Manga like Shinya Shokudou

Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Within the winding streets of Kyoto's geisha district, there lives a 16 year old girl named Kiyo. After failing to become a Maiko, an apprentice traditional Japanese performer, Kiyo works as the caterer for her troupe. This is the story of her daily life.

Tags: Food , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Work , Educational , Shounen , Yuri , Episodic

Wakako-Zake

Also known as Wakako Zake.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life

Murasaki Wakako, who is twenty-six years old, loves going out alone to enjoy eating and drinking, especially when something unpleasant happens at work. This manga follows Wakako through many solitary outings, where she enjoys different combinations of food and drink.

Tags: Food , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Iyashikei , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen

Kodoku no Gourmet

Also known as The Solitary Gourmet.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

This manga simply describes how Gorou Inogashira, the main character, chooses and takes a meal. Unlike other gourmet manga, Gorou 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 Gorou's monologue, which comprises most of the lines of this manga.

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

Tags: Food , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Restaurant , Urban , Travel , Work , Iyashikei

Maid-san wa Taberu dake

Also known as The Food Diary of Miss Maid.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life

What's a maid to do when she finds herself suddenly stuck in Japan for a year? Eat, of course! Follow maid-in-training Suzume Tachibana as she tries all sorts of Japanese food, from sweets like taiyaki and melon bread to savory snacks like takoyaki and onigiri! Be warned, though—while Suzume sates her appetite through delicious treat after delicious treat, she might just end up whetting yours!



Tags: Maids , Food , Iyashikei , Seinen , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Educational , Episodic , Yuri , Military

Bambino!

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Shogo Ban, a college student from Fukuoka, likes to cook. Thanks to the owner of the restaurant where he works part-time, he finds himself working at the line of Roppongi's best Italian restaurant, Trattoria Baccanale, and discovers that the real deal isn't quite as easy as he'd thought. The manga follows Ban as he struggles to keep up with the hectic workload and his co-workers, along with issues outside the kitchen like his relationship with his girlfriend Eri, who he left behind in Fukuoka.

Note: Received the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga.

Tags: Food , Work , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Golf , Restaurant

Heaven? Gokuraku Restaurant

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Iga is a waiter at a French restaurant. One day, he meets a mysterious woman who invites him to work at her place instead.

Tags: Work , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Food , Restaurant

Sukeban Deka

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mystery

Sukeban Deka centers on Saki Asamiya, a high school delinquent who strikes a deal with the police to investigate her former high school and bust illegal gang activities, in exchange for her mother's pardon. Armed with her metal yo-yo, she fights the Mizuchi sisters, who de facto control the school.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Police , School , Detective , Conspiracy , Terrorism , Gore , Delinquents , Primarily Teen Cast , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Prison

Ramen Saiyuuki

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Shiomi Yutori just graduated college but has only recently tasted ramen six months ago after coming back to Japan from the US and falling in love with it. She is incredibly talented in cooking, and has impeccable taste buds and food sense. She applies to the Serigawa Project, a company started by the famous ramen chef Serizawa Tatsuya that operates as a restaurant consulting company that focuses on ramen shops. Yutori is just as creative as she is blunt, even criticizing Serizawa’s ramen with its flaws. Although Yutori gets the job at the company, she will need more than creativity and cooking skills if she wants to master this job.

Tags: Food , Seinen

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 , Episodic , Iyashikei

Sommelier

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

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

Tags: Foreign , Seinen , Food