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Restaurant Details
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Cuisine
Tempura / Fried Foods
Average cost
Lunch: ¥5,000 - ¥10,000
Dinner: ¥5,000 - ¥10,000
With special attention to meat-breadcrumb balance and original oil blends and seasonings, Ponchiken serves some of the best tonkatsu sets in Tokyo.
Restaurant Details
※ Kanda Ponchiken only takes reservations for dinner. Diners at lunch are admitted only on a walk-in basis.
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Among Japan’s many well-known foods, tonkatsu — deep-fried breaded pork cutlet — is by far the meatiest and heartiest offering. And for the meatiest and heartiest experience among tonkatsu, look no further than Ponchiken.
Ponchiken is located in Kanda Ogawamachi, a town historically known as a fiercely-contested battleground for the best tonkatsu. No official winner has ever been named in this silent conflict, but as a restaurant consistently awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand every year since 2015, the answer seems obvious.
Ponchiken’s tonkatsu is a Kanda legend, expertly balancing the thickness of each cut of meat with the thickness of the breadcrumb coating for the perfect bite. Each cutlet is then immersed in the restaurant’s special corn-sesame oil blend, emerging from the hot oil to be further slathered with a healthy amount of yuzu-kosho seasoning.
The restaurant’s signature tonkatsu sets, which include a hefty serving of cabbage salad, miso soup, and rice, allow for a choice between beef or pork. Flip a coin, or better yet — have one at lunch, and try the other when it comes time for dinner.
Michelin Guide:
2015 - Bib Gourmand
Kanda Ponchiken Access Info
Kanda Ponchiken is about a 4-minute walk from Ogawamachi Station.
Kanda Ponchiken Phone Number
03-3293-2110
Kanda Ponchiken Business Days
Sunday
Closed
Monday
11:15 AM
02:00 PM
-
05:30 PM
08:30 PM
Tuesday
11:15 AM
02:00 PM
-
05:30 PM
08:30 PM
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
11:15 AM
02:00 PM
-
05:30 PM
08:30 PM
Friday
11:15 AM
02:00 PM
-
05:30 PM
08:30 PM
Saturday
11:15 AM
02:00 PM
-
05:30 PM
08:30 PM
Kanda Ponchiken Address
Ougi Building, 1F, 2-chome-8 Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, 101-0052
Kanda Ponchiken Cancellation Policy
Cancel your reservation at least 2 days before the dining start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
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