Restaurant · Sanjo

Katsukura Sanjo Honten 名代とんかつかつくら三条本店

The Kyoto-born tonkatsu chain's original shop: crisp cutlets, sesame you grind yourself into the sauce, and free refills of rice, cabbage and miso soup.

Hours11:00-21:00

ClosedYear-end holidays

PriceTonkatsu set: ¥1,800

Getting thereKyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station (Tozai Line), 5 min

Time needed45 min

Best timeWeekday lunch

AddressSanjo-dori Teramachi Higashi-iru, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto

About

Katsukura started in Kyoto in 1981 and is now found around Japan, but the Sanjo original remains the classic visit. Each set comes with a suribachi of sesame seeds to grind and mix with the house sauce, bottomless shredded cabbage with yuzu dressing, barley rice and miso soup. Cutlets range from standard loin to premium regional pork. It is fast, reliable, good value and close to everything downtown.

Highlights

Grind-your-own sesame tonkatsu sauce
Unlimited cabbage, rice and miso soup
Premium pork cuts like kurobuta
Kyoto-born since 1981
On Sanjo-dori in the downtown shopping area

Tips

Weekday lunch before noon avoids the queue
Try the yuzu dressing on the cabbage
The Kyoto Station (Porta/Cube) branch is handy before a train
Hire (fillet) is leaner, rosu (loin) juicier

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