Bariki-ya Ramen — Restaurant in Sapporo

After enjoying the night view at Mount Tengu in Otaru, I returned to Sapporo quite late, around 9 PM. As it is often the case, ramen shops are the best places to find food late at night.

Similar to most ramen establishments, you first need to purchase your meal from the automated vending machine at the entrance. Once you've selected your ramen, the staff will guide you to your seat. Due to my limited knowledge of Japanese, I struggled a bit with ordering, but eventually managed to order a ramen with a yuzu flavor.

The yuzu ramen turned out to be a refreshing choice. The broth had a clean and light taste, and it was topped with a slow-cooked slice of meat and a perfectly boiled egg.

In addition to the ramen, I couldn't resist ordering ten pieces of their small-sized gyoza. Each dumpling was bite-sized and packed with flavor, making them a delicious accompaniment to the ramen.

Overall, the ramen experience at this Hakata ramen shop...

Cosy little ramen place - you order your noodles via ticket machine. There are English descriptions on the wall opposite the ticket machine (turn around if you are facing the machine) to help you choose your dish. Staff are friendly (they will come over to help if they find you struggling with the machine) even though they don't speak much English.

Noodles are hakata style - very thin and firm. Soup broth just slightly oily and salty, but that's just personal preference. Very difficult to find Tonkotsu noodles in Hokkaido without going for the chains like Ippudo, so this is like a hidden gem. My friend even commented that this tastes better than his favourite Ichiran (I'm not a fan of the latter though).

Complimentary seasoned beansprouts and pickled appetizers are available - self...

Excellent ramen and very honest boss. We ordered our lunch from the vending machine, slotted in 10k Yen but the machine was faulty, it didn't return our change in notes of 8k Yen. We totally forgot about it, sat down, took photographs like most tourists and enjoyed our ramen. The ramen is tasty and frequent by the locals. We realized the missing change while we were shopping and rushed back in the afternoon. We had nothing to prove at this point but the boss patiently listened to our story and told us to return at the shop close when he tallies the machine records to the cash receipts. Indeed there was a difference of 8k and the boss kindly returned us the amount. Very honest folks. Ramen is delicious and tasty too. Highly...