Eighteen-hour broth.
Twenty-two seats.
Open till 2 am.
A tonkotsu bar on SE Division. Push through the curtain, buy a ticket at the machine, and sit at the counter.
01 · The broth 豚骨
It starts at 8 am.
You eat it at midnight.
Pork bones, water and a hard boil, for eighteen hours. Scroll through a day in the pot.
Hours on the flame00
- 00:00Bones blanched, scrubbed, back in clean water.
- 01:00Rolling boil, lid off. It never drops to a simmer.
- 05:00Collagen gives way. Fat starts to emulsify.
- 10:00The broth turns opaque, the colour of milky tea.
- 14:00Topped up, stirred, bones crushed against the pot.
- 18:00Strained. About ninety bowls tonight.
When the pot is empty we turn the lantern off, even if it's 11 pm.
02 · The menu 食券
Order like you would
in Tokyo.
Choose your bowl at the ticket machine by the door, hand the tickets over the counter, and sit down. Press a button to try it.
TAMAFUNE · 食券$ 0.00
Cards and phones accepted
Your tickets
Nothing yet. Tonkotsu Classic is what most people order first. Tsukemen is sold out tonight.
0 tickets$0.00
03 · Your bowl 好み
Firm noodles, rich broth,
a little fire.
Every bowl comes with an order sheet. Tick what you like and watch your bowl change.
Order sheetTonkotsu · $17
麺Noodles
濃Richness
蒜Garlic
辛Spice
2
具Toppings
Your bowl$20.50Regular noodles · regular broth · spice 2
Tonkotsu · chashu · ajitama · nori · scallion
04 · The counter 席
Twenty-two stools.
No reservations.
05 · Visit 営業
Come late.
The line is shorter.
- Where
- SE Division Street
Portland, Oregon - Hours
- Tuesday to Sunday
5 pm to 2 am. Closed Mondays. - Phone
- (503) 555-0148
- Good to know
- Counter seating only. Groups of four or fewer. Card and phone pay, no cash.
Typical wait, by hour
Based on a typical Friday. After 11 pm you can usually walk straight in.