Release rule
How to Book Kurogi: Reservation Release Day, Phone and Rules (2026)
日本料理 くろぎ · Shiba-Daimon, Tokyo · Kaiseki · Lunch & dinner
How to book this house
Lunch is the public door: the following month opens on TableCheck on the 1st and on OMAKASE on the 15th at 13:00 JST, with cancellations posted at any time. Dinner is booked by phone in Japanese (03-6452-9039), where regulars hold seats about a year out.
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner seatings; closed Sundays and holidays.
- Next release
- November 1, 2026 → December 2026
Dates through November 2026 are already open.
- Where bookings are taken
- Platform · TableCheck, OMAKASETableCheckOMAKASEOfficial
- Lunch / dinner
- Lunch & dinner
Lunch on Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri & Sat only
- 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.
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About this house
Two lunch drops a month (1st TableCheck, 15th OMAKASE); freed seats are reposted. Saturday breakfast course also on TableCheck.
Booking details
Exceptions and seasons
18 seats; Tue/Thu/Sat breakfast 09:30, lunch 12:00, dinner 17:00 and 20:30; closed Sundays, Mondays (dinner only) and holidays.
Allergies or dietary needs? Make a Japanese dining card →
Next release days
Last verified September 7, 2026 · checked by our desk October 4, 2026
Source for the booking rule: the house's official site (kurogi.co.jp), read September 7, 2026.
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
When does Kurogi open its reservation book?
Reservations at Kurogi next open on November 1, 2026, for dates in December 2026. Lunch is the public door: the following month opens on TableCheck on the 1st and on OMAKASE on the 15th at 13:00 JST, with cancellations posted at any time. Dinner is booked by phone in Japanese (03-6452-9039), where regulars hold seats about a year out. Breakfast, lunch and dinner seatings; closed Sundays and holidays. All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
How do I book Kurogi from abroad?
Kurogi takes reservations online through TableCheck and 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.
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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.