Release rule

How to Book Chinese Bed (Chuka Shindai): Reservation Release Day, Phone and Rules (2026)

中華寝台 · Dogenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo · Chinese · Dinner only

How to book this house

OMAKASE only (card required, no phone bookings): on the 1st of each month at 15:00 JST the month eight months ahead opens — the book already runs to May 2027 — with a limit of one booking per week. Nine counter seats, ¥22,000 omakase, single seating.

Next release
November 1, 2026 · 15:00 JST → July 2027

Dates through June 2027 are already open.

This house books only in the name of the guest who attends. We will ask in your name; if the house declines bookings arranged on a guest's behalf, we will tell you and nothing is charged.

Where bookings are taken
Platform · OMAKASEOMAKASE
Lunch / dinner
Dinner only
If a seat comes back

Cancellations: add the restaurant to your favorites on OMAKASE and it notifies you, first come first served. omakase-japan.zendesk.com

We still send you release-date alerts: for a set release date, the day before, on the morning of release day (08:00 JST) and about 30 minutes before when the time is known; for houses that open a little every day, a weekly summary.

Allergies or dietary needs? Make a Japanese dining card →

Next release days

  • 1Nov15:00 JST
    Sunday, November 1, 2026
    For dates in July 2027
  • 1Dec15:00 JST
    Tuesday, December 1, 2026
    For dates in August 2027
  • 1Jan15:00 JST
    Friday, January 1, 2027
    For dates in September 2027

Last verified September 7, 2026 · checked by our desk October 4, 2026

Source for the booking rule: the booking page (omakase.in), read September 7, 2026.

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

More Chinese in the same region

All houses in Tokyo →

When does Chinese Bed (Chuka Shindai) open its reservation book?

Reservations at Chinese Bed (Chuka Shindai) next open on November 1, 2026 at 15:00 JST, for dates in July 2027. OMAKASE only (card required, no phone bookings): on the 1st of each month at 15:00 JST the month eight months ahead opens — the book already runs to May 2027 — with a limit of one booking per week. Nine counter seats, ¥22,000 omakase, single seating. All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

How do I book Chinese Bed (Chuka Shindai) from abroad?

Chinese Bed (Chuka Shindai) takes reservations online through OMAKASE, which you can use from abroad with your own account and a credit card. If you would rather not, our Tokyo desk can request it for you: ¥12,000 per seat, charged only if the table is secured. A free release-date alert emails you the day before, on the morning of release day (08:00 JST) and about 30 minutes before when the opening time is known; houses that open a little every day come in a weekly summary.

What time zone is the release time?

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9). Release days are computed from the house's published rule and re-checked monthly.

More release days in Tokyo

Tokyo: when hard-to-book restaurants open reservations →

← All 1,240 houses in the booking calendar

Rules are verified against official notices and platform listings and re-checked monthly. Houses change their systems without warning; treat the calendar as a planning tool. For restaurants in our collection, our desk confirms the specifics for your dates when you request.