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Show up hungry at 7pm in Tokyo without a reservation and the best sushi spot in the neighborhood is simply not an option — some genuinely can't be booked as a walk-in tourist at all. Show up in Bangkok expecting to need a reservation for dinner and you've overthought it — walk up, sit down, eat. Getting this backwards either means missing out on the meal you planned your trip around, or needlessly stressing about booking street food. A quick check before you go tells you which mode you're actually in.