予 約 困 難(よやくこんなん)

よやくこんなん

noun, na-adjective

difficult to book, hard to get a reservation

1. difficult to book, hard to get a reservation

Describes a restaurant, hotel, service, or event that is extremely popular and therefore very difficult to secure a reservation for. A common descriptor in restaurant reviews and travel writing.

あの店(みせ)は予約困難(よやくこんなん)で有名(ゆうめい)だ。

That restaurant is famous for being hard to book.

予約困難(よやくこんなん)な人気(にんき)店(てん)にやっと入(はい)れた。

I finally got into a popular restaurant that's notoriously hard to book.

ミシュラン三(み)つ星(ぼし)の寿司屋(すしや)は予約困難(よやくこんなん)で、半年(はんとし)待(ま)ちのこともある。

The three-Michelin-star sushi restaurant is so hard to book that there can be a six-month wait.

A compound of 予約(よやく) (reservation, booking) + 困難(こんなん) (difficult). Used as both a noun and a na-adjective. Extremely common in food and restaurant culture writing, especially in descriptions of exclusive or highly popular restaurants.

Often used as a compound modifier before 店(てん)/店(みせ) (restaurant/shop): 予約困難(よやくこんなん)店(てん) (a hard-to-book restaurant).

Common collocations

予約困難(よやくこんなん)店(てん): hard-to-book restaurant
予約困難(よやくこんなん)で有名(ゆうめい): famous for being hard to book
予約困難(よやくこんなん)な宿(やど): hard-to-book inn

Similar words

予約(よやく)が取(と)れない: can't get a reservation — more conversational
予約(よやく)必須(ひっす): reservation required — means a reservation is needed, not necessarily that it's hard to get one
人気店(にんきてん): popular restaurant — describes popularity without specifically noting booking difficulty

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Added 2026.3.31 4:15 · Revised 2026.10.13 11:16

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