Eating together at Midnight Diner

In Midnight Diner, its chef Master, played by Kaoru Kobayashi whips up food as solace to the lonely and the hungry.

The latest eating-related trends in South Korea highlight the value of “alone” time. More people are now dining out or drinking solo than ever before and “meokbang” videos – watching others eat – continue to attract a huge audience.

In the drama series Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories, however, a motley crew of night owls – on-duty policemen, transvestites, bar waitresses, businessmen working overtime – flock to a tiny restaurant that only opens after dark, to eat together.