匠鮨 — Restaurant in Sapporo

Picked this place at random near my hotel. I went in at 5pm, right about as it opened after being closed for the usual odd break Japanese restaurants do. It was just me, the waiter and the chef.

The waiter was a young guy from Kyushu, where I live, and spoke good English, so we got along really well. They asked me if I wasn't able to eat anything in particular right off the bat, which is nice to consider, probably because I'm a foreigner.

I don't like shrimp, not an allergy thing, so they were happy to replace the shrimp sushi in the set I had (Fuji) with something else!

They suggested I try some local specialties, and I had the absolute misfortune to try shirako. I'm sure its probably the height of cuisine to some others, but for me, it was the most vile thing I've ever ate, haha!

Don't let that put you off the place though. As long as that young guys there, you'll have a swell time chatting about all sorts, scoffing down sushi, trying many new things you might...

Visiting in Sapporo from the United States, we stumbled randomly into this restaurant. It's located in the basement of a larger building, easy enough to find. We only speak English so spent a little while trying to translate the menu before the waiter mecifully brought us an English menu and chatted with us for a couple of minutes. Service and food were good and prices were fair. Bit of a hushed atmosphere because it is such a small place. Recommended if you are a traveller looking for...

Friend brought me here and it was a proper Sushi place - fresh fish! The best one was the uni - tasted a bit sweet, real fresh, no fishy after-taste. Ordered one of the sets (set #4) posted on photo and two sake pitchers for the table. Each of us spent around JPY4,500 which was real value for money - given the quality and amount of serving.

Sushi master asked where we are from and would have been interested to talk more if they knew English. Thankfully, our friend is a local willing...