Tokyo restaurants that open tables for 5 or more
The counters we cover mostly seat 6 to 12, so a table for five or more is rare. These are the restaurants where one actually opened.
- Tables for 5+ guests
- Last 90 days, nightly
- Why it is hard
- The counters we cover mostly seat 6 to 12, so five guests can fill half the room.
- Where it happens
- The list below ranks restaurants by the share of their openings that were for five or more.
- What is measured
- The share of a restaurant's openings that were tables for five or more guests.
Why large parties are the exception in Tokyo
The restaurants people chase are mostly counters. Sawada has 6 seats, Sushi Namba Hibiya 8, Sushi Shunji 10 and Ginza Shinohara 12. A party of five on a counter of eight is most of the room.
A booking for five or more is therefore the exception. This list shows which restaurants had one open, and how often.
Restaurants that opened tables for 5 or more
Ranked by the share of a restaurant's openings that were for five or more guests, over the last 90 days. A high share means that when this restaurant had a table open, it was often one for a larger party.
Share of a restaurant's openings that were tables for 5 or more guests. Restaurants we monitor in full (every party size, every date, every day). Vouched restaurants with 5+ people watching.
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Myojaku OMAKASE, Pocket Concierge
- Tables for 5+
- 83%
- Days with a table
- 71
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Quintessence OMAKASE
- Tables for 5+
- 67%
- Days with a table
- 86
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Hatano Yoshiki OMAKASE, Pocket Concierge, TableCheck
- Tables for 5+
- 58%
- Days with a table
- 65
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Sushi Masuda OMAKASE, Pocket Concierge
- Tables for 5+
- 57%
- Days with a table
- 67
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The Pizza Bar on 38th OMAKASE, Pocket Concierge, SevenRooms
- Tables for 5+
- 48%
- Days with a table
- 90
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Hatsunezushi Pocket Concierge, TableCheck
- Tables for 5+
- 35%
- Days with a table
- 73
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Kurosaki (Sushi) OMAKASE
- Tables for 5+
- 33%
- Days with a table
- 70
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L'Effervescence OMAKASE, Pocket Concierge
- Tables for 5+
- 31%
- Days with a table
- 88
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Kioicho Mitani OMAKASE, Pocket Concierge
- Tables for 5+
- 27%
- Days with a table
- 89
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Tonkatsu Narikura（Minami-Asagaya） OMAKASE
- Tables for 5+
- 25%
- Days with a table
- 81
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Kanda OMAKASE, Pocket Concierge
- Tables for 5+
- 16%
- Days with a table
- 18
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Kiyota OMAKASE
- Tables for 5+
- 14%
- Days with a table
- 86
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Sugaya OMAKASE, Pocket Concierge
- Tables for 5+
- 12%
- Days with a table
- 75
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Kiyota Hanare OMAKASE
- Tables for 5+
- 12%
- Days with a table
- 50
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Sazenka OMAKASE, Pocket Concierge, TableCheck
- Tables for 5+
- 11%
- Days with a table
- 37
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Hakkoku OMAKASE, Tabelog, TableCheck
- Tables for 5+
- 9%
- Days with a table
- 90
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BAR CENTIFOLIA TableCheck
- Tables for 5+
- 8%
- Days with a table
- 75
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Sushi Ryujiro OMAKASE
- Tables for 5+
- 5%
- Days with a table
- 89
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Sushi Sho Saito TableCheck
- Tables for 5+
- 5%
- Days with a table
- 17
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Nihonbashi Kawaguchi OMAKASE
- Tables for 5+
- 4%
- Days with a table
- 27
Proprietary data: Table Alert checks each restaurant's public booking calendar around the clock; these figures cover the last 90 days, vouched restaurants only, and are refreshed every night.
What the top of the list shows
Myojaku in Roppongi had a table on 71 of the 90 days to November 11, 2026, and 83% of its openings were for 5 or more. Its guide at /restaurants/myojaku notes private rooms for 4 or 6.
Quintessence in Gotenyama had a table on 86 of those days, 67% for 5 or more. Its guide at /restaurants/quintessence lists about 30 seats plus private rooms for 4 and 6.
Rules you will meet when booking for a group
- Joël Robuchon Restaurant serves parties of 5 or more the chef's omakase course only (its own page, in Japanese).
- OMAKASE lets a restaurant cap bookings per account: Sushi Hashimoto's 2025 listing says one per quarter.
How we measure it
Table Alert checks each public booking calendar around the clock and records the party sizes a table was open for. The share is of a restaurant's openings, not of its seats. A restaurant with few openings can show a high share.
We only list restaurants with enough people watching them to count. We do not know whether a counter would seat a larger party on request. Ask the restaurant.
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Tokyo restaurants that open tables for 5 or more: questions people ask
The ones in the table above had tables for five or more open in the last 90 days. A counter of 8 can rarely take 6. Check each restaurant's guide and ask before you book.
The counters we cover mostly seat 6 to 12, so one party of five fills a large share of the room. This list shows which restaurants had such a table open.
No. It shows what share of the openings we saw were for five or more guests. For seat counts and private rooms, open the restaurant's guide, which cites the restaurant's own page and Tabelog.
Each listing states its own rules, including a maximum frequency per account and cancellation tiers. Check the guest options on the listing, and ask the restaurant whether your party size is possible.
Then no table for five or more opened in the window, or too few people watch it to count. Try the restaurant's own page or a phone call, and ask whether a private room is possible.
Not necessarily. They are openings that existed on the calendar at some moment. Dates, seating and price differ. An alert tells you when a table matching your party size is open now.
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Sources and how this page is made
Written by Jacob, founder of Table Alert. Facts checked against the sources below on November 12, 2026. The monitoring numbers are Table Alert's own, refreshed every night. Out of date? Tell us.
- Tabelog (English): Sawada (6 seats)
- Tabelog (English): Sushi Namba Hibiya (8 seats)
- Tabelog (English): Sushi Shunji (10 seats)
- OMAKASE: Ginza Shinohara (archived September 2025, 12 seats)
- OMAKASE: Sushi Hashimoto (archived September 2025, 2025 listing; one booking per quarter)
- Joël Robuchon Restaurant: official page (parties of 5 or more)
- Table Alert guide: Myojaku (private rooms for 4 or 6)
- Table Alert guide: Quintessence (about 30 seats, private rooms for 4 and 6)
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