skidaisuki 0 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Not really general snow talk, I know, but this is where everyone hangs out, so...hopefully my SJ friends will forgive me. Me and the wife are having Friday and Saturday night staying in Sapporo, a 3-day escape from Tokyo's brain-melting, soul-destroying version of Summer. On Saturday night we are going to the Sapporo Brewery Ghengis Khan place (have been there once before, so we know what to expect) but we need a good rec for a restaurant in either Susukino or Sapporo Station area for Friday night. I was thinking a good izakaya or somewhere with drinkable wine. Any recs from residents, or others with experience? I have done a web search but I suspect some local knowledge might be very valuable in this case. Cheers SdS Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 susukino alley. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 just one of the many very entertaining establishments in Susukino Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 or ace Hanamaru Sushi 6/F Stellar Place http://www.sushi-hanamaru.com/ Long wait for this even before opening. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 or go basement of the Tower. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 there you go! Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 I went to an African restaurant when I was there. I liked it, however I had been trapped for years in a remote part of Japan with little other than the usual Japanese food so anything foreign was good. Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 Thanks everyone. I'm sure we'll have a wander around Susukino, like we did last time, but probably avoid the "snacks" with the wife around! Thursday - Hanamaru sounds like a good idea, I'll persuading her to go there rather than the uni nabe place she found... Cheers SdS Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Not too familiar with places with wine, but there's a good yakitori place at: 43.05616,141.344731 If you're familiar with the Tanuki-koji shopping arcade, walk West until the roof ends, then it's another two blocks on the South side. I forget the name - it's a darker one-story building with some matsu out front... Maru-something? Something-maru? Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 I'll be in Sapporo on Friday night. A building company we have used is having an end of financial year party. Should be fun I think. Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 Thanks for the suggestions. Looks like the weather won't be that great this weekend, but it'll still be great to get out of Tokyo. SdS Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Yeah, the rain will probably linger through the weekend. At least it will be a bit cooler than the Kantou area. Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 Ezorisu, No complaints about the weather here at all. We followed Thursday's advice and went to Hanamaru at Stellar Place last night. Waited one hour, as warned, but was well worth it - great variety, good quality, big portion sushi and a remarkably small bill at the end of it, as we were stuffed. Went to Okurayama Jump Stadium this morning and Moerenuma Koen after that. Great weather and good views. We've been sitting under shade in Odori Koen having a couple of beers in the beer gardens this afternoon and will be at Sapporo Beer-En having tabehodai jingis-khan tonight. I love Sapporo - whatever the season! What a great place this truly is. Thanks to all of your suggestions, which have been spot on. SdS Link to post Share on other sites
ILoveZao 8 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Sapporo is a fine city, always enjoy myself when I go there. Link to post Share on other sites
r45 4 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Me too and I go quite often these days. Good to hear you had fun skidaisuki Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I'm glad you had a great time! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Sapporo is great. <-- Name of a thread there. Lots of info too. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 How was your hols Thursday? Any pies or kebabs? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 got back last night. WOW how packed are the flights now? Link to post Share on other sites
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