Top 20 Cooking manga you should read right now. [2025 List]

20. 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

19. Eoneu Mabeopsaui Sikdang

A man was reincarnated in another world as a 9th-class wizard and retired after saving the continent from a dragon war. He decides to open a small restaurant in the countryside, but his routine is anything but ordinary. On the second floor of his restaurant, there lives a black dragon who has transformed into a woman, named Rurin. She is greedy, cute, and loyal to him, but also ignorant and clueless about the human world. They live a fun and warm life, serving customers, solving problems, and growing violets in the garden.

Eoneu Mabeopsaui Sikdang is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: A Wizard's Restaurant, The Archmage's Restaurant

18. Gokushufudou

Immortal Tatsu is an ex-yakuza who’s given up violence for making an honest man of himself - but is it still possible for a devoted stay-at-home husband to get into a few scrapes?

Gokushufudou: The Way of the House Husband is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 極主夫道, Gokushufudo

17. Healing Life Through Camping in Another World

The Star chef, KangHyun, hid in a quite countryside after losing his sense of taste where he found A pathway to another world in his grandfather's house. Since he was on the run anyway, he planned on enjoying a relaxing camp life, but... the people in the other world keep growing interested in KangHyun! Will KangHyun really be able to heal through experiencing a slow life?

Healing Life Through Camping in Another World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Healing Life Through Camping in Another World

16. Nobunaga no Chef

Ken, a modern age chef, finds himself in back in the 16th century during the warring states period. Lacking any recollection of who he once was or how he arrived to such a time, he only has his knowledge and skills in cooking to rely on. But as he gains reputation for his incredible food, who else would come to demand his services than Oda Nobunaga himself.

Nobunaga no Chef is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 信長のシェフ, A Chef of Nobunaga

15. Leveling Up, by Only Eating!

The main character is stricken by a rare condition that affects only two people in the entire world, bulimic deficiency.
He organizes his daily meals to survive, but his hope of survival grows dimmer as the days go by.
He consults a doctor, who suggests playing the Alternate Reality Game 'Athens', where he can eat as must as he wants without gaining any weight.
He plays the game to save his life and grow in strength by doing nothing but eating!
A Gourmet Fantasy Life!

Leveling Up, by Only Eating! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Gourmet Gaming

14. 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

13. Goesiksikdang

The era of Stinky tofu, Durian, Surströmming is over. Have you heard about the cooking so bad that you could die on the spot! But your skill would be increasing!? Tera, whose cooking boasts the best taste in all dimensions, through the bravest Yoo Seungwoo's help, has come to peaceful earth.

Endure it! If you eat it and don’t die, your level will go up! And then on my behalf, protect the earth!

‘Bizarre Restaurant’ is open even when the world is going to end.

Goesiksikdang is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Extraordinary Restaurant, Bizarre Restaurant, Nhà Hàng Thợ Săn Quái Vật

12. Issho ni Kurashite Ii desu ka?

Hiromi Sonoda has no girlfriend, no job, and no home, until he finds a shared-house with very cheap rent and goes to check it out. However, the share-house has a certain condition... Kei Sasuga presents a new "Share House Romantic Comedy"!

Can I Live With You? is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 一緒に暮らしていいですか?, Issho ni Kurashite Ii desu ka?

11. Shokugeki no Souma

Soma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school!

Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress to the school that he belongs there at all?!



Note: The 3 chapter Le dessert epilogue is counted as chapters 316-318

Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma has finished publishing and it has 318 Chapters. It is also Known as: 食戟のソーマ, Shokugeki no Souma

10. Farmer Of Spirits

After training for 11 years to reach superhuman status, I gave up on my dream and returned to the family farm. But suddenly, Hawa appeared! She’s a powerful farming spirit who can make anything grow—even produce that enhances people’s powers. Now I’ve got my superhuman ID card, more spirits-friends, mouthwatering Grade A+ crops, and quests! Will Hawa and her friends lead us all to fame and fortune and change our lives forever?

Farmer Of Spirits has finished publishing and it has 192 Chapters. It is also Known as: Fazendeiro Espiritual, La Ferme aux esprits, Nông dân linh hồn, ชาวสวนภูตคุมวิญญาณ, 精霊の農夫, 精靈農夫, Spirit Farmer

9. Myeolmanghan Segyeui Chwisabyeong

Shin Young-jun, a sergeant chef, was greeted by the apocalypse just days before vacation. The battalion turned into chaos in an instant, and the communication network was cut off. Then something appeared before his eyes! [Congratulations on your awakening!] [Job: Novice Chef Lv.1] If I had been a warrior or an assassin, I would have tried to stand alone... What was assigned to him was chef, which is obviously a support job. There's nothing to be done if it's like this. "From here on, I will feed you."

Myeolmanghan Segyeui Chwisabyeong is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Cook of a Perished World, Apocalyptic Chef Awakening, Cooking Disease in a Ruined World, Doomsday Kitchen Soldier, 滅亡世界的伙房兵

8. Golden Kamuy

In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi Sugimoto searches the wilderness of the Japanese frontier of Hokkaido for a hoard of hidden gold. With only a cryptic map and a native Ainu girl to help him, Saichi must also deal with every murderous cutthroat, bandit and rogue who knows about the treasure!

Golden Kamuy has finished publishing and it has 314 Chapters. It is also Known as: ゴールデンカムイ, Golden Kamui

7. Renge to Naruto!

It's been a few months since the neighborhood Chinese restaurant closed down, and when I stopped by for the first time in a while, I found that it had been transformed into a flashy, mysterious restaurant with its old signboard still intact. When I went inside, there was a gal there... This is a story about a Chinatown restaurant where gals are hospitable.

Renge to Naruto! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: れんげとなると！, When it comes to Renge, Renge to Naru to!, Renge and Naruto

6. A-Rank Boukensha No Slow Life

Aldred, the leader of a kingdom’s A-ranked party,『Black Silver』, has accomplished the task of slaying a dragon. However, he who has pursued strength his whole life has lost sight of his goal from taking down a monster of the strongest species. As he worried about what to do next in his life, it was the scenery of Nordende that popped up in his mind; A rural village by the countryside, full of natural beauty, which he only visited once during a quest in the past.
After declaring the disbandment of his party, he heads towards Nordende for a comfortable, relaxing life.

An A-Ranked Adventurer’s “Slow-living” is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Ａランク冒険者のスローライフ, A-Rank Boukensha No Slow Life

5. Isekai Mofumofu Cafe: Tamer, Mofumofu Fenrir Deau

Isekai Mofumofu Cafe: Tamer, Mofumofu Fenrir Deau is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界もふもふカフェ ～テイマー、もふもふフェンリルと出会う～, Isekai Mofumofu Cafe: Tamer, Mofumofu Fenrir Deau

4. Underworld Restaurant

“I was given a building as an inheritance?”

From a nobody who does all kinds of odd jobs and lived a hard life, he was given a chance to become a landlord right in the middle of Gangnam!

But, the condition for this inheritance is to ‘operate a restaurant for 5 years.’

‘Moreover, I can sense a chill down my spine thanks to the weird customers that came in for today’s store opening……Do I really just need to prepare food?’

“So then…all the guests who came in yesterday…”

“They were ghosts.”

Every night starting from 11 o’ clock until 1 o’clock, we will now be open!

Underworld Restaurant is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Restaurant in the After Life

3. Kitchen Soldier

Korean scrapper representative, Kang Sung-Jae.
He has an opportunity to become a legendary cook!

Kitchen Soldier is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Becoming a Legend Kitchen Soldier, บันทึกครัวค่ายทหาร

2. Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san

Within the winding streets of Kyoto's geisha district, there lives a 16 year old girl named Kiyo. After failing to become a Maiko, an apprentice traditional Japanese performer, Kiyo works as the caterer for her troupe. This is the story of her daily life.

Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 舞妓さんちのまかないさん, The caterer at the Maiko Manor

1. Yuusha no Haha desu ga, Maougun no Kanbu ni Narimashita.

I lost my husband in an accident two years ago and became a single mother, and one day I was summoned to another world with my son. The humans who summoned us called my son a hero and wanted him to fight the resurrected Demon King. It’s ridiculous to have my son, who is in still his first year of junior high, fight against monsters!

Strongly opposing this, I was treated as an obstacle and left alone in a monster’s den. Though I was powerless and already resigned myself to death, it was the demons, who were supposed to be enemies of humans, who saved me. As I spent time together with them, my feelings for the demons grew, but peaceful days do not last long. The only weapons I had to resist against the numerous challenges that faced me were my cooking abilities and my quick wit.

"I won’t die until I meet my son!" Laboring away with this thought in mind, I had become one of the upper echelons of the demon king's army before I knew it.


Note: Originally serialized on Manga BANG!, it was cancelled after 19 chapters in three volumes in 2023-12. The series was re-started on Comic Unicorn on 2024-06-27.

The Hero's Mother Became a General Staff of the Demon Army. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 勇者の母ですが、魔王軍の幹部になりました。, As the Hero’s Mother, I Became an Executive of the Demon King’s Army, Yusha no Haha desu ga, Mao Gun no Kambu ni Narimashita