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

think食堂 · Nakatsu, Osaka · Ethnic · Lunch & dinner

How to book this house

Phone only: on the first business day of each month the book opens for dates through the end of the month after next. Herb-and-spice cooking in Nakatsu (recently relocated within the district); lunch and dinner Mon, Tue, Fri–Sun, closed Wed–Thu.

Next release
November 1, 2026 → January 2027

Dates through December 2026 are already open. Already open for your dates? Our desk can still call and ask for any remaining or returned seats. Ask the desk →

Source last confirmed Mar 2025; treat the date as an estimate

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
Lunch & dinner

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

Phone line
06-6292-6833
If a seat comes back

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

We still send you release-date alerts: for a set release date, the day before, on the morning of release day (08:00 JST) and about 30 minutes before when the time is known; for houses that open a little every day, a weekly summary.

Allergies or dietary needs? Make a Japanese dining card →

Next release days

  • 1Nov
    Sunday, November 1, 2026
    For dates in January 2027
  • 1Dec
    Tuesday, December 1, 2026
    For dates in February 2027
  • 4Jan
    Monday, January 4, 2027
    For dates in March 2027

Last verified March 1, 2025 · checked by our desk October 4, 2026

Source for the booking rule: a published guide (pecotter.jp), read March 1, 2025.

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

When does think shokudo open its reservation book?

Reservations at think shokudo next open on November 1, 2026, for dates in January 2027. Phone only: on the first business day of each month the book opens for dates through the end of the month after next. Herb-and-spice cooking in Nakatsu (recently relocated within the district); lunch and dinner Mon, Tue, Fri–Sun, closed Wed–Thu. All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

How do I book think shokudo from abroad?

think shokudo takes reservations by phone in Japanese only. Phone line: 06-6292-6833. 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.

More release days in Kansai

Kansai: when hard-to-book restaurants open reservations →

Request this table — our Tokyo desk calls in Japanese on release day · ¥12,000 per seat, only if secured →

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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.