The best Kani (Hokkaido Crab) in Sapporo
Also spelt kani, かに, 蟹 and crab. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.
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Number 1.Kyodo Ryoritei Suginome
- Open
- 5pm to 10.30pm, shut Sundays
- Where
- Minami 5-jo Nishi 5-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo (3 min from Susukino Stn exit 4); tel 011-521-0888
Order the hama-yude kegani, boiled at the port and served cold in its shell. The kaiseki runs to five figures, so ask prices first. Closed Sundays, and dinner only, from five.
What to orderHama-yude kegani, port-boiled hairy crab
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Number 2.Sapporo Kanihonke, Sapporo Station Main Branch
- Open
- 11.30am to 10pm daily, shut 31 December
- Where
- Kita 3-jo Nishi 2-chome 1-18, Chuo-ku, Sapporo (5 min from JR Sapporo Stn south exit); tel 011-222-0018
Ask for the whole boiled kegani rather than the kanisuki hotpot, which is the Kansai dish everyone defaults to. Seven floors and 460 seats mean walk-ins usually work. Only 31 December is shut.
What to orderWhole boiled kegani, kegani no shioyude
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Number 3.Hyosetsu no Mon
- Open
- 11am to 10.30pm, weekday break 2 to 4.30pm
- Where
- Minami 5-jo Nishi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo (1 min from Hosui-Susukino Stn exit 4); tel 011-521-3046
Sapporo's oldest crab specialist, trading since 1964, and the three-crab course puts kegani, taraba and zuwai on one table. Book, and ask about the cheaper lunch courses before the evening prices land.
What to orderSandai-gani, the three-crab course
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Sapporo Kani-ya Main Branch
- Open
- 11am to 3pm and 5pm to 10pm, open daily
- Where
- Minami 4-jo Nishi 2-chome 11, Chuo-ku, Sapporo (2 min from Susukino Stn exit 2); tel 011-222-1117
Nine floors of crab, and the kanisuki is what the kitchen is built around. Lunch sets cost a fraction of dinner. It closes between three and five, which catches people out.
What to orderKanisuki, the crab hotpot
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Kaiyotei, Susukino Main Branch
- Open
- 5pm to midnight, Sundays to 11pm
- Where
- Minami 6-jo Nishi 4-5-27, White Building B1F, Shinjuku-dori, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
An izakaya first, so order the live kegani sashimi and the grilled taraba leg, then stop. It is a basement on Shinjuku-dori, opens at five, and fills by seven without a booking.
What to orderLive kegani sashimi
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Kani to Dosan Ryori Sekkatei
- Open
- 5pm to 10pm, closing days irregular
- Where
- Minami 3-jo Nishi 4-chome, J-BOX Building B1, Chuo-ku, Sapporo; tel 011-251-1366
Kegani no arai is the reason to book: raw hairy crab rinsed in iced sake water. Fifteen private rooms round a garden, dinner only, and closing days are irregular, so ring ahead.
What to orderKegani no arai
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Nijo Kani Ichiba Marudai Suisan
- Open
- 8am to 4pm, last orders 3pm, shut 1 to 2 January
- Where
- Minami 3-jo Higashi 1-8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo (Nijo Market, corner on Sosei-gawa); tel 011-281-2222
A Nemuro wholesaler's own counter on the Sosei-gawa corner, which is why the crab sashimi is worth the 3,000 yen. Last orders at three. Skip the plain seafood bowls and stay with crab.
What to orderKani no sashimi
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Sugiyama Suisan Nemuro Kani Ichiba, Jogai Market Branch
- Open
- 6am to 3pm, best crab gone well before that
- Where
- Kita 11-jo Nishi 22-chome 1-26, Chuo-ku, Sapporo (Sapporo Jogai Market); tel 011-640-2333
Nemuro crab sold whole and boiled on the spot, kegani included. Doors at six in the morning, and the good ones go early. This is the outer market, a taxi ride from the centre.
What to orderWhole boiled kegani
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Kani Kui Dokoro Kanikosen, Nijo Market Branch
- Open
- 8.30am to 2.30pm, 3pm weekends, shut Tuesdays
- Where
- Minami 2-jo Higashi 1-chome 1-4, Sapporo Kanihan Building 1F, Chuo-ku, Sapporo; tel 011-252-7373
Pick your crab from the tank and have it cooked, or just take the gokai kani-don. It is a morning trade, gone by half two, and Tuesday is the closed day.
What to orderGokai kani-don
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Kyodo Ryori Oga
- 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 extra-large raw king crab leg, grilled; the kyodo-ryori kitchen handles it plainly. Eighth floor above Tanukikoji, dinner only, and listings disagree on closing days, so telephone before you go.
What to orderTokudai nama-taraba yaki
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Ebi Kani Gassen Sapporo Main Branch
- Open
- 4pm to 10.30pm, shut over new year
- Where
- Minami 4-jo Nishi 5-chome, F-45 Building 12F, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
All-you-can-eat boiled crab across kegani, zuwai and taraba, plus crab sushi and chawanmushi. Twelfth floor, and the shellfish is better than the hot dishes. Book, because the room sells out at weekends.
What to orderThe boiled-crab tabehodai, starting with kegani
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Katsu Kani no Hanasaki
- Open
- 6pm to 11pm, closing day irregular
- Where
- Minami 5-jo Nishi 2-1-1, Mimatsu Muraoka Building 5F, Chuo-ku, Sapporo (1 min from Hosui-Susukino exit 7)
Live king crab is the house act, taken as sashimi, grilled and boiled from the one animal. All private rooms, opens six, and the closing day moves, so telephone before you walk over.
What to orderLive taraba, three ways
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