Jinya is a textbook Showa era tonkatsu-ya situated off a residential side-street close to Kaminoge station. Although usually busy with local customers, the raised koagare dining floor and counter seating provide a sense of space and adequate social distancing.

The lunchtime set menu provides excellent cost performance but is limited to rosu (loin) katsu. As such we prefer to order from the evening dinner menu to enjoy the ’special’ hire (fillet) katsu. Portions are extremely generous, including the rich tasting miso soup, pickles and shredded cabbage. The pork is excellent; clean, lean and light in colour. The rosu katsu in particular is dense and moist but not too oily.

By evening the menu expands to include a variety of izakaya staples to accompany alcohol.

Tonkatsu Jinya

03 3703 4711