The 10 Best Places to Eat in Kushiro, Hokkaido

Located on Eastern of Hokkaido, Kushiro is famous for its great sightseeing spots like Lake Akan and Lake Mashu. In addition, the city is also famous for its delicious local gourmet as well. Kushiro accommodates many different types of restaurants selling many original local foods that you can only try there, so don’t forget to try these 10 local foods when you’re around Kushiro!

1. Spakatsu

Spakatsu is one of the most popular local foods in Kushiro, which is basically a combination of meat sauce spaghetti and pork cutlets (tonkatsu).

Spakatsu is a meat sauce spaghetti with pork cutlets topping, and this combination creates a perfect bold flavor. There are many restaurants selling Spakatsu, but our favorite goest to Restaurant Izumiya.

Restaurant Izumiya is located within 15-minute walk from Kushiro Station, and the restaurant has been serving Spakatsu for a long time. Famous among both the locals and the tourists, why don’t you stop by Spakatsu for its great Spakatsu?

2. Zangi

Zangi is one of the most famous local foods of Kushiro, which is basically similar to karaage.

Zangi is made from chicken or fish, and compare to karaage, Zangi has bolder flavor as well.

There are many restaurants selling Zangi in the city, but our favorite goes to Torimatsu. Torimatsu is believed to be the pioneer of Zangi, so you should definitely try its exceptional Zangi when you’re visiting Kushiro!

3. Kushiro Ramen

If you love ramen, then you should definitely try Kushiro ramen!

Kushiro ramen is a shoyu based ramen, and it is famous for its light but flavorful taste! Kushiro ramen uses thin cut noodles, creating a perfect combination with the soup.

When it comes to Kushiro ramen, Maruhira is our favorite Kushiro ramen shop. Established more than 50 years go, Maruhira is famous for its top-notch Kushiro ramen.

Loved by both females and males, why don’t you try Maruhira’s Kushiro ramen?

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4. Akan Yakitori Bowl

Akan Yakitori Bowl is one of the best local foods of Kushiro, and it is very famous among the locals.

Basically, Akan Yakitori Bowl is a rice bowl dish with plenty yakitori and vegetable toppings. There are many restaurants selling Akan Yakitori Bowl in Kushiro, but we love Keraan the most!

Keraan is located inside Hotel Tsuruga, and the restaurant is famous for its great Akan Yakitori Bowl and Kaiseki cuisines. If you want to try the real taste of Kushiro, then you should definitely visit Keraan for its great Akan Yakitori Bowl!

5. Sanmanma

Sanmanma is one of Kushiro’s most delicious local foods, but too bad this food is not that famous compare to other Japanese foods.

Sanmanma is a grilled Pacific saury fish served with seasoned rice. Sanmanma looks very similar to sushi, and it has fresh and flavorful taste. There are many shops selling Sanmanma, but our favorite is Sanmanma Uomasa.

Sanmanma Uomasa is located within 13-minute walk from Kushiro Station, and it is famous for its delicious charcoal grilled Sanmanma pieces!

 
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6. Kattedon

Hokkaido is famous for its delicious Kaisendon, and Kushiro is famous for its great Kattedon!

Kattedon is similar to Kaisendon, but the difference between these two rice bowl dishes is that the customer can choose the toppings they would like to have for their Kattedon!

There are many restaurants selling great Kattedon, but our favorite goes to the shops at Kushiro Washo Market! Kushiro Washo Market is a traditional fish market in Kushiro, and it is famous for its fresh seafood products.

Why don’t you stop by Kushiro Washo Market and find a bowl of fresh Kattedon to spoil your belly?

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7. Teppan Napolitan

Teppan Napolitan is a Napolitan Spaghetti served on a hotplate in a big portion, and it is one of the most famous local foods of Kushiro!

There are many restaurants selling Teppan Napolitan, but we strongly recommend you to try Teppan Napolitan sold at Ajitomi Shokudo! Located within 7-minute walk from Kushiro Station, you can enjoy eating the most authentic type of Teppan Napolitan at Ajitomi Shokudo!

8. Robatayaki

Robatayaki is one of the most popular Japanese foods, and Kushiro is famous for its great Robatayaki!

Robatayaki is the local food of Kushiro, and it is made from vegetables and seafoods. The vegetables and seafoods are grilled with the charcoal, producing very good and tempting smell!

One of our favorite Robatayaki restaurants is Robata, where you can enjoy watching the chef preparing and grilling your Robatayaki in front of you behind the counter!

9. Kaki Soba

Kushiro is famous for its delicious Kaki Soba, a hot soba noodles with boiled oyster (kaki) toppings!

The boiled oyster has soft and fluffy textures, and the soup has light flavor. These two combination created a perfect balance of flavor, and this is the main reason why Kaki Soba is very famous among the locals!

Our recommendation for Kaki Soba goes to Tamagawa-an, one of the most famous Kaki Soba restaurant in Kushiro, which is definitely worth every penny of you to try!

10. Curry Chicken

Curry Chicken is one of the most famous local foods of Kushiro, which you can snack on easily while walking around the city!

Curry Chicken is a curry flavored fried chicken, and it is very crispy on the outside, and fluffy on the inside!

Our favorite place to get curry chicken is Joy Pack Chicken, which you can find inside the shopping mall Big House!

Let’s Eat Delicious Local Foods in Kushiro!

Kushiro is a city located on Eastern Hokkaido, and the city is famous for accommodating many great sightseeing spots like Lake Akan and Lake Mashu. The city is also famous for its great local foods and for accommodating many decent restaurants as well. Today we’ve listed up 10 different types of local foods that you should definitely try when visiting Kushiro!