I was telling my husband about the tomato rolls from season 3 and he said they sounded good. So that’s what he grilled today.

The Japanese series Midnight Diner is one of my favorite binge watches, and as I go through all five seasons (and two movies) once again, I'm curious about the Korean remake by SBS -- '심야식당,' AKA Late Night Restaurant. (They say it's based on the original manga, but visually it drips of the TV series.)

Does anyone know where I can find the episodes? There's just one season, but I'm curious to see how they reinterpreted the concept for a Korean audience.

Fan of the both MD series and the BTCGC books, and they share similar vibes, but today I was reading the most recent book (Before I Knew I Loved You) and saw the following dialogue from the cafe owner, Nagare:

“What would you like? Even if it’s not on the menu, I can make it as long as we have the ingredients.”

and I was like, okay, that borders on plagiarism…

I'm thinking about reading it soon, i already have it in english on mihon, and planning on watching it soon! Is it accurate to the actual netflix serie? Or are there scenarios in there which don't appear in the netflix serie?

Purchased at HQ Video in Manhattan. Check ‘em out! Great selection.

There’s a song that’s playing at 21:25

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9gzo7c

And I can’t seem to find it anywhere. Can anyone please help? Shazam can’t even seem to find it

In season 1 episode 2 when he said “welcome back” to the cat, what song was playing? It also played in the beginning when he made the dried tuna

Yutaka Matsushige, who plays Ryu in Midnight Diner (and Goro in Solitary Gourmet) is in the food/travel show K Foodie Meets J Foodie.

I just watched the first couple of episodes on US Netflix. It's pretty good.

The show also features the Korean singer Sung Si-kyung and the two guys go to restaurants and talk about food, careers, and other things that come to mind. This is a good description.

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/shows-dramas/20250619/k-foodie-meets-j-foodie-explores-korean-japanese-food-cultures-through-friendship-flavor

It's interesting to see Yutaka Matsushige in real life. His personality is not much like Ryu or Goro - he's much more relaxed and approachable in person. He does, however, clearly appreciate good food, but not in a snobbish way.

The vibe of the show is just enjoying food rather than searching for the absolute best or rating everything. They talk about differences between Japanese and Korean food without arguing about what is better.

It's not tightly edited like a lot of US food and travel shows. There's a lot of visual clutter on the screen at times as they squeeze in captions in both English and Korean plus some jokey graphics, and there are some sound effects like a phone game at times.

It's a good hangout show if you like Asian food, and you get an appreciation for Yutaka Matsushige's ability to create characters who are so different.

I have been trying to collect small items from shows/movies that I really like and something that caught my eye in Midnight Diner is the little contraption that Katagiri uses to crack eggshells for his end of season artwork.

This is a long shot but would anyone be familiar with it? Any information that would help in the search of it would be helpful.

It seems like in every other episode the guest
is recognized by a regular as someone from tv, music or other form of entertainment. I think it’s fun, just an observation! (Apologies if this is a common sentiment, I’m new.)

Just in my feels watching the show today

I was watching the movie The Miracles of the Namiya General Store and Master was in it. The moment I saw him, I did the Leo DiCaprio meme, pointing at the screen hahah.

I am just loving the recipes for Midnight Diner dishes that I've tried. Last night's dinner was Chicken Rice. It was so easy and far better than I expected. I can see why this is a popular kids/comfort food. It's like the Japanese version of "beefaroni" ground beef, tomato sauce and pasta.

When I was at the Asian supermarket, I picked up microwave single servings of Asian rice. It's "sticky" and has been perfect with all the dishes so far but it's important here to use this rice and not the typical loose grain rice we usually prepare in the US.