guide: where to eat + stay
our favourite picks + travel tips
Where To Eat& Drink
Here are some of Sanctuary Niseko's healthy recommendations (vegan options included!):
Around Hirafu
Green Farm Cafe - Deli with lots of vegan options! Breakfasts, burgers, coffee (vegan burgers and vegetarian options available)
Temporada - Lovely vibe, great place for an apres drink.
Musu - All day hangout from breakfast to after hours drinks
The Alpinist - Breakfasts, juices, coffee, crepes, galettes, breads; raclette and fondue (for dinner) (vegetarian options available)
Niseko Taproom - Niseko Taproom has become one of our favourite places for great pub food in Hirafu. Craft beer on tap, roast chicken, smoked salmon, fish & chips, cheeses.
BCC White Rock - Baguettes, sandwiches, tarts, latte (vegetarian options available)
La Villa Lupicia - Great lunch and dinner courses (Lunch courses from ¥2,500, Dinner courses from ¥7,000) (vegetarian options available). Check out the deli for great salads, warm meals and rustic breads.
Kamimura - One Michelin-starred Japanese-French restaurant in Hirafu (vegetarian set dinner courses available on request, book early)
Gokoro - Fresh homemade udon
Graubunden - Sandwiches and lovely cakes!
Ezo Seafoods - Freshest seafood platter (take out available)
Rin - Easily our favourite izakaya restaurant in Hirafu
Abucha - Good izakaya menu, there's always something for everyone here
Houzuki Udon Cafe - (Route 5), near Hangetsu Lake - one of the best udon around Niseko
An Dining Cafe and Bar - restaurant at Ki Niseko, excellent Japanese-Chinese cuisine, set courses available from ¥3,000 (vegan options available on request, do call in advance)
Higashiyama and Annupuri
En (formerly Komugino)- ** Best Japanese vegan restaurant, they believe in holistic farming methods and use only the best local organic produce from Hokkaido (vegan options available on weekends, lunch sets at ¥1,200, do call ahead to book!)
Prativo - Lunch buffet with a view of Mount Yotei, fresh Hokkaido farm vegetables, and their famous yoghurt drink and milk custard pudding (vegetarian options available)
Rakuichi - For the best soba and dinner kaiseki experience (dinner reservations required).
Pizzeria del Sole - Our favourite woodfired pizzas (vegetarian and vegan options available)
Makkari / Rusutsu
Tout le Monde - The best confiture and wonderful coffee and desserts
Maccarina - One-Michelin starred restaurant that serves fantastic lunch sets with the freshest ingredients and produce from their own backyard! (Lunch courses from ¥3,150, Dinner courses from ¥7,000) (vegetarian/vegan options available)
Kutchan
SEKKA lab - Great ala carte and lunch/dinner course menus
Yukitei - The Potato Udon is a must-try. Made with potatoes grown locally in Kutchan.
Mugikaze Bakery - Good organic breads and jams, made rom locally sourced ingredients from Hokkaido Everything is made n small batches, and they run out quick.
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Where to stay
STAY
There are plenty of accommodation options in and around Niseko. The best is to start with the dates (as accommodation especially in winter gets booked up early), the area you'd like to be in (we recommend somewhere closer to the lifts/main roads if you do not have your own transport), and the accommodation that best suits your travel budget (you can book an entire apartment/cottage with a kitchenette for the price of a single room in a hotel sometimes).
Here are the best links:
Niseko Accommodation sites