Shows Like Pasta

Loved Pasta? These picks share the same story DNA — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of show.

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12 eps ENA Romance Drama Slice Of Life

Seo Hye-jin is a legendary test-prep English instructor at Korea's most prestigious cram school. When a younger, talented male instructor joins the faculty and they start collabora…

Like Pasta, Midnight Romance in Hagwon is built around slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off. At its core, it's about ambition that starts as a virtue and reveals itself as something else entirely. Same warm and romantic energy throughout.

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Tastefully Yours

28% match
8 eps Netflix Romance Comedy Drama

Oh Seong-sun is a food writer who publishes a guide to Seoul's greatest unknown restaurants — using a pen name that has made her a legend in culinary circles without anyone knowing…

If you loved Pasta's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Tastefully Yours delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — passion — is the same. Same warm and funny energy throughout.

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Frankly Speaking

28% match
12 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama

A broadcast writer takes experimental medication and loses his filter — unable to say anything but the absolute truth, no matter how catastrophic the social fallout. His unfiltered…

Like Pasta, Frankly Speaking is built around slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off. Same warm and funny energy throughout.

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Skip and Loafer

28% match
12 eps P.A. Works / Crunchyroll Romance Comedy Slice Of Life

Mitsumi Iwakura moves from rural Ishikawa to Tokyo for high school, armed with a five-year plan, an overachiever's work ethic, and almost no social skills. Sousuke Shima is effortl…

If you loved Pasta's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Skip and Loafer delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about ambition that starts as a virtue and reveals itself as something else entirely. Same warm and funny energy throughout.

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Warm and Cozy

27% match
16 eps MBC Romance Comedy Slice Of Life

Lee Jung-joo moves to Jeju Island after her life in Seoul falls apart and, through a series of improbable events, ends up co-owning a seaside restaurant with Baek Gun-woo — a grump…

Same warm and romantic energy throughout.

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16 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama

A socially phobic young woman who refuses to leave her apartment has survived by watching the life of the beautiful man in the apartment across the street — until he shows up at he…

Same warm and funny energy throughout.

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Be My Candy

27% match
12 eps Netflix Romance Comedy Drama

An underachieving office worker discovers her hidden talent for confectionery and falls for a cold-hearted patissier who becomes both her toughest critic and her greatest supporter…

Like Pasta, it leans hard into workplace romance. The emotional territory — passion and growth — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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Our Beloved Summer

26% match
16 eps SBS Romance Comedy Drama

Former high school sweethearts are forced to reunite for a documentary sequel, reigniting old feelings.

If you loved Pasta's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Our Beloved Summer delivers exactly that. Same warm energy throughout.

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Shooting Stars

26% match
16 eps tvN Romance Comedy Drama

The head of the PR team managing celebrity crises falls into a reluctant alliance — and then something more — with the top actor she spends every day publicly defending and private…

Like Pasta, it leans hard into bickering duo. The emotional territory — workplace — is the same. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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My Boss's Ex-Wife

26% match
16 eps MBC Romance Comedy Drama

A sharp, underpaid marketing team leader discovers that the charming man she's been confiding in at her neighbourhood café is her company's intimidating new CEO — and worse, he tur…

Like Pasta, it leans hard into workplace romance. At its core, it's about ambition that starts as a virtue and reveals itself as something else entirely. Same warm and funny energy throughout.

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Shows Like Pasta: FAQ

What dramas are most similar to Pasta?

The closest match to Pasta is Midnight Romance in Hagwon, scoring 28% on DramaMatch. You should also check Tastefully Yours.

Is there a show like Pasta I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as Pasta. Top picks: Midnight Romance in Hagwon, Tastefully Yours, Frankly Speaking.

Where can I watch dramas like Pasta?

Dramas similar to Pasta are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Crunchyroll. DramaMatch lists the exact streaming platform for each recommendation.

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