InterContinental Sapporo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, is offering seasonal winter, Christmas and New Year menus inspired by Hokkaido ingredients and the snowy scenery of Sapporo. The lineup spans the hotel's casual French restaurant AuBlanc, its AuBlanc Boutique, the Norva lounge and bar, and the contemporary kappo restaurant SAWAKA.
AuBlanc serves a buffet that expresses the warm food culture of European Christmas markets with Hokkaido ingredients, along with winter dinner courses, while the boutique sells limited-quantity Christmas cakes. At the Norva lounge and bar, a white afternoon tea depicts snow, ice, frost and soft winter light, and a cocktail evokes Sapporo's snow-covered nights. At SAWAKA, course meals follow the season from winter through Christmas and into the New Year.
AuBlanc: A Winter Table Enjoying the Bounty of Hokkaido
Christmas Market Lunch and Dinner Buffet
The buffet captures the warmth and bustle of European Christmas markets using Hokkaido ingredients. Dishes and sweets that suit the cold season are lined up, including sausage with red wine sauce, Hokkaido pork belly with sauerkraut, and stollen. Lunch features spice-scented chicken with honey mustard sauce, while dinner features roast beef and seafood such as crab, mussels and shrimp.
Venue: AuBlanc
Lunch buffet
- Period: November 2 to December 25, 2026
- Price: ¥4,800 per person (tax and service charge included); ages 6 to 12 ¥2,400; ages 5 and under free
- Details: https://sapporo.intercontinental.com/offer/christmas-market-lunch-buffet/
- Reservations: https://www.tablecheck.com/ja/shops/interconti-sapporo-aublanc/reserve?menu_items=6abdfd54cdec8cf6068315b1
Dinner buffet (weekends and holidays only)
- Period: November 2 to December 20, 2026
- Price: ¥8,000 per person (tax and service charge included); ages 6 to 12 ¥4,000; ages 5 and under free
- Details: https://sapporo.intercontinental.com/offer/weekend-christmas-market-dinner-buffet/
- Reservations: https://www.tablecheck.com/ja/shops/interconti-sapporo-aublanc/reserve?menu_items=6ad02affdc73eb7f3aaf3841
Winter Dinner Courses "Bistro Tasting" and "Chef's Experience"
"Bistro Tasting" is a course of approachable bistro flavors centered on cod bisque and grilled beef tongue. "Chef's Experience" combines dishes such as sautéed foie gras and roasted venison, and finishes with Mont Blanc and blueberry compote, offering a full taste of winter flavors.
Venue: AuBlanc
Period: November 2, 2026 to January 31, 2027 (not offered December 23 to 25, 2026)
Price (tax and service charge included):
- Bistro Tasting: ¥8,000 per person
- Chef's Experience: ¥12,000 per person
Details: https://sapporo.intercontinental.com/offer/winter-dinner-course/
Reservations: https://www.tablecheck.com/ja/shops/interconti-sapporo-aublanc/reserve?menu_items=69b4f7ce64816448e5ee0869
Christmas Dinner Course (December 23 to 25 Only)
For three days only, from December 23 to 25, AuBlanc serves a Christmas-exclusive course dinner. It begins with an amuse-bouche made with Hokkaido cheese, then moves on to sautéed foie gras, pan-seared lobster and sea bream, and Tokachi beef with Périgueux sauce. A bûche de Noël comes with dessert.
Venue: AuBlanc
Period: December 23 to 25, 2026
Price (tax and service charge included):
- With a celebratory champagne toast: ¥23,000 per person
- Guaranteed window seat plan: ¥25,000 per person
Details: https://sapporo.intercontinental.com/offer/aublanc-christmas-dinner-course-2/
Reservations: https://www.tablecheck.com/shops/interconti-sapporo-aublanc/reserve?menu_lists=6ad4ca210d9e015236db651c
AuBlanc Boutique: Cakes for the Christmas Table
AuBlanc Boutique prepares a "bûche de Noël" modeled on firewood logs. Sweets made by the hotel's pâtissiers add a festive touch to Christmas at home.
Venue: AuBlanc Boutique
Christmas cakes
- Reservation period: November 1 (Sunday) to December 20 (Sunday), 2026
- Pickup period: December 23 (Wednesday) to December 25 (Friday), 2026
- Noël en Forêt: ¥8,500 (tax and service charge included)
- Neige Blanche: ¥6,500 (tax and service charge included)
Christmas pastries
- Sale period: November 15 (Sunday) to December 25 (Friday), 2026
- Clochette de Noël: ¥900 (tax and service charge included)
- Bûche Blanche: ¥800 (tax and service charge included)
- Étoile de Noël: ¥850 (tax and service charge included)
Details: https://sapporo.intercontinental.com/offer/2026-christmas-cakes-pastries/
Reservations: https://www.tablecheck.com/ja/shops/interconti-sapporo-aublanc/reserve?menu_lists=6ad97f19a772ff3ec0d9636c
Norva Lounge: A White Afternoon Tea Reflecting Sapporo's Snowscapes
Inspired by Sapporo's snow-covered winter landscape, this afternoon tea is built around a white palette. Sweets reminiscent of snow and frost are lined up, including a snowfall macaron, a winter lemon sablé, and a choux cream puff made with Hokkaido vanilla. The savories include cauliflower blancmange and truffle-flavored potatoes. A welcome mocktail called "Milky Way" accompanies the tea, for a tea time that conveys the quiet beauty of winter.
Venue: Norva lounge
Period: November 2, 2026 to January 4, 2027
Serving times: 11:00 AM / 1:30 PM / 4:00 PM / 7:00 PM
Price: ¥6,800 per person (tax and service charge included)
Details: https://sapporo.intercontinental.com/offer/snowfall-white-afternoon-tea
Reservations: https://www.tablecheck.com/ja/shops/interconti-sapporo-norva/reserve?menu_items=6ad0272a7ad115fb35af13ed
Norva Bar: Winter Stars and Sparkling Frost in a Glass
Two drinks inspired by winter scenes are available. "Nagareboshi" (Shooting Star) layers white chocolate liqueur, blue curaçao, caramel and vodka to express the starry winter sky. "Frosted Spirits" is a non-alcoholic drink that pairs the refreshing lime and mint with elderflower tonic, with cranberry and rosemary evoking frost settling on a winter garden.
Venue: Norva Bar
Period: November 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Price (tax and service charge included):
- Nagareboshi: ¥1,200
- Frosted Spirits: ¥950
SAWAKA: Contemporary Kappo for Winter, Christmas and the New Year
Winter Lunch Courses
"Tsumugi" is a lunch course for casually enjoying a variety of flavors, including nigiri sushi and Hokkaido pork. "Hana" offers kappo-style dishes such as a lily bulb and crab croquette served with yuba espuma and yuan-yaki–style Hokkaido beef. "Miyabi" centers on an assortment of sashimi and charcoal-grilled wagyu for a leisurely midday meal.
Venue: SAWAKA
Period: November 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Price (tax and service charge included):
- Tsumugi: ¥4,500
- Hana: ¥5,800
- Miyabi: ¥12,000
Details: https://sapporo.intercontinental.com/offer/sawaka-winter-lunch-courses/
Reservations: https://www.tablecheck.com/ja/shops/interconti-sapporo-sawaka/reserve?menu_lists=6ad4d67a0d9e015236db66b7
Winter Dinner Courses
These four dinner courses layer Western techniques onto Japanese ingredients. "Miyabi" features Hokkaido duck with black garlic cream sauce, and "Takumi" features Hokkaido venison with chimichurri sauce. "En" brings together seafood and meat, with dishes such as kinki tartare, wagyu ichibo, and rice cooked with king crab and salmon roe.
Venue: SAWAKA
Period: November 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Price (tax and service charge included):
- Kanade: ¥9,500
- Miyabi: ¥12,000
- Takumi: ¥15,000
- En: ¥18,000
Details: https://sapporo.intercontinental.com/offer/sawaka-winter-dinner-course/
Reservations: https://www.tablecheck.com/ja/shops/interconti-sapporo-sawaka/reserve?menu_lists=697574bd183fb728973cce1c
Christmas Dinner Course
This special course for the Christmas table includes kinki tartare, seafood gratin, and Hokkaido venison with chimichurri sauce. After rice cooked with king crab and salmon roe, a vanilla bûche de Noël is served for dessert.
Venue: SAWAKA
Period: December 23 to 25, 2026
Price: ¥25,000 (tax and service charge included)
Details: https://sapporo.intercontinental.com/offer/sawaka-christmas-dinner-course-2/
Reservations: https://www.tablecheck.com/ja/shops/interconti-sapporo-sawaka/reserve?menu_items=6ad5715403f6b01d28f2de98
New Year Celebration Dinner Course
This course to celebrate the new year opens with mini osechi dishes such as black beans, kurikinton and datemaki. It continues with a yellowtail and daikon dish served with espuma, and wagyu ichibo prepared with salt koji, adding SAWAKA's own touches to traditional flavors. Zoni soup is also served to welcome the start of the new year.
Venue: SAWAKA
Period: December 31, 2026 to January 2, 2027
Price: ¥22,000 (tax and service charge included)
Details: https://sapporo.intercontinental.com/offer/sawaka-new-year-course-dinner
Reservations: https://www.tablecheck.com/ja/shops/interconti-sapporo-sawaka/reserve?menu_lists=6adeb549135bbb2d69b0ed22
From a festive table with loved ones to a quiet tea time reflecting on snowy scenery and a celebration of the new year, InterContinental Sapporo presents flavors suited to the season with the bounty of Hokkaido.
Note: All images are for illustrative purposes. Menu contents and ingredients may change depending on ingredient availability.
