My Cafe: Recipes & Stories review

My Cafe: Recipes & Stories is a management game more than a dash game. You own a coffee shop, decorate it, hire and train staff, pick menu items and set prices, then build custom coffee and tea drinks for guests. Customer storylines let you choose dialogue lines and follow drama or romance plots. Friends can form townships that compete in festivals, and the listing says the cafe earns income even while you are offline. Melsoft says it has more than 50 million players worldwide, and US players rate it 4.7 out of 5 from 93K ratings. It ranks last here for casual cooking fans because it needs an internet connection to play, carries a 16+ age rating, and adds a Prestige Township subscription at $3.99, $7.99 or $49.99 on top of one-time purchases that start at $0.99. It is an 810.8 MB download.

Who it is for

Players who prefer running a business over fast tapping

Price

Free to play; listed in-app purchases start at $0.99 on the US App Store.

Pink Gift $0.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Hire and train staff, choose menu items and set prices
• Decorate the cafe in many decor styles
• Dialogue choices in customer storylines
• Townships to play with friends and compete in festivals
• Custom coffee and tea recipes

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Real business decisions such as pricing and staffing
• Strength: Social townships for group play
• Strength: Cheapest listed purchase is $0.99
• Weakness: Requires an internet connection
• Weakness: Rated 16+ on the US App Store
• Weakness: Prestige Township subscription costs $3.99 a week and up

Key facts

• Developer: Melsoft
• App Store rating: 4.7 from 93K ratings
• Age rating: 16+
• Size: 810.8 MB
• Requires: iOS 15 or later

Where it ranks

My Cafe: Recipes & Stories is No. 9 in our Best Free Cooking Games verdict.