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Tonkatsu Taro

Rating87SCORE
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。
Featured on Niigata City official tourism site as originator of tare katsudon.
タレかつ丼発祥店として新潟市公式観光サイト掲載。
Showa-era founding recorded in Wikipedia.
Wikipedia記載の昭和期創業老舗。
3 locations (main, branch, CoCoLo) under the 4-store threshold (not a chain).
本店・分店・CoCoLo店の3店舗で4店舗未満(チェーン不該当)。
Google Reviews 4.0+/400+.
Googleレビュー4.0以上/400件以上。
Takeout available.
テイクアウト可。
Price range 1 (tare katsudon under 1,000 yen).
価格帯1(タレかつ丼1,000円以下)。
Popular Dishes
Tare Katsudon (sauce-glazed pork cutlet rice bowl)
タレかつ丼
Tonkatsu Set Meal
とんかつ定食
What kind of place?
Fake reviews removed

The originator of Niigata's signature dish: tare katsudon. A simple bowl of freshly fried cutlet (without egg) topped with sweet-savory sauce over rice. A Showa-era institution and soul food for Niigata residents. Takeout available.

Customers say: 'An absolute must-eat when visiting Niigata.' 'The tare sauce makes this dish.' 'Cheap, delicious, and generous portions.' High praise from both locals and tourists.

Business Hours
Mon – Wed11:00-15:00,17:00-20:00
ThuClosed
Fri – Sun11:00-15:00,17:00-20:00
Regular HolidayThursday
Phone025-222-0097Call
Access
Furumachi area. Lunch and dinner service. Takeout available.
973 Furumachi 6-ban-cho, Chuo Ward, Niigata City, Niigata
English Menu:Not AvailableCredit Card:Not Available
MESHI MAP
Tonkatsu¥

Tonkatsu Taro

Rating87SCORE
Popular Dishes
Tare Katsudon (sauce-glazed pork cutlet rice bowl)
タレかつ丼
Tonkatsu Set Meal
とんかつ定食
Business Hours
Mon – Wed11:00-15:00,17:00-20:00
ThuClosed
Fri – Sun11:00-15:00,17:00-20:00
Regular HolidayThursday
Access
Furumachi area. Lunch and dinner service. Takeout available.
973 Furumachi 6-ban-cho, Chuo Ward, Niigata City, Niigata
Phone025-222-0097
English Menu:Not AvailableCredit Card:Not Available
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。
Featured on Niigata City official tourism site as originator of tare katsudon.
タレかつ丼発祥店として新潟市公式観光サイト掲載。
Showa-era founding recorded in Wikipedia.
Wikipedia記載の昭和期創業老舗。
3 locations (main, branch, CoCoLo) under the 4-store threshold (not a chain).
本店・分店・CoCoLo店の3店舗で4店舗未満(チェーン不該当)。
Google Reviews 4.0+/400+.
Googleレビュー4.0以上/400件以上。
Takeout available.
テイクアウト可。
Price range 1 (tare katsudon under 1,000 yen).
価格帯1(タレかつ丼1,000円以下)。
87SCORE
What a score of 87 means
A measure of whether people truly want to return — not hype. Calculated after removing fake reviews.
Real reputation
Fake reviews removed

The originator of Niigata's signature dish: tare katsudon. A simple bowl of freshly fried cutlet (without egg) topped with sweet-savory sauce over rice. A Showa-era institution and soul food for Niigata residents. Takeout available.

Customers say: 'An absolute must-eat when visiting Niigata.' 'The tare sauce makes this dish.' 'Cheap, delicious, and generous portions.' High praise from both locals and tourists.

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