Seiyou Kottou Yougashiten: Antique

These two series set in restaurants have a lot more in common than just that. Both were specifically targeted at older viewers, resulting in older characters and more mature plots than your average anime; and both have a calm, slice-of-life feel with a bit of romance added for flavor. 

Same kind of fanservice, similar realization. On both, good Computer Graphic. 

Both shows have a strong homosexual streak through them, with interesting, lively characters. Antique is more based on cakes and dramatic plot whilst Junjou focuses more on it's characters and the whole "Am I gay?" thing. If you like Ono from Antique, you may like Junjou a lot. That being said, if you like Junjou, you may like Ono! 

Another show on « Patisserie » in a totally different style, s'il vous plait. 

This anime is also about cooking. Normal people who love food and its makers. All caracters love good food and drinks. 

-Both revolve around restaurants (Bakery/Cafe) -Antique is shounen-ai while Cocoa has subtle shounen-ai hints -Similar humor  

Pan de Peace and Antique Bakery are about a cast member of a single gender (Pan has all girls, Antique has all men) making delicious pasteries.  

Similar genre. Both set in cafes. The lead characters have traumatic pasts. 

Low-key dramas starring gay/lesbian characters living in contemporary Japan. Both shows also have a similarly minimalist aesthetic with lots of pastels and desaturated colors. Both have a thoughtful and holistic take on life as an openly homosexual person - although neither is that hard-hitting - with a focus on more than just romance. In other words, if you're only in it for the yuri/yaoi, you'll probably be disappointed by one or the other, or even both. But if you're looking for a mature, compassionate portrayal of homosexuality in Japan, few anime can compete with these two. 

Watching Shirokuma, I always have this image of Antique Bakery in my mind. First of all it's of course the concept of cafe as the main stage for the story, music is very much alike, an the main point is the whole atmosphere of the anime, it's like sitting in a comfortable cafe, enjoying your favorite meal, observing nice people around you. Both give the same positive feelings.  

They both have the same kind of easy pace with a similar twist in the story. Both contain shounen-ai, but it is a bit more prominent in Gakuen Heaven. 

Both series have 4 bishounen characters running a cafe together, working through the hard times and coming up with new tasty creations along the way. Antique is a bit more dramatic, whereas Rokuhoudou has a slice of life feel, but the cafe setting is equally important in both, and both of the series are character-driven series as well.  

Both are bakery anime. although antique bakery pays more attention to desserts and Yakitate Japan pays more attention to bread. Also the genre is a little off. Yakitate is all about side splitting laughs, and antique bakery is more of a serious (?) bishounen drama :( only check out antique bakery if you don't mind bishounen.  

Both series have Shounen Ai (male/male romance) - although in Yami no Matsuei it comes across perhaps a little more strongly. In both series, the main character appears light hearted on the outside, but holds a secret pain on the inside. Yami has a supernatural theme, whereas Antique Bakery is alot more down to Earth - but if you enjoyed one of them, you'd probably like the other.  

Both shows feature pretty boys who come together to form a family of sorts while serving cake to girls. Although Antique Bakery is definitely BL, Ouran is only slashable.