Follow Genre: Sim, Cozy
Developer: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Platform: Android, iOS, PC, Switch, Switch 2
Tested on: Switch 2

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet – Review

October 28, 2026 - Ibuki - No Comments

Site Score

7.1

Good: Atmosphere, Visuals, Fun to play in the background

Bad: The many pop-ups can be overwhelming at times, Awkward placement controls

User Score

8.0

(1 votes)

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Rating: 8.0/10 (1 vote cast)

When certain franchises grow too big, they inevitably get video game adaptations, and that’s been the case for One Piece for over two decades. The franchise has seen numerous action games over the years, ranging from 2D titles to musou games, which have mostly been well-received. With the series’ central character, Luffy, being somewhat of a glutton, it was only a matter of time before we would see a food-themed game. Nearly 26 years after the first One Piece game was released in Japan for the WonderSwan, it seems Luffy can finally kick back, relax, and eat to his heart’s content.

Story

Surprisingly, ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet actually comes with a cute little storyline to play through. Luffy and Sanji get separated from the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates, and before they can find their other crew members, they get dragged into a situation that involves imposters posing as the Straw Hat Pirates. Not only are they lying to people about who they are, but they also opened a fake Baratie where they are now selling overpriced, barely edible food. This ruins the good reputation of not only the pirates but also that of the real Baratie. It’s now up to Luffy, Sanji, and your own avatar to build up the reputation of the Baratie again while also searching for your missing crew members. It’s a fun narrative that remains fairly superficial, but it did manage to reel us in.

Graphics

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet is a really cute and cozy-looking game. The well-known cast of the pirate-infused anime gets a pixelated makeover as you build the floating restaurant in this bite-sized adventure. The assets are colorful, the characters are easily recognizable, there’s always action, and everything still looks good, even with the retro-styled visuals. We loved seeing the interactions between characters, the pop-up windows with better animations, the small exploration screen at the bottom of the screen, and of course, all the different dishes. The game does have many iconic dishes from the show on offer, and it was rather cool trying to unlock them all. Small details were added in the way you could decorate your plates, which also had actual passive in-game bonuses too. All in all, Kairosoft really nailed the visuals.

Sound

In terms of sound design, ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet has a very simplistic soundscape. The music is upbeat and catchy, but it’s nothing to write home about. The same can be said about the sound effects, which sound decent but also rather generic. There is sadly no voice acting or soundbites from the famous cast of characters, which felt like a bit of a shame. Then again, with how busy your restaurant eventually gets and the number of pop-ups that appear, things might get a bit overwhelming if everything was accompanied by bombastic SFX.

Gameplay

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet is a laid-back restaurant sim in which you’ll have to build up your restaurant to build up your reputation to defeat those who have sullied your good name. The game is pretty low stakes, so you can’t really do much wrong. Even so, there’s a lot to learn at the start, and everything can even be a bit overwhelming when everything is getting explained. Luckily, the offset is really simple, and you can relax for most of the ride.

The game is all about making your restaurant go from a desolate wooden hall to an absolute five-star place to be. You’ll do this by unlocking new dishes, side dishes, desserts, and drinks, which can be combined into set meals. These meals can become better in quality, which in turn earns you more money but also lures in more people. To further spice everything up, you can build decorations, which improve the rating of your tables and other structures. These other structures and rooms further liven up the place and generate more income. Think of pools, aquariums, rest zones, shops, etc., turning your restaurant into a tiny resort. The more you can please your visitors by providing them with the right facilities, dishes, or even gifts, the more their affinity for your restaurant grows, and they might even end up becoming so-called fans. When visitors become fans, they will visit you all over the world and not just in their home region, meaning you can effectively ‘catch them all’ when it comes to all the different characters in the game.

Outside of the fairly traditional management components, there is also the exploration segment where you send out Luffy and other members of the Straw Hat Crew in order to find ingredients and other goodies. This part is very much like many other mobile games on the market, where you’ll have to wait a fixed amount of time for your pirates to return. It’s a fun mechanic, as you can try out different combinations of party members to uncover more resources or even bring home certain characters with you.

As there is pretty much just a ‘mobile game’ running under the hood of ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet, we noticed that the Switch 2 version isn’t perfect. We loved the touchscreen support, as it made things considerably easier, but some of the placement controls remained awkward, and the hitboxes of structures often felt way off. Many times, we’d select the wrong room when tapping the one we actually wanted to access. Some notifications were also unresponsive when we tapped them, forcing us to return to them later. They were mainly minor inconveniences, but they did add up when playing the game for longer periods of time. Luckily, for the most part, things worked well. We do have to mention that due to the low-stakes nature of the game, we felt that our choices mattered very little. Menus didn’t matter that much, the way we tackled requests didn’t matter much, and even tackling objectives happened almost automatically by just randomly unlocking things. We didn’t mind the casual experience, but be warned if you truly expect complex management mechanics.

Conclusion

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet is a fun bite-sized restaurant simulator where your choices may not always matter a lot, but the game’s charm makes up for that. You’ll be able to entertain yourself for quite a few hours as you turn your tiny little restaurant into the culinary highlight of the seas. We loved the overall art style, and the story also had a certain appeal. That being said, while you have to keep track of quite a few things in-game, the overall gameplay loop is fairly simplistic and doesn’t hold that many more surprises a few hours into the game. If you love simple mobile games where your input doesn’t always matter that much, ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet is worth looking into.