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The nearest station is Meguro (JR Yamanote). Tonki is in Meguro, Tokyo.

How much does Tonki cost?

Tonki is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.

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Tonki

Name: Tonki
Address: Meguro, Tokyo, JP
Price range: ¥¥

Meguro, Tokyo

White-clad cooks frying tonkatsu behind the long wooden counter at Tonki in Meguro — Photo: Paul Keller / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Tonki is one of the most celebrated tonkatsu restaurants in Tokyo, frying pork cutlets since 1939 behind a U-shaped counter where the all-white-clad team works in full view. The open-kitchen choreography is half the experience.

More photos of Tonki

Cook dipping a pork cutlet in batter before frying at Tonki tonkatsu restaurant, Meguro — Photo: Paul Keller / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Rosu katsu pork cutlet set with cabbage, rice and miso soup at Tonki, Meguro — Photo: Paul Keller / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Golden tonkatsu with shredded cabbage and mustard on the counter at Tonki, Meguro — Photo: Kanesue / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Nearest station Meguro (JR Yamanote)

Cost ¥¥

Time needed 1 hour

Best time Right at opening

Insider tip

Order the rosu (fatty loin) katsu. Staff take your order while you wait and remember your place in line.

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What's on near Tonki

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Tonki, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.

Exhibition On now ¥

Hyakudan Kaidan special opening (Hotel Gajoen's listed hundred-step building)

東京都指定有形文化財「百段階段」文化財建築特別公開

1 Oct to 30 Mar Hyakudan Kaidan, Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, Meguro

Time 11:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30); closed Wednesdays and 28 Dec to 1 Jan; limited 17:00 to 18:00 evening and guided slots by booking

The 1935 wooden staircase building of the former Meguro Gajoen, with painted ceilings and seven decorated rooms, opened almost empty so the building itself is the exhibit.

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Food event Free

Meguro SUN Matsuri (Meguro Citizens' Festival)

10 Oct (dates to be confirmed) Tamichi Hiroba Park, Meguro River, Meguro

Station Meguro (JR Yamanote Line, Tokyu Meguro Line), 9 min walk

Meguro ward's annual festival, best known for charcoal-grilled sanma (Pacific saury) sent from Kesennuma in Miyagi and handed out free, a nod to the classic rakugo story Meguro no Sanma. Around the fish there are regional food stalls, a flea market, and stage performances by the Meguro River. Check the ward site for how the grilled-fish tickets are allocated.

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Exhibition On now ¥¥

Marimekko: The Power of Pattern

マリメッコ展模様のちから

3 Oct to 20 Dec Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Shirokanedai

Time 10:00 to 18:00 Station Meguro (JR Yamanote Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line), 7 min walk

This exhibition explores the world of Marimekko design through color and pattern. The show runs at the Art Deco former Asaka family residence and continues into late December, giving visitors a final chance to see it before the new year.

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Art Deco hall with the Sevres perfume fountain inside the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum

TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋), CC BY 2.0

Exhibition ¥¥

Spinning Love, Carving Prayers: Lithuanian Handcraft

愛を紡ぎ、祈りを刻む―リトアニアの手仕事―

16 Jan to 28 Mar Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Shirokanedai

Time 10:00 to 18:00 Station Meguro (JR Yamanote Line, Namboku Line), 7 min walk

Lithuanian folk craft in the Art Deco rooms of the former Prince Asaka residence: carved spinning boards that men gave the women they loved, textiles, and the wooden crosses and saint figures that once stood at village entrances and crossroads. It's part of the cultural programme for Lithuania's 2027 presidency of the Council of the EU.

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TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋), CC BY 2.0

Exhibition On now ¥

Meguro Museum of Art Collection Exhibition: Tokyo Puck and Its Era, with a feature on Kitazawa Rakuten's Kodomo no Tomo

目黒区美術館コレクション展『東京パック』とその時代＋特集展示北澤楽天の『子供之友』

10 Oct to 15 Nov Meguro Museum of Art, Meguro

Time 10:00-18:00, last entry 17:30, closed Mondays except 12 Oct Station Meguro Station (JR Yamanote Line, Namboku Line, Mita Line, Tokyu Meguro Line), 10 min walk

A collection exhibition at the Meguro Museum of Art on the satirical magazine Tokyo Puck, with a feature display on Kitazawa Rakuten's Kodomo no Tomo.

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Smaller local events nearby

Special opening of Daienji's Shaka statue (Tokyo Cultural Heritage Week) Festival
25 Oct to 3 Nov · Daienji temple, Gyoninzaka, Meguro
During Tokyo Cultural Heritage Week the temple on Gyoninzaka shows its main image, a standing Shaka Buddha that is a national Important Cultural Property.
Free · 9:00 to 17:00 · Map · Source: 目黒大圓寺 · 大圓寺東京都文化財ウィーク本尊釈迦如来立像開帳
New Year's Eve bell at Daienji Festival
Thu 31 Dec · Daienji temple, Gyoninzaka, Meguro
Visitors can ring the temple bell free on New Year's Eve and get a lucky charm. Amazake is served, the Shaka statue is on view and the 500 stone arhats are lit up.
Free · From 23:40 · Map · Source: 目黒大圓寺 · 大圓寺除夜の鐘

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Nearby

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum Museum · 7 min walk The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum is a 1933 Art Deco mansion built as the residence of Prince Asaka, with interiors by the French designer... Institute for Nature Study Park · 8 min walk The Institute for Nature Study is a 20-hectare protected piece of wild Musashino forest near Meguro Station, run by the National Museum of Nature and... Yebisu Garden Place Tower Viewpoint · 12 min walk The 38th and 39th floors of Yebisu Garden Place Tower are given over to restaurants, and the 38th has a free observation lounge, the SKY LOUNGE,... Happo-en Park · 13 min walk Happo-en is a free Japanese strolling garden attached to a famous wedding venue, with roots going back 400 years. Ebisu Neighbourhood · 19 min walk Ebisu is a grown-up neighbourhood with some of the best eating and drinking in Tokyo, from the izakaya alley of Ebisu Yokocho to serious restaurants... Ebisu Yokocho Nightlife · 19 min walk Ebisu Yokocho is a covered alley of about twenty small izakayas under one roof, loud and friendly and packed with locals by 8pm.

Good to know

How do I get to Tonki?: The nearest station is Meguro (JR Yamanote). Tonki is in Meguro, Tokyo.
How much does Tonki cost?: Tonki is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Tonki?: Plan for 1 hour.
When is the best time to visit Tonki?: Right at opening.

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