Yamabe Okachimachi

As a solo traveller who couldn't understand Japanese, it was a little difficult for me to locate this shop because it didn't have any English signage. Luckily there were a few reviews that posted pictures of what this place looked like, so I was still able to find it eventually. I waited for around 20mins to be seated. It's a counter kind of restaurant, so you can only sit at the counter and eat your food. There seemed to be a lot of locals around and I would estimate that there were perhaps 90% of them there.

The menu in the shop and everything else was in Japanese so I was a little concerned. Thankfully, the service staff whipped out an English menu after I asked her hopefully, "English?". I pointed at the pork loin cutlet and she nodded her head in acknowledgement.

The pork cutlet was good. It was like sinking my teeth into really crisp yet soft pork. The flavour was just right. Also, I was served miso soup with small clams and a generous portion of rice. The miso soup was so good and was definitely salty and thick enough. Furthermore, for the portion and the quality, I would say that the price is very affordable. Would recommend!