Most people hit up Sapporo when in need of a nice, big bowl of hot ramen. In a crowded noodle market, though, Sapporo doesn’t particularly hold up well against the competition (a fact proven again by this year’s reader poll.) Don’t count them out of your lunching rotation, though: The noodle joint also serves up several homey and delicious donburi (meal over rice) that make a trip to west 49th street very worth while.
Sometimes a girl just has to have ramen. Even if it’s the middle of the summer. Even if the weather is oppressively hot. That’s what over air conditioned offices are for, right? The other day when the ramen craving struck, I was feeling too lazy to head for my fav midtown ramen haunt, Menchanko Tei and instead headed over to the closer to home Sapporo where I couldn’t resist ordering the Mabo Ramen ($8.75). Read more »
Posted by Brownie at 9:30 am, July 25th, 2011 under Sapporo.
Come tax season it’s a tradition of mine to visit Cafe Zaiya (41st btw. Mad+5th) every time I go see my accountant (his office is just around the corner, lucky guy). But now with the addition of Sunrise Mart, deciding where to eat on 41st St just got a bit tougher- although on my most recent visit the fact that I hadn’t been to the new Sunrise Mart yet made the decision a bit easier. I walked straight to the back and ordered their oyakodon, the Japanese rice bowl with chicken and egg. I wanted to compare the version at Sunrise Mart to the version I had at Sapporo few weeks ago.
And then I realized I should probably go to Yagura too (the ugly duckling of the Japanese stores on that street). After all, they serve oyakodon as well. So how do all 3 oyakodons compare to one another? Will I ever get tired of eating oyakodons? Let’s fine out.
Posted by Donny T. at 9:30 am, March 29th, 2011 under Japanese, Sapporo, Sunrise Mart, Yagura.
Sapporo on 49th btw 6+7th holds a soft spot for me. This was THE very first place I had a good meal at when I first moved to the city (from Los Angeles.) I even remember walking down to Times Square to see Terminator 3 (I know I know after my meal there, and I’ve eaten there a few more times since then. But every time I would get the ramen. So when Chef Bill Telepan said he liked the cha-han last week and I saw that Amy preferred the tonkatsu curry rice dish over the ramen I realized I had never tried any of their rice dishes before. Clearly I needed to change that.
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Posted by Donny T. at 10:00 am, March 8th, 2011 under Sapporo.
With all the high profile new ramen spots that have opened in Midtown over the past year (Hide Chan, Totto Ramen) it’s good to see an old school spot get a little love… Eater asked Chef Bill Telepan to recommend an under the radar spot and he went with Sapporo (on 49th btw. 6+7th).
“[My wife and I] love the Shoyu Ramen with pork or she’ll get a veggie version. But one day I saw someone eating a rice dish that looked great, it’s called Cha-han, and it is a fried rice dish that I add pork to. It’s cheap, quick & yummy.”
Sapporo, 152 W. 49th St., btw. 6th & 7th 212-869-8972
Posted by The ML Team at 9:30 am, March 2nd, 2011 under Sapporo.
After a month of renovations, Sapporo (on 49th btw. 5+6th) came back with a vengeance last month, and was even crowned Midtown’s best ramen by the Village Voice. I tend to avoid the ravenous packs at places that have just made some arbitrary “Best of New York” list, but the call of crispy fried noodles with special seafood ANKAKE sauce was strong, so, last week, I stopped to answer it. Check out the dishes after the jump.
Posted by Amy Cao at 11:45 am, August 9th, 2010 under Sapporo.
Sapporo Serves Midtown’s Best Ramen: Fork in the Road put out a list of their 9 favorite bowls of ramen today, and Sapporo (on 49th btw. 6+7th) was Midtown's highest ranking entry at #7, just one slot ahead of the newly open Totto Ramen (at #8). Agree or disagree if you like, but we can't argue with one thing. Ippudo is without a doubt #1. (Too bad it's in the East Village!)
Posted at 1:30 pm, July 30th, 2010 | 1 Comment
Early in June, we mentioned that Sapporo (on 49th btw. 5+6th) would be closed til mid-June. Well, they’re back open- with slightly higher prices and a completely redesigned space. This is actually the second time in 5 years they’ve done this, but this time the changes are a bit more noticeable… and they’ve added some new lunch specials. Check out pics of the new digs plus the new lunch specials, after the jump.
Posted by Amy Cao at 8:45 am, July 2nd, 2010 under Sapporo.
Thanks to Lunch’er “Marissa’ for pointing this one out… Sapporo, the popular ramen spot on 49th btw. 6+7th,will be closed for renovations until June 12th. Need a ramen replacement? There’s always Men Kui Tei (on 56th btw. 5+6th) and Menchanko Tei (on 55th btw. 5+6th).
Bi Bim Naengmyeon from Pro Hot Korean (on 56th btw. 5+6th)
It’s starting to get gross out, which makes eating hot ramen less and less appealing. Thankfully summertime means Hiyashi chuka at Japanese restaurants, and Naengmyeon at Korean restaurants. Luncher Mark sends word that Pro Hot Korean (on 56th btw. 5+6th) is not serving their cold noodle dish yet, but what about the Japanese spots?
Posted by Zach Brooks at 10:15 am, June 24th, 2009 under Japanese, Korean, Menchanko Tei, Sapporo, Soups.
