Bizarre Restaurants and Bars

Babi Besar's Abondoned Resort

An island that was once a pirtate hideout carries hidden treasures, including an abondoned resort and captivating coral reef.

Babi Besar Island is a small island (4km or 2.5 miles long) praised for its stunning coral reefs and marine life. The white sandy beaches attract visitors from Malaysia’s mainland, and it’s a... »

Watery Wonders, Anomalous Islands, Natural History, Odd Accommodations, Bizarre Restaurants and Bars, Incredible Ruins | Edited by katiebaker4

California State Office Building Number 2, California, US

Dragon House

Folks don't come to here just for the food.

Dragon House Chinese restaurant of the Curtis Park Neighborhood in Sacremento, not only nips your Chinese food craving in the bud, it is also a real architectural treat. From the landscaping to... »

Bizarre Restaurants and Bars, Outsider Architecture | Edited by katiebaker4 and Rachel

Nashua, New Hampshire, US

Country Tavern Restaurant

Restaurant in a 1741 farmhouse that touts the story of its haunting on its menus

The Country Tavern Restaurant and Lounge is a gourmet restaurant located in Nashua, NH. Much of its appeal is derived from the fact that it’s located in a converted 1741 farmhouse, giving the... »

Commercial Curiosities, Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by JWOcker and Rachel

City of Harbor Springs, Michigan, US

Legs Inn

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads

Polish immigrant Stanley Smolak created the fantasy-like world of Legs Inn during the late 1920's. The extraordinary complexes made primarily of hand-carved driftwood and local river stone. The... »

Commercial Curiosities, Bizarre Restaurants and Bars, Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by LiveLifeAquatic and Rachel

East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

Conflict Kitchen

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

In this world of clashing ideals and contention, there are some universal consistencies. We must all breathe the same air, we must all have water to drink, and every man, woman and child must... »

Commercial Curiosities, Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by Sofy and Rachel

Burgon Street, United Kingdom

The Cockpit

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting

The Cockpit has been around for a very long time. The quirky triangular building has been standing as a pub on this corner since the 16th century, and while its current incarnation is a... »

Commercial Curiosities, Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by Rachel and Dylan

Singapore's Rooftop Pool

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top the most expensive resort in the world.

The Singapore skyline boasts the largest swimming pool of any other skyline in the world. The massive pool sits atop the three 55 story high hotel towers of the Marina Bay Sands Resort, an... »

Watery Wonders, Odd Accommodations, Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by katiebaker4 and Rachel

Carnivore Restaurant

Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast'

Hidden within a tropical garden and adorned with a loud, colorful décor, The Carnivore opens up into a vegetarian's fiery nightmare, or a meat eaters Shangri-la, depending on your culinary... »

Commercial Curiosities, Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by Rachel

The Museum of Celebrity Leftovers

Half-eaten food displayed at English café

Located inside The Old Boatstore Café in Cornwall, England, in an appointment only corridor, there’s a blue, seemingly normal display case tacked to the wall. Upon closer inspection, one can... »

Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by acclarkey and Dylan

Berkeley, California, US

Takara Sake Museum

The only museum of Sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town

Sake museums are common in Japan, the birthplace of the rice-based alcohol, but Berkeley, California, boasts its own tiny sake museum, the only one like it in the country. It may seem like an... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Commercial Curiosities, Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by rebeccaclara and Rachel

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