Sapporo

Hiraku

Specializes in Hokkaido oysters served both Japanese and Western style, although there are other options on the menu as well. Reasonable prices, friendly atmosphere, popular.

Sapporo is famous for hairy crab 毛蟹 kegani, an expensive treat available at any seafood restaurant, and miso ramen 味噌ラーメン, a more affordable local variation of the ubiquitous noodle dish with miso paste added to the stock. The ramen in particular will warm you up nicely on a chilly winter day. Sapporo soup curry just what it sounds like is also increasingly famous.

As elsewhere in Hokkaido, you can also enjoy dairy products milk, cheese, butter, chocolate and ice cream, seafood especially as sushi, fruits honeydew melon, strawberries and meat sausages, ham, bacon and beef.

Kuwanomi is a popular nut in Souen. This nut is red or black in color and sweet. Preserved kuwanomi can be made into jam, which is a traditional food. In elementary schools, students make kuwanomi jam every year.