Wakako Sake

is a Japanese manga series by Chie Shinkyu. It has been serialized by Tokuma Shoten in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Zenon since the September 2011 issue; while also available on Web Comic Zenyon.

It was adapted into a Japanese television drama by North Stars Pictures starring Rina Takeda. Season 1 of the live action adaptation was aired April 3, 2015, followed by the second season, released on January 8, 2016, and the third season, released on April 7, 2017. After a year hiatus, the fourth season aired on January 7, 2019. On October 24, 2019, TV Tokyo and Monthly Comic Zenon simultaneously announced that the Season 5 of the live-action adaptation will air on January 2020.

A short-length anime television series by Office DCI aired from July 5 to September 20, 2015 on the same TV Tokyo/BS Japan broadcasting as the live-action adaptation.

A spin-off manga written by Nenzu Nyanbara titled Taishū Sakaba Wakao - Wakako-zake Betten (大衆酒場ワカオ ワカコ酒別店 has been serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Web Comic Zenyon since January 2019.

Fans have considered this a female version of Kodoku no Gourmet.

Plot
Wakako Murasaki is an ordinary 26-year-old career woman who explores local restaurants, pubs, food stalls and trying out random Japanese cuisines along with an alcoholic beverage after a tiring day's work.