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ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet — Run Sanji’s Floating Restaurant This October

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Kairosoft — the studio behind beloved management sims like Game Dev Story and Mega Mall Story — is setting sail for the Grand Line. ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet, a pixel art restaurant management sim co-developed with Bandai Namco, was announced during the June 9 Nintendo Direct and launches 23 October 2026 across Switch 2, Switch, PC, iOS, and Android.

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet | Announcement Trailer — via Bandai Namco Entertainment America on YouTube

Welcome to Baratie Number Two

The premise is perfectly on-brand: you’ve just signed on as a rookie staff member helping Sanji and the Straw Hats open a second floating restaurant — a sequel to the legendary Baratie from the East Blue arc. Design the dining room, craft the menu, keep the customers fed, and manage the chaos of an ocean-going eatery where the clientele includes pirates, Marines, and Luffy, who will absolutely try to eat everything before it reaches the table.

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet restaurant management gameplay screenshot
Image courtesy of Bandai Namco

What’s on the Menu

The gameplay follows Kairosoft’s signature build-upgrade-optimise loop. You’ll develop recipes inspired by One Piece lore — dishes like Water-Water Meat BBQ feature on the menu — and even channel Devil Fruit abilities to push your cooking to the next level. Unlock exclusive character events as your restaurant’s reputation grows, and dress the place up with over 200 furniture and decorative items.

The biggest draw for fans is the roster: over 400 One Piece characters appear as staff and customers in pixel art, covering characters from across the whole series timeline. Expect plenty of fan-service cameos when series favourites — and villains — walk through your doors.

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet pixel art character roster
Image courtesy of Bandai Namco

Platforms and Singapore Availability

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet launches on 23 October 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC (Steam), iOS, and Android. The multi-platform release — particularly mobile — makes this accessible to Singapore One Piece fans regardless of whether they’ve picked up a Switch 2 yet.

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet Sanji cooking scene
Image courtesy of Bandai Namco

SGD pricing and Asia-region eShop availability are to be confirmed by Bandai Namco. Kairosoft management titles have historically been affordably priced, though the Bandai Namco co-publishing arrangement may affect the final number. We’ll update once regional pricing drops.

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Last words

Singapore has a massive One Piece fanbase, and Kairosoft’s cosy loop — the kind of game that pulls you in for “just one more day” — is a perfect fit for the franchise. Whether you’re playing on Switch 2 or on your phone during the MRT commute, Grand Gourmet looks like a genuinely fun way to spend time in the world of the Straw Hats. Mark 23 October, and start brainstorming a restaurant name.

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One Piece: Grand Gourmet — Kairosoft’s Sim Hits Switch 2 on 23 Oct

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When Kairosoft — the Japanese studio behind beloved management sims like Game Dev Story and Pocket City — announced it was teaming up with Bandai Namco to build a One Piece restaurant game, the response on social media was immediate and loud. ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet launches globally on 23 October 2026 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Steam), iOS and Android.

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet – Announcement Trailer – via Nintendo of America on YouTube

What Is One Piece: Grand Gourmet?

Grand Gourmet is a restaurant management sim set aboard the Baratie Number 2, the legendary floating restaurant from the One Piece universe, now with a second location crewed by the Straw Hats. You work alongside Sanji to develop menus, recruit staff from across the One Piece cast, and keep hungry pirates — and the occasional Warlord — fed and satisfied.

Kairosoft’s signature loop of gradual upgrades, resource management and unlocking new content translates naturally here: cook new dishes, expand the floor plan, and attract rarer and rarer customers as your reputation grows on the seas. If you’ve sunk time into any of their previous sims, the formula will feel immediately familiar — but dressing it in One Piece’s world adds a layer of fan-service depth that most management games can’t touch.

400+ Characters and a Pixel-Art Straw Hat Crew

ONE PIECE Grand Gourmet characters in pixel art style
Image courtesy of Bandai Namco

The headline number is the cast: over 400 One Piece characters appear in a bespoke pixel-art style created specifically for this game — the first time most of them have ever been rendered that way. Familiar faces show up as both staff you can hire and customers rolling through your door, each bringing their own personality quirks and dining preferences.

Bandai Namco confirms that character events will unlock unique story beats, and that dishes take inspiration from the franchise’s most iconic arcs, including decor and recipes themed around Whole Cake Island and Egghead. Interior customisation runs deep too — over 200 furniture and decorative items let you build everything from a rowdy pirate tavern to a refined haute-cuisine experience worthy of a Yonko’s palace.

How Singapore Players Can Get One Piece: Grand Gourmet

The October 23 release is a simultaneous global launch across all platforms. Nintendo has listed the game on the Nintendo Malaysia/Singapore eShop, confirming regional digital access for Switch and Switch 2 owners. PC players can wishlist it on Steam, and the mobile release on iOS and Android means this is one of the more accessible One Piece games in a while — no console required.

No SGD pricing has been announced yet (to be confirmed closer to launch), but Kairosoft’s mobile titles typically fall in the premium-one-time-purchase bracket, so expect something in the S$10–S$20 range on mobile and standard eShop pricing on Switch. We’ll update once official prices are confirmed. Check our Game News feed for updates.

Last Words

One Piece: Grand Gourmet is one of those announcements that makes complete sense in hindsight — the Baratie is one of the series’ most beloved settings, Sanji has always been the perfect anchor for a cooking game, and Kairosoft’s expertise with the management-sim format means Singapore fans are not just getting fan-service: they’re getting a game built by people who know exactly how to make the loop satisfying. The mobile release especially removes the Switch 2 paywall that’s been the barrier for some of the other big October titles.

23 October 2026. Mark it.