Storyline

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 customers still come for the amusing chatter and the proprietor's willingness to cook any dish that they request. This drama depicts the lives of the restaurant's patrons, including a yakuza, an unsuccessful actor, a group of office ladies, a newspaper delivery boy, and a stripper.

First Aired

2009-10-09
Last Aired

2014-12-22
Creator
Genre

Drama, Comedy
Seasons

3
Episodes

30
Status

Ended
Language

日本語
Network

TBS, MBS

Keywords:

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1. Fried eggs and red wieners

The stern-faced master of this diner only wields his knife from midnight to 7 am. The yakuza Ryu has b...More

The stern-faced master of this diner only wields his knife from midnight to 7 am. The yakuza Ryu has been a regular since he tasted the “red wieners”.Less

25mins 2009-10-09

2. Cat Food

Struggling singer Miyuki orders her favorite “nekomamma”. Master recalls another regular who is a lyri...More

Struggling singer Miyuki orders her favorite “nekomamma”. Master recalls another regular who is a lyricist. He later writes her a song as a gift.Less

25mins 2009-10-16

3. Ochazuke

Miki, Rumi and Kana meet at the diner to eat “ochazuke” (hot tea over rice) and gab about men. Master ...More

Miki, Rumi and Kana meet at the diner to eat “ochazuke” (hot tea over rice) and gab about men. Master secretly calls them the “ochazuke sisters.”Less

25mins 2009-10-23

4. Potato Salad

Master starts each night by making potato and macaroni salad. A recent regular and charismatic porn st...More

Master starts each night by making potato and macaroni salad. A recent regular and charismatic porn star has become a fan of his potato salad.Less

25mins 2009-10-30

5. Butter Rice

Komichi brings food critic Toyama to the diner, who kills the mood. Goro comes for his usual butter ri...More

Komichi brings food critic Toyama to the diner, who kills the mood. Goro comes for his usual butter rice which turns Toyama into a weekly patron.Less

25mins 2009-11-06

6. Katsudon

Boxer Kacchan always eats katsudon (pork cutlet over rice) after a win. He falls in love with another ...More

Boxer Kacchan always eats katsudon (pork cutlet over rice) after a win. He falls in love with another regular Akemi. A big match suddenly comes up.Less

25mins 2009-11-13

7. Egg Sandwich

Hopeful star Risa meets struggling student and newspaper delivery boy Nakajima at the diner. They shar...More

Hopeful star Risa meets struggling student and newspaper delivery boy Nakajima at the diner. They share an egg sandwich together. Could this be love?Less

26mins 2009-11-20

8. Sauced Yakisoba

Ex-idol Rinko visits the diner. Her former fan club members get excited when they hear she ate a plate...More

Ex-idol Rinko visits the diner. Her former fan club members get excited when they hear she ate a plate of pan-fried noodles topped with a fried egg.Less

25mins 2009-11-27

9. Grilled Aji (Horse mackerel)

Yachiyo, an older lady, visits the diner two days in a row. She becomes friends with Marilyn the strip...More

Yachiyo, an older lady, visits the diner two days in a row. She becomes friends with Marilyn the stripper and they go out clubbing together.Less

23mins 2009-12-04

10. Ramen

Gen, who usually comes with his “big bro” Ryu, is alone tonight when he orders ramen. He then stabs th...More

Gen, who usually comes with his “big bro” Ryu, is alone tonight when he orders ramen. He then stabs the leader of an opposing gang and disappears.Less