Sapporo Crab Restaurant Kaniya

Sapporo Crab Restaurant Kaniya

Looking for a great crab restaurant in Sapporo, Hokkaido? Kaniya, a chain crab restaurant located in Susukino, Sapporo should make you happy. The crab restaurant has a wonderful atmosphere and great service by its staff.


We were ushered upstairs to the 3rd floor where we found tatami mat seating with a open well in the floor so you could rest your feet and not need to fold them. I opted for the “Kiyomizu” course set for 5,250 Yen which consisted of zuwai or queen crab. My wife opted for the king crab course for 4,900 Yen.

Course 1: The appetizers featured pieces of fried katsuo(bonito) or maguro(tuna)in soy sauce and boiled Hokkaido potato eaten with crab miso(innards)as a topping.

Course 2: Consisted of a chawan mushi mixture of crab meat and tofu-delicious!

Course 3: Crab sashimi-the crab was so sweet, it really didn’t need to be dipped in soy sauce provided-outstanding!

Course 4: Boiled crab legs and body meat. The crab legs were sliced for ease in accessing the meat. The crab was dipped into a mild vinegar mixture and complimented the crab taste perfectly-superb!

Course 5: Hot pot “nabe” of crab legs, rice noodles, enoki mushrooms, nappa cabbage, tofu, in a tasty seasoned sauce cooked over fire-delicious!

Course 6: Crab shumai(tempura crab balls)and mild peppers.

Course 7: Crab meat sushi maki rolls-3 pieces with a red miso crab soup.

Course 8: Dessert of Japanese pear, a very large and sweet grape, and a delicious rolled cake.

I ordered a side dish of vinegared sea cucumber(namako)which was crunchy and refreshing for an additional 430 Yen, and a 300 ml. bottle of cold Chitosetsuru junmai sake(the local sake) which was very good and went well with the meal.

Location: Kaniya Sapporo Main Branch: 2-11 Minami 4-jo Nishi, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo. Telephone: 011-222-1117. Open Weekdays: 11:00AM-3:00pm, 5:00pm-10:30pm. Weekends/Holidays: 11:00AM-10:30PM.

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