TANAKATSU

Walk into Tanakatsu and you'll immediately clock the no-nonsense approach: clinical lighting, minimal décor, and a menu that knows exactly what it's doing. You're here for katsu, full stop. The tonkatsu is the star—properly brined pork loin, panko crust that shatters under your fork, served with that crucial sharp tonkatsu sauce and pickled vegetables that actually taste fresh. Sides of sticky rice and miso soup arrive reliably good. It's the kind of place where Japanese salarymen would feel at home, and it shows in the execution. Prices sit around the £12-18 mark for mains, which feels fair for this level of consistency.