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

東京肉しゃぶ家 · Higashi-Shinjuku, Tokyo · Sukiyaki · Lunch & dinner

How to book this house

Book on Tabelog; no published release rule. 12-seat Tajimaguro beef shabu-shabu counter, dinner seatings 17:00, 18:30 and 20:00, closed Mondays.

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Courses ¥18,700-¥43,000 plus 10% service. Prices are indicative, as listed on Tabelog (October 2026).

Where bookings are taken
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Lunch / dinner
Lunch & dinner

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

Phone line
03-6273-8987 (Tabelog; Japanese; reception hours not published)
If a seat comes back

We found no official vacancy alert for this booking channel. Booking on the release day is the realistic route.

About this house

The Tabelog Award 2026 Bronze. The original Tokyo Nikushabuya near Higashi-Shinjuku: a 12-seat counter for Tajimaguro Kobe beef.

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Dinner ¥33,000-¥43,000, lunch ¥18,700 (incl. tax, plus 10% service). Prices are indicative, as listed on Tabelog (October 2026). Not the Ginza branch, Subin.

Booking details

How the book opens

No release rule is published. Book through Tabelog's online booking; how far ahead dates open is not stated.

Exceptions and seasons

Dinner in three seatings at 17:00, 18:30 and 20:00, up to six guests per seating; lunch at 12:00 (single start). Closed Mondays. A cancellation fee applies once you are 10 minutes late.

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Next release days

Rule not published — we confirm per date

Last verified October 18, 2026

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

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When does Tokyo Nikushabuya open its reservation book?

Book on Tabelog; no published release rule. 12-seat Tajimaguro beef shabu-shabu counter, dinner seatings 17:00, 18:30 and 20:00, closed Mondays. Courses ¥18,700-¥43,000 plus 10% service. Prices are indicative, as listed on Tabelog (October 2026). All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

How do I book Tokyo Nikushabuya from abroad?

Tokyo Nikushabuya takes reservations online through Tabelog, 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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