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Located on the west side of Susukino Station in Sapporo, along Tsukisamu Street, is Sushidokoro Yoshina-san. This sushi restaurant offers a wide variety of sake pairings, typical of Hokkaido, and allows customers to enjoy sushi in a free-style rather than omakase. The sake pairings are strong in flavor, and some customers may not even get to the sushi because of them. Of course, the sushi itself is delicious, with well-made rice and toppings. The restaurant is open until late at night, making it a great spot for a late-night sushi fix. You can enjoy delicious Hokkaido sushi while chatting with the friendly chef in a casual atmosphere. It's a user-friendly restaurant that allows you to enjoy Hokkaido sushi as you please.
Visited in October 2020 after a long time on a business trip to Hokkaido. For the last night, I couldn't leave without having sushi! I sent my colleague some options for a sushi restaurant that wasn't omakase, and we ended up choosing Sushidokoro Yoshina-san. We made a reservation and when we arrived, the place was already packed early in the evening, showing its popularity. After returning from Biei Town, I headed to Susukino. The contrast in scenery was quite striking, with the flashy F45 Building where the restaurant is located on the first floor. Feeling tired from traveling and meetings, I started with a glass of nama (draft) sake to wet my throat, and then moved on to more sake. I requested various dishes while expressing what I wanted to eat, and asked them to bring out a variety of items. The dishes included simmered octopus, marinated mentaiko (capelin roe), tarako (cod roe) soy sauce pickles, uni (sea urchin) with hair crab, grilled tachiuo (largehead hairtail), uni and flounder roll, hatahata (sandfish) sushi, ibaragani (red king crab) eggs, scallop grilled with miso, horse mackerel namero (minced fish), red sea cucumber with salted squid, hokki clam seared sushi, botan ebi (spot prawn), botan ebi head and eggs, medium fatty tuna, shime saba (pickled mackerel), sea urchin, tsubu (whelk), sabataku (mackerel with grated yam), and negimaki (scallion roll). I also enjoyed various types of sake such as Yamagata Masamune Autumn Release, Kochi Minami Special Junmai, Gunma Mizubasho Junmai Ginjo, Kochi Bunkajin Junmai Autumn Release, Yamagata Kudoki Jouzu Oumachi Dry Junmai Ginjo Nama, Kochi Suigei Matsuyama Mitsui Junmai Ginjo Autumn Release, and Fukushima Tairyo-koi Special Junmai. I ended up eating and drinking quite a lot! This restaurant is known for its wide variety of dishes. The chef mentioned that some customers come just for the dishes and don't even eat the sushi. The dishes are rich in flavors that go well with sake, typical of Hokkaido. The soft and flavorful simmered octopus, the unique tarako soy sauce pickles, the uni with hair crab, and the grilled tachiuo were all delicious. The hokki clam and whelk were also particularly tasty. The botan ebi was large and could be made into sushi with both the head and eggs. The sushi rice was gentle, allowing the flavors of Hokkaido's seafood to shine. The meal ended with the sabataku and the signature negimaki, a scallion roll with wasabi and scallions. Before I knew it, I had consumed seven cups of sake and moved on to drinking sweet potato shochu! Hokkaido truly offers a variety of dishes that go well with alcohol. The friendly chef and the casual atmosphere make it easy to enjoy delicious sushi, and the abundance of dishes is a highlight. Although they are currently refraining from serving late at night due to the current situation, they usually stay open until late, making it a great spot for a late-night meal or a second round of drinks. Thank you for the delicious meal.