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- Game designer Akai grew up in an orphanage. He finds solace in a chicken rice dish that also holds the key to reconnecting with his birth mother.
- 2016–20197.8 (86)TV EpisodeWriter Yada and hostess Hikaru bond over their love of horoscopes and chicken cheese cutlet. Secretly, Yada tries to use the horoscopes to woo her.
- A retired old schoolteacher reconnects with his former student: diner regular Marilyn. Awkwardly, her high school nemesis also shows up.
- In her mid-30s, Chizuru worries her modeling career is ending. An encounter with a high-powered fan gives her a chance to evaluate her priorities.
- Businessman Kotani is jubilant at his Highschool's baseball team success. His joy sirs up memories of his former best friend, the coach of the team
- The Ueharas run a barbershop together. They seem happy, but when his wife goes on a trip, a beautiful kimono instructor catches Mr. Uehara's eye.
- Two aspiring voice actresses stop by for lucky bowls of kitsune udon, but six months later, only one of them seems to have had any luck.
- A pachinko parlor employee and the middle school classmate he idolized seem to reconnect over curry ramen, but appearances can be deceiving.
- A Mr. Lee shows up nightly, ordering rolled omelets every time. He turns out to be a film director fleeing from his own set and his father's legacy.
- It's never too late for a fresh start. One year ends and another begins as familiar faces gather to celebrate New Year's Eve at the Midnight Diner.
- A chance encounter with a former actress leads a well-known radio host to start a fan club for his favorite childhood TV show, but not everyone is as enthusiastic about it as he is.
- The arrogance of an old comedian master causes a childish argument over a corn dog, that leads to the breakup between the master and it's assistant, in a roller-coaster of feelings that eventually make the master know a bit of humility.
- Shigemi is a real estate clerk who likes to knit sweaters and give them to the men she likes, but the affection is not always reciprocal. The illusions she creates in her mind stop her from seeing true happiness.
- The love shared by rice omelets creates an intercultural bridge between Amamyia - a bright Japanese physicist, and Yoona - a young Korean girl.
- Taizo is a young boy who lives with his father Mr. Ogami, who is a professional gambler. Taizos hopes to become friends with Midori, a professional escort, because he discovers they both like egg tofu.
- After finishing the last of his late mother's umeboshi, a man is haunted by his mother's spirit until he figures out why she keeps visiting him. After his health deteriorates, he ends up in a nursing home. When he gets back to work at his store, he has a surprise visit from someone that seems to care for his welfare.
- Chu-Chan a regular at the midnight restaurant, meets up with an old school colleague Okae that, in spite of her upper level upbringing, works at a motel to support for a low life nephew.
- A married woman crosses paths with a man from her past with whom she starred in an adult film.
- A retiring lawyer is unexpectedly reunited with his younger step-brother from whom he had been separated in childhood. Reminicing over a competitive game of Othello, past regrets are addressed, new bonds forged.
- 2016–20197.8 (113)TV EpisodeIt is New Year's Eve, and Master and friends look back wistfully on the passing year, reflecting over soba noodles.