8.6/1074 votesLoading...#1 - Jellied Fish Stock
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/2011
A struggling food truck owner gets unexpected help from a young lady. They grow close, but her real profession could interfere with their plans.
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8.6/1066 votesLoading...#2 - Gyoza (Dumplings)
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/2011
Katagiri, a lonely philosopher has shared history with the master in their past lives. A chance encounter with a gyoza delivery lady renews his desire for a brighter future.
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8.5/1055 votesLoading...#3 - New Year's Eve Soba Noodles
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/22/2014
It’s New Year’s Eve. The regulars all come by to ring in the new year with Master’s soba noodles. The diner is always a special place for them.
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8.4/10127 votesLoading...#4 - Butter Rice
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2009
Komichi brings food critic Toyama to the diner, who kills the mood. Goro comes for his usual butter rice which turns Toyama into a weekly patron.
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8.3/1064 votesLoading...#5 - Highball and fried chicken
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/2011
An overworked young woman name keeps falling asleep at the diner. Master makes her a special drink. Her brother and another regular customer helped her to get rid of her abusive and parasitic boyfriend.
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8.2/1086 votesLoading...#6 - Ramen
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2009
Gen, who usually comes with his “big bro” Ryu, is alone tonight when he orders ramen. He then stabs the leader of an opposing gang and disappears.
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8.2/1089 votesLoading...#7 - Menchi-Katsu
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/2014
Widowed singer Misao Kashima makes a rare visit to eat minced meat cutlets. Misao has been unable to perform on stage ever since she lost her husband.
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8.1/10142 votesLoading...#8 - Cat Food
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2009
Struggling singer Miyuki orders her favorite “nekomamma”. Master recalls another regular who is a lyricist. He later writes her a song as a gift.
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8.1/10104 votesLoading...#9 - Egg Sandwich
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2009
Hopeful star Risa meets struggling student and newspaper delivery boy Nakajima at the diner. They share an egg sandwich together. Could this be love?
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8.1/1058 votesLoading...#10 - Nikujaga (Meat-Potato Stew)
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/8/2011
A hardworking young lady delivers a singing birthday telegram at the diner and winds up falling in love with one of the regular patrons. Could this really lead to a true romance?
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8.0/1090 votesLoading...#11 - Sauced Yakisoba
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2009
Ex-idol Rinko visits the diner. Her former fan club members get excited when they hear she ate a plate of pan-fried noodles topped with a fried egg.
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8.0/1087 votesLoading...#12 - Grilled Aji (Horse mackerel)
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2009
Yachiyo, an older lady, visits the diner two days in a row. She becomes friends with Marilyn the stripper and they go out clubbing together.
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7.9/10144 votesLoading...#13 - Fried eggs and red wieners
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2009
The stern-faced master of this diner only wields his knife from midnight to 7 am. The yakuza Ryu has been a regular since he tasted the “red wieners”.
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7.9/10113 votesLoading...#14 - Red wieners, again
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2011
Ryu the local gangster boss, Noguchi is a detective both coming from the same high school. A colleague from their past forces the two to set aside differences at least for the time being.
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7.9/1049 votesLoading...#15 - Braised Burdock Root
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/8/2014
”Do you have sautéed burdock?” asks stately Chizuru Ichikawa as she enters the diner. She is Gen’s former high school teacher, club adviser, and crush.
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7.7/1061 votesLoading...#16 - Steamed clams
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2011
A middle aged martial arts teacher and his elderly mother seem to constantly bicker and fight, but a traffic accident reveals the depth of her maternal relationship.
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7.7/1056 votesLoading...#17 - Cream Stew
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/2011
An author with some writers block issue decides to solicit an escort for stress relief, but the chance meeting with her might be more than he bargained for.
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7.6/10112 votesLoading...#18 - Potato Salad
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2009
Master starts each night by making potato and macaroni salad. A recent regular and charismatic porn star has become a fan of his potato salad.
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7.6/1095 votesLoading...#19 - Katsudon
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2009
Boxer Kacchan always eats katsudon (pork cutlet over rice) after a win. He falls in love with another regular Akemi. A big match suddenly comes up.
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7.6/1064 votesLoading...#20 - Canned Goods
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/2011
A group of young film makers producing a movie about a suicide at the same site bumps into a mysterious young woman, and can't shake the feeling she may be some ghostly reincarnation of the victim.
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7.6/1058 votesLoading...#21 - Cold Noodles
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/1/2011
A bowl of cold noodles reminds a soon to retire detective of a fugitive that had eluded him his entire career. Could he possibly capture this elusive thief before they both retire?
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7.6/1048 votesLoading...#22 - Vermicelli Salad
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/2014
Miho and Sayuri, in charge of their elementary school reunion, order vermicelli salad. The two recall their old schoolmate who loved the dish.
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7.6/1048 votesLoading...#23 - Cabbage Rolls
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/24/2014
The weather is getting cooler so Master prepares extra stuffed cabbage to the regular customers’ delight. Only the stripper Marilyn feels differently.
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7.6/1046 votesLoading...#24 - Liver & Chive Stir Fry
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/8/2014
Detectives Noguchi and Izumi always disagree. He wants “liver and chives”, she wants “chives and liver”. She tells Master she wants a new partner.
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7.5/10116 votesLoading...#25 - Ochazuke
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2009
Miki, Rumi and Kana meet at the diner to eat “ochazuke” (hot tea over rice) and gab about men. Master secretly calls them the “ochazuke sisters.”
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The Best Episodes of Midnight Diner
Every episode of Midnight Diner ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Midnight Diner!
Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Jellied Fish Stock" is the best rated episode of "Midnight Diner". It scored 8.6/10 based on 74 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/3/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Gyoza (Dumplings)".