Nomotoya, a Tonkatsu Shop in Hamamatsucho
Nomotoya is one of the three big tonkatsu shops in Hamamatsucho, along with Musashiya and Aoki. The line is on the long side, too. They serve tonkatsu made with Kagoshima pork. The menu The most basic …
Nomotoya is one of the three big tonkatsu shops in Hamamatsucho, along with Musashiya and Aoki. The line is on the long side, too. They serve tonkatsu made with Kagoshima pork. The menu The most basic …
Tonkatsu Aoki is originally a famous shop in Kamata, but it has a branch in Hamamatsucho. I used to live in that neighborhood so I know it well, and this place has a long line from 11 a.m. every single day. I …
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I went to Ponta Honke, one of Ueno’s big three tonkatsu restaurants, which proudly charges over 3,000 yen for what is, after all, just tonkatsu. Unlike the other famous places, this one is well known for…
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