Tonkatsu

Tonkatsu Ichiban

Rating70SCORE
WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
Founded in 1949, this Shichijo restaurant has kept its doors open from the same address since 1960 — over 65 years of unbroken tradition.
1949年創業、七条の現店舗は1960年から65年以上営業を続ける京都洋食の古参だ。
The house demi-glace sauce, simmered patiently for seven to ten days, forms the soul of every cutlet, and the sauce katsu-don set with salad and miso soup is priced at just 900 yen — a Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised value that has never once crept upward.
7〜10日かけてじっくり煮込んだ自家製デミグラスソースのとんかつ・ソースカツ丼（サラダ・味噌汁付き）が900円という価格はミシュランビブグルマン認定の実力ながら、受賞後も価格を据え置いた庶民の味方として愛され続けている。
Tucked into a quiet residential neighbourhood inside a vintage Kyoto machiya townhouse with a tatami room on the second floor, it draws a faithful stream of local regulars even on weekday evenings, and the queue that never quite disappears speaks for itself.
住宅街にひっそりと佇む京町家の2階座敷席は昭和の洋食文化そのものを体感できる空間で、平日夜でも行列が途切れない地元常連の数がこの店の本物さを雄弁に語る。
Popular Dishes
Sauce Katsu Don (¥900)
ソースカツ丼（900円）
Tonkatsu 130g (¥1,250)
とんかつ130g（1,250円）
Daily Special Set (¥800, weekday lunch only)
日替わりサービス定食（800円・平日昼のみ）
Cream Croquette Set
クリームコロッケ定食
Hamburger Steak
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Western restaurant founded 1949. Signature tonkatsu with house-made demi-glace (simmered 7-10 days) and sauce katsu-don (¥900). Hidden in a residential Kyoto townhouse. Michelin Bib Gourmand 2021-2024.

Local reviews praise 'this demi-glace katsu at this price is incredible.' Tabelog 3.50 (Michelin BG). Retty 4.2/5 from 46 reviews.

Business Hours
Mon11:30-14:00,17:00-20:00
TueClosed
Wed – Sun11:30-14:00,17:00-20:00
Regular Holiday：Tuesday, 第2・第4Wednesday
Phone075-371-0722Call
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A Kyoto townhouse tucked in an alley within a residential area. The location is hard to find; checking Google Maps is essential. First-floor counter and second-floor tatami room. Cash only.
403 Teppocho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
English Menu：Not AvailableCredit Card：Not Available
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Tonkatsu

Tonkatsu Ichiban

Rating70SCORE
Popular Dishes
Sauce Katsu Don (¥900)
ソースカツ丼（900円）
Tonkatsu 130g (¥1,250)
とんかつ130g（1,250円）
Daily Special Set (¥800, weekday lunch only)
日替わりサービス定食（800円・平日昼のみ）
Cream Croquette Set
クリームコロッケ定食
Hamburger Steak
ハンバーグ
Business Hours
Mon11:30-14:00,17:00-20:00
TueClosed
Wed – Sun11:30-14:00,17:00-20:00
Regular Holiday：Tuesday, 第2・第4Wednesday
Access
A Kyoto townhouse tucked in an alley within a residential area. The location is hard to find; checking Google Maps is essential. First-floor counter and second-floor tatami room. Cash only.
403 Teppocho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
Phone075-371-0722
English Menu：Not AvailableCredit Card：Not Available
View larger map

Links to reservation and restaurant-guide sites include affiliate advertising. If you book through a link, the operator may receive a referral fee — but this never affects which restaurants we list, how they rank, or how they are rated.

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WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Why this place makes the list
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
Founded in 1949, this Shichijo restaurant has kept its doors open from the same address since 1960 — over 65 years of unbroken tradition.
1949年創業、七条の現店舗は1960年から65年以上営業を続ける京都洋食の古参だ。
The house demi-glace sauce, simmered patiently for seven to ten days, forms the soul of every cutlet, and the sauce katsu-don set with salad and miso soup is priced at just 900 yen — a Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised value that has never once crept upward.
7〜10日かけてじっくり煮込んだ自家製デミグラスソースのとんかつ・ソースカツ丼（サラダ・味噌汁付き）が900円という価格はミシュランビブグルマン認定の実力ながら、受賞後も価格を据え置いた庶民の味方として愛され続けている。
Tucked into a quiet residential neighbourhood inside a vintage Kyoto machiya townhouse with a tatami room on the second floor, it draws a faithful stream of local regulars even on weekday evenings, and the queue that never quite disappears speaks for itself.
住宅街にひっそりと佇む京町家の2階座敷席は昭和の洋食文化そのものを体感できる空間で、平日夜でも行列が途切れない地元常連の数がこの店の本物さを雄弁に語る。
70SCORE
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Fake reviews removed

Western restaurant founded 1949. Signature tonkatsu with house-made demi-glace (simmered 7-10 days) and sauce katsu-don (¥900). Hidden in a residential Kyoto townhouse. Michelin Bib Gourmand 2021-2024.

Local reviews praise 'this demi-glace katsu at this price is incredible.' Tabelog 3.50 (Michelin BG). Retty 4.2/5 from 46 reviews.

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