How to book Gion Sasaki

Phone in Japan

075-551-5000

From abroad

+81 75-551-5000

Reservations

Reservation only (完全予約制)

Tabelog score

4.35 from 491 reviews

Spend per person

¥20,000 to ¥30,000 at lunch and ¥40,000 to ¥50,000 at dinner

Seats

20 seats: a 13-seat counter and a 7-seat annex counter

Open

Dinner from Tuesday to Saturday at 18:30. Lunch from Thursday to Saturday at 12:00. All guests start together

Closed

Sundays and Mondays, plus irregular days

Payment

Cards accepted (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners)

Getting there

10 minutes on foot from Gion-Shijo station

Address, for a taxi or a map search: 京都府京都市東山区八坂通大和大路東入小松町566-27

Can you book Gion Sasaki online?

Not through Tabelog. When we opened the listing on 13 October 2026, it showed a phone number and no online booking calendar. The listing marks the restaurant as reservation only, so walking in is not an option either.

That is normal for a place like this in Japan. With 20 seats, it can fill from regulars and phone calls alone, so there is little reason to pay a booking platform or keep an online calendar up to date. We explain the pattern in why so many restaurants in Japan only take bookings by phone.

When to call Gion Sasaki

The listing says phone bookings open at the start of each month and cover dates up to the month after next.

The listing gives these hours: Dinner from Tuesday to Saturday at 18:30. Lunch from Thursday to Saturday at 12:00. All guests start together. Japan is nine hours ahead of UTC all year. The call-time checker shows the time there right now.

From outside Japan, dial +81 75-551-5000. Inside Japan, dial 075-551-5000.

What the staff will ask

A booking call in Japan follows the same short script almost everywhere. Have these ready before you dial:

• The date and time, plus a second option in case the first is taken.
• The number of people.
• Your name, said slowly. They will write it down in katakana.
• A phone number where they can reach you. A hotel number usually works if you have no Japanese one.
• Allergies or foods you can't eat, said at booking and not at the table.

At Gion Sasaki in particular:

• Lunch at 12:00 or dinner at 18:30. There are no other start times.

The Japanese for each line is in our phrases guide, and the phrase builder writes the script for your date and party size.

Conditions to know before you book

• Reservation only. You cannot walk in.
• The restaurant lists ¥20,000 to ¥30,000 at lunch and ¥40,000 to ¥50,000 at dinner. Reviewers on Tabelog report spending ¥60,000 to ¥80,000 at dinner per person, so budget for the higher figure.
• Cards accepted (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners).
• Closed: Sundays and Mondays, plus irregular days.
• If you are more than thirty minutes late, the booking is treated as cancelled.
• Children under ten are not admitted.
• They cannot prepare a vegan menu.
• They ask guests not to wear strong perfume.
• You take your shoes off. The dress code is smart casual, with no sandals or shorts for men.
• Lunch includes service. Dinner adds a 10% service charge.

These come from the listing as it stood on 13 October 2026. Prices, hours and closing days change, so open the listing before you plan a day around it. Whatever the terms, keep the booking or cancel early: see how cancellation fees work in Japan.

Let Moshicall make the call

If the language, the time difference or the lack of a Japanese number gets in the way, we can phone Gion Sasaki for you. The button below opens our booking form with the restaurant's number already filled in. Add your date, time and party size. Our AI calls in Japanese, says at the start that it is an AI calling for a guest from overseas, and emails you what the restaurant said.

It costs ¥1,000 per guest, with a minimum of ¥2,000, and you are charged only if the restaurant confirms the table. If they are full, closed, don't answer or ask us to book another way, you pay nothing.