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How to Book Hantei: Reservation Release Day, Phone and Rules (2026)

はん亭 · Nezu, Tokyo · Kushiage · Lunch & dinner

How to book this house

By phone (03-3828-1440, Japanese), reservations open two months before your date; online via TableCheck/OpenTable runs shorter (about six weeks ahead as of September 2026). Two dinner courses are phone-only: Nagomi (15 skewers, ¥8,800) and Tokusen (18 skewers, ¥9,790), both with the rice-tea finish, dessert and a 150-minute seating.

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Online sells the 12-skewer courses (¥6,600 / ¥7,700). Lunch and dinner Tue–Sun; closed Mondays, with changes around public holidays. Same-day cancellation 100%.

Next release
Open now for visits through December 20, 2026
Where bookings are taken
Platform · TableCheck, OpenTableTableCheckOpenTableOfficial
Lunch / dinner
Lunch & dinner
Phone line
03-3828-1440 (Nezu honten), Japanese. Phone books the 15-skewer Nagomi (¥8,800) and 18-skewer Tokusen (¥9,790) courses, which are not sold online; phone also takes 7+ or when the web is full
If a seat comes back
We watch this house's own booking page and email anyone following it when dates appear that were not there before. We hold nothing — the seats go first come, first served.

About this house

Kushiage in a three-story Meiji-era house built of zelkova that survived the 1923 earthquake, now a registered tangible cultural property; a minute from Nezu Station. By phone, books open two months ahead; call on that day for weekends and December.

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Online (TableCheck) runs shorter, about six weeks ahead as of September 2026, and sells lunch (8 skewers, ¥3,630) and dinner (12 skewers, ¥6,600 or ¥7,700). Prices are indicative, as listed on TableCheck (October 2026). Weeknights outside peak season are often available a few days out. Solo diners welcome. No birthday plates as standard.

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Next release days

  • 20Oct
    Open now for visits through Dec 20, 2026

Last verified October 4, 2026

Source for the booking rule: the booking page (opentable.jp), read September 7, 2026.

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

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When does Hantei open its reservation book?

By phone (03-3828-1440, Japanese), reservations open two months before your date; online via TableCheck/OpenTable runs shorter (about six weeks ahead as of September 2026). Two dinner courses are phone-only: Nagomi (15 skewers, ¥8,800) and Tokusen (18 skewers, ¥9,790), both with the rice-tea finish, dessert and a 150-minute seating. Online sells the 12-skewer courses (¥6,600 / ¥7,700). Lunch and dinner Tue–Sun; closed Mondays, with changes around public holidays. Same-day cancellation 100%. Open now for visits through December 20, 2026 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

How do I book Hantei from abroad?

Hantei takes reservations online through TableCheck and OpenTable, 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: ¥6,000 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.

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