ทงคัตสึ（Tonkatsu）

Meguro · Tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet) · ¥¥

Tonkatsu Tonki Meguro

★ Rosu-katsu (loin cutlet), endless cabbage & rice refills

A 1939 Meguro institution where white-clad chefs fry plump pork cutlets in a theatrical open kitchen, plating them with endless free refills of cabbage and rice.

• Solo
• Casual

Jingumae · Tonkatsu (pork cutlet) · ¥¥

Tonkatsu Maisen Aoyama

★ Chopstick-tender kurobuta fillet katsu & the famous katsu sandwich

Housed in a former public bathhouse off Omotesando, Maisen serves chopstick-tender fillet tonkatsu that has defined Tokyo's gold standard since 1965.

• Solo
• Casual

Shibuya · Conveyor-belt (kaiten) sushi · ¥¥

Katsu Midori (Mawashi-Zushi Katsu), Seibu Shibuya

★ Premium nigiri like otoro and jumbo sweet shrimp at modest prices

A popular conveyor-belt sushi restaurant on the 8th floor of Seibu Shibuya, praised for generous cuts of quality fish at modest prices; lines are common. Seafood-forward and good for solo diners, but not gluten-free.

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• Casual
• Solo

Iriya (Taito) · Gyukatsu (beef cutlet) · ¥¥

Asakusa Gyukatsu

★ Rare-fried beef cutlet seared on your own hot stone, with grated yam

A tiny 20-seat counter near Kaminarimon where 60-second-fried beef cutlet arrives blushing-rare for you to sear to taste on your own sizzling stone.

• Solo
• Casual

Ginza · Yoshoku & Japanese curry · ¥¥

Ginza Swiss

★ Katsu curry ('Chiba-san's Cutlet Curry')

The 1947 Ginza institution that invented katsu curry itself, plating a crisp pork cutlet over rich Western-style curry at the very spot where the dish was born.

• Casual
• Solo