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London, England

Books for Cooks

This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.
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Santa Monica, California

Dogtown Coffee

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.
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Scottsdale, Arizona

The Stand

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.
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Genoa, Nevada

Genoa Bar & Saloon

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.
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Tokyo, Japan

Kissa Laundry

Run a wash cycle while sipping a latte at this community-oriented café.
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Condom, France

Château Cugnac cellars

See and taste one of the oldest and rarest collections of Armagnacs in the world.
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Glasgow, Scotland

The Scotia Bar

Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.
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Madrid, Spain

Secret Nun Cookies at Monasterio del Corpus Christi

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.
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Berlin, Germany

Schwarzes Café

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Pierre Loti Hill

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.
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Newport Beach, California

The Frozen Banana Stands of Balboa Island

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.
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Cizhong, China

Cizhong Village

This Tibetan and Naxi village's Honey Rose wine bears the mark of 19th-century French missionaries.
Added by Theophania
Salt Lake City, Utah

Site of the World's First KFC

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.
Added by Jdavi
Irvine, California

The Original Taco Bell Building

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.
Added by alebrun
St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

Lime Out

Dine on ceviche tacos in the sea at this floating restaurant only accessible by boat.
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Bogotá, Colombia

The Chicherias of Bogota's La Candelaria Barrio

This narrow street is packed with street vendors and bars selling chicha.
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Mexico City, Mexico

Cal y Maíz

Shop for superb tortillas at this homage to the ancient art of nixtamalization.
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Kyoto, Japan

Issen Yoshoku

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Mexico City, Mexico

La Vasconia

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.
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Brooklyn, New York

Bamonte's

Dine on old-school red sauce fare at a former mob hang out and film set for The Sopranos.
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Seattle, Washington

Nue

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.
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Reykjavik, Iceland

Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
London, England

Honey & Co. Bloomsbury

Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
London, England

Tongue & Brisket

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell