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The best Hokke Shioyaki (Grilled Atka Mackerel) in Sapporo

Also spelt hokke, ほっけ, ホッケ and hokke shioyaki. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Aburiya Sohonten

    Susukino Susukino

    Open
    5pm to 10pm daily, kitchen stops 9.15pm
    Where
    B1F ANA Holiday Inn Sapporo Susukino, Minami 5-jo Nishi 3, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    The ma-hokke sumiyaki is the reason to come, charcoal-grilled and thick through the shoulder. It is a big basement banquet room under the ANA Holiday Inn, so book, and note the kitchen stops at 9.15pm.

    What to orderMa-hokke sumiyaki (charcoal-grilled true hokke)

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  2. Number 2.Robata Osuke Honten

    Susukino Susukino

    Open
    5pm to 1am, open daily except New Year
    Where
    2F Light Building, Minami 6-jo Nishi 4, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    The boss grills the Rausu ma-hokke himself over wood charcoal, and it lands whole. Two flights up in the Light Building, open until one in the morning, and one fish runs close to 3,000 yen.

    What to orderRausu ma-hokke hiraki (butterflied true hokke from Rausu)

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  3. Number 3.Dosanko Tezukuri Takasagoya

    Nishi 8-chome Odori & Tanukikoji

    Open
    5.30pm to 11pm, shut Sundays, book ahead
    Where
    Minami 2-jo Nishi 8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo (2 min from Nishi 8-chome tram stop)

    Open since 1960 and now in an old house near Nishi 8-chome, drying its own hokke from Minamikayabe and Yubetsu. Take the charcoal-grilled ichiyaboshi. Sundays are shut and they ask you to book.

    What to orderHokke ichiyaboshi-yaki over charcoal

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  4. Chashuka Nendo

    Minami 3-jo Nishi 2, off Tanukikoji Odori & Tanukikoji

    Open
    3pm to midnight, open bar New Year
    Where
    B1F KT Sanjo Building, Minami 3-jo Nishi 2-6, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    A dried fish counter that pours Japanese tea rather than only beer; the shima-hokke comes fat and juicy. It opens at three and it is a small basement, so a walk-in on a Friday is optimistic.

    What to orderShima-hokke himono, grilled to order

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  5. Sumibiyaki Robata Kushiro, Susukino Building branch

    Susukino Susukino

    Open
    5pm to 11pm every day, no closing day
    Where
    3F Susukino Building, Minami 4-jo Nishi 3-3-3, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    Charcoal robata brought over from Kushiro, and the ma-hokke is what the recommendations point to, about 1,630 yen. Four branches carry the name, so check you are in the Susukino Building, third floor, where the rooms are private.

    What to orderHokke sumiyaki

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  6. Hokkai Ryori Koropokkuru

    Susukino, Minami 4-jo Nishi 4 Susukino

    Open
    5pm weekdays, 3pm weekends, to 11pm; days off vary
    Where
    Matsuoka Building 3F, Minami 4-jo Nishi 4, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    Ask for the extra-large shima-hokke, which is built for three or four people, or take the half. The shop shuts one unpredictable day most months, so ring first rather than turning up.

    What to orderTokudai shima-hokke yaki (extra-large striped hokke, grilled)

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  7. Ichiyaboshi to Kaisendon Dekitateya, Clock Tower branch

    Tokeidai, Odori Odori & Tanukikoji

    Open
    11am to 10pm, closes irregularly
    Where
    B1F Sapporo Tokeidai Building, Kita 1-jo Nishi 2-1, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    They dry the fish in-house each morning at low temperature, so order the hokke ichiyaboshi and let them grill it over charcoal. Basement under the Clock Tower building; closing days are irregular.

    What to orderHokke ichiyaboshi teishoku (overnight-dried hokke set)

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  8. Kyodo Ryori Kofuji

    Sapporo Station south side, Kita 2-jo Nishi 3 Sapporo Station & Kita-guchi

    Open
    11am to 2pm and 5pm to 11.30pm, shut Sundays
    Where
    Backstone Building B1F, Kita 2-jo Nishi 3-1-31, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    A 1969 kyodo-ryori basement where the hiraki-hokke teishoku still lands under a thousand yen with rice and soup. Lunch stops at two and the shop closes on Sundays and public holidays.

    What to orderHiraki-hokke teishoku (butterflied grilled hokke set)

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  9. Nijo Ichiba Oiso

    Nijo Market Nijo Market & Sosei East

    Open
    7.30am to 3.30pm, 5pm to 10pm, shut Wednesdays
    Where
    Minami 3-jo Higashi 2, corner plot of Nijo Market, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    The thick hokke set here is an evening thing, on after five for about a thousand yen, so a morning visit will only get you rice bowls. Wednesdays the corner shop is shut.

    What to orderHokke teishoku, evening menu only

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  10. Shokujidokoro Nagamori

    Nijo Market Nijo Market & Sosei East

    Open
    7am to 5pm, every day
    Where
    Minami 3-jo Higashi 1, inside Nijo Market, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    The one Nijo Market kitchen with a proper grilled fish list rather than only rice bowls; ask for the hokke teishoku with the crab soup. Doors from seven in the morning, closing days irregular.

    What to orderHokke teishoku with kani-jiru

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  11. Omohide Shokudo

    Jogai Market, Nijuyonken Kotoni & the West

    Open
    8.30am to 4pm, kitchen orders stop at 3pm
    Where
    Kita 11-jo Nishi 22-1-24, Sapporo Jogai Market, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    Market canteen beside the live crab tanks, eight minutes from Nijuyonken; the ma-hokke teishoku arrives with crab soup and small dishes. Kitchen orders stop at three, and the set is well past 2,000 yen.

    What to orderMa-hokke teishoku

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