Plot Synopsis

This live-action drama series is based on Yaro Abe's graphic novel, "Midnight Diner." In a back alley of a busy district in Tokyo sits a small eatery called Meshiya, referred to by its patrons as the Midnight Diner. The little joint, which The Master runs by himself, is open only from Midnight to 7am. The menu consists only of a pork miso soup set, beer, sake and shochu, but the Master's policy is to make whatever his customers request. Tonight, like every other night, a menagerie of customers flock to the Midnight Diner, where the bonds among the Master, his food and the patrons set the stage for humorous and sometimes wistful episodes of human drama that feed both the belly and the soul.

On Friday, October 21, 2016 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT, Netflix released the world premiere of a 10-episode new season of MIDNIGHT DINER: TOKYO STORIES. Kaoru Kobayashi returns to star at The Master, who whips up dishes like tan-men, omelette rice and tonteki, New Year's Eve noodles and o-sechi, and much more. Plus, this season is the first time the series has been filmed at least partly outside of Japan.
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MIDNIGHT DINER: TOKYO STORIES returned for a second season with Netflix on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT, as the streaming service released all 10 episodes of the new season. The lights of the diner turn on once again as the empathetic Master nourishes the bodies and souls of new patrons and seasoned regulars alike. In Season 2, The Master creates these dishes: chicken-fried rice, fried chicken breast with cheese, plum rice ball, fried chicken wings, yakisoba dog, salmon & mushrooms, kitsune udon, curry ramen, sweet rolled omelet, and crab & toshikoshi soba.