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

食堂おがわ · Kiyamachi, Kyoto · Kappō · Dinner only

How to book this house

Reservation-only, and phone booking is currently suspended: arrange your booking in person at the counter. The first seating is booked far ahead and no release day is published; cancellations and later seats are the realistic doors.

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Open 17:00–⁠23:00, closed Mondays.

This house books only by phone, in Japanese. Our Tokyo desk can make the call on release day: ¥12,000 per seat, only if we secure it. Ask the desk →

Where bookings are taken
Phone only
Lunch / dinner
Dinner only

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

Phone line
Phone booking suspended (Tabelog, Oct 2026); book in person at the counter. Open 17:00–23:00 (L.O. 22:00), closed Mondays plus occasional breaks
If a seat comes back

This house takes bookings only by phone, so there is no online vacancy alert.

About this house

Only the early seating is pre-booked; reports describe waits of up to a year, and calling around 20:00 for late-evening walk-in seats

Booking details

Exceptions and seasons

Phone booking is suspended; reservations are arranged in person at the restaurant. Closed Mondays (no longer Wednesdays) per Tabelog, Oct 2026.

Allergies or dietary needs? Make a Japanese dining card →

Next release days

Rule not published — we confirm per date

Last verified October 4, 2026

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

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When does Shokudo Ogawa open its reservation book?

Reservation-only, and phone booking is currently suspended: arrange your booking in person at the counter. The first seating is booked far ahead and no release day is published; cancellations and later seats are the realistic doors. Open 17:00–⁠23:00, closed Mondays. All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

How do I book Shokudo Ogawa from abroad?

Shokudo Ogawa takes reservations by phone in Japanese only. Phone line: Phone booking suspended (Tabelog, Oct 2026); book in person at the counter. Open 17:00–23:00 (L.O. 22:00), closed Mondays plus occasional breaks. From abroad, either call at those hours or have a Japanese speaker call for you. 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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Request this table — our Tokyo desk calls in Japanese on release day · ¥12,000 per seat, only if secured →

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