How to book Torisaki

Phone in Japan

075-252-6789

From abroad

+81 75-252-6789

Reservations

Reservation only (完全予約制)

Tabelog score

4.04 from 426 reviews

Spend per person

¥15,000 to ¥20,000 at dinner

Seats

19 seats: 15 at the counter and one private room for four

Open

Monday to Saturday, from 18:00

Closed

Sundays and the New Year holidays

Payment

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

Getting there

2 minutes on foot from Karasuma Oike station

Address, for a taxi or a map search: 京都府京都市中京区押小路通室町東入蛸薬師町292-1

Can you book Torisaki 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 19 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 Torisaki

The listing gives these hours: Monday to Saturday, from 18:00. 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 75-252-6789. Inside Japan, dial 075-252-6789.

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 Torisaki in particular:

• Counter or the private room, which seats four.

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 ¥15,000 to ¥20,000 at dinner. Reviewers on Tabelog report spending ¥20,000 to ¥30,000 per person, so budget for the higher figure.
• Cards accepted (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners).
• Closed: Sundays and the New Year holidays.
• A 12% service charge is added.
• The dress code is smart casual.

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 Torisaki 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.