Release rule

When does Matsuou open reservations?

松翁 · Jimbocho (Suidobashi), Tokyo · Soba

How to book

Phone, in Japanese

Phone for dinner, walk-in at lunch; no fixed release. Last lunch seating around 13:50, cash only.

Phone line: ☎ Not published; +81-3-3291-3529 (closed Sun and holidays)
What to expect: Tabelog Soba Hyakumeiten, the novelist Ikenami Shotaro's haunt; 38 seats, cash only. Lunch is first come; evenings take phone bookings.

Next release days

No release day — book any time

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

Request this table →
How do I book Matsuou from abroad?

Use the channel shown above. If it is a Japanese-language phone line, our Tokyo desk can call for you on the release day and confirm in writing in your language; the booking fee is charged only when the seat is secured.

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 the hardest tables open reservations →

← All 500+ houses in the booking calendar

The seasonal wire

One email at the end of each month: next month's reservation release days for Japan's hardest tables — which phone lines open on the 1st, at what hour — plus what comes into season. No noise; unsubscribe anytime.

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 and let us confirm the specifics for your dates.

No seat, no feeRequest a table
When does Matsuou open reservations? — Shoku Noren