Food-Themed Stories, Ideally with a Restaurant, Set in the Modern Day. Please! 美食文，最好有开店的呀，现代文，求求了

1. 51 美 Gourmet: Selling Meals at a Highway Rest Stop During Lunar New Year, I Bring Traffic to a Standstill 美食：春节服务区卖饭，高速堵疯 Purple Earth, Wei Jin紫土韦金Urban261k WordsCompleted [Food + Power Fantasy + No Female Lead] Gu Rui transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to a Food System. At the start, he draws a location for his business, only to get a tiny highway service area! And the ridiculous task is to sell three hundred boxed meals in a single day? Just as Gu Rui is at his wits’ end, a male streamer shows up at the highway service area by chance. After one meal of dumplings, the streamer hugs him and keeps calling him “Mom”! Travel surges during the Spring 171Reads8.2Score2214d adds
2. 52 美 Gourmet: My Snack Stall Has Caught the Eye of Universities Across the Country 美食：我小吃摊被全国高校盯上了 Chicken Breast Hunter鸡胸肉猎人Urban903k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted everyday life + warm and funny + perfect mealtime reading + super genius] Other people's kids studied hard from a young age, hoping for a bright future. Li Ang, on the other hand, grilled goose legs as a child, and somewhere along the way, grilled his way to the peak of life... Li Ang was reborn and discovered that he had become the eight-year-old son of a barbecue stall owner outside Qingbei University. In his previous life, Li Ang had achieved financial freedom by making snac 61.4kReads9.2Score11.4k14d adds
3. 53 孤 Running a Food Stall Alone with My Little Sister, We Take the World by Storm 孤身带妹，我的小吃摊火爆全球 Big Whale Blowing Bubbles大鲸鱼吹泡泡Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Su Yang is raising his three-year-old younger sister all by himself when he unexpectedly binds to the Divine Snack Stall System. So he starts selling buns on a bridge late at night, roast chicken in the park at dawn, pork intestines outside a proctology hospital, and barbecue at a marathon… The food Su Yang makes leaves customers coming back for more, completely hooked. But to complete his missions, Su Yang can only set up his stall at random locations each time. Soon, his customers can’t take i 8kReads8.1Score91014d adds
4. 54 开 From the Start, I Lost My Job: Selling Lunchboxes on the Way Home 开局就失业：返乡途中卖盒饭 Wind Quenches Flowers风熄花Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [A System golden finger, food, fast meals and lunch boxes, a leisurely slice-of-life pace, no romance in the main story. At readers’ request, the bonus chapters have a male lead. Male-oriented, male-oriented, male-oriented, said three times.] After working hard for three years, he’d just been made a full-time employee when the restaurant he worked at shut down. Bai Ye drove home in the secondhand car his boss had given him in lieu of pay, a heap of junk piled in the back. He never expected a S 33.2kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds
5. 55 美 Gourmet: The Truth Is, I'm a Max-Level Chef 美食：摊牌了，其实我是满级厨师 Sili Yangjiang四里阳江Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Illustrated throughout] Xu Lai was a max-level chef who transmigrated to a parallel world, only to end up as a one-star vegetable washer. The restaurant got shut down? No big deal! My cooking is out of this world. I can make it anywhere. Worst comes to worst, I’ll open another restaurant! Buried in debt? No big deal! Win a cooking competition and you get a ten-million-yuan prize! Lost my sense of taste? No big deal... Wait, what? You’ve got to be kidding me. How can a chef lose his 3.4kReads9.1Score33814d adds
6. 56 美 Gourmet: Mr. Ye, Where Do You Think You'll Run This Time? 美食：叶先生，看你这次往哪跑 Born a Foolish Child天生笨小孩Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyday Life] [No Romance] [Comedy] [Heartwarming] [A Good Read Over Meals] In his previous life, Ye Fan had an accident and was dragged to the underworld by Ox-Head and Horse-Face. With a wave of his hand, King Yama changed Ye Fan's fate. He is given a brand-new identity as a master chef. Watch him complete his missions while enjoying life. Random dishes, random street-stall locations, one thing always stays the same: everything tastes amazing! Selling buns beside a restroom, lobster outs 906Reads6.6Score10014d adds
7. 57 失 After Losing My Job, I Got a Barbecue System and Now Earn Millions a Year 失业后获得烧烤系统，我年入百万 A Foodie's Appetite吃货的吃Urban761k WordsOngoing [Late-Night Gourmet] [Mouthwatering] [Easygoing Daily Life] On the eve of his barbecue shop’s closure, Su Yan binds himself to the [Barbecue King System]. Top-tier Ningxia Yanchi Tan sheep plus spices supplied by the System: the aroma of the skewers drives the whole street wild... Lamb skewers for 18 yuan each draw a line so long the traffic police have to close the road, and the owner of the neighboring barbecue shop comes over in tears to steal his secrets! A loan shark comes to collect and 682Reads—Score10914d adds
8. 58 穿 Transmigrate into Heavenly Pearl Transformation: Steal the Protagonist's Fortunes and Subdue the Heavens 穿越天珠变：截胡原主，珠镇诸天 Yang Cheng Eighteen Young Masters杨诚十八少Eastern Fantasy569k WordsOngoing Lin Yan, a veteran reader of Heavenly Jewel Change, transmigrates into its world and awakens in the body of a poor young man from a remote border city in the Fei Li Empire. His parents, once the city's defenders, died in battle. Though his original body was mediocre, it hides a dormant innate spiritual physique that awakens after his transmigration. With his knowledge of the plot and an ability to sense opportunities, he can pinpoint where and when opportunities from the original story will appe 65Reads—Score—14d adds

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9. 59 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.3kReads9.6Score36k14d adds
10. 60 截 The Celestial Master of the Jie Sect 截教天师 User96031009用户96031009Urban223k WordsOngoing Amid the steel forests of towering skyscrapers, the inheritance of the Jie Sect quietly awakens. The protagonist, Su Ye, was an ordinary office worker until an unexpected turn made him the last Heavenly Master heir of the Jie Sect. In this city undergoing spiritual qi revival, ancient Jie Sect secrets collide with technological civilization, and a covert struggle over the Daoist legacy and the Age of Dharma Decline begins. As the legend of the Investiture of the Gods plays out again in the moder —Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 61 外 The Doctor with a Cheat 外挂医生 Wave-Spamming 666刷波666Urban866k WordsCompleted Where are the world’s top doctors? Not in the United States, not in Europe, but in China! “Find Shen Lang, and you’ll find your second life!” 1.5kReads8.8Score15514d adds
12. 62 神 The Godlike Live-In Son-in-Law 神级狂婿 Lin Pingzhi林平之Urban6.0M WordsOngoing They all call me a useless live-in son-in-law. Little do they know I’m a billionaire... 3kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds
13. 63 名 In the Name of the People: Turmoil in Handong’s Officialdom 名义：汉东官场风云 Milk Pudding Basic Cola牛奶布丁基本可乐Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Qi Tongwei, who is determined to defy fate and come out on top, gets a new identity. From then on, the political scene in Handong is no longer the same. This is a transformative work, offering a fresh take on the relationships between Handong's characters. Take your time and enjoy it when you can. Thank you! From now on, the Sha-Li alliance is no longer possible, and a brand-new Sha-Gao alliance makes its debut. Reborn + political intrigue + slow-burn political drama The protagonist transmigrate 1.5kReads6.5Score17314d adds
14. 64 山 The Mountain Spirit Seeks Immortality 山鬼问仙 Oumige Er Ju Wen欧米格儿剧文Eastern Fantasy713k WordsCompleted “They used my blood to sacrifice to the mountain god, never knowing that I am the true god.” “Humanity is written with two strokes: one writes your fate, the other your fortune.” “I’ll carve out my own fate.” In Qingyan Village, in the Realm of the Nine Provinces, Lu Ziqing is an orphan whom the villagers regard as an ill omen. But hidden within him is a shocking bloodline: that of a mountain demon. His life was supposed to be a tragedy arranged in advance. The lowest of the low in the entire vi 4Reads9.5Score—14d adds
15. 65 被 Falsely Accused by the School Belle of Secretly Filming Her? I Transform into Kamen Rider Decade Instead 被校花诬陷偷拍？我反手变身帝骑 Mu Yun Follows the Wind牧云随风Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [New book out now, come check it out] [Both righteous and wicked] [Never takes a hit] [Collects every Rider] Ye Long transmigrates into a world overrun by monsters! From the start, the icy school beauty Xia Yingxue accuses him in public of secretly taking pictures up her skirt, and he can't clear his name no matter what he says! But they don't know that the [Ultimate Evil Moment Collection System] in Ye Long's mind has just activated! "Ding! Host, press the shutter and record the malice before y 5.1kReads7.0Score48514d adds
16. 66 萌 A Baby from Heaven: Where Is the Billionaire Daddy Hiding? 萌宝天降：千亿爹地哪里逃 User96031009用户96031009Modern Romance106k WordsOngoing Torrential rain poured down, and thunder roared. In the corridor of a private hospital in the city center, Su Wan stood drenched, holding her three-year-old son, Li Xingye, tightly in her arms. Her face was as pale as paper, her lips blue with cold, but her eyes shone with startling brightness. “Mom, Xingye doesn't feel sick anymore.” The little boy in her arms reached out with a cold hand and gently wiped the rain from Su Wan's face. “Where's Dad? He said he'd buy us a big house today.” Su W —Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 67 武 King of Martial Gods 武极神王 Fish Who Loves Shrimp爱虾的鱼Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsCompleted A world-shaking demon gaze throws heaven and earth into chaos; an unparalleled divine body shatters the universe. The Six Paths sink into ruin, and for countless generations there is no Heavenly Emperor. The saints rise together, while the Divine Kings rule the cosmos. In a chaotic age of struggle, only I command the heavens! The ten peerless sacred physiques reign supreme. Who dares challenge the might of a divine body? A youth bearing a world-shaking secret rises from among the lowly, ascends 8.2kReads8.6Score89914d adds
18. 68 剑 The Sword Shatters the Heavens 剑碎苍天 Fish Who Loves Shrimp爱虾的鱼Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Xia was a street punk, scorned and looked down upon by everyone. By chance, he received a dying request from Qingyunzi, the master of the Tianji Sect, and his fate changed forever. My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven's. I will slay all who have wronged me. I will obtain divine weapons, master peerless techniques, and pursue the most beautiful girl in the world. Who says a toad can't eat swan meat? With the pride of youth, I will spend my whole life bringing those who looked down on me to 58Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 69 万 Universal Direct Hire: Starting with Picking Up Trash 万界直聘，从捡垃圾开始 User96031009用户96031009Urban364k WordsOngoing In a high-martial-arts city where Source Energy Awakened fly through the sky and burrow underground, Wang Liang is just an ordinary man struggling to pay for his younger sister's medical bills. That is, until he is forced to download a knockoff recruitment app called “Jobs Across the Myriad Worlds.” His first task: collect 10 kilograms of “recyclables” in the ruined city next door. The pay: 200 yuan, plus a tube of “basic nutritional fluid.” Wang Liang thinks it's the lowest-level odd job, unawa —Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 70 深 Midnight Diner: Diners Pack the Entire Wharf 深夜食堂，食客挤爆整座码头 Qin Yufei, Who Likes Benqin喜欢本芹的秦雨菲Urban324k WordsOngoing [System + food + everyday life + family + lighthearted comedy] After his project is abruptly disbanded, Zhai Xin packs his bags and returns to Lingang, planning to lie flat, live off his parents, and let the days drift by. But the Tide Cafeteria, run by his family for years, is just seven days away from closing for good! At this critical moment, the Late-Night Cafeteria System successfully binds to him! There are no divine recipes or promotional support like he expected. The System simply gives 566Reads—Score11114d adds

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    I've never read a bad food article.

21. 71 让 You Opened a Restaurant, So Why Are You Serving Customers at Three in the Morning? 让你开美食店，你凌晨三点营业？ Spicy Pickled Fish辣椒酸菜鱼Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Gourmet]+ [Urban Fantasy]+ [Comedy]+ [Healing]+ [No Female Lead] Recently unemployed Lu Feng was planning to sell the little restaurant his parents left him, but unexpectedly activated the God of Cooking System. One quest each week, a random dish, and random opening hours. He turns ordinary dishes into peerless delicacies, and ravenous customers line up and scramble to get them. Customer One: Boss Lu, these soup dumplings are the best I've ever had in my life! Customer Two: I even threw out my 467Reads7.2Score10514d adds

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    Both of these food-themed books are quite good and worth reading.

22. 72 厨 God of Cooking: Have You Lost Your Mind? The Hospital Is Full of People Just for a Meal 厨神：疯了吧，为口饭医院住满了 Flowing Trace流痕Urban418k WordsCompleted [Gourmet] [No Female Lead] [Comedy] [Healing] [Cozy Daily Life] Lin Yu transmigrated to a parallel world and became a cook at a hospital, despite having no cooking skills. Even dogs wouldn't eat the food he made. Just as he was about to be reassigned to clean the toilets, the God of Cooking System unexpectedly bound itself to him. As long as diners were satisfied with his cooking, Lin Yu could earn approval points. He could use those points to enter a lottery and win all kinds of rewards, gradua 5.2kReads8.5Score51814d adds
23. 73 金 Golden Yams and Silver Beans 金薯银豆 An Nuo Jun安诺君Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Synopsis: Transmigration + fictional setting + farming + no spatial dimension + no golden finger + making money + gourmet food After transmigrating, the heroine discovers that her family is in a terrible situation, her village is in a terrible situation, and the farmers in this country are having a terrible time! It really is a case of fields lying fallow across the land while farmers still starve to death! She introduces sweet potatoes, potatoes, and chili peppers to make all kinds of delicious 1.3kReads6.6Score10814d adds

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    I've been reading this farming and food novel for a long time; it's a slow-burn story! The female protagonist first sets up a food stall, selling various kinds of noodles and pastries such as four-color green rice dumplings, soup dumplings, purple clover buns, and willow sprout buns. Later, she sells sweet fermented rice, crispy candy, and sesame candy. The writing is very detailed.

24. 74 从 From Michelin to Street Stall: It Took Me Only Three Days 从米其林到摆摊，我只用了三天 Humble Little Fool谦虚的瓜娃子Urban172k WordsOngoing 21Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Highly recommend!!!

25. 75 流 A Roaming Food Stall: The Whole Internet Both Loves and Hates Me! 流动美食摊，全网对我又爱又恨！ Don't Say Studying Is Too Hard别说读书太苦Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Gourmet] + [Everyday life] + [Comedy] + [Lighthearted] After unexpectedly getting a Gourmet System, Su Chenyang decides to set up a food stall outside a university. His amazing cooking goes viral online. Before the foodies who flock there have had their fill, they discover the next day that Su Chenyang has moved his stall outside a different university. At the new location, a customer asks, “Boss, why did you move?” Su Chenyang: “There weren't any pretty girls at the last university.” The 13.2kReads7.8Score1.3k14d adds
26. 76 我 I, the God of Food and Judge! I Only Go After Shady Restaurants! 我，食神判官！专打黑心店！ Songs of the Past念旧歌Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Easygoing daily life + food reviews + bickering couple + master of comebacks + lie flat and become a god] Ever since I accidentally ate a poisonous cake, I've had an ancestral spirit in my head. I'm Chen Pin, a delivery guy. A loli who calls herself the “God of Cookery” bombards me with voice messages around the clock. “Foolish mortal! You call this food? It's pig slop!” “Warning! Warning! Energy levels critically low. This God of Cookery is about to go dormant, and you'll be done for too!” “Qu 2.7kReads6.8Score16914d adds
27. 77 美 Gourmet: Random Street Stalls, and the Campus Belle Senior Tells Me to Behave 美食：随机摆摊，校花学姐请自重 Xuanyuan Zhang轩辕张Urban1.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Fan binds himself to a Gourmet System. The System randomly assigns quests. Completing them and buying items earns Gourmet Points, which can be exchanged for all kinds of rewards. Roast duck legs outside the school gates, steak at a night market stall, and spicy pepper soup in the park. One delicious food after another draws everyone in, including the upperclassmen at his school. “Damn! Where did my underclassman who sells duck legs go? He’s disappear 23.1kReads7.5Score2.9k14d adds
28. 78 我 My Kitchen Connects to Teyvat 我的厨房连通提瓦特 Adult Flower Roll, Beautiful Enough to Sink Fish and Geese沉鱼落雁花卷大人Anime Fanfiction600k WordsOngoing [Finally got a rating~ Just watch it slowly climb~] [Genshin Impact fanfic_two-world transmigration_food_daily life_shopkeeping_light yuri_cozy and angst-free_character illustrations] Huajuan is a petite chef who has just graduated. Burdened with a 300,000 yuan debt borrowed from her father, she opens a place called the Doorway Diner in the suburbs. Her biggest secret is the starry-sky watch left behind by the missing former owner. It lets her step straight from the real world into Mondstadt's 1.2kReads8.2Score11414d adds

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    Two Worlds Restaurant! A food-themed story about opening a restaurant in another world.

29. 79 阁 An Attic Opens Onto the Past: Ready Meals Take the World by Storm 阁楼通古代：预制菜杀疯了 Zhou Xiaoandi周晓安迪Ancient Romance115k WordsCompleted [A sharp-tongued foodie heroine] VS [a sweet, scheming puppy-like leading man] Tongtong discovers that the attic of her restaurant actually connects to... ancient times! People in the past, short on salt and oil, have never tasted delicacies like these: braised pork, Coca-Cola fried chicken, plum-glazed ribs, honey-glazed char siu... One modern dish after another leaves the ancients howling with hunger. But what really gets him hooked isn’t the booming business or the mountains of money rollin 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book mainly tells the daily interactions between a quirky female protagonist and a cunning male protagonist, filled with sweetness and delicious food, and humor amidst the heart-wrenching moments. While showcasing his knowledge of food, the characters are all unique, from a street vendor to a picky prefect's brother-in-law, and even a bandit leader—all will bring a smile to your face. Highly recommended, but not recommended for reading late at night.

30. 80 为 To Snag a Village Entry Slot, Rich Women Worldwide Hurl Billions at It 为抢进村名额，全球富婆怒砸百亿 Old Meow Mister老喵先森Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Fishing by the Sea] [Tycoon] [Countryside] [Fishing] [Livestream] Zhou Yang, whose net worth was over a hundred million, lost everything overnight, and his wife ran off. Just as he was about to step onto the rooftop, he suddenly acquired the strongest Countryside Upgrade System. After upgrading his family’s fish pond, it actually turned into the sea. From then on, things quickly got out of hand. All kinds of rare sea fish appeared, drawing in all sorts of fishing enthusiasts. From that day on, 3.3kReads7.3Score22314d adds

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    This farming novel is really good! The writing is excellent, the plot is imaginative, and the updates are frequent. If you're looking for something to read, you absolutely must check it out! It's incredibly good! The more you read, the more you like it! 4

31. 81 惊 Shocking! The Wealthy Family's Fat Wife Is a Max-Level Spirit Chef 惊！豪门肥妻竟是满级灵厨 Zhou Nan Han Guang周南汉广Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted (The rating was just posted and will rise later.) [Transmigration + healing through food + sweet childcare romance + cozy daily life + one-on-one romance + love that grows over time] The moment she opened her eyes, Shen Zhigeng, a renowned culinary cultivator from the cultivation world, had become a wealthy man’s fat wife, mocked by the entire internet. Her parents favored her sibling, her younger sister was a poisonous flower, her CEO husband looked at her with disgust, and everyone online was 6.4kReads8.0Score65714d adds

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    She went from being a sought-after chef to a divorced, overweight ex-wife that everyone disliked. No problem, her cooking skills were still there. She ran the shop while trying to lose weight. She just didn't expect that her cooking skills would be so good that the shop would become so popular that demand would exceed supply.

32. 82 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Starting with Selling Noodles 重生80年代，从卖面条开始 Loves Coconut Water c爱喝椰子水cUrban189k WordsOngoing [Made Entirely by Hand] [Period Novel + Food + Cozy Everyday Life + System + Farming] Jiang Jue unexpectedly is reborn in 1989 and takes over his family’s restaurant from the start! In an era short on good food, he’ll give diners a taste of culinary wonders! Noodles with shredded pork and green peppers, noodles with fried pork, Yangzhou fried rice, sea cucumber braised with scallions, Wensi tofu, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, mapo tofu, dry-fried rice noodles with beef, ginger duck... From nort 150Reads—Score10514d adds

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    A food blog post about opening a restaurant, filled with heartwarming everyday moments. Hope you enjoy it! [Sending heart]

33. 83 随 Random Street Stalls: I Use Food to Lure Snakes Out of Their Holes 随机摆摊：我用美食引蛇出洞 AAAA Prosperous BloomsAAAA花开富贵Urban889k WordsOngoing [Food + undercover work + comedy + catching criminals + System + no heroine + no romance] Also known as Food: The Undercover Cop Sets Up a Street Stall, and Fugitives Beg Him to Get Back to Work Xiao Lan transmigrated into the body of a police officer in a parallel world and was assigned to pose as a street-food vendor while keeping an eye on a suspect. As it happened, he’d been a cooking genius in his previous life. This was right up his alley. The next day, a tricycle loaded with top-tier food 9.8kReads9.4Score86914d adds

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    For food-themed articles, focus on chapters 1-4. If you're stuck after finishing chapters 1-4, you can check out chapters 5-6; they're all pretty good. If you don't like them, feel free to criticize the author, just please don't criticize me! 🤭🤭🤭

34. 84 重 Reborn: The Winds of Change in 1994 重生：风起1994 Sword Shining on Cold Frost剑照寒霜Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Su Changqing, paralyzed for over twenty years, was reborn in 1994 with a heart full of pain and regret! In his previous life, his paralysis destroyed his family, leaving them broken and ruined! This time, he would turn his fate around! He would sell delicious food, open factories, build businesses, and take his products across the country and around the world, becoming a food industry tycoon! He would lead his whole family to a prosperous, peaceful, and happy life! 7.2kReads8.7Score43014d adds
35. 85 开 One Stall from the Start, Great Food All Thanks to the System 开局一个摊，美食全靠系统 Zi Shi Qi紫时栖Urban157k WordsOngoing Chen Fang had spent over half a year stir-frying rice noodles, yet he was so broke he couldn't even pay rent. Then the System arrived. A garden in a pocket dimension, a spirit spring, ingredient exchanges, recipe unlocks, cooking skill upgrades, and surprise prize draws. He thought he could finally turn his life around, but the System said: He had to get “genuine praise” from three special diners within a week, or it was goodbye. The first was the belle of S University. She devoured two portions 11Reads—Score11814d adds

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    The protagonist doesn't lose his integrity in his pursuit of money; he's considerate of diners, willing to make exceptions for the elderly, and shows compassion towards his employees. The character's underlying nature is positive, preventing the reader from feeling overly driven by self-interest.

36. 86 满 The Mountains Are Full of Treasure: A Bitter Girl’s Rise 满山都是宝，苦瓜少女的崛起 Nian Xiaogao Loves Rice Cakes年小糕爱吃年糕Ancient Romance383k WordsCompleted [Farming! Feel-Good Story! Golden Finger! Food! No Romance] [Content warning: No male lead, but there is one-sided affection. A gentle, cozy story!] College student Lin Xiu wakes up as a poor orphan girl in ancient times. There’s even a tiny baby by her bed, crying to be fed! A home stripped bare, doomed from the start! She thinks heaven must be against her, but then it gives her a golden finger! The mountains are wonderful! Picking mushrooms and making delicious food! Finding medicinal herbs 3.1kReads8.2Score37114d adds

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    Although it's not modern times, the female lead is a great cook. She picks mushrooms and makes delicious dishes, and wild pheasants and rabbits are all culinary delights on the table. The two little foodies make a fortune! [Laughs][laughs]

37. 87 可 Damn It! This Is a Restaurant, Not a Community Farm! 可恶！这是饭庄，不是共享农场！ Cautious Daoist Wangcai苟道旺财Urban167k WordsOngoing [Urban Fantasy] [Communicating with Animals] [Food and Adorable Pets] [Revitalizing the Countryside] [Rural Development] After losing his job, Xu Buyan returned to his village and bound himself to the Big Restaurant Bird System. To get his business going, he had to dig soil from a garbage mountain in the cultivation world and use it to grow ingredients. He planned to grow a few vegetables, and talked with the rich second-generation heir who owned the orchard about picking a few fruit trees from 2.6kReads—Score33614d adds
38. 88 被 After Getting Laid Off, I Restarted My Life with a Street Stall 被裁员后，我靠摆摊重启人生 Young Man of Huaiyin淮阴少年Urban423k WordsOngoing [God Chef System] [Culinary Superstar] [Heartwarming Story] At 26, Xu Zichuan's life had hit rock bottom: he was unemployed and unmarried. Then, to his surprise, he awakened the “God Chef” System and became the most formidable culinary superstar in the food world. “Thirty-eight yuan for beef chow fun? Are you robbing me?” As soon as he said that, the man added, “...I'll take it. And give me another one.” Someone asked, “Boss, why are there only nine dishes on your menu every day?” “Because I onl 195Reads—Score15514d adds

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    Food writing starts with starting at a street stall, and then gradually moves on to opening a cozy little shop.

39. 89 重 Reborn: I Clear the 1980s with the Help of a Leveling System 重生后，我靠养成系统通关八零 Red Bean Paste and Creamy Milk红豆沙沙生酪牛乳Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted [Reborn + period setting + food + System + pocket dimension + card draws + putting scumbags in their place + plot-driven] After being betrayed by everyone in her previous life, Ye Miaomiao died and ended up in a pitch-black alternate dimension. She was also told she had to complete the main quest set in the 1980s before she could return to her original world and take revenge. All right, then. Bring it on! It was just a matter of clearing a quest. With the fury of her previous life burning inside 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Salute][Salute]

40. 90 食 The Feast Records: The Simple Joys of a Flavorful Life 食案录：人间有味是清欢 Watching Gulls in the Deep Mountains深山看鸥Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + everyday cooking + running a neighborhood business + female chef] After becoming the cook at a small shop in ancient times, Lin Zhiwei doesn’t rely on reclaiming wasteland to survive. Instead, she runs a humble neighborhood shop with her skill at preparing all kinds of delicious dishes. Starting with a bowl of bone broth that costs four coins, she serves rice with lard, braised pork bones, and glutinous rice cakes, warming an entire street with one homestyle dish after another. 203Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Is it okay if it's not modern?

41. 91 我 We Stewed the World into One Big Family 我们把世界炖成了一家 Those Who Wish Will Take the Bait愿者尚钩Urban580k WordsOngoing (Ongoing) Ensemble cast + System + food + restaurant management. Three canon couples, one each in BL, GL, and BG. Romance, friendship, and family bonds all feature. After inheriting my grandfather's little restaurant, I recruit chefs from around the world and turn it into a world-class establishment. The story is told mainly through dialogue. The plot is divided into three strands: the main storyline, personal stories, and events, interwoven in chronological order. I often visited my grandfathe 7Reads—Score114d adds

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    This is a good book! It's a restaurant management novel where you start from scratch, featuring a system and an ensemble cast (not set in a post-apocalyptic world).

42. 92 美 Gourmet: I Sell Lunchboxes at a Kindergarten, and Everyone Craves Them 美食：幼儿园卖盒饭，全都馋哭了 A Little Baby Cabbage一颗娃娃菜Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Haoze took in the little tyke left behind by his big brother and sister-in-law. To support the family, he opened a small lunch spot outside a kindergarten. Who would’ve thought he’d end up bound to a Gourmet System! Braised lion’s head meatballs, chicken tofu soup, Dongpo pork, sweet-and-sour ribs, cola chicken wings... Dish after delicious dish won over not only the children, but also a whole crowd of parents. “Boss, do you sell meal plans?” “I want 5kReads7.3Score38814d adds

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    The allure of delicious food is hard to resist, so remember to prepare some snacks before watching. If you gain weight while watching, I'm not responsible!

43. 93 二 A Second New Beginning 二次新生 Admiring the Tiny Scenery on the Moss苔上观微景Urban338k WordsOngoing [No System] [Not Reborn] [Realistic Urban Life] [Restaurant Startup] [Slice of Life] It wasn’t until the day I got divorced that I understood: closing the noodle shop wasn’t the hardest part. The hardest part was watching my ex-wife get into someone else’s car, then having to smile as I served the last pot of bone broth to my summer customers. Later, I won a bet to take over a restaurant. I thought my life was finally turning around. Until I realized that every step I took was a square on someon 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Is this not to your liking?

44. 94 魂 My Soul Transmigrated into the Mountains, Where I Picked Up an Empress as My Dao Companion 魂穿大山，捡个女帝当道侣 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼Eastern Fantasy632k WordsCompleted Lin Chen transmigrates to the Hundred Thousand Mountains, where he encounters the female emperor Ling Qinghan in a cave after her failed ascension. Ling Qinghan enters Lin Chen's dantian to nourish her soul and reshape her immortal body, and becomes his Dao companion. 7kReads6.9Score76914d adds

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    @Feng Changkong who likes short pines b

45. 95 李 Li Chengdao 李承道 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Li Chengdao unexpectedly transmigrates to a strange valley. He transforms the valley and makes his way out of the mountains. Using the valley as his base, he builds his own Heavenly Dao Group in the world of immortal cultivation. He establishes the Li Family Medical Hall and heals the sick. He makes his fortune with spiritual-root wine, branches into every industry, and becomes the richest man under heaven. He establishes a free Heavenly Dao Academy and cultivates a great 1.1kReads9.2Score24514d adds
46. 96 误 Lost in the Hundred-Thousand Mountains 误入十万大山 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼91k WordsCompleted Lost in the Hundred Thousand Mountains 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
47. 97 咸 The Laid-Back Her Got Her Boss's Attention 咸鱼的她，被老板盯上了 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted The Laid-Back Woman Caught Her Boss's Eye 88Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 98 符 Beneath the Talismans, the Heart's True Desire 符箓之下，心之所向 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼11k WordsCompleted Beneath the Talismans, the Heart's True Desire 54Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 99 杀 Killing the Goose That Lays the Golden Eggs 杀了下金蛋的母鸡 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼7k WordsCompleted Kill the Goose That Lays the Golden Eggs 53Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 100 时 The One Who Stopped Time 时间停摆者 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼7k WordsCompleted The Time-Stopped 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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