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Mountainman: An Outdoor Restaurant with a Secret Address, Hosting a "Forest Dinner" Only on Fridays and Saturdays
From Indoors to Outdoors Mid-Course. Dishes with a Live Cooking Feel
A succession of dishes cooked on the outdoor wood-fired station appeared: tomatoes and cheese, zucchini topped with a pink beet miso, and juicy turnips grilled with Ricotta Salata cheese butter. The fresh vegetables, picked from the garden behind the restaurant, were exquisite!
Cooking on the Swiss-made "Yagoona Fire Bowl" wood-fired cooking station.
The sixth course was Ayu (sweetfish), first cured with kombu seaweed, then steamed in white wine and pan-fried until the skin was crispy, served with fukinoto (butterbur sprout) butter. Then came "Raccoon Tacos" with rhubarb jam and yacon pickles. The main course was a meaty "Sautéed Brown Bear" with a haskap berry sauce. To finish, a "Risotto" made with raccoon broth.
For dessert, a refreshing "Coconut Melon Sorbet" with a red shiso sauce, reminiscent of a sophisticated melon au lait. And finally, we all enjoyed "toasted marshmallows," sandwiched between biscuits!
A wide selection of wines, from Hokkaido vintages to international labels.
Starting in a stylish, Portland-like restaurant and moving to the wood deck mid-course to gather around a wood-fired cooking station is a truly unique dining experience. It's packed with the kind of charm that's only possible in Hokkaido.
It's about a 10-minute walk from Makomanai Station along a forest path, or a taxi ride of about 1,000 yen. You can enjoy a walk through the mountains on your way, or take a 25-minute taxi ride from Sapporo Station. A mountain restaurant just 30 minutes from central Sapporo. Mountainman is full of a charm that photos and words alone cannot convey. Why not pay it a visit?
Photographer: YUKI WATANABE
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"Forest DINNER
・Held on Friday and Saturday nights only
・Starts promptly at 7:00 PM
・Limited to 12 guests per session
・Price: 11,000 yen (tax included, drinks extra)
・An optional outdoor sauna can be enjoyed before the meal
*The "~Wood-fired Game and Cheese~" menu is available until the end of September 2023
*Reservations for the Forest DINNER are required at least 3 days in advance
*Reservations can be made by phone or via tablecheck
Address: Undisclosed (Please use the coordinates to find us: 42°59'13.9"N 141°21'38.6"E)
Phone: 011-581-1100
SNS: For the latest information, check Instagram and the website
Instagram: mountainman_sapporo
Website: http://www.mountainman-cr.com/
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Shikajo (Deer Girl) / Editor
Maya Nakamura
Originally from Miyagi Prefecture. She transitioned from being an editor at a gourmet media company to a hunter. Known by the nickname "Shikajo Mayamon," she is dedicated to the motto of respectfully consuming life, handling the entire process from hunting deer to butchering the meat. She is also active as a freelance editor, designing logos and pamphlets, writing, and planning events.
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