Miyu is a restaurant's daughter in the countryside, always helping out the family business. One day a couple of city boys visit and she meets... more>> a blondie named Keito for the first time?! Watch what unfolds in this sweet love story! ♡ <<less

Fujiwara Momoe, a girl who loves to eat, was raised by her rich parents eating only the best.... more>>

When her father dies from heart disease and Momoe has to support her and her mother, she can't stand the food that she makes (she never cooked before).

One day, she walks into a little French restaurant and recognizes the food from its taste. She had eaten it several years earlier when celebrating her birthday at a 5-star restaurant with her parents. She asks to work there as a cook under the head chef, Oda-san. She falls in love with Oda, but he doesn't notice her feelings and only considers her an annoying apprentice. This series goes through joy and heartbreak, as experienced by Momoe. How does the situation end?

Note: Was also made into an 11-part Jdrama, and a 20-part Taiwanese drama <<less

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.... more>>

Bambino! received the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga along with Takeshi Natsuhara's and Kuromaru's . <<less

Kitada Gaku is a prodigy in Mathematics and a scholarship holder at Wels Private Academy, a renowned institution with a long history in the International... more>> Mathematical Olympiad. After a series of unfortunate events, he meets Asakura Kai, a culinary prodigy with his own catering business. What does the future hold for these two geniuses, and how do their paths intertwine with each other's? <<less

1) The Restaurant of Many Orders (Soko wa Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten)... more>>

A young woman frequents a certain French bistro. She would really enjoy the food they serve if only it weren't for the bossy chef owner. "You may not like me, but I love your food."

2) Invisible Girl in Love

A girl, mocked by a classmate, decides to take more care of her appearance.

3) Matryoshka

As each doll is opened up to give another one, so does each memory containing his feelings towards her.

4) The Selfish Couple

5) Drops.

A series of interconnected vignettes depicting how something as ordinary as rain can alter the course of people's lives. <<less

To help with his family finances, Higashida Daisuke decided to work part-time at a family restaurant. Working there however is a chef with no sense... more>> of cooking, a co-worker who solves their problems with money, etc. There is absolutely not one normal person working at the restaurant! <<less

Sugino Miyako had always been attracted to delicious food within her sight, and eats with too much gusto. Due to her freaky eating habits, she... more>> had never kept a boyfriend. As she walks into a random restaurant, she catches the lovely omelet (where a bishounen stands outside), and she's in love (with the omelete)! The said bishounen happens to be the chef of that particular restaurant... What can possibly happen: free food (and love)? <<less

Tsukishima, Tokyo, is known as the land of the Monja. One of Kanto's famous local food. Because of some circumstances, Yuzuki (21), the eldest child of the Umikawa family, is forced to become the second owner for the family's Monja restaurant business! Not only is he responsible with managing the business, he also has to come up with new ideas to keep the business going! However, his little sisters showed no sign of helping him!... more>>

"Please my little sisters, help your brother!!" <<less

The manga is about ten year old Chie, "the most unfortunate girl in Japan", who manages her family diner while her unemployed yakuza father and her mother are separated. This sounds really depressing, but it's actually a very funny comedy.... more>>

Chie the Brat received the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga. <<less

A meal date of a super princess and a poor man!... more>>

Hokura Group's young lady, Bimi-san, and the salaried worker and farmer of a small company have a completely different sense of money, but they are loving couples without worrying about that.

They are always happy to eat foie gras, beef bowls, high-quality yakiniku, izakaya yakitori, but as the relationship deepens, their eyes see them! ? <<less

Featuring three friends, all women aged 29, who get together and socialize regularly and indulge in their common passion: drinking. Michiko Takase, the office lady... more>> heroine, prefers beer; Misono Miyauchi, a short-haired, muscular book store worker, likes sake; and Yuki Shinonome, the feminine housewife, drinks everything. The manga follows them as they visit hot springs, beer gardens, bars and more to sample different drinks, pair them with delicious side dishes, and chat about work, their family, how to keep warm while wearing skirts, etc. <<less

Ajiyoshi Yoichi is a culinary prodigy who manages the eating house together with his mother. One day, Murata Genjiro appears in the eating house and is surprised at the delicious taste and delicate culinary skills of the katsu-don prepared by Youichi. Subsequently, Youichi is being invited to the Aji-oh Building in which he is involved in a spaghetti match with the in-house Italian chef, Marui. Youichi's novel culinary ideas, coupled with his enthusiasm of serving the best for his guests, allow him to defeat Marui in the match. From then on, Youichi begins to compete with other rivals in the race for the best tastes and dishes.... more>>

Won the 12th Kodansha Manga Award for shounen in 1988. <<less

When Kate unexpectedly ends up in another world, the one who rescues her is the supreme commander Arios, a man as overprotective as he is... more>> handsome. Everyday, he follows her no matter what... she can’t stand it anymore! In order to escape this new lifestyle, Kate ends up getting a job but...? The long-awaited slapstick romcom fantasy manga adaptation! <<less

Buona sera! Welcome to Casetta dell'Orso, a quaint little restaurant in the heart of Rome. The food's delicious, but the handsome staff of bespectacled gentlemen is the real draw. Follow these dashing men home and witness their romances, heartaches, hopes and dreams in this delightfully whimsical continuation of Natsume Ono's beloved .... more>>

Go back to the beginning, when the owner Lorenzo was just opening Casetta dell'Orso. His wife Olga's particular preference for a certain bartender inspires Lorenzo to hire an entire staff of gentlemen in glasses. Watch the cranky-but-kind Luciano juggle babysitting duty and the advances of an amorous customer. Witness handsome playboy Vito meet a healthy young college student who will eventually become his wife. All this and more awaits you, just beyond that discreet restaurant door... [Viz] <<less

Ayumi, a student of a high school by the sea. Her name was taken from the image of the Little Mermaid, but far from that, she hasn’t even been in love… Until one day, she meets Naoya who’s come from Tokyo…?! A collection of sparkling love stories!... more>>

Also Includes:

Shiawase no Tamago

Shiawase na Ketsumatsu <<less

Collection of short stories.... more>>

1) Haru Koi

2) Ring of an Unrequited Love

3) Misa's Eatery

Misa's parents own a western restaurant, but due to hating the effects of having bad skin from having to work there, she decided to move into the city and get a normal desk job. Now, completely indulged in her current job, mainly looking forward to after work hours where she goes on dates, she finds herself quitting her job and working at another western restaurant because of one of her visit to her dates day job...

From Girls' Generation Scans & Lively Scans

4) Nanatsu's Promise

From Girls' Generation Scans & Lively Scans <<less

The romance story follows a young man who works at a restaurant and a career woman who works at a hotel. The man has taken... more>> an interest in the woman after always seeing on the same train together, and suddenly calls out to her. <<less

Azuma is a skilled French chef working at a top-notch hotel. One day, he's requested to offer his culinary skills at a shop he frequents. Not only are the customers varied of age and profession, but some regular patrons have quite the demand too! Furthermore, a love story instead of a dessert order?!... more>>

By way of declining the strange request, Azuma inadvertently revealed that he's gay! In addition to that, the editor Kumoi is also having a long-distance lover's tiff here! <<less

Sumi has hopelessly loved Natsuki since she was 18. Now she's 28 years old, works at a cosmetics company, and has managed to miss out... more>> on most of her prime dating years by pining after one boy. One day, an interesting new cafeteria opens at Sumi's company, a 'garçon' style restaurant staffed by pretty young men. One of those men is Natsuki's younger brother, Satsuki! Satsuki knows about her long-standing crush, and teases her mercilessly. However, when she is crushed by the news of Natsuki's impending marriage, Satsuki helps her save face. Could there be something between Sumi and Satsuki, or is he just messing with her? <<less

Asayama Touya, a registered dietician, is suddenly sent to another world with his little sister Momoka. They stumble across a restaurant specializing in healthy food, but it ends up that the people of this world believe that food can't be healthy and taste good at the same time. Armed with his knowledge as a dietician, Touya begins working at the restaurant in hopes of changing the world's view of food and healthy eating.... more>>

(Source: Denji) <<less

Mamiya Chihiro, a poor student afflicted with the ability to see ghosts, is stalked by a Youkai who wants to hire him to work at... more>> his restaurant. <<less

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For five years, she's been eating at the set-meal restaurant but didn't feel comfortable saying anything more, and the waitress at the restaurant who wanted... more>> to talk to that regular customer but couldn't get the words out. <<less

Mii is a BL (Boys Love) fanatic who helps her grandmother run a family restaurant. Her monotonous life is turned around when two beautiful college boys come to eat! One is the kind Tora, and the other is the snotty Ookami, who refuses to eat the restaurant's food.... more>>

More than boy troubles, Mii needs to save the restaurant from corporate big-shots who want to renovate the area! And what role will the boys play in this?! <<less