Local Guide
Tantalize your taste buds with local delicacies. Recommended lunches around New Chitose Airport

There are many restaurants inside New Chitose Airport, but there are also many reputable and delicious restaurants scattered around the area. Ramen, soup curry, pork bowls, and various other local delicacies unique to Hokkaido are also available. Here are some recommended lunch restaurants that can be Directioned from the airport by car or by JR.

Michelin-recognized ramen restaurant

The most popular
The most popular "Soy Sauce" 800 yen

This is a locally famous ramen restaurant that won a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide Hokkaido 2017. The most popular is the Shoyu. Pork bones, chicken bones, and seafood are simmered separately to create a rich broth. The noodles are medium-thick and frizzy, which go well with the thick soup. The topping is grated onion, which is dissolved in the soup as you eat it. The thick yet tender chashu pork is also very tasty. It is a unique dish that can only be enjoyed here.

Original taste you want to eat even if you have to wait in line

The chic atmosphere of the restaurant
The chic atmosphere of the restaurant

In addition to "Shoyu," "Shio," and "Miso" ramen, there is also "Tsukemen (Miso or Shoyu)" with a choice of 200g, 300g, or 400g noodles. Tsukemen" has thick, frizzy noodles, while "Shio" has thin, straight noodles.
The store is so popular that there is a long line at lunchtime, but this is proof that the taste is that good. It might be a good idea to visit at a later time. It is worth taking the trouble to stop by on your way to the restaurant.

Local Guide Comment
The thick, mellow soup has a great flavor, but it is not too thick or heavy. The balance between the noodles and the soup is excellent!
Noodle Shop Rei
  • Address 4-2-10 Takadai, Chitose-shi, Hokkaido MAP
  • Direction Approx. 15 min. walk from JR Chitose Station, approx. 13 min. drive from New Chitose Airport
  • Business hours 11:00-15:00, 17:00-21:00 (close when soup is gone)
  • Closed Wednesday
  • TEL 0123-27-3757
  • Parking Free of charge

Excellent spicy soup curry

Soup curry
Soup curry "buhit" with special pork belly shabu shabu mixed with soup: 1,200 yen

Soup curry, which originated in Sapporo, is a light, soupy curry that differs from the thicker roux curry. It is served in a spicy broth that preserves the flavor of the ingredients, such as vegetables and meat.
Asian Bar Lamai is the Chitose branch of a soup curry restaurant that opened in Sapporo in 2003 and quickly became popular. In addition to "Yasai" and "Chicken," the restaurant offers eight types of soup curry, including "Udan" with two shrimp tempura and "Tafu Goreng" with deep-fried tofu added.

Dine in a resort-like atmosphere in Bali!

Partitioned off to create a private room-like atmosphere
Partitioned off to create a private room-like atmosphere

There are 10 levels of spiciness for the curry, which can be adjusted to your liking. For those who prefer spicier food, it is possible to increase the spiciness with fresh chili peppers for a real hot taste (from 50 yen). Rice is cooked with several spices and coconut milk, and is called "nasi kuning," a popular dish in Indonesia.
Another hidden favorite is "Soup Sapi Putas," a traditional Javanese soup. The rich beef-based broth is intertwined with a refreshing citrus acidity, creating a mysterious taste.

Local Guide Comment
The soup is deep and rich, the chicken is tender and tender, and the vegetables are delicious and very satisfying! I also recommend the lamassi to go along with it.
Asian Bar Lamai Chitose
  • Address 2-13-1 Hokuei, Chitose-shi, Hokkaido MAP
  • Direction 12 min. walk from JR Chitose Station, 10 min. drive from New Chitose Airport
  • Business hours 11:30-21:30 (L.O. 21:00)
  • Closed No holidays
  • TEL 0123-49-7666
  • Parking Free of charge

Obihiro's famous pork bowl

Kukai Set
Kukai Set" of mori soba and roasted pork rice bowl, 1,200 yen

Pork donburi is a bowl of rice topped with charbroiled pork and sweet and spicy sauce. It is a local dish of the Tokachi region, but there is also a famous restaurant in Eniwa City, a neighbor of Chitose City, called "Charcoal Grilled Pork Kukai," which was selected as a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide Hokkaido in 2012 and 2017. The pork is carefully selected fresh pork from Hokkaido, and the rice is made from "Yumepirika" brown rice sent directly from farmers and milled in-house. We hope you will enjoy the savory, tender pork grilled to perfection and the refreshing sauce that goes well with the rice.

The restaurant is full as soon as it opens for lunch!

The restaurant is lined with autographs of celebrities and athletes who have visited the restaurant.
The restaurant is lined with autographs of celebrities and athletes who have visited the restaurant.

The menu consists only of charcoal-grilled pork bowls and soba noodles. The soba noodles are also highly reputed. The most frequently ordered dish is the "Kukai Set," which includes both the pork bowl and soba noodles. The set includes a pork bowl with half the amount of rice and 70% pork of the "Sumiyaki Pork Donburi Roast," so it can be eaten in one sitting.
There is also a large 1.4-kilogram "Bigiri Pork Donburi," which is also available. However, the restaurant is so crowded during the day that it fills up as soon as it opens, so we recommend that you try it outside of peak lunch hours or on Saturdays and Sundays.

Local Guide Comment
A restaurant where you can enjoy authentic soba noodles and authentic pork bowl together. The meat is tender and the sauce is just the right amount of sweet and spicy to make your rice go further! The mega-size menu is also very interesting.
Charcoal-roasted pork bowl Kukai
  • Address 1-10-2 Shimamatsu Ju-cho, Eniwa City, Hokkaido MAP
  • Direction 5 min. walk from JR Shimamatsu Station, 26 min. drive from New Chitose Airport
  • Business hours 11:00-14:30, 17:00-19:30 (20:00 on Saturdays and Sundays), *Open only for lunch on Mondays
  • Closed Tuesdays
  • TEL 0123-37-1230
  • Parking Free of charge

Kamameshi cooked in a feather kettle

Kita no Sai Aji Kamameshi
Kita no Sai Aji Kamameshi" 2,480 yen (tax not included)

This authentic kamameshi restaurant uses a variety of delicious Hokkaido ingredients. The rice is "Nanatsuboshi" from Eniwa. The rice is cooked in a traditional Japanese kettle with a special soup stock. The menu offers a wide variety of dishes, from seafood such as fresh sea urchin, salmon roe, scallops, and snow crab to meat such as Tokachi Shimizu's "Hitomai Beef" and Eniwa pastured pork, as well as wild mushrooms. The rice is soaked with the flavor of the ingredients, and you can even taste the roasted rice on the bottom of the bowl. In addition to serving it with yakumi (condiments) and chopped pickles, you can also enjoy ochazuke (rice with green tea) by pouring in the dashi broth.

In addition to kamameshi, set menus with white rice are also available.

Ginshari set meal
Ginshari set meal "Karaage" 980 yen (tax not included)

At lunch time, not only kamameshi, but also the "Ginshari Set Meal," which consists of freshly cooked white rice with side dishes, is popular. You can choose from eight different types of set meals, including karaage, gyoza, hamburger steak, shrimp chili, tempura, and tonkatsu (pork cutlet), all at reasonable prices.
Some of the kamameshi dishes can also be taken out freshly cooked (150 yen for container packaging, tax not included). In addition, frozen "shibare kamameshi" is also available. They ship nationwide, so you can send them to people far away.

Local Guide Comment
The menu has a wide variety of dishes that will delight even small children. The kamameshi comes with condiments and soup stock, so you can enjoy it as it is, with different flavors, or with chazuke (rice with green tea).
Seasonal cuisine/Kamameshi Ichie
  • Address 3-3-2 Kashiwagi-cho, Eniwa City, Hokkaido MAP
  • Direction Approximately 19 minutes on foot from JR Megumino Station, approximately 22 minutes by car from New Chitose Airport
  • Business hours 11:00-15:00 (L.O.14:30), 17:00-22:00 (L.O.21:00)
  • Closed Tuesdays
  • TEL 0120-036-151
  • Parking Free of charge

Weekday lunch sets are popular.

One-Coin Lunch
One-Coin Lunch" only available at lunch time on weekdays for 500 yen.

This is the Chitose branch of a conveyor-belt sushi chain that operates stores in Hokkaido. Even though it is a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant, as one would expect from Hokkaido's abundance of seafood, the freshness of the fish is second to none. The freshness of the ingredients is second to none. You can enjoy seasonal seafood directly shipped from various fishing ports, starting at 120 yen per plate (tax not included). Particularly popular are the lunch sets available only on weekdays from 11:00 to 17:00. The "One-Coin Lunch" is an amazingly low price of 500 yen for 10 pieces of nigirizushi, tax included. The restaurant is crowded during lunchtime as each self-service soup and coffee are free of charge.

Sushi made by a craftsman with a "single piece of sushi" approach.

In addition to the counter, tables are also available.
In addition to the counter, tables are also available.

The restaurant also offers a full menu of dishes other than the lunch set. The "Sankanzari" menu offers three different kinds of sushi on one plate, including "Shiromi Sankan" and "Hikari Sankan," as well as a variety of Hokkaido delicacies such as "Mashike hand-prawns" and "Hidaka aged Ginsei," the highest quality autumnal salmon. There are more than 100 types of nigiri, including the recommended dish of the day. All of them are made by expert chefs. The rice, a blend of "Hukkunko" and "Nanatsuboshi" rice from Hokkaido, is also known for its delicious taste.
Located near New Chitose Airport, it is a good place to stop by before returning a rental car.

Local Guide Comment
I am amazed that you can eat so much sushi for such a reasonable price! I am amazed. The extensive side menu is also a sight to behold! Unusual and sometimes bargain items are rotated.
Kitasutei Chitose-ten
  • Address 1-1-1 Higashisuburban, Chitose-shi, Hokkaido MAP
  • Direction 17 min. walk from JR Chitose Station, 10 min. drive from New Chitose Airport
  • Business hours 11:00-22:00 (L.O.21:45)
  • Closed No holidays
  • TEL 0123-22-0770
  • Parking Free of charge
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