I was craving for a good Japanese-style fried chicken and the only place I know that sells that is located in COCONO Susukino, one of newly built mall in Sapporo. This mall was built in November 2023, and offers many different kinds of entertainment, from shopping, dining, drinking, cinema, and even sauna room! I was quite busy with my work at home, so I asked my wife to buy those fried chicken for me. She was also felt bored staying at home all day, so she happily grabbed my wallet and went there. I also asked her to take some videos for this blog purpose. Note that some shops shown in this blog may be closed in the future due to unforeseen circumstances.

Cocono Susukino: B1 Floor

This mall is located right next to Susukino Station, and right after you get out of the subway, you can enter the mall directly through the basement entrance. There is also a big supermarket in the basement 2nd floor of the mall, but since she was not planning to do any big shopping, she just proceeded directly to the B1 floor.

The basement 1st floor of this mall has mainly shops that sells foods for takeout; like meat shop, breads, cakes, milk tea, and the fried chicken I was craving is located in this floor as well.

The place I was asking my wife to go to is called NARUTOYA (なると屋). This chain shop is actually originated in Otaru, one of famous city located in Hokkaido, famous for its beautiful harbor scenery. Personally, I think this chain shop sells the best fried chicken in Hokkaido, so if you are visiting Sapporo, you should also come to this shop to try some of their fried chicken!

Floor B1 of this mall also has some shops that let you purchase liquor and drink them on the spot. I have never tried to drink in one of the shop since I prefer to drink at home in peace. There are also several shops that sells various wine and Japanese sake, so if you are liquor enthusiast, you should also visit this mall. Not only liquor, but also some shops selling non-alcoholic beverages like milk tea or milkshakes.

Cocono Susukino: 1st Floor

The first ground floor of this mall sells mainly accessories and cosmetics. There is also a radio station that actively broadcasting music and host some talk show occasionally.

Cocono Susukino: 2nd Floor

Second floor of this mall has some massage parlors and DAISO 100-yen shop, which is some kind of dollar shop in Japan. If you feels like getting some massage after exploring Susukino, you can stop by here to get your massage (REAL massage). If you want to buy some souvenir, you can also go to DAISO to buy a lot of gifts to bring back home.

There is also a terrace connecting the 2nd floor and 3rd floor, you can take a great picture of the famous NIKKA billboard from this terrace.

Cocono Susukino: 3rd Floor

If you want to dine-in, you can go to 3rd and 4th floor of this mall. In the 3rd floor, there is a food court in which you can buy foods in different food stalls and eat them there. There is also a sauna room that you can access even really late at night. I have tried the Taiwanese xiaolongbao in this floor before, and they tasted amazing. I hope I can try all foods here during my stay in Sapporo.

There is British Pub in the 3rd floor before, I have been there once to grab quick drink while waiting for my wife shopping. But according to one British friend, this place is not really British-style pub, since real British pubs are mostly standing bar with less seating, this particular British Pub is too quiet and too peaceful, according to my British friend.

In the end of the 3rd floor, there is also a game center in which you can bet your leftover coins to get some cute toys. You can also enjoy some dart games and Mario Cart in this game center.

Cocono Susukino: 4th Floor

The 4th floor of this mall is also filled with restaurants, but the restaurants in this floor have each of their own dine-in area. To be honest, I have never been dining in this floor, so I have no comment regarding the taste.

There is one particular shop that caught our attention last time we went there together, this small “Malatang” restaurants. There were always people lining up there to the point they needed to open a new line on the other side of the floor! “Malatang” is Chinese-style foods from Sichuan province where you select your own ingredients, which are then cooked in a hot pot and served in a personal bowl, with the name literally meaning “spicy numbing hot soup”. I have tried this style foods in China and Sapporo (there is one Malatang restaurant near kita 18 station), and personally I like it.  According to my wife, there is a rumor that eating Malatang style soup will make you look more beautiful because of the spices and ingredients, that explains the number of ladies lining up here! Personally, I don’t really like lining up just to get foods, so maybe I will wait a while until the rumor dies out until I can dine in here.

There is also a casino-themed bar literally named “CASINO”. In Japan, gambling is actually illegal, but there are many Pachinko parlors as well as horse-race bets establishment everywhere in Japan, including in Sapporo. This CASINO bar has a roulette table, but apparently you cannot exchange chips for money. So if you wanna drink in style like James Bond, you can also come here.

Cocono Susukino: Cinema

The 5th floor of this mall has a cinema. I actually came here on November 2025 (a month before this blog was published) to watch the newest Predator movie, “Predator Badlands”. You can also see great scenery of Susukino from the 5th floor in the lobby of this Cinema.