Ramen Houryu Sohonten (Sapporo): Halal Miso Ramen from a 1957 Original

Houryu has been making Sapporo miso ramen since 1957 — and its Susukino flagship now serves a halal kire-uma miso ramen (no pork, no alcohol) plus a Genghis Khan miso ramen made with lamb the shop describes as halal-certified. Two Sapporo icons, miso ramen and jingisukan lamb, in one historic bowl. Note: the main shop runs evenings only.

What We Verified

• Halal menu stated on the official English page — halal kire-uma miso ramen (no pork or alcohol), small gyoza (no pork/alcohol; contains fish), and jingisukan miso ramen with halal-certified lamb. Checked July 5, 2026.
• Dedicated tableware — a feature article describes green-marked bowls reserved for Muslim guests; Halal Gourmet Japan’s listing also shows separated-tableware support.
• Hours per the official site: 17:00–22:00, closed Mondays and 2nd/4th Tuesdays — several third-party sites show very different (likely outdated) hours, so treat the official evening-only schedule as correct and call if in doubt (011-511-0403).
• Heritage — founded October 1957; one of the older names in Sapporo miso ramen.

What We Could Not Confirm

• The lamb’s certification body (“halal-certified” is stated, but no certifier is named — hence our Muslim-Friendly label).
• Current menu prices.
• The halal information appears only on the English page, not the Japanese site — worth knowing if you show the Japanese menu to staff.
• Reservation policy and seat count.

What to Order

The halal kire-uma miso ramen for the classic Sapporo bowl, or the jingisukan miso ramen to combine it with Hokkaido’s lamb tradition. Add the no-pork gyoza (note: contains fish).

Useful Phrases

スープに豚骨や魚介は使っていますか?
Sūpu ni tonkotsu ya gyokai wa tsukatte imasu ka? — “Does the broth use pork bones or seafood?”

麺のかんすい以外に動物性の材料はありますか?
Men no kansui igai ni dōbutsusei no zairyō wa arimasu ka? — “Besides kansui, are there any animal ingredients in the noodles?”

替え玉はできますか?
Kaedama wa dekimasu ka? — “Can I order extra noodles?”

Restaurant Information

Map

The English-Only Halal Page

Houryu Sohonten is nearly seventy years old — founded in 1957, one of the older ramen shops in Sapporo still operating from its original neighborhood — and its status as one of the shops that established Sapporo miso ramen as a category is unambiguous. What’s more interesting to a labeling nerd is that its halal offering is documented only in English. The Japanese-language top page describes the shop as a classical miso ramen restaurant with no mention of halal accommodation; the English about-page — presumably built with international visitors in mind — describes the halal kire-uma miso ramen, the halal-certified lamb in the jingisukan ramen, the dedicated green-marked tableware for Muslim guests. Whether that split reflects a deliberate positioning choice or an accident of what got translated when is impossible to tell from outside. What it means for the visit is that Japanese-language reservation tools may not surface the halal option, and phoning ahead (or arriving prepared to point at the English menu on your phone) is the more reliable way to order.

Please double-check before you visit. Restaurant menus and policies can change without notice. This listing was verified on the date shown above using the sources described in How We Verify. If your requirements are strict, please confirm directly with the restaurant — and if you spot something outdated, let us know. Full disclaimer here.