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The best Ishikari Nabe (Salmon Miso Hotpot) in Sapporo

Also spelt ishikari nabe, 石狩鍋, Ishikari-nabe and salmon hotpot. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Kyodo Ryori Oga

    Minami 3-jo Nishi, above Tanukikoji Odori & Tanukikoji

    Open
    From 5pm to late, listings disagree on closing
    Where
    Minami 3-jo Nishi 3-chome, Sun Three Building 8F, Chuo-ku, Sapporo; tel 011-242-3328

    Order the ishikari nabe on its own rather than the nine thousand yen salmon course; one portion is enough for one person. Book ahead, since the eighth and ninth floors fill with parties.

    What to orderIshikari nabe, single portion

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  2. Number 2.Sakanaya Isari

    South Susukino, Minami 7-jo Nishi 3 Susukino

    Open
    4pm to 11pm; some listings say shut Sundays
    Where
    Seven Building 1F, Minami 7-jo Nishi 3, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    The pot here comes loaded with shellfish as well as salmon, so ask for the plain ishikari nabe if you want the miso to lead. Two portions minimum, and Sunday opening is unreliable.

    What to orderIshikari nabe for two, miso and shellfish

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  3. Number 3.Sapporokko

    Susukino, Minami 4-jo Nishi 3 Susukino

    Open
    5pm to midnight, closing days irregular
    Where
    No. 2 Green Building 2F, Minami 4-jo Nishi 3, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    Ask for the single-portion ishikari nabe; the broth is built on salmon-bone dashi with no MSG, and it reads cleaner than the butter-heavy versions nearby. Winter only, and closing days move.

    What to orderSingle-portion ishikari nabe on salmon-bone dashi

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  4. Chokuei Chitosetsuru

    Susukino, Minami 5-jo Nishi 3 Susukino

    Open
    5pm to 11pm, shut Sundays
    Where
    New Susukino Building 1F, Minami 5-jo Nishi 3, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    Run by the city's only sake brewery, so drink the local junmai with the ishikari nabe. Shut on Sundays, and the room is small, so ring before turning up with more than four.

    What to orderIshikari nabe with a glass of Chitosetsuru junmai

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  5. Fujigura

    West Susukino, Minami 6-jo Nishi 6 Susukino

    Open
    About 6pm to 11.30pm, shut Sundays
    Where
    Lion Building Taiyokan 1F, Minami 6-jo Nishi 6, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    Sansho pepper is stirred into the miso here, which is how Ishikari fishermen finished it. Two portions minimum at about 1,900 yen, closed Sundays, and it sits eight minutes past the neon.

    What to orderIshikari nabe finished with sansho, two portions

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  6. 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

    Trading since 1969, with the ishikari nabe at about 1,500 yen, the cheapest honest one in the centre. Lunch is served as well. Shut Sundays and holidays; skip the king crab.

    What to orderIshikari nabe at about 1,500 yen

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  7. Ponpokotei Tanukikoji

    Tanukikoji 3-chome Odori & Tanukikoji

    Open
    11.30am to 11pm daily, food orders stop 10pm
    Where
    Alpha Tanukikoji Building B1F, Minami 3-jo Nishi 3-12-2, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    A chanko house of fifty years standing, so its ishikari nabe leans towards a chanko pot; order it single-portion. Seasonal, roughly 1,980 yen, and inside the Tanukikoji arcade at 3-chome.

    What to orderIshikari nabe, one portion, autumn to winter

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  8. Hamakko Odori Tokeidai

    Odori, by the Clock Tower Odori & Tanukikoji

    Open
    10am to 10.30pm, closing days irregular
    Where
    Barato Kita-Ichijo Building B1F, Kita 1-jo Nishi 3-3, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    The Clock Tower branch took over from the old main shop, which now only takes group bookings. Ishikari nabe comes as a banquet course rather than a single pot, so bring four people.

    What to orderThe ishikari nabe banquet course

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  9. 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

    Third floor, a long-running Hokkaido room where crab and the ishikari nabe share the table. Closing days are irregular rather than fixed, so telephone first; the crab courses push the bill up fast.

    What to orderIshikari nabe, ordered alongside the crab

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  10. Ajidokoro Nakamura

    Susukino, Minami 3-jo Nishi 3 Odori & Tanukikoji

    Open
    5pm to 11pm, shut Sundays and holiday eves
    Where
    Sun-Three Building 5F, Minami 3-jo Nishi 3, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    Forty seats five floors under Oga in the same building; take the ishikari nabe, whose miso runs softer than most. Sundays, holidays and holiday eves are all dark, so check first.

    What to orderIshikari nabe, the softer miso version

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  11. Hokkaido Dining Michinoie

    Odori, Marui Imai tenth floor Odori & Tanukikoji

    Open
    11am to about 8pm, store hours, no late dinner
    Where
    Marui Imai Sapporo Odori-kan 10F, Minami 1-jo Nishi 2, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    Tenth floor of Marui Imai, and the ishikari nabe comes as a set with chawanmushi, pickles and rice for about 1,566 yen. Department store hours, so no evening service; expect families at noon.

    What to orderIshikari nabe gozen set at lunch

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  12. Kitaguni no Aji Sanjotei

    Minami 3-jo Nishi 4, Susukino edge Odori & Tanukikoji

    Open
    5pm to 11pm, shut Sundays and public holidays
    Where
    Urban Sapporo Building B1F, Minami 3-jo Nishi 4-8-2, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

    A quiet basement of private rooms where the ishikari nabe arrives heavy on mushrooms and vegetables. Some dishes need ordering when you book, and the place closes on Sundays and public holidays.

    What to orderIshikari nabe, mushroom and vegetable heavy

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