GONPACHI, the famous Japanese restaurant chain favoured by international celebrities operated by Global Dining Inc., is bringing back its Muslim-friendly menus with a new Halal Wagyu beef course. It is available starting 14 October for the first time in almost three years.

GONPACHI is famous for its carefully selected Japanese dishes, including skewers carefully grilled over binchotan^*1 and freshly fried tempura.
This creative Japanese restaurant made headlines in February 2002 when PM Junichiro Koizumi and US President George W. Bush (both at the time) used the restaurant for an ‘izakaya’ (Japanese-style pub) meeting. As of October 2022, it has seven restaurants in Japan with three overseas franchises (Hong Kong, Dubai and Shanghai).

The new Halal Shiretoko Beef Course is a set meal course with steak made from Halal-certified Shiretoko Beef, a high-quality Japanese black cattle breed. The restaurant offers creative Japanese cuisine with a unique twist on WASHOKU (Japanese Food) in a nostalgic ambience of good old Japan. WASHOKU is also registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

If you want to try this halal course, make sure to book at least 3 business days before your restaurant visit

GONPACHI Nishi-Azabu
1F/2F, 1-13-11 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
TEL: 03-5771-0170
Opening hours: 11:30am – 3:30am（LO. Food 2:45am / Drink 3:00am）

GONPACHI Shibuya
E.Space Tower 14F, 3-6 Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
TEL: 050-5443-0489
Opening hours: 11:30am – 3:30am（LO. Food & Drink 3:00am）

GONPACHI Odaiba
Aqua City Daiba 4F, 1-7-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo
TEL: 050-5444-6490
Opening hours: 11:30am – 11:00pm（LO. Food 10:00pm / Drink 10:30pm）

GONPACHI Asakusa Azumabashi
1F・2F Nakagawa Bldg., 2-1-15 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku, Tokyo
TEL: 050-5444-5929
Opening hours: 11:30am – 11:00pm（LO. Food 10:00pm / Drink 10:30pm）

GONPACHI serves food under the following ‘Muslim Friendly Policy’:

1. The restaurant themselves are not Halal-certified.
2. All beef and chicken used are Halal-certified meats. Seasonings used are also Halal.
3. There are no exclusive Halal kitchens.
4. They use separate cutting boards, knives, bowls, colanders, tongs and other cooking utensils.
5. You may request for disposable tableware, glasses, forks, knives and chopsticks.
6. They serve alcoholic beverages.

Gonpachi-brand sushi restaurants: SUSHI Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu and SUSHI Gonpachi Shibuya also offer ‘vegan nigiri’ using fresh seasonal vegetables.

SUSHI Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu (3F of Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu)
3F, 1-13-11 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
TEL: 03-5771-0180
Opening hours: 5:00pm – 2:00am（LO. Food & Drink 1:00am）

SUSHI Gonpachi Shibuya (next to Gonpachi Shibuya)
E. Space Tower 14F, 3-6, Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
TEL: 050-5443-0491
Opening hours: 5:00pm – 2:00am（LO. Food & Drink 1:00am）

^{*1 Binchotan(備長炭): a type of charcoal traditionally used in Japanese cooking, also called white charcoal.}

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