Best Food & Cooking related Dramas/Movies

Which are your favorite Food & Cooking related dramas and movies, that made you crave for asian food and introduced you to new cuisines and eating habits?

penel Dec 13, 2019
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  • Oh My Ghost

    1. Oh My Ghost

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.3
    2,074 points by 21 voters
    Bong Sun, a timid young woman, is possessed by the ghost of a lustful virgin. She has zero self-confidence, and because of her extreme shyness, she doesn’t have any close friends. At ...more
  • Coffee Prince

    2. Coffee Prince

    Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes
    8.3
    1,489 points by 15 voters
    Choi Han Gyul is the grandson of chairwoman Bang of Dong-in Foods, a company that has a thriving coffee business. He has never had a job and does not care for responsibility. ...more
  • Wok of Love

    3. Wok of Love

    Korean Drama - 2018, 38 episodes
    8.0
    1,375 points by 14 voters
    The series will take place in a Chinese restaurant. Chef Seo Poong, a chef who goes from being a star chef one day to the cook at a failing neighborhood Chinese restaurant ...more
  • Let's Eat

    4. Let's Eat

    Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
    7.9
    1,090 points by 11 voters
    "Let's Eat" depicts the daily life and romance of a single woman when a murder case occurs in her neighborhood. Lee Soo Kyung is a 33-year-old single woman. She divorced when she ...more
  • Jewel in the Palace

    5. Jewel in the Palace

    Korean Drama - 2003, 54 episodes
    8.7
    1,080 points by 11 voters
    About 500 years ago during the time of Chosun Dynasty, Korea boasted a rigidly hierarchical and male dominated social structure. Based on a true story about a legendary girl, Jang Geum, who ...more
  • Kinou Nani Tabeta?

    6. Kinou Nani Tabeta?

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    8.0
    1,033 points by 11 voters
    Kakei Shiro, a 45-year-old lawyer, lives with his boyfriend, Yabuki Kenji, a hairdresser. After work, Shiro sticks to a simple routine: he shops for groceries on a budget, then cooks a basic ...more
  • My Lovely Sam Soon

    7. My Lovely Sam Soon

    Korean Drama - 2005, 16 episodes
    7.9
    891 points by 9 voters
    Kim Sam Sun is a baker who has a talent for making pastries and cakes. On Christmas Eve, she catches her boyfriend, Min Hyeon U, cheating on her and breaks up. On ...more
  • Little Forest

    8. Little Forest

    Korean Movie - 2018
    8.4
    890 points by 9 voters
    Hye Won gets tired of her difficult life in the city and moves back to her hometown in the countryside. There, she heals her emotional wounds with the help of her long-time ...more
  • Shinya Shokudo

    9. Shinya Shokudo

    Japanese Drama - 2009, 10 episodes
    8.3
    782 points by 8 voters
    Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists of just a single choice. However, the ...more
  • Little Forest: Summer & Autumn

    10. Little Forest: Summer & Autumn

    Japanese Movie - 2014
    8.2
    769 points by 8 voters
    Ichiko lived in a big city, but goes back to her small hometown Komori, located on a mountain in the Tohoku region. She is self-sufficient. Ichiko gains energy living among nature and ...more
  • Flower Boy Ramen Shop

    11. Flower Boy Ramen Shop

    Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
    7.3
    670 points by 7 voters
    Yang Eun Bi is a university student preparing for her civil service exam with the dream of being a high school teacher. She accidentally encounters Cha Chi Soo, the arrogant son of ...more
  • Pasta

    12. Pasta

    Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
    7.6
    599 points by 7 voters
    Seo Yoo Kyung endured the gruelling job of kitchen assistant at high-class restaurant La Sfera for three years in hopes of being promoted to chef. Things are looking up as she meets ...more
  • Boss & Me

    13. Boss & Me

    Chinese Drama - 2014, 34 episodes
    8.0
    559 points by 6 voters
    Big conglomerate president Feng Teng has a younger sister, with a very rare blood type, who needs a transfusion. He finds an employee at his company named Xue Shan Shan and asks ...more
  • This Is Not What I Expected

    14. This Is Not What I Expected

    Chinese Movie - 2017
    8.0
    507 points by 6 voters
    29-year-old Gu Sheng Nan is a chef at a Western restaurant in a hotel who is in a secret relationship with the hotel's general manager. After a financial crisis hit the hotel, ...more
  • Dating in the Kitchen

    15. Dating in the Kitchen

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
    8.0
    490 points by 5 voters
    Working at the Zijing Hotel, Gu Sheng Nan was an underestimated commis inside the kitchen, but she was free to express herself through her food as she sharpened her skills as a ...more
  • Let's Eat Season 2

    16. Let's Eat Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2015, 18 episodes
    7.9
    481 points by 5 voters
    The second season follows Goon Dae Yeong's character as he moves to a new building and reunites with his grade school classmate Baek Soo Ji. She’s been living alone for ten years, ...more
  • Let's Eat Season 3

    17. Let's Eat Season 3

    Korean Drama - 2018, 14 episodes
    7.7
    471 points by 5 voters
    Goo Dae Yeong has fallen into a slump in his thirties. In order to heal his wounds, he embarks on a journey to revisit the food that he loved in his twenties ...more
  • Drunk in Good Taste

    18. Drunk in Good Taste

    Korean Special - 2018, 10 episodes
    7.8
    468 points by 5 voters
    Chong Nam begins her first year at a university in Seoul. She came from South Chungcheong Province to attend the university. She loves eating desserts. Yeon Nam is a first-year student at ...more
  • Little Forest: Winter & Spring

    19. Little Forest: Winter & Spring

    Japanese Movie - 2015
    8.2
    376 points by 4 voters
    A young woman named Ichiko returns to her rural mountain village of Komori after being unable to find her place in the city. While there, she lives self-sufficiently, taking advantage of local ...more
  • The Perfect Match

    20. The Perfect Match

    Taiwanese Drama - 2017, 22 episodes
    7.7
    375 points by 4 voters
    What do netizens know? Ting En is a celebrated chef whose fine-dining restaurant is a destination for food lovers from all over the world. When Ting En stumbles upon comments on the ...more
  • Dae Jang Geum Is Watching

    21. Dae Jang Geum Is Watching

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    7.5
    374 points by 4 voters
    This food-oriented drama imagines how the descendants of the famous Joseon woman doctor and alleged culinary genius Jang Geum (the subject of the famous sageuk Dae Jang Geum) might live today if ...more
  • Bread and Soup and Cat Weather

    22. Bread and Soup and Cat Weather

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 4 episodes
    7.7
    371 points by 4 voters
    Akiko lives with her mother, but suddenly her mother passes away. Since then she quits her editing job and takes over her mother's small restaurant. At the restaurant there's only two items ...more
  • Tenno no Ryoriban

    23. Tenno no Ryoriban

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
    8.5
    338 points by 4 voters
    Tokuzo Akiyama is a young man from a rural area who is married and has a child along the way. One day, he eats a delicious breaded cutlet, which inspires him to ...more
  • Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru

    24. Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
    8.1
    329 points by 4 voters
    Hanaoka Nao's mother, Yuriko, works as a confectioner at Kogetsuan, a traditional Japanese sweets shop. Nao meets Takatsuki Tsubaki, the owner's six-year-old son, and they become childhood sweethearts. Tragedy strikes when Tsubaki's ...more
  • Bokura no Shokutaku

    25. Bokura no Shokutaku

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
    8.3
    308 points by 4 voters
    Eating around other people is a struggle for salaryman Yutaka, despite his talent for cooking. All that changes when he meets Minoru and Tane—two brothers, many years apart in age—who ask him ...more
  • Osen

    26. Osen

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 10 episodes
    7.4
    296 points by 3 voters
    Handa Sen is the "okami" (proprietress) of a long-standing restaurant in one of the lower parts of Tokyo. Though she is normally airheaded and loves to drink, she has an impressive mastery ...more
  • Antique Bakery

    27. Antique Bakery

    Korean Movie - 2008
    7.4
    292 points by 3 voters
    As an heir to the family fortune, Jin Hyuk has money, looks, and charm; everything except finding the love of his life. So he sets up a cake shop where women are ...more
  • Fukuyado Honpo - Kyoto Love Story

    28. Fukuyado Honpo - Kyoto Love Story

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
    7.6
    285 points by 3 voters
    Fukuyoshi Hina, Arare, and Hana are three sisters whose family run Fukuya, a 450-year-old traditional Japanese confectionery shop in Kyoto. This is the story of their individual romances, love of family and ...more
  • Drinking Solo

    29. Drinking Solo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    7.6
    284 points by 3 voters
    The story depicts people drinking alcohol alone for different reasons and the romance between Jin Jeong Seok and Park Ha Na. They both work at a private institute for people preparing for ...more
  • Bread, Love and Dreams

    30. Bread, Love and Dreams

    Korean Drama - 2010, 30 episodes
    8.1
    275 points by 3 voters
    Kim Tak Goo is the eldest son of Goo In Jong, the president of Geosung Enterprise, a legend in the baking industry. Although he is an extremely talented baker and seemed destined ...more
  • The Last Recipe

    31. The Last Recipe

    Japanese Movie - 2017
    7.9
    251 points by 3 voters
    Mitsuru Sasaki is an excellent chef, but he lost his passion for cooking. He can make the exact same dish by just tasting it once. He then receives a request to make ...more
  • Final Recipe

    32. Final Recipe

    Korean Movie - 2013
    7.7
    239 points by 3 voters
    Hao's only hope is that his grandson Mark enters a prestigious university, but Mark's dream is to follow his grandfather's footsteps and become a chef and take over the family restaurant. Due ...more
  • Nishiogikubo Mitsuboshi Youshudou

    33. Nishiogikubo Mitsuboshi Youshudou

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
    8.0
    234 points by 3 voters
    Amamiya, Nakauchi, and Kobayashi were once high school classmates. The former was class president and an honors student, Nakauchi was quiet and reserved with a penchant for cooking, and Kobayashi was a ...more
  • Kinou Nani Tabeta? SP

    34. Kinou Nani Tabeta? SP

    Japanese Special - 2020, 1 episode
    8.0
    229 points by 3 voters
    The household of Kakei Shiro and Yabuki Kenji is facing a financial crunch while they continue to maintain their 25,000 Yen Food Budget. Wataru and Kohinata's lover's quarrel continues as usual. What ...more
  • Bread of Happiness

    35. Bread of Happiness

    Japanese Movie - 2012
    7.6
    220 points by 3 voters
    Young married couple Rie and Nao move from Tokyo to Tsukiura in Hokkaido Prefecture to start a bakery restaurant named Mani. Nao bakes bread and his wife Rie makes food that complements ...more
  • Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san

    36. Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
    8.2
    216 points by 3 voters
    Kiyo and Sumire are childhood friends from Aomori Prefecture who move to Kyoto to become a Maiko (apprentice geisha). During their training, Sumire is praised for her talent and diligence. Kiyo, meanwhile, has difficulty learning the basic ...more
  • Nobushi no Gourmet

    37. Nobushi no Gourmet

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    7.8
    209 points by 3 voters
    Kasumi Takeshi has just retired and is quietly getting into his second life. He never had the luxury of a beer during the day on a weekday during his 35 years as ...more
  • Tampopo

    38. Tampopo

    Japanese Movie - 1985
    7.6
    200 points by 2 voters
    Tampopo is a celebration of the role of food in Japanese culture. Acclaimed director Juzo Itami's (The Funeral. A Taxing Woman) hit satire was dubbed the first "noodle western" for its delightful ...more
  • Until We Meet Again

    39. Until We Meet Again

    Thai Drama - 2019, 17 episodes
    8.1
    199 points by 2 voters
    Thirty years ago, Korn and Intouch were university students in Bangkok. Intouch entered Korn's life despite knowing that he was the son of one of the most influential crime bosses in Bangkok. ...more
  • Chef Hua

    40. Chef Hua

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
    8.3
    197 points by 2 voters
    A story about food and romance follows Hua Xiao Mai as she falls in love with a bodyguard. Through her passion for the culinary arts, Hua Xiao Mai starts small and slowly ...more
  • Love Cuisine

    41. Love Cuisine

    Taiwanese Drama - 2015, 22 episodes
    7.6
    197 points by 2 voters
    Life is best lived through the cuisine of the world. Han Jie is a heralded celebrity chef who runs a restaurant in Europe but returns to Taiwan to become a culinary teacher ...more
  • Lunch Queen

    42. Lunch Queen

    Japanese Drama - 2002, 12 episodes
    7.3
    197 points by 2 voters
    Natsumi loves lunch. By chance she starts working for "Kitchen Macaroni", posing as the fiance of the owner's eldest son, Kenichiro. Kenichiro's father Kenzo and his three younger brothers - Yujiro, Junzaburo, ...more
  • Chef: Mitsuboshi no Kyushoku

    43. Chef: Mitsuboshi no Kyushoku

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    7.8
    192 points by 2 voters
    Hoshino Mitsuko is the talented three-star chef of famous French restaurant, La Cuisine de La reine, in Ginza, Tokyo. She has drawn attention not just from Japan but also the world for ...more
  • Kodoku no Gourmet

    44. Kodoku no Gourmet

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 12 episodes
    7.8
    192 points by 2 voters
    Inogashira Goro is a private merchant who personally runs his imported dry goods business on his own. Being a man of few words, he prefers to live an uncomplicated, solitary lifestyle. He ...more
  • Haikei, Chichiue-sama

    45. Haikei, Chichiue-sama

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 11 episodes
    7.5
    190 points by 2 voters
    Set in an old prestigious Ryotei (Japanese-style restaurant) in a small town in the center of Tokyo, a young Itamae (cook for Japanese dishes) struggles his life, love and work while the ...more
  • Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto

    46. Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    8.0
    190 points by 2 voters
    Sakurai Misaki is a pastry chef who dreams of someday working for a renowned Patisserie overseas; she has prioritised work to the extent that she has forgotten how to kiss. When she ...more
  • Mondai no Aru Restaurant

    47. Mondai no Aru Restaurant

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
    8.1
    189 points by 2 voters
    Tanaka Tamako had been working for a male-dominated restaurant business but was betrayed by her boyfriend who was hired as the chef. In addition, she is taken to the police as a ...more
  • Warm and Cozy

    48. Warm and Cozy

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    7.5
    185 points by 2 voters
    Amidst life's setbacks and failed relationships, a man and a woman find solace on Jeju Island. The woman seeks healing for her career and love wounds, while the man guards his heart ...more
  • Shining Inheritance

    49. Shining Inheritance

    Korean Drama - 2009, 28 episodes
    7.9
    180 points by 2 voters
    Go Eun Sung's life is similar to Cinderella's. After her father died, her step-mother, Baek Sung Hee, took away all of her assets and her younger brother, Eun Woo, suddenly disappears without ...more
  • Chocolate

    50. Chocolate

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.1
    170 points by 2 voters
    The story of a man who became a neurosurgeon, though he dreamed of becoming a cook, and a woman who became a cook because of him. Lee Kang is a neurosurgeon who ...more
  • Every Day a Good Day

    51. Every Day a Good Day

    Japanese Movie - 2018
    7.6
    165 points by 2 voters
    Noriko is a university student. By her mother’s recommendation, Noriko begins attending a Japanese tea ceremony near her house with her cousin Michiko. There, Noriko learns from Teacher Takeda. Noriko now has ...more
  • Dinner Mate

    52. Dinner Mate

    Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
    8.0
    164 points by 2 voters
    A young woman going through a rough breakup with a long-time boyfriend and a man who had a painful first love, meet unexpectedly on Jeju Island. Upon their return to Seoul they ...more
  • A Boy and His Samurai

    53. A Boy and His Samurai

    Japanese Movie - 2010
    7.6
    162 points by 2 voters
    Yasube Kijima, a samurai from the Edo Period, travels through time - 180 years - to arrive in present day Japan. He then meets divorcee Hiroko and her son Tomoya. Yasube ends ...more
  • Izakaya Bottakuri

    54. Izakaya Bottakuri

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 11 episodes
    7.7
    156 points by 2 voters
    Bottakuri is a small bar located in the deserted downtown of Tokyo. In this place the beautiful sisters Mine and Kaoru, who inherited the restaurant from their late parents, serve hearty food ...more
  • Eat Drink Man Woman

    55. Eat Drink Man Woman

    Taiwanese Movie - 1994
    7.8
    155 points by 2 voters
    This film tells the story of a widowed, semi-retired Chinese master chef at the Taipei Grand Hotel. Chef Chu and his family are living in modern-day Taipei, Taiwan. At the start of ...more
  • Mi wo Tsukushi Ryouricho

    56. Mi wo Tsukushi Ryouricho

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
    7.7
    155 points by 2 voters
    In 1802, 8-year-old Mio lost her parents in a river flood in Osaka and feels all alone after she is also separated from her childhood friend Noe. She is saved by Yoshi, ...more
  • The Aobas' Dining Table

    57. The Aobas' Dining Table

    Japanese Movie - 2021
    7.5
    150 points by 2 voters
    Haruko is a single mother. She has an unusual living arrangement. She lives with her son Riku, her friend Aiko and Aiko's boyfriend Sorao. One day, Yuko stays at Haruko's house to ...more
  • Kamome Diner

    58. Kamome Diner

    Japanese Movie - 2006
    7.6
    140 points by 2 voters
    Sachie is a Japanese woman living alone in Helsinki, who is trying single-handedly to establish a new cafe serving Japanese-style food. Midori is a Japanese woman who has just arrived in Finland ...more
  • Kitchen for Singles

    59. Kitchen for Singles

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    8.1
    139 points by 2 voters
    Set in a housing complex where you live alone, the story is about delicious "cooking" and "music" that changes with each story. (Source: Hokuo Kurashino Douguten on Youtube)
  • My Little Chef

    60. My Little Chef

    Japanese Drama - 2002, 10 episodes
    7.1
    139 points by 2 voters
    Seri, an unknown yet talented female chef from the country, arrives in Tokyo to work at French restaurant, 'Étoile', but discovers that they have gone out of business due to the departure ...more
  • Tabi Suru Sandwich

    61. Tabi Suru Sandwich

    Japanese Special - 2022, 1 episode
    7.8
    125 points by 2 voters
    Kurumi and Kaede run a "traveling sandwich shop" that wanders around Japan and offers sandwiches made from local produce. (Source: TV Tokyo)
  • Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna

    62. Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
    8.4
    121 points by 2 voters
    Cooking is how Nomoto de-stresses, but one day, she finds herself making way more than she can eat by herself. And so she invites her neighbor Kasuga, who also lives alone. What ...more
  • One Day Off

    63. One Day Off

    Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
    8.3
    113 points by 2 voters
    Park Ha Gyeong teaches Korean literature at a high school. To escape her ordinary days, Park Ha Gyeong decides to take one-day trips on Saturdays. During her one-day trip, she walks around, ...more
  • What Did You Eat Yesterday?

    64. What Did You Eat Yesterday?

    Japanese Movie - 2021
    7.9
    110 points by 2 voters
    Kakei Shiro is a 45-year-old lawyer who works at a small law firm. He is good at cooking and a meticulous and thrifty person who keeps the monthly food budget to 25,000 ...more
  • Fermentation Family

    65. Fermentation Family

    Korean Drama - 2011, 24 episodes
    7.6
    108 points by 2 voters
    This drama tells the story of the family of Chunjiin (Heaven, Earth and Man), who own a traditional restaurant famous for its Kimchi, and their suspicious guests. As an abandoned child, Ho ...more
  • Curry no Uta

    66. Curry no Uta

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    7.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    Amasawa Yoichiro was abandoned by his parents and has been wandering the world alone. Some trouble leads to his encounter with a shy university student Suzuki Nita who hopes to become an ...more
  • Mr. Queen

    67. Mr. Queen

    Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
    9.0
    100 points by 1 voters
    Jang Bong Hwan is a South Korean chef who has risen up the ranks to cook for the country’s top politicians in the Blue House’s presidential residences. After a serious accident, he ...more
  • Crash Course in Romance

    68. Crash Course in Romance

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
    8.4
    100 points by 1 voters
    After retiring from her career as a national athlete, Nam Haeng Sun now owns a humble side dish store. Her cheerful personality and boundless energy catch the attention of Choi Chi Yeol, ...more
  • Taishi Kakka no Ryourinin

    69. Taishi Kakka no Ryourinin

    Japanese Special - 2015, 1 episode
    7.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    In 2013, Ko Osawa works as sous-chef at a first-class hotel, cooking French cuisine. His job requires him to cook for hundreds of customers, but he prefers to cook for a single ...more
  • Shitsuren Chocolatier

    70. Shitsuren Chocolatier

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
    6.8
    100 points by 1 voters
    Koyurugi Sota admires and adores his school senior Takahashi Saeko. But it is unrequited love, so heartbroken Sota heads to Paris to become a Maître Chocolatier. Upon his return, Sota opens up ...more
  • Saboriman Kantarou

    71. Saboriman Kantarou

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    7.4
    99 points by 1 voters
    Ametani Kantarou is a handsome, bespectacled bachelor who works at a publishing company. His colleagues perceive him as a quick and efficient worker that everyone can trust, but in reality he always ...more
  • Homeraretai Boku no Mousou Gohan

    72. Homeraretai Boku no Mousou Gohan

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    7.4
    99 points by 1 voters
    Wada Masao works for a subsidiary of an electronics manufacturer, and on weekends he plays the bass guitar. He is serious and clumsy in his relationships. He is not popular with girls ...more
  • Eccentric! Chef Moon

    73. Eccentric! Chef Moon

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    7.6
    99 points by 1 voters
    Yoo Yoo Jin is an eccentric, world-renowned fashion designer who has devoted her life to the world of haute couture. But one day, she is found in a remote village in the ...more
  • Yasashii Jikan

    74. Yasashii Jikan

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 11 episodes
    7.5
    99 points by 1 voters
    This is the story about one small coffee shop located in the northern island of Hokkaido. Yukichi Wakui used to work as a successful businessman at a prestigious trading firm. He worked ...more
  • Okusama wa, Tori Atsukai Chui

    75. Okusama wa, Tori Atsukai Chui

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
    8.1
    99 points by 1 voters
    Isayama Nami, in order to start over her life and to find happiness, married the man she fell in love with at first sight during a blind date and moved to a ...more
  • Bambino!

    76. Bambino!

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 11 episodes
    7.0
    98 points by 1 voters
    After a year of working at a neighbourhood Italian restaurant, Ban Shogo, an enthusiastic, cocky young college student from Fukuoka, comes to Tokyo to perfect his cooking skills as a chef in ...more
  • Call Me Chihiro

    77. Call Me Chihiro

    Japanese Movie - 2023
    7.7
    97 points by 1 voters
    Chihiro used to work as a prostitute. She happened to stop by a seaside town and have a bento meal there. She loved the meal so much, she decided to settle down ...more
  • Le Grand Chef

    78. Le Grand Chef

    Korean Movie - 2007
    7.2
    97 points by 1 voters
    A young, incredibly talented chef quits the profession after a contest to head a world-class restaurant ends in tragedy. Retiring to a small rural town with his grandfather, he finds a new ...more
  • Dinner

    79. Dinner

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes
    7.5
    96 points by 1 voters
    This drama follows the staff of an Italian restaurant and their everyday struggles. “Roccabianca” is a famous and popular Italian restaurant, but their head chef and owner Tatsumi suddenly collapses and the ...more
  • Koshoku Robot

    80. Koshoku Robot

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
    7.6
    96 points by 1 voters
    The "heartwarming story" of the manga follows the interaction between dietary support robots and their owners. At the ○×Food Company chain store, a customer can exchange points for a 25-centimeter tall robot ...more
  • Hungry!

    81. Hungry!

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes
    7.4
    94 points by 1 voters
    Eisuke is a former bassist of a rock band who gave up his music dreams to carry on the tradition of his family’s French restaurant. The show will involve a love triangle ...more
  • The Naked Kitchen

    82. The Naked Kitchen

    Korean Movie - 2009
    6.7
    94 points by 1 voters
    Mo Rae struggles to remain loyal to her husband while living with a handsome and exciting stranger. Her husband is her childhood best friend, but the seductive stranger is imaginative and adventurous. ...more
  • The Tasty Florida

    83. The Tasty Florida

    Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
    7.3
    93 points by 1 voters
    Having just moved in, college freshman Seo Hae Won isn’t sure what to think of the guesthouse he now calls home. With Florida Banjeom, a popular Chinese restaurant, comfortably settled up on ...more
  • Recipe for Farewell

    84. Recipe for Farewell

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
    8.4
    91 points by 1 voters
    Chang Wook is in his 40's. He works as a translator and a humanities instructor. His wife suffers from terminal bowel cancer. She also has difficulties eating, because of digestive problem. She ...more
  • Otoko Meshi

    85. Otoko Meshi

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    7.5
    91 points by 1 voters
    University student Wakamizu Ryota, who is the middle of job hunting, gets caught up in a sudden gang dispute. Ryota’s life is saved by Yanagiba Ryuichi, the boss of Yanagiba-gumi, and Ryota ...more
  • What's For Dinner, Mom?

    86. What's For Dinner, Mom?

    Japanese Movie - 2017
    7.4
    91 points by 1 voters
    Sisters Yo and Tae Hitoto return to their old family home which is set to be torn down. There, Tae discovers a box containing recipes and letters written by her mother who ...more
  • Bittersweet

    87. Bittersweet

    Japanese Movie - 2016
    7.2
    90 points by 1 voters
    Eda Maki works for an advertising agency at a large company. She is single and doesn't have good luck with men. She also isn't very good at cooking and likes eating junk ...more
  • Gu Ra Me! Minister President's Cook

    88. Gu Ra Me! Minister President's Cook

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 8 episodes
    7.4
    86 points by 1 voters
    Ichiki Kurumi is 25-years-old. When she was young, she went to France. Now, after she came back to Japan, she works as a waitress at a high-end traditional restaurant (ryotei). She is ...more
  • Gourmet

    89. Gourmet

    Korean Drama - 2008, 24 episodes
    7.4
    86 points by 1 voters
    Talented chefs Bong Joo and Sung Chan were raised like brothers after Sung Chan was orphaned and taken in by Bong Joo's family. Bong Joo's family owns a famous traditional Korean restaurant ...more
  • Bakumatsu Gurume Bushimeshi!

    90. Bakumatsu Gurume Bushimeshi!

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
    7.4
    85 points by 1 voters
    Set during the Bakumatsu (final years of the Edo period). Sakai Banshiro is a lower-class samurai. Leaving his family behind, he works at the lord’s castle. He consoles and solves the worries ...more
  • Papa no Obento wa Sekai Ichi

    91. Papa no Obento wa Sekai Ichi

    Japanese Movie - 2017
    7.9
    77 points by 1 voters
    Based on a true story. A newly divorced father finds himself out of depth when faced with the unfamiliar challenge of preparing his daughter’s daily lunchbox. (Source: JPF)
  • Bento Harassment

    92. Bento Harassment

    Japanese Movie - 2019
    7.8
    73 points by 1 voters
    Kaori is a single mother and she raises her high-school-age daughter Futaba. Her daughter is in a rebellious phase and ignores her mother. Kaori decides to take measures to communicate with her ...more
  • Grand Maison Tokyo

    93. Grand Maison Tokyo

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 11 episodes
    8.3
    72 points by 1 voters
    A talented Japanese chef in French cuisine has devoted his life to food. He opened his own restaurant in Paris and earned two Michelin stars. Hailed as a superstar chef, his confidence ...more
  • I Order You

    94. I Order You

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    7.2
    71 points by 1 voters
    Yeo Gook Dae is a talented chef who is cheeky and charismatic but heartbroken in the past because of his divorce. His emotional pain is hidden behind his brash attitude and enthusiasm ...more
  • Sweet Bean

    95. Sweet Bean

    Japanese Movie - 2015
    8.1
    70 points by 1 voters
    Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayaki pastries filled with sweet red bean paste (“an”). When an old lady, Tokue, offers to help in the kitchen he reluctantly accepts. She will ...more
  • Drama Special Season 5: Curry

    96. Drama Special Season 5: Curry

    Korean Special - 2014, 1 episode
    7.1
    68 points by 1 voters
    There is a curry restaurant in Hongdae. Because of Yoo Mi, the restaurant owner's feisty character, there are no customers. One day, Gyung Pyo comes to this restaurant and he tries his ...more
  • 56-nenme no Shitsuren

    97. 56-nenme no Shitsuren

    Japanese Special - 2020, 1 episode
    7.5
    65 points by 1 voters
    Nakagawa Saori is a chef apprentice at "Chez Nishijima", a prestigious French restaurant in Tokyo in year 2020. Despite winning various French cuisine contests, Saori does not appreciate her cookings and spends ...more
  • A Great Chinese Restaurant

    98. A Great Chinese Restaurant

    Korean Movie - 1999
    7.2
    64 points by 1 voters
    A young man, Yang Han Kook, arrives at the struggling Peking Ban Jeum, a Chinese restaurant once promised to be great by the late Han's childhood friend. Inspired by his father's legacy ...more
  • Lunch Box

    99. Lunch Box

    Korean Special - 2015, 3 episodes
    7.2
    63 points by 1 voters
    'Lia' is an Indonesian university student who studies in Korea. 'Yong' is a Korean boy who loves cook and has a crush on 'Lia'. Yong's especial way to win 'Lia''s heart is ...more
  • Haru to Ao no Obento Bako

    100. Haru to Ao no Obento Bako

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    7.6
    62 points by 1 voters
    Haru works at a university’s library. She is not particular about her meals and is more interested in keeping up with information on her favourite manga through her smartphone. One random day, ...more

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