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夜カフェ · Sapporo

Open late cafés in Sapporo

Kissaten, book cafés and parfait stops open past 22:00, from Maruyama to Susukino.

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Yoru kafe (夜カフェ, night café) covers any café still serving after dinner, and in Sapporo the night has a center: Susukino (すすきの), said to be the largest entertainment district north of Tokyo.1 It grew from a licensed quarter set up by the Meiji government, and by day it is also Sapporo's temple town, with shrines and temples built on what was then the edge of the city.1

The local way to end a night there is something sweet. Bar Penguin-dō in Chūō Ward has served late parfaits since 2007, and Parfaiteria PaL, which opened in Susukino in July 2015, is often called the birthplace of the night-parfait shop, with lines forming as early as 19:00.2

Local tip: Leave Susukino by 00:12, when the last Namboku Line train heads for Makomanai, or end the night near your hotel: LAMP LIGHT BOOKS CAFE stays open around the clock.54

Where these cafés are: Odori & Tanukikoji (5), Odori West (4), Maruyama (2), Sōsei East & Nijō Market (2), Susukino (1), Yamahana & Fushimi (1), Hokkaido University & Kita 18 (1), Sapporo Station (1).

At a glance

17Cafés listed
17With opening hours
07:30Earliest opening
03:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: CAFE YOSHIMI, from 07:30 (Daily 07:30–23:30).
  • Closes latest: 南13条石山通珈琲, until 03:00 (Mon–Thu 10:00–02:00 · Fri–Sat 10:00–03:00 · Sun 10:00–02:00).
  • Most common features: indoor seating (18%), air-con (18%), smoke-free indoors (18%).
Odori West

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  • Mon 11:00–15:00, 17:00–22:00 · Tue–Wed Closed · Thu 17:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 11:00–15:00, 17:00–22:00 · Sun 11:00–20:00
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How late Sapporo cafés stay open

Most late cafés close at 23:00 or midnight. The latest is 南13条石山通珈琲 (Minami 13-jō Ishiyama-dōri Coffee) at Minami 13-jō Nishi 11-chōme, south of the center, which opens at 10:00 and closes at 02:00, or 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. It brews by hand through a cloth filter, and smoking is allowed.3

LAMP LIGHT BOOKS CAFE never closes. It sits in a hotel about nine minutes on foot from Odori or Susukino stations, and when it opened in 2021 its kitchen served from 07:00 to 22:00 while the room itself stayed open around the clock.4 ミンガスコーヒー (Mingus Coffee) near the TV Tower and 円山茶寮 in Maruyama both serve until 00:00.

Where the late cafés are

Odori West and Odori & Tanukikoji have the most late cafés, with Maruyama and Sōsei East next. Near the TV Tower, CAFE NOYMOND at Minami 3-jō Nishi 2-chōme opens 13:00–23:00 and REGALO KURA 17:00–00:00, Monday to Saturday. In Odori West, Café 倫敦館 at Kita 4-jō Nishi 11-chōme serves until 23:30 every day and IN ROCK CAFE until 00:00.

East of the Sōsei River, NELD COFFEE CLUB at Minami 2-jō Higashi 3-chōme closes at 22:00, and 喫茶 流れ星 at Minami 4-jō Higashi 3-chōme reopens 20:00–23:00 after an afternoon break. In Susukino, コーヒースクエア (Coffee Square) serves 11:00–23:00 daily, and in Maruyama, CAFE びいだま at Minami 2-jō Nishi 26-chōme closes at 23:00. North of the station, City Oasis カフェ runs 07:30–23:00, closed Wednesdays.

Shime parfait after dinner

The term shime pafe (締めパフェ, a closing parfait) came in 2015 from Kobayashi Hitoshi of Arika Design, who noticed how many Sapporo adults ate cake, ice cream and parfaits late at night; shime comes from shimeru, to close.2 A Sapporo parfait promotion committee launched on 1 September that year with seven member restaurants, its office inside Crypton Future Media, a Sapporo company. The first night-parfait shops were in entertainment districts.2

Prices span a wide range: as of 2026, about ¥700 at Ice wa Betsubara, a takeout chain, and about ¥2,000 at specialty shops. The pandemic hurt the first wave, which depended on customers coming on from bars, and cheaper takeout and franchise formats have led a second.2

The last subway and smoke after dark

Check the train before the last cup. On the Namboku Line timetable updated in August 2026, the last trains leave Susukino at 00:12 toward Makomanai and 00:14 toward Asabu, the same on weekdays and at weekends.5

Late rooms are where smoke lingers longest. Where a café still allows smoking, no one under 20 may go in, employees included, so a late kissaten that permits smoking is closed to anyone younger.6

Sources

  1. Sapporo Burari Techo: Susukino Area, City of Sapporo, Sapporo Concierge, accessed October 2026
  2. Shime-Parfait: The Sweet Way Japan Winds Down a Night Out, Unseen Japan (K. Lou, September 1, 2026), accessed October 2026
  3. Best 20 Cafe Kissaten in Nishisen 14-jo (南13条石山通珈琲), Hamoni (updated October 25, 2026), accessed October 2026
  4. This new book hotel in Sapporo comes with 4,000 mystery and travel books, Time Out Tokyo (Youka Nagase, June 9, 2021), accessed October 2026
  5. 南北線すすきの駅時刻表（N08）, Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (updated August 1, 2026), accessed October 2026
  6. 11_第二種施設（飲食店）, Hokkaido Government, Regional Health Division (updated January 13, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Open late in Sapporo: questions

Which cafés in Sapporo are open after midnight?

Minami 13-jō Ishiyama-dōri Coffee, at Minami 13-jō Nishi 11-chōme, stays open until 02:00, or 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, and allows smoking. LAMP LIGHT BOOKS CAFE, in a hotel near Odori and Susukino, is open 24 hours. Mingus Coffee near the TV Tower, IN ROCK CAFE in Odori West and 円山茶寮 in Maruyama serve until 00:00.

Where can you eat a shime parfait in Sapporo?

Night-parfait shops began in Sapporo's entertainment districts, and Parfaiteria PaL, which opened in Susukino in July 2015, is often called the first of the kind; lines can form there from 19:00. As of 2026, a parfait cost about ¥700 at a takeout chain and about ¥2,000 at a specialty shop.

What time is the last subway from Susukino in Sapporo?

On the Namboku Line timetable updated in August 2026, the last train from Susukino Station leaves at 00:12 toward Makomanai and at 00:14 toward Asabu, on weekdays and weekends alike..

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