Manga like Champagne

Bartender

Also known as Bartender.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

The story of the Sasakura Ryu and Eden Hall, a small cocktail bar in the Chiba area of Tokyo, where troubled customers come for the "glass of the gods," which with Ryu's assistance helps them to resolve their often highly emotional problems.

Tags: Bar , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Episodic , Iyashikei , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Historical

Louvre no Neko

Also known as Cats of the Louvre.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

The world-renowned Louvre museum in Paris contains more than just the most famous works of art in history. At night, within its darkened galleries, an unseen and surreal world comes alive—a world witnessed only by the small family of cats that lives in the attic. Until now…



Tags: Animals , Anthropomorphism , Work , Foreign , Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Adult Cast , Coming of Age , Urban , Cosmic Horror , Tragedy , Mythology

Sommelier

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

The story of Joe Satake, a very talented Japanese sommelier living in France.

Tags: Foreign , Seinen , Food

Sommelière

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Sommelière tells the story of Kana, a poor orphan whose parents died in an accident. She works in a wine farm that is supported by a mysterious, charitable man whom she never met, known only as "Mr. John Smith". One day, an attorney suddenly arrives with a proposal from Mr. Smith: Either work in a restaurant in Tokyo, or the farm's funding will stop. Why is the charitable Mr.Smith suddenly threatening to stop supporting the farm? Will Kana accept the proposal? And what does fate have in store for her in Tokyo?

Tags: Food , Work , Female Protagonist , Seinen

Kodoku no Gourmet

Also known as The Solitary Gourmet.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

This manga simply describes how Goro Inogashira, the main character, chooses and takes a meal. Unlike other gourmet manga, Goro likes to eat at cheap restaurants and no trivia on cuisine is given. The authors are trying to depict the essentials of the act of "eating" by Goro's monologue, which comprises most of the lines of this manga.

Notes: Nominated to the 20th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Food , Episodic , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Restaurant

Coffee Jikan

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

This is a series of short stories that all involve coffee in some way.

Tags: Food , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Episodic , Primarily Adult Cast , Detective , Police