This manga simply describes how Goro Inogashira, the main character, chooses and takes a meal. Unlike other gourmet manga, Goro 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 Goro's monologue, which comprises most of the lines of this manga.
Kodoku no Gourmet has finished publishing and it has 31 Chapters. It is also Known as: 孤独のグルメ, A Solitary Gourmet, Kodoku no Gurume
Genres: Slice of Life , Seinen
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Top 9 Manga Like Kodoku no Gourmet [2025 List]
- 9. Oishinbo
- 8. Ekiben Hitoritabi
- 7. Shinya Shokudou
- 6. Ai ga Nakutemo Kutteyukemasu.
- 5. Sanpo Mono
- 4. Wakako-zake
- 3. deleteFurin
- 2. Meshinuma.
- 1. Boukyaku no Sachiko
9. Oishinbo
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.
The Gourmet is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 美味しんぼ, The Gourmet
8. Ekiben Hitoritabi
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!
Ekiben Hitoritabi has finished publishing and it has 151 Chapters. It is also Known as: 駅弁ひとり旅, Ekiben Hitori Tabi
7. Shinya Shokudou
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.
Nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award (2009); winner of the 39th Japan Cartoonist Awards Grand Prize (2010).
Shinya Shokudou is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 深夜食堂, Shinya Shokudou
6. Ai ga Nakutemo Kutteyukemasu.
The protagonist is a BL mangaka whose sole passion is food. Besides sleeping and working, the rest of her time is devoted to food. In each chapter, she or her friends visit a different restaurant. Various dishes are recommended each time, e.g., Hong Kong dim sum, French cuisine. Read this as an authentic guide to several restaurants which really do exist (at least at the time of publication).
Not Love But Delicious Foods Make Me So Happy has finished publishing and it has 15 Chapters. It is also Known as: 愛がなくても喰ってゆけます。, Ai ga Nakute mo Kutteyukemasu
5. Sanpo Mono
A series of loosely connected slice of life impressions of a man
Sanpo Mono has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: 散歩もの, Sanpo Mono
4. Wakako-zake
Murasaki Wakako, who is 26 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!
Wakako-zake is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ワカコ酒, Wakakozake, Wakako Sake
3. deleteFurin
TO BE DELETED. CORRECT LISTING HERE: https://kitsu.io/manga/furin-shokudou
deleteFurin is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: deleteFurin
2. Meshinuma.
The culinary daily of an office worker named Iinuma.
Meshinuma. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: めしぬま。, Meshinuma.
1. Boukyaku no Sachiko
A comedy series about a woman with chopsticks in one hand and dreams in the other. She eats to "forget."
Boukyaku no Sachiko is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 忘却のサチコ, Sachiko of Forgetfulness
