Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.
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Places to Eat & Drink
Oxford, England
Queen’s Lane Coffee House
Barcelona, Spain
Na Mindona
Travel to the Balaerics without leaving Barcelona at this restaurant specializing in Mallorcan cuisine.
Barcelona, Spain
Pinullet
Visit the only cheesemaker working in Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain
Granja Dulcinea
Dunk your churros in rich hot chocolate on the city’s old “Chocolate Street.”
Food & Drink
Drinks
Nectar Soda
This pretty pink drink is a Cincinnati specialty.
Drinks
Tiquira
This violet-hued liquor is Brazil's oldest spirit.
Prepared Foods
Maultaschen
Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.
Drinks
Pont
A town in East France still makes a beloved green-anise liquor born after the ban of absinthe.