How to book Unagi Nishihara

Phone in Japan

06-6926-4478

From abroad

+81 6-6926-4478

Reservations

Bookings accepted (予約可)

Tabelog score

3.74 from 691 reviews

Spend per person

¥2,000 to ¥3,000 at lunch and ¥3,000 to ¥4,000 at dinner

Seats

9 seats: 5 at the counter and 4 at a table

Open

Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00. Last orders are 13:45 and 20:30

Closed

Mondays and the second Tuesday of the month

Payment

Cash only

Getting there

5 minutes on foot from Tanimachi 4-chome station, 7 from Tenmabashi

Address, for a taxi or a map search: 大阪府大阪市中央区北新町4-12

Can you book Unagi Nishihara 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 9 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 Unagi Nishihara

The listing gives these hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00. Last orders are 13:45 and 20:30. 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 6-6926-4478. Inside Japan, dial 06-6926-4478.

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 Unagi Nishihara in particular:

• The time you want to eat. The listing says a walk-in order takes thirty minutes or more, and that with a booking the eel is ready at your time.

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 ¥2,000 to ¥3,000 at lunch and ¥3,000 to ¥4,000 at dinner. Reviewers on Tabelog report spending ¥4,000 to ¥8,000 per person, so budget for the higher figure.
• Cash only.
• Closed: Mondays and the second Tuesday of the month.
• Families with children are welcome.
• The whole restaurant can be hired for seven to nine people.
• No 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 Unagi Nishihara 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.