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I Found the World's #1 GREATEST Japanese BREAKFAST BUFFET in Hokkaido Japan
I Found the World's #1 GREATEST Japanese BREAKFAST BUFFET in Hokkaido Japan
A deep dive into an unbelievable seafood breakfast buffet in Hokkaido, followed by a Tokyo food hall with Sichuan cuisine and a solo yakiniku dinner experience.
7 places
1Vessel Hotel Campana SusukinoHotel · Sapporo4.5VESSEL HOTEL CAMPANA SUSUKINO, 6 Chome-16番地1 Minami 5 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 064-0805, JapanCreator's voice- Seafood Breakfast Buffet · $18 — The most outrageous seafood breakfast buffet I've ever been to, featuring fresh tuna, scallops, seared salmon, sweet shrimp, ikura (salmon roe), fresh Hokkaido wasabi, and crab legs. You can create your own chirashi bowls with premium ingredients. It also includes matcha ice cream, Hokkaido dairy products like yogurt and pudding, and a variety of hot dishes, all for under $20 USD.
- Chirashi Bowl — Create your own chirashi bowl with fresh tuna sashimi, chopped fatty tuna, sweet shrimp, ikura, Hokkaido scallops, fresh wasabi, and seaweed over rice. The quality of the ingredients is premium, with a single piece of Hokkaido scallop nigiri estimated to cost $8, making the buffet price incredibly good value.
- Crab Miso Soup — A crab miso soup made with real crab, some yams, and other ingredients, offering a sweet and umami flavor that the creator calls the greatest miso soup ever.
- Hokkaido Ramen — A customizable ramen with chashu, fried noodles, tofu, giant pork belly slices, Hokkaido potatoes, fried chicken, and lotus root. The creator praises the broth and claims it might be the best buffet ramen he's ever had.
- Hokkaido Potato Salad — A very good potato salad, praised for its quality.
- Matcha Ice Cream — Matcha ice cream is available at the buffet.
- Matcha Latte — A matcha latte made from a machine at the buffet, described as real matcha and better than what you'd find in 99% of coffee shops. Available hot or iced.
- Hokkaido Pudding — Handmade pudding with caramel sauce on the bottom, praised for its incredible softness and flavor. Japan's pudding is unbeatable.
- Hokkaido Yogurt — Incredibly rich and smooth yogurt from Hokkaido, available in drinkable form and with aloe and peach sauce. It tastes like fresh snow and is unlike anything found in America.
- Hokkaido Dry-Cured Ham — A fancy, beautiful dry-cured ham from Hokkaido that melts like A5 wagyu. It's a shocking and unbelievable experience, tasting better than any ham the creator has had in Spain.
- Mango Jelly — Mango jelly is available, even though mangos are not grown in Hokkaido.
2New Chitose AirportInternational airport · Chitose4.3 (3,412)New Chitose Airport (CTS), 987-22 Bibi, Chitose, Hokkaido 066-0012, JapanCreator's voice- Cheese Snow Cookies · ¥1,594 — These popular cookies come in beautiful packaging. The white snow variety is highly recommended by a local over the gold snow. The cookies feature a cheesy frosting inside a waffle cone, melting in your mouth with a rich, creamy cheese flavor. Worth a 15-minute wait in line.
- The Milk Stand — A store at the airport dedicated to Hokkaido milk products, offering various types of milk, ice cream, milk drinks, and milk teas. They often label their top-selling items.
- Organic Hokkaido Milk · ¥540 — A bottle of organic Hokkaido milk, described as naturally subtle sweet, super rich, and creamy. It tastes like a milkshake, despite being natural milk. The label states it's the 'highest peak of milk'.
3Royce' Chocolate WorldChocolate factory · Tobetsu4.4 (1,387)Open · until 5 PMROYCE' CACAO&CHOCOLATE TOWN, 640-15 Roizutaun, Tobetsu, Ishikari District, Hokkaido 061-3770, JapanCreator's voice- Chocolate Penguins — Chocolate penguins are shown being shaped as part of the chocolate-making process.
4Hilton Tokyo Odaibaホテル · Minato City4.2 (717)Hilton Tokyo Odaiba, 1 Chome-9-1 Daiba, Minato City, Tokyo 135-8625, JapanCreator's voice- City View — The hotel offers a nice view of the Tokyo cityscape.
5Ariake GardenShopping mall · Koto City4.0 (6,726)Open · until 11 PMAriake Garden, 2 Chome-1-8 Ariake, Koto City, Tokyo 135-0063, JapanCreator's voice
6Chen Mapo TofuSichuan restaurant · Shinjuku City4.3 (577)Open · until 3 PMChen's Mapo Tofu Shinjuku Nomura Building, SHINJUKU NOMURA BUILDING, B2 1 Chome-26-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 163-0590, JapanCreator's voice- Mapo Tofu Ramen — A limited edition ramen dish that combines mapo tofu with hot and sour soup on top of ramen noodles, topped with a giant chili and an egg. It's an overflowing, wild bowl of ramen, spicy and a little sour, with large intestines included as a happy surprise. The sauce is gooey and thick.
- Double-Cooked Pork Belly — Giant pieces of fatty pork belly served with green onions. The creator praises the tenderness and flavor, especially with the bean sauce. He considers it his favorite Sichuan food chain in Tokyo.
- Spicy Tendon Beef — A dish of spicy tendon and tripe beef, served with cilantro and peanuts, in a spicy sauce. It's an authentic dish, priced affordably at about $5 USD, compared to $12 in Seattle.
7WaiyagayaYakiniku restaurant · Shinjuku City4.1Closed · opens Tuesday 11:30 AMWAIGAYA, B2F 3 Chome-13-5 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022, JapanCreator's voice- Stewed Beef Tendon — A stewed beef tendon dish, served as an appetizer. It includes various innards like tripe and vegetables, and is described as super tender.
- Premium Beef Tongue · ¥1000 — Beautifully marbled beef tongue, grilled over charcoal. It's incredibly tender and bursting with juice, tasting exactly like A5 wagyu for only $6. You don't need teeth to eat this cut of meat.
- Short Ribs — Short ribs with beautiful marbling, grilled over charcoal. They are tender and bursting with juice, tasting incredible with the smoky flavor from the charcoal.
- Loin Slices — Thin cuts of loin, grilled over charcoal. They are marbled but a little leaner than the short ribs, offering an off-the-charts tenderness level.
- Jim Beam Highball — A Jim Beam highball is available.
- Green Chili Peppers — Green chili peppers are grilled alongside the meat, adding a smoky flavor.