How to book Ishibashi

Phone in Japan

03-3813-8038

From abroad

+81 3-3813-8038

Reservations

Bookings accepted (予約可)

Tabelog score

3.76 from 690 reviews

Spend per person

¥8,000 to ¥10,000 at lunch and ¥10,000 to ¥15,000 at dinner, according to reviewers

Seats

40 seats, with private rooms

Open

Tuesday to Friday 11:30 to 14:30 and 18:00 to 21:00. Saturday 11:30 to 15:00 and 17:30 to 21:00

Closed

Sundays, Mondays and public holidays

Payment

Cards accepted (the listing shows American Express only)

Getting there

About 480 metres from exit 4 of Edogawabashi station

Address, for a taxi or a map search: 東京都文京区水道2-4-29

Can you book Ishibashi 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. 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 Ishibashi

The listing gives these hours: Tuesday to Friday 11:30 to 14:30 and 18:00 to 21:00. Saturday 11:30 to 15:00 and 17:30 to 21:00. Small kitchens rarely pick up while they are cooking, so call outside service, on a day the restaurant is open. Japan is nine hours ahead of UTC all year. The call-time checker shows the time there right now.

From outside Japan, dial +81 3-3813-8038. Inside Japan, dial 03-3813-8038.

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.
• Spend per person: ¥8,000 to ¥10,000 at lunch and ¥10,000 to ¥15,000 at dinner, according to reviewers.
• Cards accepted (the listing shows American Express only).
• Closed: Sundays, Mondays and public holidays.
• Children under primary-school age are not admitted, because the eel takes time to prepare.
• Last orders are early: 13:30 at lunch and 19:30 at dinner on weekdays.
• A service charge applies in the tatami rooms, and drinks come with a ¥1,000 starter.

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 Ishibashi 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.