For local diners and travelers from around the world
Your restaurant,connected with every diner.The platform built for restaurants.
Restaurant listings, AI translation, AI insights, reservation management, payments — everything your daily operations need, all in one place with Local.
* Cancellation fees, and the payout account required to receive them, are currently available only to restaurants operating in Japan.
Every reservation lands in one list.
Online and phone bookings, per-course amounts, and each guest’s requests all live in one ledger. Filter by status and only the bookings needing attention remain.
| # | Date | Name | Guests | Amount | Requests | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #000112 | Sat, July 25 20:00Chef's omakase course | 田中 美穂 | 2guests | ¥16,000¥8,000×2No-show: ¥4,000 | Allergy: shellfish | Confirmed |
| #000111 | Sat, July 25 19:00Anniversary special | Sophie MartinEnglish | 2guests | ¥24,000¥12,000×2No-show: ¥6,000 | It's our wedding anniversary — could we have a dessert plate?2 notes | ConfirmedCard saved (authorised the day before) |
| #000108 | Fri, July 24 18:30Table only | 佐藤 健一Phone booking | 4guests | —No-show: ¥4,000 | We'd like a table by the window. | Awaiting approval |
| #000104 | Thu, July 23 12:00Lunch course | Minjun ParkKorean | 3guests | ¥8,400¥2,800×3No-show: ¥8,400 | One child with us — small sharing plates would help. | Visited |
AI breaks the language barrier.
Write in the language you already use — AI translates your descriptions, menus, and reviews into six languages, each traveler seeing their own.
- Descriptions, menus, and reviews auto-translated
- Prices shown with currency estimates for travelers
- Update it once, reflected in every language
A quiet counter izakaya tucked into a backstreet. Locals have come here for over 30 years for yakitori grilled over binchotan charcoal.
Update the English and every other language updates with it.
Your reviews work for you, worldwide.
Every review is automatically translated into six languages. AI also summarizes them into a digest shown on your restaurant page — good word of mouth becomes multilingual marketing, hands-free.
- Reviews shown auto-translated in 6 languages
- AI summarizes reviews right on your page
- The summary is generated in all 6 languages too
Create a course or experience, and bookings open.
List a course or experience and you can take online bookings right away. Guests pay for the meal at your restaurant as usual. Set up payouts and a cancellation fee, and the guest’s card is registered at booking and charged only if a fee applies, such as a no-show. Seat-only reservations work the same way.
- Set price, cancellation fee, party size and duration freely
- Add custom fields for allergies, anniversaries and more
- Publish or unpublish in one click; seat-only bookings supported
See exactly who you're reaching.
Track views, visitor languages, and bookings in your dashboard — and make your next move on data, not guesswork.
- Visitor language breakdown reveals your audience
- Track views by hour and weekday, plus phone and map clicks
- Follow new vs. returning visitors, favorites, and rating distribution
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New visitors
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Returning
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Your next move, delivered every Monday.
AI reads a week of your data — views, bookings, reviews — and turns it into one concrete piece of advice, right in your dashboard.
- AI analyzes a full week of views, bookings, and reviews
- Concrete actions for the week, backed by your actual numbers
- Updates automatically every Monday — nothing to set up
Half of this week's views came in English, but you took only 5 reservations and your menu still has no English version. Start with your three most popular dishes.
Everything you need, in one place
From your listing to reservations and analytics — the digital toolkit for running a restaurant, in one dashboard.
AI translation in 6 languages
Write in the language you already use and your page and menus appear in six, reaching diners at home and abroad in their own.
Reservation management
Handle everything from booking requests to seated confirmation. Auto-confirm or manual approval, booking windows and cancellation deadlines, plus manual entry for phone bookings.
Detailed analytics
Break down views by hour, weekday, and language. Phone and map clicks, new vs. returning visitors, and rating distribution — all in clear charts.
Sell courses & experiences
List course menus and experiences with per-person pricing and a cancellation fee. The fee is charged to the card registered at booking only if it actually applies. Seat-only bookings are supported too.
Cancellation fees & payouts
The registered card is charged only for no-shows and other cancellations that incur a fee, and the fee is paid out to your bank account via Stripe Connect on the 15th of every month. * Cancellation fees, and the payout account required to receive them, are currently available only to restaurants operating in Japan.
Real-time notifications
New bookings and items needing action appear in your dashboard in real time, so nothing slips through during service.
Get listed in 3 steps
Request an account
Send us your restaurant's details through the application form. Our team reviews it, issues your store account, and emails you login instructions.
Request a restaurant accountBuild and publish your page
Register your info and menu, upload multiple photos and arrange their order. AI translates everything into six languages, and your page goes live after review — with booking windows and cancellation deadlines set your way.
Start growing
Your page reaches diners nearby and around the world. Manage bookings, notifications, and analytics from one dashboard.
Simple pricing
No setup fee. A monthly plan plus a reservation fee charged only for guests who bring you revenue.
- Listing in 6 languages (AI-translated)
- Reservation management
- Detailed analytics
- Sell courses & experiences
- Stripe Connect payouts on the 15th
- Real-time notifications
Standard Plan
¥9,800 / month
+ ¥110 (tax incl.) per seated guest
* The reservation fee applies to guests who dine, and to no-shows whose cancellation fee you collect. Cancellations, no-shows without a cancellation fee, and phone bookings are free. Bookings not updated by the deadline are billed for the full party size. * Cancellation fees, and the payout account required to receive them, are currently available only to restaurants operating in Japan.
Local holds cancellation fees and pays them out.
You keep taking payment for food and drink at your restaurant as usual. Local only handles cancellation fees. No invoices to write, no messages to chase. You just mark the no-show — Local handles the charge and the payout to your account.
Card registered at booking
Nothing is charged at booking — for courses, experiences or seat-only reservations alike. The card is simply registered to cover the cancellation fee you set.
Mark the no-show. Local charges the card.
When a guest doesn’t show, mark it in your dashboard. Local charges the registered card for the amount the guest agreed to at booking — you never have to ask the guest for payment yourself. If the guest dines with you, the fee is zero.
Paid out on the 15th, minus 5%
A 5% payment and transfer handling fee is deducted from the cancellation fee, and the rest is sent to your Stripe Connect account on the 15th of each month.
* The ¥110 (tax incl.) reservation fee per seated guest is separate and billed on your monthly plan invoice. The 5% handling fee applies to cancellation fees only. * Cancellation fees, and the payout account required to receive them, are currently available only to restaurants operating in Japan.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost?
¥9,800 (tax incl.) per month, plus a ¥110 (tax incl.) reservation fee per guest. It applies to guests who dine through a Local booking, and to no-shows whose cancellation fee you collect. Cancellations, no-shows without a cancellation fee, and manually added phone bookings are free. If you don't mark a booking as attended or no-show by the deadline, it is billed for the full party size. There is no setup fee.
Is Local only for inbound tourists?
No. Local is used by both local residents and international travelers, so you reach diners nearby and visitors from abroad in six languages at the same time.
How does listing work?
Submit the application form and our team reviews it, issues your store account, and emails you login instructions. Once you register your restaurant's details, your page is published after review.
Do I have to translate anything myself?
No. Write in the language you already use — Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Korean, French, or Spanish — and AI translates into the other five. No translation agency or separate multilingual site needed.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes, anytime — there's no minimum contract period. After you cancel, your listing stays published as a page managed by Local. What stops is online booking and your ability to request changes to the listing.
How do payments and payouts work?
You keep taking payment for food and drink at your restaurant as usual — Local only handles cancellation fees. A 5% payment and transfer handling fee is deducted from any cancellation fee collected, and the rest is paid out via Stripe Connect on the 15th of each month. Reservation fees are not deducted from that payout — they are billed together on your monthly plan invoice. Payout settings are managed from your dashboard. * Cancellation fees, and the payout account required to receive them, are currently available only to restaurants operating in Japan.
Connect with every guest
Local is a platform built for restaurants. Restaurant listings, AI translation, AI insights, reservation management, payments — everything your daily operations need, all in one place with Local.
* Cancellation fees, and the payout account required to receive them, are currently available only to restaurants operating in Japan.
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