🟣 Tokyo-do-must — Only-in-Tokyo experience.
Togoshi-Ginza’s signature street bite: a butcher-shop croquette, fried to order and sauced if you’ll eat on the spot—pure Tokyo shotengai culture.
Last updated: 2025-11-09
Introduction
Togoshi-Ginza Shopping Street is famous for its “Togoshi-Ginza Korokke” — croquettes sold freshly fried at several local shops. Among them, Katabami Butcher is a long-standing favorite of neighborhood regulars. In the afternoon, locals line up to grab hot fried snacks from the counter, where glass cases display croquettes, menchi-katsu, and karaage. The croquette pictured here has a crisp, airy crust, and the light sweetness of the sauce enhances its savory aroma.
What to Try
Korokke (croquette) with a light, crisp panko crust and creamy potato interior. Go late afternoon for the best chance at fresh batches. If you’ll eat on the spot, the staff will add sauce for you—a sweet–savory glaze that lifts the toasty crumbs. Menchi-katsu (minced-meat cutlet) is a hearty alternative if you want something meatier.
Tokyo or Trip?
🟣 Tokyo-do-must — Only-in-Tokyo experience.
Korokke exists all over Japan, but the way it’s enjoyed here—at a tiny butcher window on Togoshi-Ginza, freshly fried and sauced to order—is quintessentially Tokyo. It’s a neighborhood snack that became a local specialty, and a perfect taste of everyday city life in between errands and strolls.
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