Manga like Sommelier

Shinya Shokudou

Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life

A manga that revolves around an old-fashioned all-night food stall, the various dishes that the stall owner prepares to suit the tastes of different customers, and the joys, griefs, trials and tribulations of his faithful patrons.

Notes:
Nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award (2009)
Winner of the 39th Japan Cartoonist Awards Grand Prize (2010).

Tags: Food , Seinen , Episodic , Restaurant

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

Kami no Shizuku

Also known as The Drops of God.

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

The main character of the manga, a young man called Shizuku Kanzaki, discovers the beauty of wine after his father, a famous wine critic, dies and leaves an unusual will: a description of 12 wines he considers to be the best in the world, comparing them to Jesus Christ’s disciples.

The first person to find these “disciples” will inherit the father’s wine collection, a contest that pits Shizuku against his adoptive brother, Issey Tomine, who works as a sommelier.

Tags: Seinen , Bar , Religion , Food , Male Protagonist , Educational

Champagne

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Shunsuke Sakaki is a part-time university lecturer on Western European history. Ema Sakiyama, his student and Roppongi’s top hostess, asks for his help in settling a dispute with a customer who sent back a glass of champagne. With help from Rin, Ema’s friend who is oddly knowledgeable about champagne, it looks like Sakaki is gradually coming to understand the profound world of champagne, but…?

Tags: Food , Seinen , College , Bar