Sake Spots in Hokkaido Area

Area

Hokkaido
- Japan
- Hokkaido / Tohoku
  
  Hokkaido
  
  Aomori
  
  Iwate
  
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  Akita
  
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  Chiba
  
  Tokyo
  
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- Koshinetsu / Hokuriku
  
  Niigata
  
  Toyama
  
  Ishikawa
  
  Fukui
  
  Yamanashi
  
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- Tokai
  
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- Kinki
  
  Shiga
  
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  Osaka
  
  Hyogo
  
  Nara
  
  Wakayama
- Chugoku
  
  Tottori
  
  Shimane
  
  Okayama
  
  Hiroshima
  
  Yamaguchi
- Shikoku
  
  Tokushima
  
  Kagawa
  
  Ehime
  
  Kochi
- Kyushu / Okinawa
  
  Fukuoka
  
  Saga
  
  Nagasaki
  
  Kumamoto
  
  Oita
  
  Miyazaki
  
  Kagoshima
  
  Okinawa

Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Sake

Sapporo Beer Garden

4.5

6 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Sapporoshi Higashi-ku Kitashichijouhigashi 9-2-10

Sapporo Beer Garden is a complex of restaurants located to the east of Sapporo Station. There are five restaurants full of individuality with different tastes and atmospheres on the site where a historic red brick building stands. Among them, Kessel Hall has an enormous beer brewing cauldron (kessel) made in 1912, and you can enjoy draught beer directly from the brewery and “Genghis Khan” cuisine in a large space like a beer hall. In the Garden Grill, there is a fully private room complete with an exclusive terrace where you can relax and enjoy the private space.

札幌出張の折、ビジネス仲間とディナーに訪れました。事前に予約しないと入れない程の人気のレストランだけあって、庭園を眺めながらの個室での会食は高級感溢れる雰囲気で、料理も量より質を重視した「極みコース」を選びました。ラム特有の臭みもなく絶品！和牛も柔らかく特製タレが旨味を引き出し、サッポロビールとの相性も抜群。また肉だけでなく、海鮮もあり、最後は北海道の形状をしたプレートに乗せられたデザートま...
New Furano Prince Hotel Soh’s BAR

4.0

13 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Furanoshi Nakagoryou New Furano Prince Hotel grounds (7 minutes on foot from hotel)

Soh’s BAR is located in Nakagoryo, Furano City, Hokkaido, a seven-minute walk away from the New Furano Prince Hotel. The creation of the screenwriter Sou Kuramoto, the bar is a building built in the middle of Karamatsu wood. Inside, the atmosphere has a relaxed, hideaway for grown-ups kind of feel about it and is a great place to kick back on the comfy sofas next to the warm fireplace. As well as original cocktails they also offer food such as their soft-bolied omurice (omelet made with fried rice).

Zero atmosphere and expensive. Definitely not worth the walk. Be aware the price list does not include consumption tax. The music was dreadful. On the bright side it is a beautiful building.
Otaru Soko No. 1

4.0

136 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Otarushi Minatomachi 5-4

Otaru Soko No. 1 is a brewery and pub located along the Otaru Canal with an atmosphere like a German beer pub. You can enjoy authentic German beer brewed by a German brau engineer with cuisine using local ingredients. Brewery tours are also available any time. Every Thursday and Saturday is “nomihodai” (all you can drink) for 2,200 yen (includes tax) for three hours during business hours.

Stopped by for early dinner before making our way back to Sapporo. Had to write your name and number of pax on a form placed at entrance and you will be called in sequence and shown to your table...
Kumagera

4.0

354 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Furanoshi Hinodemachi 3-22

This creative cuisine restaurant was established in 1980 under the theme of ‘Bringing Furano into Kumagera!’ It was opened during the filming of a famous TV drama and was adored by the actors and TV crew. Popular dishes on the menu are the whey curry, made from Furano cow’s milk, and the wagyu roast beef on a bed of rice. They also offer a wide range of dishes using locally sourced ingredients and an array of sake. The interior of the shop has an artistic feel and uses wooden beams retrieved from the river bed to create a relaxed space. The nearest station is Furano Station.

Kumagera was full of foreign diners on the ground floor of their restaurant when we visited, so little wonder that staff speak good English. Food wise it was starkly hit and miss for what we ordered...
HAKODATE BEER HALL

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Hakodateshi Otemachi 5-22 Meiji-kan style street

HAKODATE BEER HALL is a restaurant combined with the brewery for Hakodate Beer, which is carefully brewed using the underground water of Mt. Hakodate. You can enjoy a menu that utilizes seafood and fresh local ingredients that go well with freshly brewed beer. There is also an outstanding atmosphere with two live performances on the stage inside the restaurant every evening. Additionally, there is bar seating so that you can even go on your own without feeling any hesitation. Good access with a seven-minutes’ walk from Hakodate Station is one of its attractions.
Yakiniku Abashiri Beer Kan

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Abashirishi Minaminijounishi 4-1-2

You can enjoy Wagyu beef and local beer at Yakiniku Abashiri Beer Kan, which is located seven minutes' walk from Abashiri Station. The New York style table seating is on the first floor while the Japanese style sunken kotatsu (a low table over a hole in the floor) seating is on the second floor, and it is a luxurious location to have dinner next to the Abashiri River lit up by the street lights. You can enjoy Abashiri Wagyu beef, the best in Hokkaido, together with Ryu-hyo Draft, which is Okhotsk Blue low-malt beer made with water from Okhotsk drift ice, and Abashiri Premium Beer.
Kita no Yatai

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Obihiroshi Nishichijouminami 10-7 North stand

This is an alleyway of unique yatai (food stands) created by volunteers in town who wanted to help further community development in Tokachi-Obihiro. Located in the very center of town which is a five-minute walk from JR Obihiro Station, there are now nearly 20 shops offering food such as yakitori, Japanese food, and Italian cuisine. The volunteers have excelled about taking measures to deal with winter chill, and have given consideration to comfortable use of the venue throughout the year.
Night View Bar Estelado

4.0

20 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Hakodate-shi Wakamatsucho 14-10 Four Points by Sheraton Hakodate 13F

A bar on the 13th floor of the Four Points by Sheraton Hakodate situated right in front of the west exit of Hakodate Station. Here you can enjoy a drink in a relaxing, high-class atmosphere along with a view of the Hakodate nightscape implied by the establishment's name glittering beyond rows of liquor bottles. The bar offers four original cocktails inspired by the Four Points logo, and you can also have your drink changed to a nonalcoholic version. From cocktail standards like blue moons and salty dogs to whisky and more, you're sure to be able to enjoy the beverage of your choice.

This bar appears to be mainly patronised by hotel residents however Im sure it is open to the general public, just head up to the 13th floor. Unlike most of the rip off bar joints around town there...
Kikuyo Shokudo, Bay Area Restaurant

3.5

117 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Hakodate-shi Toyokawacho 12-9

This restaurant is located about a five-minute walk from the Uoichiba-dori tram stop, within the Hakodate Bay Gourmet Club area including many eateries. The restaurant, built of the same red brick as the Red Brick Warehouse, is striking. Guests can enjoy their meal relaxing at one of the many styles of seating, including table seats, low tables over a foot well, and robatayaki Japanese BBQ style seats. The lunch menu offers seafood on rice bowls overflowing with seafood, and large portions of sea urchin are available. Set meals of Bay sashimi or grilled salmon, as well as a daily lunch menu are also available. The most popular dish on the dinner menu is grilled salted Shiretoko chicken thigh.

The staff speaks little English but they have English menu. The food is ok and price ok. They have lunch and dinner menu. Dinner has more selection.
Ice cream Bar HOKKAIDO Milk Mura

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Sapporoshi Chuou-ku Minamiyonjounishi 3 New Hokusei Building 6F

Ice cream and alcohol take center stage in this bar for grown-ups in Chuo Ward, Sapporo City, Hokkaido. The bar gives a new meaning to the word ‘sweet’ with their specially-made ice creams covered with liqueur and hard liquor. The bar owner has a superb collection of well chosen liqueurs and it’s a popular spot for those who like both alcohol and sweet things. The dazzling bar with its glittering lights is always packed with people at night.
Sakanatei Kihachi

4.0

58 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Abashirishi Minamiyojounishi 3

A famous izakaya Japanese bar in Abashiri City, Hokkaido which has been selected as a Bib Gourmand Michelin Restaurant in Hokkaido. Try their Okhotsk stuffed with seasonal seafood such as prawns, crab, and scallops, as well as whale cuisine unique to Abashiri. Their popular menu includes Okhotsk Tamatebako (treasure box) with exceptionally fresh whale on rice, Kujira Tsukushi (whale variety plate) made with rare whale parts, as well as their gourmet Okhotsk Abashiri Zangi-don (fried chicken on rice) with their well-regarded rice wines. The bar has a fashionable atmosphere with modern jazz flowing through its distinctly Japanese space.

Really liked the food here. No English menu but the staff will work with you. The fish was great and they have local beef and pork.
Farm House Bar FOODBABY

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Obihiroshi Nishinijouminami 9-20-1 Mensareville 2F

Located about a five-minute walk from Obihiro Station, this restaurant come farmers bar is owned by the Matsuhashi Farm, a livestock farm in Sarabetsu Village, Tokachi District, Hokkaido. The restaurant’s food uses organic vegetables and high-quality beef and milk brought in from more than 85 farmers in the Tokachi region. Their menu offers over 100 different kinds of tapas and a la carte dishes, as well as its prized Japanese Black Wagyu Steak. Decked out with all sorts of accessories and greenery, the restaurant has a stylish, woody feel, and with sofas to sit down on is a great place to relax.
Hokkaido Sake BAR Kamada

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Sapporoshi Chuou-ku Minamiyonjounishi 4MY Plaza Building 8F

This bar is run by the World Kikisake-shi (sake sommelier) Competition runner up in both the sake and shochu divisions. Kamada has a large selection of spirits from all over Hokkaido, such as sake, shochu and wine. Apart from the olive oil, all other food ingredients are sourced from Hokkaido. You can talk with the owner and ask him to choose the perfect drink to go with your food. The nearest station is Susukino Station.
Fish Market Bar Uoisshin

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Hakodateshi Matsukazechou 3-11

This is a popular bar which is always busy with office workers on their way home from work, located two minutes on foot from Matsukaze-cho tram stop. As well as the fresh fish the owner carefully selects every day for the sashimi, the bar serves a good selection of hearty food at reasonable prices such as grilled fish, kushiyaki (grilled meat and veg on skewers), jumbo yakitori (grilled chicken), set meals, and nabe (hot pot dishes). There’s a bountiful variety of seafood on display in the tank inside the shop. On the second floor is a room with tatami seating which can be used for groups or special events.
Inagaki

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Kushiroshi Kawakamichou 4-1-1

A locally popular Japanese izakaya bar serving primarily seafood. The restaurant quietly operates on the first floor of a multi-tenant building. The restaurant can be identified by its blue noren shop curtains hanging in front of the door which bear the restaurant's name in Japanese. The restaurant is famous for the fact that all of its menu items are served in hearty portions. The restaurant's signature sashimi assortment consists of a plate piled high with various sashimi delicacies. Other popular menu selections include the butayaki, a hunk of roast pork cut into thin slices to aid eating; the giant shrimp tempura; and the giant, thick tamagoyaki Japanese omelets.
Uomasa Goryokaku Main Restaurant

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Hakodateshi Honchou 4-7

An izakaya Japanese bar rooted in the local community in the city of Hakodate. The only seating available in the restaurant is private rooms with sunken kotatsu tables, ensuring diners can relax and enjoy their meals. All of the restaurant's seafood comes from the nearby ocean; Uomasa only serves fresh fish and never uses frozen or retort ingredients. The restaurant's vegetables also come direct from local farms which staff visit and order stock from. Uomasa's famed fish salted and dried overnight is handmade in the restaurant itself. The restaurant's ika-meshi consists of brown and glutinous rice stuffed and cooked inside a squid.
Shelly's Bar

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Hakodateshi Toyokawachou 12-6 Lavista Hakodate Bay 12F

A bar on the 12th floor of the La Vista Hakodate Bay hotel located at the foot of Mt. Hakodate. The bar's low level, indirect lighting creates a romantic atmosphere. The bar's windows offer a superb view of Mt. Hakodate and the lights of the bay area at night. Open until one in the morning, the bar is perfect for couples and events like wedding anniversaries. Shelly's Bar serves some 40 varieties of cocktails as well as seasonal cocktails. The La Vista Sling, an original, gin-based cocktail, is particularly popular.
Jokisen

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Abashirishi Minamisanjounishi 1

A Japanese izakaya bar located in downtown Abashiri City. This popular restaurant, frequented by many regulars, is always bustling during dinner. Jokisen's signature dish is its zangi fried chicken on the bone. A favorite of regulars, the recipe has stayed unchanged for years and is still just as delicious. The Okhotsk assortment comes with a variety of delicious seafoods from the Sea of Okhotsk such as tuna, oysters, and sea urchin. Jokisen is spacious and able to accommodate large groups. There's also counter seating and Jokisen has a welcoming atmosphere where small groups and even families can enjoy their meal.
Banya

3.5

25 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Shorisato-cho, Shari-gun, Hokkaido Utorokagawa 180

Located in a corner of the Shiretoko hot spring district overlooking Utoro Fishing Port, Banya is a Japanese izakaya bar operated by a former fisherman. Thanks to its close proximity to the fishing port, Banya's menu consists of an abundant variety of fresh seafood. Particularly popular are the whelk and the salmon. Another nice feature of Banya is that unlike many other seafood restaurants which close in winter in Hokkaido, Banya operates per its usual business hours throughout the season. The restaurant has counter and tatami mat seating and a welcoming atmosphere which makes it easy for anything from individuals to groups to enter.

Maybe its the area, but we found the food over priced for average food. Had the hotate uni don 2700yen, tamago maki roll, 3pieces for 300yen.
Bistro Cocktail Bar Spoon

3.5

2 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Asahikawashi Nijoudori 7

A bistro and cocktail bar located off Midori-bashi-dori away from Asahikawa Station. There are different entrances to the bistro and bar areas. A woman who has won awards in numerous contests operates the bar area, serving the vodka-based herb avenue, banana liqueur-based Singapore cat, and other diverse cocktails. In the bistro area you can enjoy French cuisine such as red wine stews and lamb.

会社の同僚と訪問しました。店内は暗めで本当にまったりとした良い雰囲気です。カクテルもいろいろリクエストに合わせて作ってくれるので良かったです

Gourmet / Alcohol Sake

Izakaya Pub Beer Hall / Beer Restaurant Bar / Western Bar / Dining Bar

Hokkaido Areas

Not just a prefecture but an island of its own, Hokkaido is the most northerly prefecture and island of the Japanese archipelago. Arriving in Hokkaido, which is rural and bursting with breathtaking nature, means entering a world where vast national parks, towering mountains, and natural hot springs can be found at every turn. Come December, these natural splendors freeze over and morph into a winter wonderland.