Yokohama Katsuretsuan: 90-Year-Old Original Katsuretsu Restaurant (Menu, Prices, Review)

🍽️ Want to taste authentic "traditional flavor" in Yokohama?
The answer is 'Katsuretsuan (勝烈庵)',
loved for over 90 years since 1927.

Not just tonkatsu,
but the original Yokohama-style katsuretsu.

From unlimited rice & cabbage tips
to menu, prices, and artistic atmosphere,
we'll cover everything perfectly.

✨ Not Tonkatsu, but Yokohama’s ‘Katsuretsu’

Yokohama has its own unique ‘katsuretsu (cutlet)’ culture, different from Tokyo.

Since its founding in 1927 (Showa 2), Katsuretsuan has reinterpreted Western-style cutlets into a Japanese style, giving birth to ‘Yokohama Katsuretsu’.

It’s so iconic that locals call it “the taste of Yokohama.”

🥢 The Secret of Taste: Special Sauce and Fresh Breadcrumbs

The taste here comes down to two key elements.

1. Secret Traditional Sauce

Vegetables and fruits are boiled for two days and aged overnight to create a deep, rich original sauce that is the heart of Katsuretsuan.

2. Crispy ‘Fresh Breadcrumbs’

Using homemade ‘fresh breadcrumbs’, the coating is light and crispy, while the meat inside stays tender and moist.

🍚 Menu & Unlimited Refills

All ‘set meals’ include unlimited refills of rice, cabbage, and shijimi (clam) miso soup!

Katsuretsu is a fully cooked Western-style dish, featuring a crispy exterior with tender, light-flavored meat inside.

Hire Katsu Set (ヒレかつ定食): 2,200 yen (Tender Pork Tenderloin Katsuretsu)

Rosu Katsu Set (ロースかつ定食): 2,200 yen (Rich Pork Loin Katsuretsu)

🖼️ Restaurant or Art Gallery? (Traces of Munakata Shiko)

Katsuretsuan is not just a restaurant, but a small art space.

World-renowned woodblock artist Munakata Shiko (棟方志功) personally wrote the signboard calligraphy, and his woodblock prints are displayed inside the restaurant.

📌 Katsuretsuan Operating Hours & Location Guide

There are 3 locations total in Yokohama and Kamakura.

1. Bashamichi Main Store (馬車道総本店)

Hours: 11:00 - 21:30 (L.O 21:00) Closed: Open year-round Payment: Credit cards accepted Access: 1-minute walk from Bashamichi Station / 5-minute walk from JR Kannai Station

2. Sotetsu Joinus Store (相鉄ジョイナス店)

Directly connected to Yokohama Station West Exit. Best accessibility!

3. Kamakura Store (鎌倉店)

1-minute walk from Kamakura Station West Exit. (Recommended during Kamakura trips)

📍 After ‘Katsuretsuan’, Where to Go?

The ‘Bashamichi Main Store’ is at the center of a Yokohama one-day trip course. After your meal, enjoy these nearby attractions too 👇

👉 Yokohama One-Day Itinerary Complete Guide (Chinatown, Night Views) 👉 Yokohama Budget Transport Pass: Minato Burari Ticket 👉 Yokohama Chinatown Restaurant ‘Keitokuchin’ (Mapo Tofu)

“90 years of tradition, one bite of perfection”

Katsuretsuan offers not just a meal, but a taste of Yokohama’s history and culture. With special sauce aged overnight, unlimited rice and cabbage, and an artistic atmosphere, it’s the perfect destination for your Yokohama trip.

Experience authentic Yokohama katsuretsu at this legendary restaurant! 🍴✨