When I see a restaurant whose logo looks like the following, I have no choice but to peer inside and have a look.
And when I realised they were serving miso katsu, a special type of katsu from Nagoya, I was only left with one choice: eat here.
The food is simple: juicy, deep fried breaded cutlets of various parts of a pig, doused in a what could be one of the most umami-intense sauces I have ever had: red miso sauce. And it’s not just made of red miso, there’s a pretty notable amount of pork bone based broth in there, just to up the umami factor. Served with some simple steamed rice and cabbage, and some miso soup or tonjiru on the side, and it’s an addictively moreish meal.
It’s pretty hard to go wrong here no matter which part of the pig you choose (my personal favourite was the hire (fillet) tonkatsu - see below); prices are good too. They also have a souvenir shop at this (Ginza) branch, definitely worth perusing if you like interesting depictions of pigs on mugs or T-shirts.
Yabaton (Ginza branch)
2-11-2 Ginza, Ginza Daisaku Building, Chuo, Tokyo 104 0061
Opening hours: Tues – Sun 11am – 10pm (closed Mondays)
Price: Around 1500 JPY per person
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