Seonghoon Kang has been the cook’s helper at Jewelria, a third-rate hotel, for years, causing his self-esteem to plummet lower than his standing in the kitchen. However, he has a secret that makes him a cut above the rest… he can see the “memory” of an ingredient with just one touch! The sear of the kitchen may scorch the meek, but can this rookie chef survive the heat and prevail over the grueling struggles of life? Or should he just get out of the kitchen for good?
Rookie Chef with the Magic Touch It is also Known as: Youngest Chef From the 3rd Rate Hotel
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Top 5 Manhwa/Manga Like Rookie Chef with the Magic Touch (Samnyu Hotel Mangnae Chef) [2025 List]
5. Kami no Shizuku
Shizuku Kanzaki is the son of a recently deceased, world-renowned wine critic named Yutaka Kanzaki. In order to take ownership of his father's legacy, an extensive wine collection featuring some of the most rare labels of the last 30 years, he must find 13 wines, known as the "Twelve Apostles" plus the heaven-sent "Drops of God" that his father described in his will.
But despite being an only child, Shizuku is not alone in this unique wine hunt. He has a competitor. Issei Tomine, a renowned young wine critic, was recently adopted into the Kanzaki family and is also vying for this most rare of prizes.
La Revue du vin de France, the most prestigious wine magazine in France, has awarded this series with the "Special Award of the Year" in 2010.
Drops of God has finished publishing and it has 439 Chapters. It is also Known as: 神の雫, The Drops of God
4. Isekai Ryouridou
Chef Trainee Asuta Tsurumi was just a normal Japanese teenager, until one day the harassment against his family’s restaurant went too far. Desperate to save his father’s precious cooking knife, he dove headfirst into a sea of flames. Rather than waking up in the afterlife, though, he found himself in a whole new world entirely! Fortunately for our hero, he soon gets picked up by the huntress known as Ai Fa. This guardian angel packs some attitude, though, so it won’t be all smooth sailing for Asuta! Plus his savior seems to have some issues of her own to worry about, too... Just how well will our rookie chef be able to parlay his skills in this utterly unfamiliar world? And with all the danger lurking around, will he even be able to survive long enough to put them to the test?! Come learn a thing or two about Cooking with Wild Game!
Cooking with Wild Game is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界料理道, Isekai Ryouridou
3. Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku
In a certain place, there were two neighboring high schools: Chidori High School, a bottom-feeder boys' school full of delinquents, and Kikyo Girls' School, a fancy girls' private school. Rintaro Tsumugi, a strong and quiet second year student at Chidori High, meets Kaoruko Wakuri, a girl who visited his family's cake shop while he was helping out. Rintaro feels comfortable spending time with Kaoruko. However, she is a student at Kikyo, and all of the girls there seems to hate Chidori boys.
This is the story of two people who are so close and yet so far apart.
Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 薫る花は凛と咲く, The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
2. Amaama to Inazuma
Inudzuka is a teacher who has been caring on his own for his little daughter, Tsumugi, since his wife's death. He's no good at cooking, so they've been eating packaged meals from the convenience store. A series of events lead him one evening to a restaurant run by the mother of one of his students, Kotori. Her mother isn't there, but Kotori does her best to feed them both. It turns out that Kotori is often alone, since her parents are divorced and her mother is frequently not around. The three of them begin to meet and cook tasty food together.
Sweetness and Lightning has finished publishing and it has 56 Chapters. It is also Known as: 甘々と稲妻, Amaama to Inazuma
1. Dungeon Meshi
When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!
Delicious in Dungeon has finished publishing and it has 97 Chapters. It is also Known as: ダンジョン飯, Dungeon Food, 迷宫饭