The WORST episodes of Solitary Gourmet
Every episode of Solitary Gourmet ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Solitary Gourmet!
The story follows a man named Inogashira Goro, who privately runs an imported dry goods business. In his spare time between work, he visits various shops and tastes their cuisine. One of the highlights of the manga is that the shops that appear in it are all real shops geared towards a general public. The drama will preserve the spirit of the manga, in which the solitary protagonist speaks very little and the focus is on his character as he eats various dishes.
#1 - Salt-Wasabi Pork Rosu Saute of Asahi City, Chiba Prefecture
Season 10 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/2022
#2 - Pork Steamed Rice Rolls and Wonton Noodles of Nakahara Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2022
#3 - Cabbage Rolls Set Meal at a Ginza Bar in Hibiya, Chuo Ward, Tokyo
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2019
Goro Inokashira (Yutaka Matsushige) was at a bar in Ginza, where he met a negotiation company, Nomoral Theatrical Company, Suzaku Mushakoji (Goro Kishitani). In a suspicious manner, strange expressions and troublesome exchanges continue. Goro, who is hungry with a strange mind, finds a sign for the lunch hall in an alley in Ginza. I decided to go into the store and tried to order the pork soy, but the mother of the store (Mr. Shigeru Muroi) told me a shocking word that there was only a roll cabbage set meal and I was shocked by the choices ...
#4 - Sweet and Sour Pork and Jamja Noodles of Nippori, Arakawa Ward, Tokyo
Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2022
#5 - Roast Pork Salad and Jim Jum of Asakusa, Taito Ward, Tokyo
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2019
Goro Inokashira (Matsushige Yutaka) meets with event company President Narumi (Kyoji Aozora) to go to Lightning 5656 Hall in Asakusa. However, the phone call of President Narumi is not stopped and the story does not proceed at all. Goro, who was confused but finished the meeting somehow. When I wander around to eat something in Asakusa, I discover a Yakiniku Yokocho with a deep atmosphere. However, all the stores are hard to abandon. Before Goro, who is hard to decide, he discovers a Thai restaurant full of exotic atmosphere floating from the scenery of Asakusa.
#6 - Stir-fried Beef Stamina and Negitama of Hashimoto, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/2022
#7 - Sautéed Sea Bream with Aurora Sauce and Tuna Yukhoe Bowl of Sakuragicho, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2022
#8 - Turban Shells and Mushroom Provence-Style and Beef Tongue Stew Omurice of Oizumi Gakuen, Nerima Ward, Tokyo
Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2022
#9 - Negi-Liver Stir-Fry and Chicken Skin Gyoza of Washinoya, Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture
Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2022
#10 - Fu-Chanpuru and Tomato Curry Tsukesoba of Sasazuka, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo
Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2022
#11 - Crab Mask Oden and Seafood Bowl of Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture
Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/2022
#12 - Italian Restaurant Meatloaf of Kojimachi, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo
Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/24/2022
#13 - Episode 1: Mackerel Mirin and Pork Soup from Zenko, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2026
#14 - Episode 2: Tandoori Chicken and Mutton Masala in Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2026
#15 - Episode 3: Spicy stir-fried lamb shoulder with fermented vegetables and pork belly with cucumber and garlic sauce in Sengoku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2026
#16 - Episode 5: Bún Thịt Nướng and Chả Giò in Kami-Iida Town, Yokohama City
Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2026
#17 - Meat Soup Udon of Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture, and Castella Pancakes of Hibarigaoka, Nishitokyo
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2019
After finishing work, Goro Inokashira (Toyo Matsushige) was left behind in a residential area in Niiza City and was at a loss. Somehow I found a udon shop with an old-fashioned-style store, and when I went inside, my mother and Ikeya nobue stepped on the udon powerfully. Goro who enjoyed udon goes to Hibarigaoka housing complex where the next business partner, Ishii (Hiroki Ando) waits. When he was about to return after finishing the business talk, a sweet smell drifted from behind the door and his hungry gut quickly diminished and went into the store to find the source of the smell.
#18 - South Indian Set Meal and Garlic Cheese Dosa of Ochanomizu, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2019
Goro Inokashira (Yutaka Matsushige) requests the customer to repair the broken violin by visiting a violin shop in Shimokura (Kondo Park) in Ochanomizu in response to a customer's request to "repair broken violins for interior decoration." However, it looks like food with a horsetail used for strings in the workshop. Goro was hungry because of that, but he is looking for a shop in an alley with no sense of land, but is preparing everything. When you pass through such a middle alley, you will be attracted by the sign of “South Indian cuisine” and the sound of “Set meals and snacks” on the menu…
#19 - One person roaster yakiniku in Fujioka city, Gunma prefecture
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2019
Goro Inokashira (Yutaka Matsushige) gets off at Gunma Fujioka Station in a business talk with hotel manager Yumiko Saito (MEGUMI). The hotel we headed for is a building that integrates the bowling alley with the inside and outside. After meeting, Hungry Goro looks for a shop from a taxi, but cannot find it. I found a shop with a Chinese name by obsession. Once inside, a clerk Shimizu (Akira Ohashi) is guided to a barbecue counter alone. As the roasted roasted meat has been growing for a long time, he knows the pork is full and decides to “attack the pig”.
#20 - Guizhou Home-style Twice-cooked Meat and Natto Hot Pot in Shinkoiwa, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/21/2021
#21 - Fish Market Kyoto-style Grilled Black Cod of Edogawa-bashi, Bunkyo Ward
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2013
Goro goes to Edogawa-bashi in Bunkyo Ward for the first time. He meets with an owner of a Go board game shop who happens to be quite an active matchmaker. The client insists Goro to take part in an omiai. Of course, the perennial bachelor, feeling uncomfortable, quickly ends his appointment. Nevertheless, it does not mar his day since orders keep pouring in. He strolls along a small shopping district, called Jizo shopping street. He takes time to snack on purposely broken senbei bought from a traditional rice cracker shop, "Kisaku". Then, his feelings of hunger continue to gnaw on him, so he searches for a place and ends up at an eatery run by the fish market, called "Uotani". It serves delightful dishes that would make any seafood-lover extremely happy.
#22 - Leek and Meat Stir Fry of Shin-Maruko, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2012
On a hot day, Inogashira travels to Shin-Maruko. While waiting for his female client (a passionate owner of a dance studio) he decides to kill time in a dessert shop called "Showa-do" and orders a refreshingly sweet creamy concoction. Later on, after his appointment, Inogashira finds himself thinking about a certain busy eatery he had seen earlier in the day. It was a casual diner called "San-chan Shokudo." It was full of lively customers, all eating and drinking alcohol in the middle of the day. It could be a good place to eat and yet he does not drink. He wonders if it's worth a try....
#23 - Ginger Pork Rice Bowl with Fried Egg of Higashi-Nagasaki, Toshima Ward
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/7/2012
For his next appointment, Inogashira-san goes to Toshima Ward. He stops and buys from a cheerful fruit vendor who has a knack for telling puns. Then, he meets up with his client from the movie industry who in turn has a propensity to talk using mimetic words. Afterwards, Inogashira-san takes a stroll through a park and happily gazes at hard-working students from a nearby arts college, practicing their required routines. His growling tummy reminds him that it's time to eat so he goes back to a place where a diner had earlier caught his eye. It was "Dining Sekizawa," an eatery that offers a myriad of home-made, affordable set meals...
#24 - Bone-In Pork Ribs Galbi and a Cluster of Side Dishes of Seoul, South Korea
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/16/2018
It was Inogashira Goro's (Matsushige Yutaka) second day in Seoul, South Korea. On his way to his client's office, he spots and tries a food stall that sells tteok-bokki and Korean tempura. Afterwards, he attends a meeting with President Im (Sung Si Kyung), and his assistants, including Park Soo-Young (Park Jung-ah). Goro says his goodbye as his consultation ends, and is headed back home to Japan. However, he feels hungry, and looks around for a shop to eat. He decides to try a charcoal grill shop called "Jongjeom Sutbul Galbi". He was able to order by indicating that he'll be having what the other customers were eating. What he ordered was delicious pork galbi. What he didn't expect was it was accompanied by all sorts of banchan, or side dishes, as well as doenjang jjigae...
