Recommended bowl: Sapporo superstar

One of the most famous shops in Sapporo, with long lines the norm. Master Oku-san trained at the well-known Sumire for seven years before he opened this shop. He starts making the soup at 5 am, using pork, vegetables, shiitake mushrooms and kombu. The noodles are special ordered from Morizumi Seimen. The miso tare contains three types of white miso and the ginger topping uses ginger from Kōchi prefecture. This is your quintessential bowl of Sapporo miso; a wonderful creamy, oily blend of miso and spices. A homey shop, with handwritten signs from various celebs adorning the walls.