Butagumi

Butagumi has a big selection of pork to choose from, almost too many. There’s Spanish Ibérico as well as many choices from regions throughout Japan, from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south, each with a distinctive flavor profile. The menu is ever-changing, so consult with the staff to decide what you are in the mood for on any given day.

Set in a beautiful traditional Japanese house, Butagami offers an encyclopaedia-like menu of brand pork. It lists a total of 26 different varieties of largely Japanese premium pork, save for Spanish Iberico and Hungarian Mangalica. There are Imo-buta from Chiba, Akan pork from Hokkaido, Hyo-on two-month aged pork from Gumma...

Another delicious tonkatsu restaurant I would recommend is Butagami in Nishiazabu. It is more expensive than the previous suggestion, but you get to choose from a big variety of different cuts of pork (according to the amount of fat and the origin of the meat from different prefectures of Japan). Reservations are highly recommended, as there are not many tables in this small restaurant, but the staff are friendly and efficient, the menus are all available in English.

Butagumi is a popular place for tonkatsu, located inside a traditional Japanese house in the Nishi-Azabu neighborhood of Tokyo. There’s a variety of premium pork on the menu, with details about the origin of the meat as well as explanations of the different cuts to help guests choose based on their preference. We tried two different cuts – juicy sirloin and fatty pork belly, both deep-fried in panko breadcrumbs.

Source: Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Syced used under CC0. Butagumi’s dedication to deep-frying pork in panko breadcrumbs to give that authentic Japanese taste experience means that anyone dining here will be able to enjoy katsudon the way it should be made. There are three individual branches of the restaurant, in Shokudo, Shabuan and Nishiazabu, so it is worth picking out whichever is the closest to you.

While tonkatsu is the star at Butagumi, it is not the only reason why you should dine here. The feel of taking off your shoes, and stepping into a typical Japanese wooden booth, having a handbell to ring for service, a table lined with floral-printed China, and a fuss-free Japanese menu (with English option available)—all these little touches complete the experience of dining in a true blue ryotei.

If you find yourself strolling around 2 Chome-24-9 Nishiazabu in Minato City, Tokyo, you must try Butagumi. As a trendy tonkatsu diner nestled within the quiet residential area of Nishi-Azabu, this restaurant is prized for serving some of the finest deep-fried pork cutlets you'll find in all of Tokyo.

Butagumi is an excellent place to try tonkatsu cuisine in Tokyo. The pork here is chosen with care, the coating of the pork products is exceptionally crisp and perfectly cooked and the accompanying rice is the best Koshihikari available from the Niigata prefecture. 2-24-9 Nishi-Azabu, Minato.

Butagumi (豚組) is a fine Tonkatsu restaurant located in Tokyo’s cosmopolitan Nishi-Azabu area. Butagumi served the finest selection of branded domestic and imported pork with various price range. Enjoy the best quality Tonkatsu dishes at the traditional and stylish dining space.

Butagumi, a polarising tonkatsu restaurant if there ever was a was one. Probably the only tonkatsu restaurant in Japan that is more well known by Westerners than locals. As a result, there was no line (half the restaurant was empty), and all the diners were western.

Butagumi is housed in a traditional two-story Japanese building in Tokyo, with a focus on carefully sourced ingredients from different regions. The chefs pay close attention to every detail, and while the price can be higher, many find the quality well worth it.

We were on the hunt for tonkatsu, so we walked over to Butagumi in Minato. Unfortunately we couldn’t get a table, we were famished so we walked into a restaurant down the street. Turns out we had stumbled upon the “Kill Bill” restaurant, Gonpachi.

2 Chome-24-9 NishiazabuMinato City, Tokyo 106-0031, Japan(813) 5466-6775. Butagumi is a casual tonkatsu restaurant located in residential Nishi-Azabu that serves some of Tokyo’s best deep-fried pork cutlets.

For pork connoisseurs, the ne plus ultra of tonkatsu can be found at Butagumi near to the Mori Art Museum in Roppongi.