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Old warehouses beside the Otaru Canal

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Restaurant Molière

モリエール

Context image — not a photograph of this restaurant: Old warehouses beside the Otaru Canal — Photo: Markus Leupold-Löwenthal / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons

No.
032
City
Sapporo — Miyagaoka
Region
Hokkaido / Hokkaido
Cuisine
French
Guide
No verified record

03

Introduction

はじめに

A French restaurant in Miyagaoka, Sapporo.

A French restaurant in Miyagaoka, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, with Hiroshi Nakamichi as owner-chef. Its official site lists group restaurants including maccarina (Makkari) and ASPERGES (Biei). Reservations are by phone only.

  • Its official site lists group restaurants including maccarina (Makkari) and ASPERGES (Biei). Source

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Cuisine

料理

FRENCH

フランス料理

French technique in dialogue with Japanese produce and seasons.

More in this cuisine

Classification follows the wording of the restaurant's official website.

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Chef

料理人

Hiroshi Nakamichi

中道 博 — Owner Chef

Biographical details are shown only when confirmed by official information.

Fish with burdock root, plated at a French restaurant in Tokyo
Fish with burdock root, plated at a French restaurant in Tokyo — Photo: Syced / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons

07

Ingredients

食材

A general introduction to ingredients behind french cooking — not a statement of what this restaurant uses.

  • Assorted vegetable tempura at a restaurant in Asakusa, Tokyo

    VEGETABLES

    野菜

    Heirloom vegetables named for their places, and wild mountain greens that announce the season.

  • A sushi chef’s hands presenting kasugodai (young sea bream) nigiri at Sushi Tokami, Tokyo

    FISH

    魚

    Fish from the seas around the archipelago, different by season and by water.

  • Highly marbled raw wagyu beef (BMS 8–9) for Japanese barbecue

    WAGYU

    和牛

    The word for Japan's beef cattle breeds, many carrying the name of where they are raised.

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Seasonality

季節

Seasonal produce in Hokkaido varies with origin, climate and year. For menus and what is served, please refer to the restaurant's official information.
Story: Four seasons on a plate

Final course of a kaiseki dinner at Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto: setoka orange, strawberry and mint
Final course of a kaiseki dinner at Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto: setoka orange, strawberry and mint
Taranome (Japanese angelica tree shoots), a spring mountain vegetable
Taranome (Japanese angelica tree shoots), a spring mountain vegetable

09

Space

空間

Location (as stated officially)北海道札幌市中央区宮ヶ丘2丁目1-1 ラファイエット宮ヶ丘1F

Details of interiors and designers are shown only when confirmed by a source.

Matcha bowl and wagashi at the Senri-an teahouse, Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, Osaka
Context: Matcha bowl and wagashi at the Senri-an teahouse, Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, Osaka — Photo: Laitche / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

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Tableware

器と工芸

An introduction to the crafts of the Japanese table — not the vessels used at this restaurant.

  • Hagi ware tea bowl, 18th–19th century (Freer Gallery of Art)

    CERAMICS

    Arita, Kyoto, Bizen — each place with its own clay, glaze and firing.

  • Solid-red Wajima-nuri lacquer rice bowl of Japanese zelkova

    LACQUER

    Wood built up in coats of urushi lacquer — Wajima-nuri among the best known.

  • Edo kiriko cut-glass drinkware

    GLASS

    Edo kiriko and Satsuma kiriko cut glass — coolness for the summer table.

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Guide History

ガイド掲載履歴

No guide listing for this restaurant has been verified on an official guide page and recorded in this archive. We do not infer or display unverified listings.

This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Michelin or the MICHELIN Guide. Guide information is quoted as text only from each restaurant's page on guide.michelin.com, together with the distinction year and the date we checked it. Distinctions change from year to year — please refer to the official page for current information.

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Location

所在地

Address
Level 1 Lafayette MIyagaoka Bldg., 2-1-1 Miyagaoka, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 064-0959 Japan
City
Sapporo
Prefecture
Hokkaido
Region
Hokkaido
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Map position shows the approximate city centre.

Restaurant Molière — Sapporo

13

Official Information

公式情報

Status
Open (per official website)
Official site
sapporo-moliere.com (opens in a new tab)
Closed
Tuesdays and Wednesdays; also irregular holidays
Reservations
No online reservations; reservations by phone only

Verified 26 September 2026 — Source: Restaurant Molière
Hours, closing days and booking conditions change. Always check the official website before visiting.

14

Gallery

ギャラリー

No licensed photograph of this restaurant has been found. The images below show its region and cuisine as context.

  • Context: Kaisendon (seafood rice bowl) at Hakodate Morning Market — Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5 / Wikimedia Commons
  • Context: Tournedos Rossini: filet mignon with foie gras and black truffle on a crouton with Madeira sauce — Photo: Madalina Chicu / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
  • Context: Noren-hung entrance to the sushi restaurant Sushi Aoki in Tokyo — Photo: City Foodsters / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

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Films

映像

Broadcaster / mediaテレ東公式 TV TOKYO3 July 2017

Programme preview on three-star chef Hiroshi Nakamichi, regional revitalisation and training.

Hiroshi Nakamichi

Source: YouTube (embedded with the official player) — Watch on YouTube · Verified 26 September 2026

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Stories

関連する特集

17

Sources

出典

  1. 01OfficialRestaurant Moliere レストラン モリエールRestaurant Molière (opens in a new tab)Accessed 26 September 2026

Last verified 26 September 2026

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Photo Credits

写真クレジット

  1. Old warehouses beside the Otaru Canal

    Otaru, Hokkaido

    Photographer / creator

    Markus Leupold-Löwenthal

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Markus Leupold-Löwenthal, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  2. Fish with burdock root, plated at a French restaurant in Tokyo

    Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    Syced

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC0

    Syced, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

  3. Assorted vegetable tempura at a restaurant in Asakusa, Tokyo

    Asakusa, Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    Chainwit.

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  4. A sushi chef’s hands presenting kasugodai (young sea bream) nigiri at Sushi Tokami, Tokyo

    Sushi Tokami, Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    City Foodsters

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

    City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  5. Highly marbled raw wagyu beef (BMS 8–9) for Japanese barbecue

    Photographer / creator

    Joditran

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Joditran, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  6. Hagi ware tea bowl, 18th–19th century (Freer Gallery of Art)

    Photographer / creator

    AnonymousUnknown author

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

    AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  7. Solid-red Wajima-nuri lacquer rice bowl of Japanese zelkova

    Photographer / creator

    yuuki ゆうき(金野裕希)

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    yuuki ゆうき(金野裕希), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  8. Edo kiriko cut-glass drinkware

    Photographer / creator

    Nesnad

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

    Nesnad, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  9. Matcha bowl and wagashi at the Senri-an teahouse, Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, Osaka

    Suita, Osaka

    Photographer / creator

    Laitche

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Photo by Laitche

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  10. Final course of a kaiseki dinner at Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto: setoka orange, strawberry and mint

    Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto

    Photographer / creator

    Paul Keller

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

    Paul Keller, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  11. Taranome (Japanese angelica tree shoots), a spring mountain vegetable

    Photographer / creator

    Kentin

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Kentin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  12. Kaisendon (seafood rice bowl) at Hakodate Morning Market

    Hakodate, Hokkaido

    Photographer / creator

    663highland

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5

    663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  13. Tournedos Rossini: filet mignon with foie gras and black truffle on a crouton with Madeira sauce

    Photographer / creator

    Madalina Chicu

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Madalina Chicu, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment

  14. Noren-hung entrance to the sushi restaurant Sushi Aoki in Tokyo

    Tokyo

    Photographer / creator

    City Foodsters

    Source / licence

    Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

    City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Displayed with colour adjustment