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The best katsu in Toronto is lightly breaded with panko crumbs and deep-fried for that crispy crust. There are countless variations of this Japanese cutlet, from the type of meat used, including chicken, pork and even fish, to the various sauces it accompanies. Served as a sandwich, on Japanese curry or as a rice bowl with an egg, you can’t go wrong either way.
Here are some of the best places for katsu in Toronto.
North York
66 Gerrard St E
Katsuya
Japanese
You’ll find six different types of katsu at this Japanese fusion restaurant with several locations across the city. Their pork loin, chicken, fish, cheese, double cheese and sweet potato cheese katsus are paired with house-made sauces.
Katsuya
North York
66 Gerrard St E
You’ll find six different types of katsu at this Japanese fusion restaurant with several locations across the city. Their pork loin, chicken, fish, cheese, double cheese and sweet potato cheese katsus are paired with house-made sauces.
Japanese
Mr. Tonkatsu
The katsu at this Japanese restaurant is coated with homemade panko obtained from freshly baked bread. There are six kinds of katsu to choose from, including pork loin, pork tenderloin, pork loin with cheese, chicken, chicken with cheese and fish.
Mr. Tonkatsu
The katsu at this Japanese restaurant is coated with homemade panko obtained from freshly baked bread. There are six kinds of katsu to choose from, including pork loin, pork tenderloin, pork loin with cheese, chicken, chicken with cheese and fish.
Yonge and Dundas
134 Dundas St E
Kyoto Katsugyu
Japanese
Choose from five cuts of beef for your katsu, including ribeye roll, chuck flap, tenderloin, tongue and wagyu at this spot near Yonge-Dundas Square. They specialize in gyukatsu, which is a Japanese-style beef cutlet.
Kyoto Katsugyu
Yonge and Dundas
134 Dundas St E
Choose from five cuts of beef for your katsu, including ribeye roll, chuck flap, tenderloin, tongue and wagyu at this spot near Yonge-Dundas Square. They specialize in gyukatsu, which is a Japanese-style beef cutlet.
Japanese
Fat Ninja Bite
This Asian fusion restaurant near Kennedy and Steeles is known for their massive katsu burgers using chicken, fish, pork or pork and cheese katsus. You can also get these cutlets on rice or noodles.
Fat Ninja Bite
This Asian fusion restaurant near Kennedy and Steeles is known for their massive katsu burgers using chicken, fish, pork or pork and cheese katsus. You can also get these cutlets on rice or noodles.
Yonge and Bloor
20 Charles St E
Tokyo Kitchen
Japanese
Have your chicken or pork katsu with slow-cooked beef broth curry, as a topping for udon noodles or as part of a bento box at this Japanese restaurant near Yonge and Bloor.
Tokyo Kitchen
Yonge and Bloor
20 Charles St E
Have your chicken or pork katsu with slow-cooked beef broth curry, as a topping for udon noodles or as part of a bento box at this Japanese restaurant near Yonge and Bloor.
Japanese
Naniwa-Taro
Choose between pork or chicken katsu at this mom-and-pop shop near Yonge and Finch. They’re served atop a bed of curry and rice, as a katsudon or as a side dish.
Naniwa-Taro
Choose between pork or chicken katsu at this mom-and-pop shop near Yonge and Finch. They’re served atop a bed of curry and rice, as a katsudon or as a side dish.
Trinity-Bellwoods
1330 Dundas St W
Imanishi Japanese Kitchen
There’s pork or ebi (shrimp) katsu at this Japanese restaurant on Dundas West. They come as rice bowls or bento boxes.
Imanishi Japanese Kitchen
Trinity-Bellwoods
1330 Dundas St W
There’s pork or ebi (shrimp) katsu at this Japanese restaurant on Dundas West. They come as rice bowls or bento boxes.
Sakawa Coffee
Get pork or chicken katsu on a bed of rice and curry at this Japanese cafe on the Danforth. They also have a katsudon that includes a deep-fried pork cutlet, rice, egg and a savoury sauce.
Sakawa Coffee
Get pork or chicken katsu on a bed of rice and curry at this Japanese cafe on the Danforth. They also have a katsudon that includes a deep-fried pork cutlet, rice, egg and a savoury sauce.
Koreatown
628 Bloor St W
Korean Village Restaurant
Korean
A specialty at this Korean restaurant in Koreatown is their pork or chicken katsu dinner. It’s served with salad, daikon radish, rice and a side of miso soup.
Korean Village Restaurant
Koreatown
628 Bloor St W
A specialty at this Korean restaurant in Koreatown is their pork or chicken katsu dinner. It’s served with salad, daikon radish, rice and a side of miso soup.
Korean
Nakayoshi Izakaya
Start with an appetizer of pork or chicken katsu or go straight to the katsudon or katsu curry rice dinner sets at this Japanese restaurant on the Danforth.
Nakayoshi Izakaya
Start with an appetizer of pork or chicken katsu or go straight to the katsudon or katsu curry rice dinner sets at this Japanese restaurant on the Danforth.
Mama Lee's Korean Kitchen
You’ll find a variety of rice bowls on the menu, including a chicken and fish katsu bowl. They’re both topped with katsu sauce and served with house slaw.
Mama Lee's Korean Kitchen
You’ll find a variety of rice bowls on the menu, including a chicken and fish katsu bowl. They’re both topped with katsu sauce and served with house slaw.
Cotolet
Head over to this restaurant in Richmond Hill for huge pork loin, pork tender, chicken, fish or brick cheese cutlets. They’re paired with a traditional Japanese sauce, signature house sauce or sweet and spicy sauce.
Cotolet
Head over to this restaurant in Richmond Hill for huge pork loin, pork tender, chicken, fish or brick cheese cutlets. They’re paired with a traditional Japanese sauce, signature house sauce or sweet and spicy sauce.
Downtown
149 Dundas St W
Kimchi Korea House
Korean
A main entrée that’s worth getting at this Korean restaurant on Dundas West is their katsu. Chicken or pork is breaded, fried and topped with a katsu sauce.
Kimchi Korea House
Downtown
149 Dundas St W
A main entrée that’s worth getting at this Korean restaurant on Dundas West is their katsu. Chicken or pork is breaded, fried and topped with a katsu sauce.
Korean
Brown Donkatsu
There are over a dozen katsu dishes to choose from at this restaurant in First Markham Place. They all come with a variety of house-made sauces like carbonara and Italian tomato.
Brown Donkatsu
There are over a dozen katsu dishes to choose from at this restaurant in First Markham Place. They all come with a variety of house-made sauces like carbonara and Italian tomato.
Gyugyuya
The pork and chicken katsu at this Japanese restaurant with multiple locations across the city are served with their signature kanazawa curry. It’s dark brown in colour and is rich and gooey.
Gyugyuya
The pork and chicken katsu at this Japanese restaurant with multiple locations across the city are served with their signature kanazawa curry. It’s dark brown in colour and is rich and gooey.
Tanuki Restaurant
One of the main dishes at this Yoshoku-style restaurant in J-Town is their tonkatsu curry. It consists of a crispy pork cutlet, house-made curry, pickles and kewpie mayo.
Tanuki Restaurant
One of the main dishes at this Yoshoku-style restaurant in J-Town is their tonkatsu curry. It consists of a crispy pork cutlet, house-made curry, pickles and kewpie mayo.
