Best cooking anime
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (2015) leads the cooking list, with a community score of 8.2, ahead of The Devil is a Part-Timer!. The 40 shows span 2004 to 2024, and 5 of them came out in the last five years. 38 of them carry the AniList tag "Food". Most are also comedy, slice of life, and fantasy. 34 are series and 2 are movies; the typical series runs 12 episodes. Ranked by how plainly each story is built on cooking, then community score and popularity. Each entry says what it was matched on.
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food; synopsis mentions “cooking”, “culinary”, “chef”
The Devil is a Part-Timer!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Black Butler: Book of Circus
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
K-ON!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Laid-Back Camp
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food; synopsis mentions “ramen”
Tamako Love Story
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Wagnaria!!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food; synopsis mentions “chef”
Space Dandy
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “chef”, “chefs”, “ramen”
Silver Spoon
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Sweetness & Lightning
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food; synopsis mentions “culinary”
Flying Witch
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Golden Kamuy
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Ben-To
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food; synopsis mentions “bento”
Dagashi Kashi
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
The Helpful Fox Senko-san
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food; synopsis mentions “cooking”
Minami-ke
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food; synopsis mentions “cooking”
Restaurant to Another World
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
xxxHOLiC Kei
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
The Way of the Househusband
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Attack on Titan: Junior High
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Mashle: Magic and Muscles
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
No-Rin
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Delicious in Dungeon
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food; synopsis mentions “cooking”
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Love is Like a Cocktail
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Princess Connect! Re:Dive
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Episode 0
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food; synopsis mentions “cooking”
WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
IS: Infinite Stratos Encore: A Sextet Yearning for Love
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Flavors of Youth
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Yakitate!! Japan
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Today's Menu for the Emiya Family
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Toriko
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food; synopsis mentions “chef”
Gourmet Girl Graffiti
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food; synopsis mentions “cooking”, “cook”
Bartender
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Reincarnated as a Sword
Why it fits: AniList tag: Food
Questions about cooking anime
What is the best cooking anime?
By AniVids' ranking, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma comes first, followed by The Devil is a Part-Timer! and Black Butler: Book of Circus.
What are the newest and oldest cooking anime on this list?
The newest is Delicious in Dungeon (2024) and the oldest is Yakitate!! Japan (2004).
How many cooking anime are there?
AniVids has 246 cooking titles that match (counting each season, movie and special), and 177 separate franchises where it is plainly central. This page lists the best 40.