DVDs.
Yakitori Oden Zen
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 2,500 JPY / [Lunch] 750 JPY
Access: 1 minute's walk from Exit 8, Sapporo Station, Namboku Line, Sapporo Municipal Subway. 2 minute's walk from JR Sapporo Station.
Address: B1F, MMS Sapporo Ekimae Bldg. (former Sapporo Nikko Bldg.), 4 Kita Shijo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido Map
Seafood - Kitano Aji Mirai
Enjoy copious amounts of fresh seafood stocked that very day
Located a 5-minute walk from Sapporo Station. Mirai is a restaurant that lets guests enjoy fresh seafood caught in the nearby sea at affordable prices. Enjoy plenty of local cuisine using local ingredients, including a 120-minute all-you-can-drink banquet course that includes an assortment of sashimi with seasonal flavors, nabe (hot pot), and sushi as the final serving.
Kitano Aji Mirai
Closed: * Confirmation is required on Saturdays due to irregular holidays
Average price: [Dinner] 4,000 JPY / [Lunch] 800 JPY
Access: 5 minutes walk from Sapporo Station
Address: 2F, Eternal Pance Bldg., 6-chome, Kita 4-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido Map
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Izakaya - Nomikuidokoro Min'nadekorerumon Sapporo-eki Nishiguchimae Branch
A reasonably priced izakaya near the station with high quality domestic ingredients, including ones produced in Hokkaido.
Nomikuidokoro Min'nadekorerumon Sapporo-eki Nishiguchimae Branch
Address: B1F, Hokkaido Tsushin Bldg., 6-1-23, Kita-Gojo-Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido Map
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Grilled Chicken - Yakitori Bancho Sapporo Tunagu-Yokocho Branch
An izakaya where guests can taste Oidare Sauce Grilled Chicken, a local specialty of Nagano
Yakitori Bancho is located a 5-minute walk from Sapporo Station. The Oidare Sauce Grilled Chicken served here is a menu item that comes from Ueda in Nagano, and the Oidare Sauce, which includes a soy sauce base with grated garlic, is what makes it so delicious. Guests can also eat other local cuisine, such as Shinshu Local Chicken and Sanzoku-yaki (Bandit's Fried Chicken).
Yakitori Bancho Sapporo Tunagu-Yokocho Branch
Closed: Sunday
Average price: [Dinner] 3,000 JPY
Access: Go along JR railway tracks from the west exit of Sapporo Station. It's on the second floor of shopping mall WEST6 under the girder bridge, in Sapporo Tsunagu Yokocho
Address: WEST6 2F, Kita 6-jo nishi, Kita-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido Map
Izakaya - Yoitokoro Kita-3-Jo Branch
An izakaya where guests can enjoy copious amounts of Hokkaido seafood and mountain food
Located a 5-minute walk from Sapporo Station. Yoitokoro is a restaurant that lets guests enjoy plenty of Hokkaido flavors, including highly fresh seafood such as Okhotsk Atka mackerel and Japanese scallop. They have a great lineup of foods, including the Fisherman's Staff Meal Rice Bowl that stimulates the appetite with its appearance, the Yoitokoro Assortment, which lets one fully enjoy seasonal seafood, and the home-made Satsuma-age fish cakes.
