Late Night Restaurant

Late Night Restaurant (Korean: 심야식당; RR: Simyasikdang) is a 2015 South Korean drama series based on the manga Shinya Shokudō.[1] It aired two back-to-back episodes on SBS on Saturdays at 24:10 and 24:40 from July 4 to September 5, 2015.[2]

Late Night Restaurant
Also known asMidnight Diner
GenreMystery
Slice of life
Food
Based onShinya Shokudō
by Yarō Abe
Written byChoi Dae-woong
Hong Yoon-hee
Directed byHwang In-roe
StarringKim Seung-woo
Country of originSouth Korea
Original language(s)Korean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producer(s)Park Young-soo
Producer(s)Kim Dong-rae
Jo Jeong-ho
Baek Chung-hwa
Running time30 minutes
Saturdays at 24:10/24:40 (KST)
Production company(s)BaramiBunda inc.
RaemongRaein Co. Ltd.
SBS Contents Hub
DistributorSeoul Broadcasting System
Release
Original networkSeoul Broadcasting System
Original releaseJuly 4 (2015-07-04) –
September 5, 2015 (2015-09-05)
Chronology
Related showsShinya Shokudō
Midnight Diner
External links
Website

Plot

A restaurant opens at midnight until seven in the morning. Its mysterious owner and chef, simply called the 'Master', has no fixed items on his menu, but will take orders from any customer and cook up whatever they ask for. As the Master cooks, his customers tell him their life stories.

Cast

Regular customers
  • Choi Jae-sung as Ryu
  • Nam Tae-hyun as Min-woo
  • Jung Han-hun as Mr. Kim
  • Joo Won-sung as "Quack"
  • Park Joon-myun as Yoo-mi, "Fat woman"[3]
  • Ban Min-jung as "Banquet noodles" (Noodle Sisters)
  • Jang Hee-jung as "Mixed noodles" (Noodle Sisters)
  • Son Hwa-ryung as "Radish noodles" (Noodle Sisters)
  • Kang Seo-yeon as Cherry
  • Son Sang-kyung as "Big guy"

Guest appearances

Extended cast
  • Park Yong as Boss of Hope House
  • Jeon Heon-tae as Deputy driver
  • Cha Doo-ri as Yoo-jung
  • Shin Woo-chul as PD
  • Kim Ki-mu as Journalist
  • Im Ho-kyung as Junior colleague
  • Kang Ji-woo as Saet-byul (ep 4-5)
  • Choi Eun-kyung as Saet-byul's mother
  • Hwang In-woo as Moderator
  • Lee Seo-joon as MC
  • Gong Min-gyu as Drunken man
  • Kim Ji-hee as Min-jung
  • Lee Woo-jin as Min-jung's husband
  • Yoon Man-dal as Man with braised pork ribs and kimchi 1
  • Park Won-ho as Man with braised pork ribs and kimchi 2
  • Kim Chung-gil as Man with braised pork ribs and kimchi 3
  • Bang Jeong-sik as Hye-ri's father
  • Kim Seon-hwa as Hye-ri's mother
  • Jang Hyeok-jin as Deputy driver
  • Oh Hee-joon as Male employee 1
  • Lee Won-jin as Male employee 2
  • Lee Tae-kyung as Female employee
  • Ahn Sang-woo as Photographer
  • Kwon Nam-hee as Sook-hee
  • Kim Tae-young as Manager
  • Maeng Bong-hak as Curator

Episodes

All episodes are named after a certain form of food, most of them of Korean origin.

  1. Seasoned Seaweed and Rice Cakes
  2. Buckwheat Pancake
  3. Mixed, Radish and Banquet Noodles
  4. Short-Necked Clam Soup (Part 1)
  5. Hamburg Steak (Part 2)
  6. Steamed Spareribs and Kimchi
  7. Ginseng Chicken Soup
  8. Butter Rice
  9. Grilled Short Rib Patties
  10. Barley-Dried Corvina
  11. Marinated Chicken Fried Rice
  12. Chinese Plums
  13. Canned Whelk
  14. Candied Sweet Potato and Spicy Rice Cakes
  15. Potato Ongshim Seaweed Soup
  16. Oyster Sauce Mayo Ramen
  17. Tortilla Half-moon Pizza
  18. Grilled Flatfish
  19. Stone Pot Jangjorim Bibimbap
  20. A Fall Gizzard Shad Party

References
  1. "Midnight Diner serves up thorny social issues". The Korea Times. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. "Kim Seung-woo's Midnight Diner opens for business". Dramabeans. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. She played a central role in episode 6, being desperate to lose weight.
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