Manga like Kodoku no Gourmet

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 , Episodic , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Iyashikei , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Historical

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

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

Oishinbo

Also known as Oishinbo.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Around the offices of Tozai News, Shiro Yamaoka has a reputation for being over-blunt, under-ambitious, and generally an all-around slacker. So why has he been given the important job of coming up with the "Ultimate Menu" to celebrate the newspaper's 100th anniversary? Because he possesses qualities his other colleagues don't: an exquisitely discerning palate, an encyclopedic knowledge of food and drink, and a masterful touch in the kitchen.



Tags: Food , Seinen

Ekiben Hitoritabi

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Nakahara Daisuke loves train stations and station bentos. On his tenth marriage anniversary, his wife Yuko gives him a trip around Japan. He boards the Blue Train special express Fuji on a delicious trip. First stop: Kyushu!



Tags: Food , Trains , Seinen , Autobiographical , Photography , Educational , Male Protagonist

Aruku Hito

Also known as The Walking Man.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Who takes the time these days to climb a tree in bare feet to rescue a child's toy? To stop and observe the birds? To play in the puddles after a storm? To go down to the sea to put a shell back? The Walking Man does as he strolls at random through urban Japan—often silent, often alone—with his vivid dreams that let time stand still.



Tags: Iyashikei , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Episodic , Urban , Achronological Order , Time Skip , Family Life , Nudity

Sanpo Mono

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Through the ordinary small events of his professional and personal life, a forty-year-old man lets himself go on impromptu escapades at random along the paths that the big city offers. This vagrant impulse soon takes on the appearance of a sentimental journey, punctuated by images of the walker's youth.

Tags: Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Josei , Episodic

Cooking Papa

Status: Releasing
Genres:

The story revolves around Kazumi Araiwa, an ordinary salaryman who can also cook very well. He shares his love of cooking to his friends, co-workers, and family.



Tags: Food , Family Life , Seinen , Work

Wani Danshaku

Also known as Crocodile Baron.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

His name is Alfardo J. Donson, novelist and … crocodile. Together with his very good friend Rabbit Boy, he undertakes gentlemanly adventures in culinary excellence throughout Japan (Sanuki udon in the “udon” prefecture, oysters at an oyster shack somewhere on the Sanriku Coast … you get the idea), encountering other intriguing denizens of the animal kingdom along the way.



Tags: Food , Animals , Seinen

Nohara Hiroshi Hiru Meshi no Ryuugi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Hiroshi Nohara, Japan's ultimate family man, is obsessed with lunch in order to work hard in the afternoon! The official spin-off gourmet manga of the popular "Crayon Shin-chan"!



Tags: Food , Male Protagonist , Seinen