1 September 2023
Susukino is Sapporo’s main entertainment area with many of Sapporo’s best restaurants, bars, cafes, clubs, cinemas, karaoke parlors, and hotels located here. It is also the home of Sapporo’s red-light district with many “adult-entertainment” establishments. It could be compared to Tokyo‘s Kabukicho.
We cannot come to Sapporo and not visit Susukino. The best time to visit Susukino is at night when the neon lights are lit and the entertainment joints are opened for business. Although there are many things to entertain us, we just came to see the lights, soak in the atmosphere and get dinner.
Getting to Susukino from our hotel which is near the Sapporo subway station was easy. It was just a 4 minutes subway ride on the Namboku Line to the Susukino Station.
Exiting the subway station, we headed southwards and came to the Susukino Crossing. This intersection, located at the intersection of Sapporo Ekimae Street and Tsukisamu Street, is famous for the bright neon lights, among which is the famous Nikka Whisky emblem.
The heart of the Susukino district is at the Susukino Crossing with the distinct Nikka Whisky emblem. The wet road made the photo even nicer, with the neon lights reflecting off the road surface.
Despite the weather, Susukino is full of people. After soaking in the vibrant atmosphere and a bit of light rain, we decided to end our visit to Susukino with dinner at one of the ramen restaurants before heading back to our hotel.
With so many restaurants to choose from, we decided to eat crab miso ramen at a shop called the Crab Gang.
This is a small shop with seats for about 8 to 9 persons. There tables were all occupied but a few counter seats were available.
The shop was manned by only one person. We had to buy a meal ticket from the vending machine based on the menu with pictures posted on the wall. Once done, we handed the tickets over the chef and wait for our food.
All of us ordered the same Standard ramen. There are options to add toppings like onsen egg or go for the Special ramen which will include crab tomalley.
A stack of bowls in front of our counter seat.
The crab miso ramen was excellent. The thing that stood out for me was the delicious broth which is probably made with crab as one of the ingredients. It is sweet and had plenty of umami. We added some chilli powder from the table to make the broth spicier. Overall, I would say it is the perfect comfort food on a chilly night.
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