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.
66 Gerrard St E
Katsuya
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.
548 Yonge St
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.
134 Dundas St E
Kyoto Katsugyu
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.
3517 Kennedy Rd
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.
20 Charles St E
Tokyo Kitchen
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.
7 Byng Ave
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.
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.
867 Danforth Ave
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.
628 Bloor St W
Korean Village Restaurant
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.
812 Danforth Ave
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.
16 Yonge St Unit B
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.
9631 Yonge St #2
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.
149 Dundas St W
Kimchi Korea House
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.
3235 Hwy 7 #22
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.
177 Dundas St W
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.
3160 Steeles Ave E Unit 1
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.
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.
66 Gerrard St E
Katsuya
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.
548 Yonge St
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.
134 Dundas St E
Kyoto Katsugyu
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.
3517 Kennedy Rd
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.
20 Charles St E
Tokyo Kitchen
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.
7 Byng Ave
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.
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.
867 Danforth Ave
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.
628 Bloor St W
Korean Village Restaurant
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.
812 Danforth Ave
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.
16 Yonge St Unit B
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.
9631 Yonge St #2
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.
149 Dundas St W
Kimchi Korea House
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.
3235 Hwy 7 #22
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.
177 Dundas St W
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.
3160 Steeles Ave E Unit 1
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.
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