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WHILE this legendary Hirafu bar is best known for its Guru Guru parties and hard-dance music, surprisingly it's also a great place for a quiet dinner.
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SHIOSAI is the newest addition to the Senchou dynasty of seafood restaurants in Hirafu, which have been serving the freshest of Hokkaido seafood for 15 years.
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FOR any food lover visiting Japan, sampling Wagyu beef is as much of a priority as visiting Harajuku in Tokyo, catching a glimpse of Mount Fuji or testing out the powder snow in Niseko.
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THE unique design for new east-meets-west fusion restaurant, The Barn, was interestingly inspired by a real Hokkaido barn that stands just outside Sapporo.
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A-Bu-Cha is one of Hirafu's most popular izakayas (an izakaya being a casual but traditional Japanese tapas-style restaurant), and every dish is a traditional Japanese delight.
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A DAY of skiing or riding Niseko’s powder is a surefire recipe for a huge appetite. And sometimes, small plates of delicate Japanese food just aren’t the answer to a table full of famished...
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SUSHI – when it’s good, it’s very, very good. And lucky for us, we're off to long-time Niseko Town favourite, Hanayoshi, which is one the best around.
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WITH some dishes, it can be the case that less is more. The very same can be understood about Hirafu’s yakitori restaurant and bar, Yosaku. It’s the simplistic nature of the yakitori food...
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NESTLED down in the Lower Village, tucked away behind pension Hurry Slowly, is Restaurant Yo, one of Niseko’s great traditional Japanese dining experiences. Yo is no ordinary restaurant –...
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By Katherine Bont and Kim Wejendorp, Sekka Dining chefs
WE first visited Senchou when we had only been in Japan for a week, and discovered there wasn’t much concession made for non-Japanese spea...
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FREEDOM Inn’s artistic French and Italian-inspired cuisine simply looks too good to eat – like a painting on a plate. Not eating this exquisite food is simply an impossible task, though, c...
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THE original Sekka restaurant was one of modern-day Niseko's first really chic eateries. Now a brand name encompassing everything from delicatessens to uber-luxury property developments, Sekka’s...
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By Katherine Bont and Kim Wejendorp, Sekka Dining chefs
ROUGHLY 9325 kilometres. That’s the distance between Kutchan and Nice, France, but step out of the snow and into cute little 12-seat bistr...
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EVER been chauffer-driven to your restaurant by the very same person who brings you your food? Then been dropped home once you’re done? If not, then perhaps the Gentem Café, commonly know...
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Sekka chefs Kat and Kim introduce us to Okonomiyaki at Jyuu.
AT Jyuu, okonomiyayi is the star of the restaurant, not just one item in a list on many on a food court menu. We love a good yaki (fried di...
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MOST visitors returning to Niseko each winter have more on their minds than just snow. Great food also looms large as a drawcard for those in the know - and those in the know have always made a beelin...
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With so many beautiful self-contained apartments and houses in Niseko now, if you’re lucky enough to be staying in one it’s a pity to go out to eat every night of your holiday. We decided...
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Are you with a group and finding it difficult to get into a restaurant? Or just want to try a taste of food presented in a traditional Japanese way? Why not head out of Hirafu to the junction of 343 a...
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Because Hokkaido was only settled by Japanese from the mainland in the very recent past, it lacks a lot of the traditional architecture and history usually associated with Japan.
But diner’s at...
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Tetsuya. It is a name that stops Australian foodies in their tracks. The story of a young Japanese man arriving in Australia with no English, no money and no experience who went on to establish one of...
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No trip to Hokkaido would be complete without a bucket size bowl of its famous butter corn Ramen (Chinese style noodle). But they are so filling they leave you staggering out of the restaurant feeling...
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Mention Hokkaido to most Japanese from “the south” and the first thing they think about is not snow. It’s food. For them, a trip to Hokkaido is not complete without indulging in Hokk...
