30 Japanese Cooking Series to Watch
A curated MovieDB guide to 30 Japanese cooking series, selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
Rank 1TV Series
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
Two inseparable friends move to Kyoto to chase their dreams of becoming maiko, but decide to pursue different passions while living under the same roof.
Runner-up picks
2TV Series
Midnight Diner
Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists of just a single choice. However, the customers still come for the amusing chatter and the proprietor's willingness to cook any dish that they request. This drama depicts the lives of the restaurant's patrons, including a yakuza, an unsuccessful actor, a group of office ladies, a newspaper delivery boy, and a stripper.
3TV Series
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
In an otherwise mundane diner open from midnight to 7 a.m., there is no menu – but the chef cooks anything his customers want. Each episode is about different a different customer, as they find simple yet profound connections with one another based on their shared love of a particular dish.
More rankings
4TV SeriesSamurai Gourmet
2017★ 7.7
5TV SeriesSolitary Gourmet
2012★ 8.9
6TV SeriesLa Grande Maison Tokyo
2019★ 8.4
7TV SeriesThe Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine
2002★ 7.4
8TV SeriesOsen
2008★ 8.2
9TV SeriesAndo Natsu
2008★ 6.0
10TV SeriesThe Knife and the Sword
2013★ 6.4
11TV SeriesWakako Zake
2015★ 7.0
12TV SeriesWhat Did You Eat Yesterday?
2019★ 7.0
13TV SeriesRamen Loving Girl
2015★ 7.0
14TV SeriesMs. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles
2018★ 7.2
15TV SeriesRestaurant to Another World
2017★ 7.3
16TV SeriesIsekai Izakaya: Japanese Food from Another World
2018★ 6.3
17TV SeriesIsekai Izakaya "Nobu"
2020★ 6.7
18TV SeriesFermat's Cuisine
2023★ 7.6
19TV Seriesdinner
2013★ 7.5
20TV SeriesHungry!
2012★ 6.3
21TV SeriesHeaven? ~My Restaurant, My Life~
2019★ 7.3
22TV SeriesChef: Three Star School Lunch
2016★ 8.2
23TV SeriesTokyo Noodle Factory
2021★ 6.3
24TV SeriesLaid-Back Camp
2018★ 8.2
25TV SeriesCampfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill
2023★ 8.3
26TV SeriesSweetness & Lightning
2016★ 7.4
27TV SeriesYakitate!! Japan
2004★ 7.3
28TV SeriesFood Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
2015★ 8.4
29TV SeriesCooking Master Boy
1997★ 7.8
30TV SeriesOishinbo
1988★ 10.0
About this list
A curated MovieDB guide to 30 Japanese cooking series, selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
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