The beef bowl
What it is
Gyudon is thin-sliced beef and onion simmered in a sweet soy broth, served over rice. It is the default cheap hot meal in Japan: open early, open late, served in under a minute, and almost always far below ¥1,000.
The big three chains (Sukiya, Yoshinoya, Matsuya) are on nearly every station street, so the price you see in Tokyo is the price you pay in Sapporo or Naha.
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How to order
- Order at the ticket machine (Matsuya) or the counter (Sukiya, Yoshinoya). Pictures on the machine make it easy without Japanese.
- Namimori (並盛) is a regular size. Oomori (大盛) is large, tokumori (特盛) is extra large.
- Add a raw egg (生卵) or a set with miso soup and salad for a few hundred yen more and still stay under ¥1,000.
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The gyudon chains we map
| Chain | Typical | Branches |
|---|---|---|
| Matsuya松屋 | ¥430 | 494 |
| Sukiyaすき家 | ¥450 | 432 |
| Yoshinoya吉野家 | ¥498 | 368 |
| Nakauなか卯 | ¥430 | 157 |
| Nishimatsuya西松屋 | ¥430 | 34 |
| Sutadonya伝説のすた丼屋 | ¥900 | 17 |
Typical price is the median lunch price across branches in our data. Menus and prices change; check at the shop.
どこで
Where to find gyudon under ¥1,000
東京Tokyo552 places大阪Osaka148 places横浜Yokohama65 places京都Kyoto58 places札幌Sapporo49 placesさいたまSaitama44 places福岡Fukuoka42 places神戸Kobe31 places仙台Sendai30 places川崎Kawasaki23 places尼崎Amagasaki22 places町田Machida21 places
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