Manga like My Secret Recipe

Shiawase Kissa Sanchoume

Also known as Happy Cafe.

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

Uru is a very short girl and is constantly mistaken for an elementary school kid, but despite that, she is ridiculously strong and decides to live by herself after her mother gets remarried. She ends up working at a small cafe with two rather unique co-workers, Shindou, who acts gruff and intimidating, but who is really a nice guy who loves to make cakes and pies and the like, and Ichirou, who is really good-looking but who instantly falls asleep when he gets hungry and doesn't wake up again until he's force-fed something? What will the future bring to them?

Included one-shots:
Volume 2: Suitei Seinen Shoujo
Volume 4: Hana to Ageha, Natsu
Volume 5: Special Chapter
Volume 7: Number One DX
Volume 9: Sora no Namae
Volume 12: Kashiwa's Story

Tags: Work , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Food , Restaurant , Male Harem

Kitchen no Ohimesama

Also known as Kitchen Princess.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Najika is a great cook who likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart—and now she’s determined to find him. The only clue Najika has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy, but attending Seika will be a challenge. Every kid at the school has a special talent, and the girls in Najika’s class think she doesn’t deserve to be there. But Sora and Daichi, two popular brothers who barely speak to each other, recognize Najika’s cooking talent for what it is—magical. Is either boy Najika’s mysterious prince?



Note: Volumes 4, 9, and 10 contain unnumbered side stories.

Tags: Food , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Love Triangle , Shoujo , School , Heterosexual , Bullying , Primarily Child Cast , Tragedy , Amnesia , Boarding School , Primarily Teen Cast

Santa Claus wa Blue

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Christmas is a joyful time to eat cake with loved ones. But is that the case for Fujita?!

Tags: Food , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Shoujo , School

Kono Koi wa Amakute, Nigai: Cakeya-san to Youshokuya-san

Also known as The Bittersweet Taste of Love -Bakery and Restaurant-.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance

"I'm Chika Takahashi, age 23, and I've secretly had feelings for someone for a really long time." Ryoichi Kitazawa, the head pastry chef at the hotel where Chika works, is an award-winning patissier who also happens to be incredibly handsome. In addition to his impressive skills and pretty face... he's also incredibly blunt. "I was trying to keep this feeling to myself, but...!" "How could I fall for the guy who loves my big sister?" Set in a delicious cake shop, this sweet love story begins.



Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Shoujo

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 , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Work , Primarily Adult Cast