Restaurant to Another World, Vol. 1
June 18, 2019
Somewhere in Tokyo, there is a certain special door. Most days, it stays closed and unmoving. Curiously, it opens up exactly once a week to welcome dwarves and dragons and elves who cannot wait for another chance to enjoy the inviting and comforting food of a restaurant from another world...
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Western Cuisine Nekoya is a restaurant whose doors open to a fantasy world once a week on Saturday, or--as it's so-originally called in the fantasy world--the Day of Satur. Many doors materialize all over the fantasy world, leading characters to Nekoya, and closing behind them for another week when they return home. Food can bring people together in many ways. …
The book is a series of short stories about one or occasionally more people from a typical medieval fantasy world enjoying their favourite modern dish in a restaurant in Tokyo - a restaurant whose door opens into that fantasy world once a week. It tells how they found that door and a bit on their life set against the backdrop …
Really enjoyed this one! The writing was descriptive enough, that I felt like I was seeing everything that was going on. I really enjoyed this first installment, and can't wait to read the next! Perfect for any foodie out there!
FINALLY! An English translation of the Light Novel Restaurant To Another World. This spawned one of my favourite anime. This book is a delight. Full of joy. The Western Restaurant Nekoya is a popular eatery for local salarymen - but it closes on Saturdays for an altogether different type of visitor. Each chapter focuses upon a menu item ordered by …
Super cute and mindless, but also very repetitive.
This particular light novel reads more like a series of connected short stories. Most of the chapters are from the point of view of a customer — often on their first trip through the door. A typical chapter will include who has found the door, where they were when they found it, and what they end up ordering. [http://pussreboots.com/blog/2020/comm...](http://pussreboots.com/blog/2020/comments_09/restaurant_to_another_world_volume_1.html)
Aaaah, I love it so much. Just like the anime! I can't wait for the 2nd volume.
Are you stressed out with low bandwidth for complicated plots and angst? Then this relaxing, undemanding book is for you. Each chapter is almost a stand alone story with a new character. The descriptions of delicious recipes made in Japan made me feel comforted and hungry. If you want drama and adventure this isn’t the book you’re looking for.
2 - 2.5 stars. A bit boring. That is why I kept falling asleep whenever I read it.
I loved the anime and the manga, so I told my self why not try the light novel? And I was right, the light novel didn’t disappoint. I enjoyed learning about how each food was made, and how significant each dish to each customer. (Can relate because I’m also a foodie). The light novel is a bit different from the …
A series of separate stories set at the same restaurant, this light novel is a charming ode to culinary delights. Imagine a person from a medieval fantasy land coming to our modern world, and tastes food that is prepared differently from what they are used to, with sauces, and condiments, and different cooking methods; it would be like eating in …
It took me a while to read this one. Just not totally my cup of tea (or bowl of soup if you will). Very vignette-esque in nature, every chapter seemingly focusing on a new customer to Nekoya. You can't even really call the restaurant master the main character since I don't believe he gets a name, nor do you ever …
Surprisingly common, a subgenre of isekai featuring restaurants or culture catering to otherworlders seems to be quite popular in recent years in Japan. Restaurant to Another World is one such representative and looks to be the first to be published in English. A delicious read, the book's plot involves a fairly regular diner with a hidden secret; every Saturday it …
What an absolutely delicious book this is! Resturant to Another World -henceforth RtAW- is a collection of stories set without another world filled with all sorts of happenings, creatures, adventures, and entities: all of whom enjoy a good meal. Come with an empty stomach: you'll find yourself leaving with a smile and a belly full of happiness and contentment. RtAW …
What an interesting book. I am somewhat at a loss for how to write about it. It has basically no plot. I wouldn't call it character driven. It is a collection of vignettes about food that happens to be eaten by the denizens of another world who either know of or stumble across doorways that appear in their world once …
If your getting ready to read this book definitely grab a snack. I really did like this book and maybe since it took me so long to get through toward the in I wasn't into as much. Never really read a food centered book and this one definitely made me see food in a new way. The descriptions of how …
Episodic tales of a Restaurant that opens up to another world every Saturday. It was cute and fun, but by the end it started feeling repetitive. I think going forward, I'll use future volumes as palate cleansers between other reads. A few chapters at a time. I can't imagine reading another volume start to finish like this initial one. Also …
I’m feeling something like a 3.5-star rating for this one. To be honest, I like the anime adaptation of this story better. Reading about fantasy people figuring out our world’s cuisine is fun to read for the first couple of chapters until the novelty wears out quickly as you keep reading. The anime version of this has two chapters per …
This series has been sitting in my backlog for so long, and I picked it up today mainly due to hunger and work research. It's not quite what I expected. The book has twenty chapters and an extra, each titled after a tasty dish and features a character related to said dish. Since the concept is a restaurant linked to …
4.5/5 stars. This was an enjoyable read that I could simmer with for a couple of weeks. Each chapter is like a separate episode, so taking your time with this book won't harm in forgetting essential information. To be honest, I'd say it can be underwhelming to have the same amount of information repeated throughout the story, however, it is …
Despues de las LN de Baccano tenia estas pendientes, sobretodo porque el ilustrador es Enami, y aunque sea muy sencillo, su arte me enamora. (Si habeis visto el anime, abarca todas las historias del primer tomo). La historia se centra en como seres de otro planeta, como no, magico, llegan a traves de una puerta a un restaurante japones que …
This was fun but I wish there was more meat to the stories. For most of the stories we see characters in various situations come across the restaurant, eat delicious food and then leave with their lives changed for the better but except for a couple of characters we don't really get any details about how the discovery or use …
This was my first "Light Novel" and I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected! But that might also be due to my loving the anime so much. I think other readers who enjoy the anime will like the chance to find out more details and information about the fantasy patrons that visit Nekoya. AND the bonus is that …
If there is a cooking/food focused book that nails food descriptions better, I don't know it. Given the structure of this novel, each chapter functioning as its own standalone story set in this mysterious restaurant, I enjoyed reading one or two chapters before bed every so often. Letting me really take my time and enjoy it (not that I needed …
Looking for another food manga series to read. This "light novel" isn't gonna work. B&W! Food not that interesting (tofu steak and beef stew???). And this one has the near ubiquitous manga Japanese girl - big eyes, looks 14 but has the body of a 22 year old model (which we get to see bits of, but not all of, …