Cult hit Nippon Curry brings Japanese-style curry to Berkeley

Tokyo-based chain Hinoya Curry, which opened a rabidly popular location in San Francisco a few years ago called Nippon Curry, has debuted a second spot across from the university campus in Berkeley.

Nippon Curry Berkeley is located at 2512 Bancroft Way in the former space of soup specialists Ladle and Leaf. It had its soft opening on May 22 and is running a limited menu featuring its trademark Japanese curries, which are quite different from Indian curries — subtly spiced, sweeter, and more savory and calorific, in a good way.