Manga like Seiyou Kottou Yougashiten

Ristorante Paradiso

Also known as Ristorante Paradiso.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

At the age of 21, Nicoletta travels to Rome to find her mother, Olga, who abandoned her long ago. Nicoletta finds her at Casetta dell'Orso, a charming little restaurant owned by Olga's husband. The staff of bespectacled gentlemen welcomes Nicoletta warmly, but Olga's reception is not so pleasant. Olga has never told her husband that she ever had children--and he must never know.

In exchange for Nicoletta's playing "the daughter of an old friend," Olga offers Nicoletta a place to live and an apprenticeship at the restaurant. Nicoletta fits in well among the unique personalities at Casetta dell'Orso. She gets along particularly well with the kindly headwaiter, Claudio, a divorced man who, after years, has still never taken off his wedding ring. As Nicoletta's feelings for Claudio become complicated, she finds a sympathetic ear in Olga, leading the estranged pair to form a friendship neither expected. But as they grow closer, the pressure exerted by the secret they share becomes too much to bear.



Tags: Josei , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Food , Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Work , Bar , Restaurant

Gente: Ristorante no Hitobito

Also known as Gente.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Buona sera! Welcome to Casetta dell’Orso, a quaint little restaurant in the heart of Rome. The food’s delicious, but the handsome staff of bespectacled gentlemen is the real draw. Follow these dashing men home and witness their romances, heartaches, hopes and dreams in this delightfully whimsical continuation of Natsume Ono’s beloved Ristorante Paradiso.

Go back to the beginning, when the owner Lorenzo was just opening Casetta dell’Orso. His wife Olga’s particular preference for a certain bartender inspires Lorenzo to hire an entire staff of gentlemen in glasses. Watch the cranky-but-kind Luciano juggle babysitting duty and the advances of an amorous customer. Witness handsome playboy Vito meet a healthy young college student who will eventually become his wife. All this and more awaits you, just beyond that discreet restaurant door…



Note: Includes three extra chapters.

Tags: Josei , Work , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Food , Politics , Found Family , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Bar , Heterosexual , Restaurant , Age Gap

Kinou Nani Tabeta?

Also known as What Did You Eat Yesterday?.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Shiro Kakei, lawyer by day and gourmand by night, lives with his boyfriend, Kenji Yabuki, an out-going salon stylist. While the pair navigate the personal and professional minefields of modern gay life, Kenji serves as enthusiastic taste-tester for Shiro’s wide and varied made-from-scratch meals.



Note: Nominated for the first annual Manga Taishou Award (2008).

Tags: Seinen , LGBTQ+ Themes , Food , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Iyashikei , Episodic

Weekend Citron

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Souichi Kinoshita, a magazine journalist, came to a Western confectionary shop run by twin brothers to write an article. Although the interview with the pâtissier Reizei Jin had just begun, for some reason, Jin struggled to answer and the interview quickly dwindled to an awkward silence. That's when the other brother in the pair of twins, Ai, tells him about Jin's past…?



Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Work , Food , Primarily Male Cast , Twins

Sono Otoko, Amatou ni Tsuki

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

A sensational chocolate overload. Flooding taste with a pinch of romance.
A different kind of love story, revolving around a certain esteemed chocolate aficionado.

Jean-Louis, an extraordinarily talented Parisian attorney. Above all else on earth, his lifelong love has been... Chocolate. Troubled people cross his path in every direction he travels. As one might expect, might chocolate become Jean-Louis' method of salvation for these grieving souls? Furthermore, what mysteries of his past shall surface?

Tags: Seinen , Episodic , Food , Primarily Adult Cast , Foreign , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist

Dolce

Status: Finished
Genres:

Usami is a chef of an Italian restaurant called MIYA. One day, the whimsical owner decided to turn her restaurant into a "bishies restaurant"! Usami refuses to be part of this frivolous idea and will do anything to get out of it. Which led him to strike a deal with the owner. So now he’s stuck training Komiya, the spoiled, playboy son of the owner, to take over the business. But Komiya decided to make a deal of his own—!



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Food , Work , Restaurant

Karakuchi Shokudou

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Azuma is a skilled French chef working at a top-notch hotel. One day, he's requested help cook at his favorite restaurant. Not only are the customers varied in age and profession, but some regular patrons are quite demanding too! Furthermore, a love story instead of a dessert order?!

By way of declining the strange request, Azuma inadvertently revealed that he's gay! In addition, the editor Kumoi seems to be coming onto him!?



Tags: Male Protagonist , Food , Boys' Love

Grapefruit Moon

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

A lover of sweets, college student Kazuki starts working part-time at a small local pastry shop called Fujimura. There, he meets Youichirou, a handsome genius pastry chef who has lost his enthusiasm for his job. To Youichirou’s dismay, Kazuki is super clumsy and fails at many tasks. Kazuki soon discovers that Youichirou quit his job at a famous hotel for unknown reasons and has since lost his passion as a pastry chef... This story is about a 19-year-old brimming with happiness for the start of his dream and a 31-year-old approaching the end of his...



Tags: Boys' Love , Food , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist

Cafe Relish ni Oide

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Virtual reality? Nope, it's a café!

When the restaurant owned by Inui Yasamoto's big brother runs into financial difficulty, their ex-host regular Ookami comes up with the solution: an all-male version of a maid café!

Tags: Boys' Love

Shitsuren Chocolatier

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Souta, who’s attending a confectionery school, is in a relationship with Saeko, a girl one year older than him. He fell in love at first sight with her four years ago, and right before Christmas last year, they finally had their first kiss. Because his girlfriend loves big chocolate, every day, Souta tries to polish his chocolate-making skill. Even when his girlfriend smells like cigarettes although she doesn’t smoke, even when she turns down his invitation to a date on Valentine’s day, he’s still not broken-hearted at all, and he still continues to love her…

Note: Won the 2012 Kodansha Manga Awards in the Shoujo category and was nominated for the 4th Manga Taisho Awards in 2011.

Tags: Love Triangle , Shoujo , Heterosexual , Food , Male Protagonist , Work