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How to Book Chuka Soba Ibuki: Reservation Release Day, Phone and Rules (2026)

中華ソバ 伊吹 · Shimura-Sakaue (Itabashi), Tokyo · Ramen · Lunch & dinner

How to book this house

No reservations: sign the book outside in the morning (the house's X account posts each day's system) and return at the slot you are given. Eight seats, about 65 bowls at lunch (11:45–⁠14:30) and a short evening service (18:15–⁠20:15), Tue–Sat; closed Sundays and Mondays.

Where bookings are taken
No reservations
Lunch / dinner
Lunch & dinner

From the house's hours on Tabelog (checked October 2026).

Phone line
No reservations
If a seat comes back

The house takes no reservations and seats people on the day.

About this house

Tokyo's benchmark niboshi ramen: an 8-seat counter with a sign-in (kicho) system rather than a queue on busy days. No reservations, no photos of staff or other guests.

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Next release days

No reservations

Last verified September 7, 2026 · checked by our desk October 18, 2026

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

When does Chuka Soba Ibuki open its reservation book?

No reservations: sign the book outside in the morning (the house's X account posts each day's system) and return at the slot you are given. Eight seats, about 65 bowls at lunch (11:45–⁠14:30) and a short evening service (18:15–⁠20:15), Tue–Sat; closed Sundays and Mondays. All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

How do I book Chuka Soba Ibuki from abroad?

Chuka Soba Ibuki does not take reservations; you queue in person on the day.

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.

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