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. [2026 List]
- 20. Nobunaga no Chef
- 19. Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku
- 18. Healing Life Through Camping in Another World
- 17. Dungeon Meshi
- 16. Underworld Restaurant
- 15. Leveling Up, by Only Eating!
- 14. Eoneu Mabeopsaui Sikdang
- 13. Cate Land
- 12. Baeksusekki
- 11. Golden Kamuy
- 10. Shokugeki no Souma
- 9. Goesiksikdang
- 8. Tsuihousha Shokudou e Youkoso!: Saikyou Party wo Tsuihousareta Ryourinin (Lv. 99) wa, Inaka de Nengan no Boukensha Shokudou wo Hirakimasu!
- 7. Harapeko Oyako to Motokare Yanushi
- 6. Siksahago Gaseyo!
- 5. Renge to Naruto!
- 4. Issho ni Kurashite Ii desu ka?
- 3. Isekai Mofumofu Cafe: Tamer, Mofumofu Fenrir Deau
- 2. Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi
- 1. Mazumeshi Elf to Yuboku gurashi
20. 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.
has finished publishing and it has 310 Chapters. It is also Known as: 信長のシェフ, A Chef of Nobunaga
19. Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku
This story takes place in a particular town with two infamous schools in constant dispute: Chidori High, a boys' school predominantly attended by low-class students with damning grades, and its neighbor Kikyo Girls' High, with most of its female students coming from wealthy and prestigious families. One day, high school second-year Rintaro Tsumugi, a fierce-looking but gentle-minded student at Chidori, is helping at his family's patisserie when he encounters a female customer by the name of Kaoruko Waguri. Rintaro enjoys his time with Kaoruko, as she doesn't judge him for his appearance, but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintaro makes the discovery that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. This revelation marks the beginning of the two's strenuous tale, as they fight against the limitations placed upon them by their schools and surroundings in an attempt to find their own path!
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 薫る花は凛と咲く, Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku
18. 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
17. 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
16. 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
15. Leveling Up, by Only Eating!
Kang Min-Hyuk suffers from a rare disorder that makes it impossible for him to stop eating. Despite strict diet and exercise, Min-Hyuk's weight is now life-threatening. As a last resort, his doctor recommends a unique treatment—Athenae, a VR game where one can eat as much as they want without consequence. Crispy fried chicken! Scrumptious samgyetang! Inside Athenae, all food tastes real, but earning it is no cakewalk. In order to live, Min-Hyuk must go on the ultimate fantasy gourmet adventure!
Note: Includes eight extra chapters.
Leveling Up, by Only Eating! has finished publishing and it has 208 Chapters. It is also Known as: Gourmet Gaming, Babman Meoggo Level Up
14. 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
13. Cate Land
How can you become a chef without a sense of taste? No problem! With a cheating knife in hand, the world is yours! Cate lottery system that comes with its own beautiful teacher and spirit planting space! “Coach, I want to become a chef!” From then on, Fu Yan Ze earnestly began walking on the path to becoming a Culinary God (Harem God)!
Cate Land has finished publishing and it has 629 Chapters. It is also Known as: Continent of Cuisine and Romance, Food Color Continent, Гурманский континент
12. Baeksusekki
What’s better than a good meal? My name’s Jaeho and I love food. While some may call me a deadbEAT because I don’t have a job at the moment, I’m just your normal happy guy who loves eating and my girlfriend of 7 years… That is until I got a breakup text yesterday… Where did things go wrong? I keep trying to look back through the years, but I just can't figure it out...
Source: Webtoon
A DeadbEAT's Meal is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Jobless Three Meals, 废柴的一日三餐,, 米蟲的一日三餐
11. 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
10. 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
9. 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
8. Tsuihousha Shokudou e Youkoso!: Saikyou Party wo Tsuihousareta Ryourinin (Lv. 99) wa, Inaka de Nengan no Boukensha Shokudou wo Hirakimasu!
After getting kicked out of the strongest party, the level 99 chef fulfills his dream of opening an adventurer diner in the countryside.
Welcome to Cheap Restaurant of Outcasts! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 追放者食堂へようこそ！ ～最強パーティーを追放された料理人（Lv.99）は、田舎で念願の冒険者食堂を開きます！～, 流放者食堂, Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!, Tsuihousha Shokudou e Youkoso!
7. Harapeko Oyako to Motokare Yanushi
36-year-old Takaharu lives alone. After graduating from Art College, he has been living a quiet life while painting pictures. One day, his ex-girlfriend Kyou, whom he broke up with 17 years ago, comes to him with her daughter Minori and asks him to let them stay at his place. As in their college days, Kyou is attracted by the delicious food, and so the three of them begin to live together.
A Hungry Mother and Daughter and Her Ex-boyfriend Landlord is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: はらぺこ母娘と元カレ家主, Hara peko Oyako to Motokare Yanushi
6. Siksahago Gaseyo!
When he lost his ability to taste and smell, Lee Rim’s life as a chef ended. Just as he’s sinking deeper and deeper into depression, Rim discovers [Real], an incredibly immersive VR game that simulates all five senses. There, he’s able to regain his senses of taste and smell. Not only that, but he can cook, too! Although he does need to hunt his own monster ingredients down… Now, Rim is here to cook up delicious food, hunt some dangerous monsters, and maybe even build a whole new legacy along the way. Welcome to Lee Rim’s new life as “Rice”, the gourmet gamer!
The Gourmet Gamer has finished publishing and it has 116 Chapters. It is also Known as: Eat and Go!, Gourmet Gamer, Leveling gourmet, Please Have a Meal, Please Have a Meal!, 请您先用餐！
5. 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
4. 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?
3. Isekai Mofumofu Cafe: Tamer, Mofumofu Fenrir Deau
After a humdrum life as a salaryman, Arima Taichi meets an untimely end while trying to save a mysterious white cat-only to discover the feline is actually a god in disguise! In gratitude, the divine fluffball grants Taichi incredible cheat skills, the rare "Tamer" class, and a second chance in a magical new world. But instead of chasing adventure, Taichi has one simple dream: to open a café filled with the cutest, fluffiest creatures this new world has to offer!
Isekai Mofumofu Cafe: Tamer, Mofumofu Fenrir Deau has finished publishing and it has 32 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
2. Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi
Mukouda Tsuyoshi was nothing special in modern Japan, so when he was summoned to a world of swordplay and sorcery, he thought he was ready for the adventure of a lifetime. Too bad the kingdom that summoned him only got him by mistake! Not only was he not one of the three summoned heroes, but his stats were laughable compared to theirs.
On top of that, there's something really sketchy about this kingdom... "Ah, these people are the kind to try and use the Hero," he realized, and immediately left to make his own way in this other world. The only thing Mukouda can rely on is his unique skill: the "Online Supermarket," a skill that allows him to buy modern goods in a fantasy world. It's useless for combat, but if he plays his cards right, he could lead a comfortable life, maybe? At least, that's what Mukouda thinks, but it turns out modern food bought with this skill has some absurd effects!
What happens when Mukouda introduces ridiculously tasty modern cooking to a fantasy world like this? He gets some ridiculous repeat customers begging for more...!
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: とんでもスキルで異世界放浪メシ, Regarding the Display of an Outrageous Skill Which Has Incredible Powers
1. Mazumeshi Elf to Yuboku gurashi
Saburou discovered his passion for cooking after an injury prevented him from continuing to play baseball. One day while going out to get ingredients, he finds himself in another world covered in vast plains, and is taken in by a tribe of nomadic elves. However, the food they make tastes so bad that it's barely edible! With his cooking skills, Saburou starts making meals for the elves, showing them how delicious food can really be.
Note: Includes 6 bonus chapters.
Nomadic Life with the Elves' Terrible Food has finished publishing and it has 98 Chapters. It is also Known as: マズ飯エルフと遊牧暮らし, Mazu Meshi Erufu to Yuuboku Kurashi, Mazumeshi Elf to Yuubokugurashi, Terrible Meals Elf and Nomadic Life
