What is this genre all about? Cooking, baking or otherwise producing food.
We present you the list of Cooking manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 Cooking manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 20. Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku
- 19. Eoneu Mabeopsaui Sikdang
- 18. Nobunaga no Chef
- 17. Spirit Farmer
- 16. Leveling Up, by Only Eating!
- 15. Healing Life Through Camping in Another World
- 14. Issho ni Kurashite Ii desu ka?
- 13. The Third Ending
- 12. Gokushufudou
- 11. Shokugeki no Souma
- 10. Dungeon Meshi
- 9. Golden Kamuy
- 8. Goesiksikdang
- 7. Isekai Izakaya "Nobu"
- 6. Hazure Potion ga Shouyu Datta node Ryouri Suru Koto ni Shimashita
- 5. Underworld Restaurant
- 4. Ramen Aka Neko
- 3. Akuyaku Reijou no Tsuihougo! Kyoukai Kaikaku Gohan de Yuuyuu Sister Kurashii
- 2. Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san
- 1. Matbon Gime Kkulkkeong!
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. 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
17. Spirit Farmer
The average Korean citizen who has been desperately trying to be a hero for 11 years has realized that this is not his craft or his dream. After giving up everything, Lee Kun Woo decided to become a farmer and live his quiet life. But is it that simple?
Spirit Farmer is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Farmer of Spirits
16. 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
15. 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
14. 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?
13. The Third Ending
Seo Yoon Seul, who's lived a perfect life so far, becomes a wreck when he starts having nightmares of a boy whom he coldly rejected when he was a student. The nightmares get even worse when he reunites with Kang Joon. Following his advice on becoming a good person to avoid nightmares, Yoon Seul approaches him to win his favor.
Note: from season 2 (chapter 36) this becomes Mature (R19), Season 1 is All-Age (R15) Note: Chapter count includes a 3-chapter side story and 2 episodes that were a Christmas special
The Third Ending has finished publishing and it has 72 Chapters. It is also Known as: The Third Ending
12. 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
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. 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
9. 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
8. 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
7. Isekai Izakaya "Nobu"
Imagine there is a bar with many weird kind of food and drink that might bring you to another world! The bar, so-called "Nobu" is located in a alley of the old city Aiteria. AT the very first step, diners feels like falling into another completely country, with cold, super cool beer, so-called "toriaezu Nama"!
Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界居酒屋「のぶ」, Parallel Universe Bar "Nobu"
6. Hazure Potion ga Shouyu Datta node Ryouri Suru Koto ni Shimashita
Yuuri, a 30-year-old housewife who was unilaterally abandoned in marriage, suddenly gets lost in a different world. She, who was introduced to the work of potion harvesting by an S-class adventurer and gradually got used to living in a different world, realized the ridiculous secret of the harvested potion. The potion without the recovery function that she thought was off was actually soy sauce. In addition, dishes made with it have a bonus of correction function! Will Yuuri's dishes change the common sense of the other world?
I decided to cook because the potion was soy sauce is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ハズレポーションが醤油だったので料理することにしました, I Decided to Cook Because the Losing Potion Was Soy Sauce, Hazure Potion ga Shouyu datta no de Ryouri suru Koto ni Shimashita
5. 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
4. Ramen Aka Neko
Meet Tamako, who’s found her way into an interview at a ramen shop run solely by cats. When the feline manager asks if she likes cats, Tamako admits that she’s actually more of a dog person...only to be hired on the spot! But her job description isn’t quite what she expects — rather than serving ramen, she’s now a dedicated cat caretaker...?!
Red Cat Ramen is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ラーメン赤猫, Ramen Aka Neko
3. Akuyaku Reijou no Tsuihougo! Kyoukai Kaikaku Gohan de Yuuyuu Sister Kurashii
Event planner Yuka Sawatani‘s life ended as the result of overwork. Reborn into an Otome game with her memory intact, she becomes the villainess Elizabeth. She tries to resist her fate, but at the ending of the game, she is promptly banished.
The Banished Villainess! Living the Leisurely Life of a Nun Making Revolutionary Church Food is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 悪役令嬢の追放後！ 教会改革ごはんで悠々シスター暮らし, Akuyaku Reijou no Tsuihougo! Kyoukai Kaikaku Gohan de Yuuyuu Sister Kurashii
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. Matbon Gime Kkulkkeong!
"If I die after eating, that’ll be great!"
Luana was born an abandoned princess of a kingdom that would soon be occupied. It’s the story where her death was decided anyway, so she ate what she wanted to eat. Her cooking has captured The General of the Conquering Army, the duke who was cursed and can’t taste foods?
"There was nothing I wanted in this small kingdom, but now I think I do.”
Why are you looking at me when you say that~?!!!
This is the story of Legion, the occupier of the kingdom who lost his sense of taste due to the curse, and Luana, the only person who could make him taste food.
Savor the Taste is currently publishing and has 59 Chapters. It is also Known as: Swallow After Tasting, Bon Appétit
