A Japanese curry specialist occupying a prominent Carlton St address in Downtown Toronto, steps from Yonge-Dundas Square, where the foot traffic skews toward office workers, students visitors looking for a fast, filling lunch. Hinoya Curry is the Toronto outpost of a Tokyo chain that won the Kanda Curry Grand Prix, an annual competition held in Kanda, the Tokyo neighbourhood historically regarded as Japan's most concentrated curry district. Japanese curry, distinct from South Asian styles, is a thick, sweet-savory, roux-based sauce served over rice Hinoya's version is built around slow-developed depth and generous toppings including Pork Katsu Curry, hand-breaded pork cutlet fried golden slow-braised Beef Tendon Curry. The Canada-exclusive menu additions, Poutine Curry and Maple Chicken Curry, make this the only Tokyo award-winning curry counter in the city also running a localized Canadian menu alongside its competition-proven original.

Try the pork katsu curry, chicken katsu curry, fish katsu curry, shrimp tempura curry, beef tendon curry.