How to book Gion Uokeya U

Phone in Japan

075-551-9966

From abroad

+81 75-551-9966

Reservations

Bookings accepted (予約可)

Tabelog score

3.61 from 471 reviews

Spend per person

¥4,000 to ¥5,000

Seats

24 seats upstairs (16 on tatami, 4 at tables), with more on the ground floor

Open

Tuesday to Sunday, 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:00

Closed

Mondays, or the next day when Monday is a public holiday

Payment

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

Getting there

5 minutes on foot from Gion-Shijo station

Address, for a taxi or a map search: 京都府京都市東山区祇園西花見小路四条下ル

Can you book Gion Uokeya U 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 accepting reservations, and the number is how you make one.

That is normal for a place like this in Japan. With 24 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 Uokeya U

The listing states that phone calls are handled in Japanese only.

The listing gives these hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:00. Japan is nine hours ahead of UTC all year. The call-time checker shows the time there right now.

From outside Japan, dial +81 75-551-9966. Inside Japan, dial 075-551-9966.

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.

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

• Reservations are accepted by phone.
• The restaurant lists ¥4,000 to ¥5,000. Reviewers on Tabelog report spending ¥5,000 to ¥6,000 at lunch and ¥8,000 to ¥10,000 at dinner per person, so budget for the higher figure.
• Cards accepted (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners).
• Closed: Mondays, or the next day when Monday is a public holiday.
• Children are welcome.
• Dinner ends at 20:00, early even for Kyoto.
• No service charge. The listing shows an English menu.

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 Uokeya U 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.