Lunch Bancho Hitomi - Ch. 1 - I Dreamt of Gamera While Having Some Whatchamacallit Sauce in NishiTokyo (Part One)

[MangaDex]

 

[xanon]

Food manga that mentions GeGeGe no Kitarō? On the list it goes!

Thanks for the translation!

 

[Gain_Agin]

Wow, they moefied Japaneat

 

[FloorRoof]

That's a familiar artist with a new food-themed manga.

 

[mFachrizalr]

Reading the translator's notes, as someone who also lives in Japan, yeah I agree 1400 yen is weird to be considered "subtle luxury" as prices are rising everywhere due to inflation and we're talking Tokyo here. Also true that standard prices for a set meal dining out is around 1000-1500 yen, below 1000 is a good deal, around 500 yen plus minus up to 200 yen (300-700 yen) is low budget range of prices.

I can agree much more with the character's statement if the price of the set lunch mentioned is around 2000-2500 yen, for a French in Tokyo it's actually considered "affordable" but still above the average prices of dining out (for other types of cuisine) as I mentioned previously. Hence "subtle luxury".

EDIT: I actually just checked the actual restaurant's menu and reviews, most people ended up spent around 2000-3000 yen for lunch because they went for the full course including the desserts and others, so I agree with our main character's "subtle luxury" statement if we take the total amount on the bill.

 

[Minipels]

What a nice start for this manga, I actually really like the chuunibyo of the MC it adds flavor to the culinary journey/commentary.
Makes me wanna read Solitary Gourmet but I can't find the chapters that are missing in here