Niigata Tare Katsu Sando (新潟タレカツサンド)
Niigata-style tonkatsu with sweet soy sauce tare (rather than thick tonkatsu sauce) sandwich.
Andrew Lekashman
Naporitan Pan (ナポリタンパン)
Naporitan pan loads ketchup-fried spaghetti into a split koppepan roll: starch on starch from the Showa bakery case. The yoshoku noodle whose New Grand original, by chef Irie, ran on tomato puree.
Napolitan Sando (ナポリタンサンド)
Ketchup-stir-fried spaghetti, the kissaten plate called naporitan, pressed flat between two slices of soft Japanese milk bread. A Showa-era cafe favorite, folded into a sandwich.
Nama Shokupan Sando (生食パンサンド)
'Raw' (untoasted) premium shokupan sandwiches; emphasizes bread softness.
Nagoya Tebasaki Sando (名古屋手羽先サンド)
Nagoya-style fried chicken wings (tebasaki) as sandwich; sweet-spicy.
Nagoya Morning (名古屋モーニング)
Nagoya's famous elaborate breakfast sets; often include ogura toast (red bean + butter on toast), sandwich options.
Nagoya Miso Katsu Sando (名古屋味噌カツサンド)
Tonkatsu with Nagoya's signature thick, sweet red miso sauce on bread.
Morning Set Sando (モーニングセットサンド)
Sandwich served as part of 'morning service' (breakfast set with coffee); Nagoya famous for elaborate morning sets.
Morning Bread Service (朝食パン)
Bread-focused morning sets; toast, sandwiches, coffee culture.
Mont Blanc Sando (モンブランサンド)
Chestnut cream (Mont Blanc style) sandwich; autumn seasonal.
Mixed Sando (ミックスサンド)
Assorted mini sandwiches sold together—typically egg, ham, and one other; konbini/bakery staple.
Mixed Fruit Sando (ミックスフルーツサンド)
Multiple fruits (strawberry, kiwi, banana, orange, etc.) arranged in colorful pattern with cream.
Mille-Feuille Katsu Sando (ミルフィーユカツサンド)
Layered thin pork slices stacked and breaded together; tender, layered texture.
Mie Matsusaka Beef Sando (松阪牛サンド)
Sandwich with Matsusaka beef; one of Japan's top three wagyu.
Mentai Toast (明太トースト)
Mentai toast is the kissaten morning plate: chilli-cured pollock roe mashed into butter, spread on thick-cut shokupan and grilled until it goes soft and savoury, coffee alongside.
Menchi Katsu Sando (メンチカツサンド)
A hamburg patty built to fall apart: minced beef and pork worked with onion, fried loose so it bleeds savoury fat into the soft shokupan. The juicy, oniony.
Menchi Katsu Sando - Pork (ポークメンチカツサンド)
Menchi katsu made with ground pork.
Menchi Katsu Sando - Cheese (チーズメンチカツサンド)
Menchi katsu with melted cheese in center; gooey, rich.
Menchi Katsu Sando - Beef (ビーフメンチカツサンド)
Menchi katsu made with ground beef.
Melon Sando (メロンサンド)
Japanese melon (often Yubari or Crown melon) and cream; luxurious, honeyed flavor.
Melon Sando - Yubari (夕張メロンサンド)
Using premium Yubari King melons from Hokkaido; orange flesh, intensely sweet, very expensive.
Melon Sando - Crown Melon (クラウンメロンサンド)
Using Shizuoka Crown melons; perfectly netted skin, sweet flesh.
Melon Pan (メロンパン)
At a Japanese bakery stand the warm scored bun is split to order and packed with cold vanilla. Melon pan, a netted-cookie sweet roll with no melon in it, becomes a sandwich on a one-minute clock.