The best tonkatsu in Tokyo
A thick pork cutlet in light panko, deep-fried until crisp and juicy, with shredded cabbage, rice, miso soup and tonkatsu sauce. The dish to eat here, and the three places that do it best. Recipe at chefamazing.com/food-travel/dish/tokyo.
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Tonki
Tonkatsu · MeguroGet: Rosu katsu (loin) set at the counter
Since 1939, an open kitchen where a team of cooks fries in silent choreography.
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1-1-2 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-0064 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 2
Butagumi
Nishi-AzabuGet: Choose a pork breed from the menu and try both loin and fillet
A wooden house that offers dozens of Japanese pork breeds, like a wine list.
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Narikura
TakadanobabaGet: Tokujo rosu katsu, cooked pink inside
A tiny, top-rated counter that fries at low heat for a pale crust and juicy meat.
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