Yōroppaken Sōhonten
ヨーロッパ軒 総本店
Founded in 1913, the original sauce pork cutlet bowl shop. A historic Fukui local favorite, serving thin, panko-crusted pork cutlets soaked in special sauce over rice.
Founded in 1913 (Taishō 2) in Waseda, Tokyo, the shop moved to its current Fukui location in 1924 after the Great Kantō Earthquake. It is regarded as the origin of Fukui's sauce pork cutlet bowl. The signature is thin-sliced pork cutlet fried in fine panko, soaked in a special Worcestershire-style sauce and placed over rice. Other items include the Paris Don, made with fried minced meat, and a special pork cutlet bowl with three kinds of toppings. The shop is in the Katamachi area, about a 10-minute walk from JR Fukui Station, with no parking. It is often crowded at mealtimes. A single pork cutlet bowl costs about JPY 1,180 and a set about JPY 1,400, though prices vary between sources.
Opening hours
11:00–19:50; closed Tuesdays and Mondays (open on public holidays)
Nearby sights
- Asuwa River Cherry Blossoms
- Fukui Castle Ruins
- Fukui Station Dinosaur Plaza
- Yōkōkan Garden
- Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins
- Maruoka Castle
- Eihei-ji Temple
- Echizen Washi Village