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Bowls can be customized with pork balls, fish cakes, offal, and more.
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Where to Find the World’s Best Soup

Soup is a universal comfort food—here are 12 of the best places on Earth to have a bowl.
Holyn Thigpen September 17, 2026
At High Hat Cafe, the hospitality is warm and the portions are generous.
Itinerary

Gastro Obscura’s 10 Essential Places to Eat and Drink in New Orleans

From epic po’ boys to modern Senegalese, this ever-evolving city offers up incredible eats.
Aaron Joel Santos
At Charmgang, the house-made curry pastes add remarkable depth and complexity to the dishes.
Itinerary

Gastro Obscura’s 11 Essential Places to Eat and Drink in Bangkok

From a half-century-old soup to mind-blowing fried chicken, here’s where to eat in the Thai capital.
Chris Schalkx
Cesare al Pelligrino is home to pillowy gnocchi.
Itinerary

Gastro Obscura’s 10 Essential Places to Eat and Drink in Rome

Rustic offal dishes, historic Roman–Jewish recipes, and mountains of guanciale-studded pastas await.
Anya von Bremzen
Bartenders pour up a particularly smooth pint of Guinness at The Guinea.
Itinerary

Gastro Obscura’s 10 Essential Stops on an Alternative London Pub Crawl

Set off in search of architectural oddities, hidden art installations, and perfectly poured pints.
Austin Bush
For decades, Hong Kong was a blazing sea of neon after dark.
Itinerary

Gastro Obscura's 10 Essential Places to Eat, Drink, and Shop in Hong Kong

Flaky egg tarts, old-school dim sum, and “soy sauce Western” cuisine await.
Austin Bush
At Tierra del Sol, the moles are mind-bogglingly complex.
Itinerary

Gastro Obscura’s 10 Essential Places to Eat and Drink in Oaxaca

Marvelously complex moles; revived pre-Hispanic recipes; and heirloom corn, beans, and chiles await.
Anya von Bremzen
Order <em>fideuà</em> loaded with meat and seafood at Xiringuito Escribà.
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Gastro Obscura's 10 Essential Places to Eat and Drink in Barcelona

Scout out rare Catalan “sea and mountain” specialties, superlative hot chocolate, and boozy “fork breakfasts.”
Austin Bush December 16, 2024
The food of southern Thailand is immensely diverse and delicious.
food

Gastro Obscura’s 12 Essential Places to Eat in Southern Thailand

From incendiary fish curries to rare desserts to sublime fried chicken, here are some of the best places to dine across the region.
Austin Bush October 11, 2024
Pastel de nata may be Portugal's most famous culinary export, but it's just the tip of the iceberg.
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Gastro Obscura's 10 Essential Places to Eat and Drink in Portugal

Transcendently flaky pastéis de nata, superb tinned fish, and fragrant fortified wines await.
Austin Bush September 6, 2024
A pineapple growing at Plantação de Ananás dos Açores.
hot springs

A Gastro Obscura Guide to São Miguel

A magical island where the pineapples are perfect, the tea is purple, and the stew is cooked with volcanic heat.
Sam O'Brien July 1, 2024
The Golden Tiki in Chinatown has Dole Whip on the menu
food

A Gastro Obscura Guide to Las Vegas

Intriguing ice cream, 24-hour tiki bars, and more offbeat, off-Strip offerings.
Anne Ewbank July 1, 2024
This latte, from the People's Cafe, comes with an edible picture of the God of Wealth on top.
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A Gastro Obscura Guide to Beijing

In China's capital, try edgy beers and desserts fit for an empress.
Xiaokun Song July 1, 2024
At AMAIA, the pisco sour is reimagined with native ingredients like the <em>maqui</em> berry.
food

A Gastro Obscura Guide to Santiago

From sea to desert, chefs are reimagining ancestral cuisine and elevating endemic ingredients.
Mark Johanson July 1, 2024
To get acquainted with Penang's rich food culture, start with finding as many colorful iterations of kuih as possible, then dive deeper into the island's history to understand how its vibrant food scene came to be.
food

A Gastro Obscura Guide to Penang

The tropical trading hub is home to delicious diasporas, fantastic fruit, and sumptuous snacking.
Samantha Chong July 1, 2024
At Stani, the last surviving dairy bar in Athens, milky treats get doused in honey.
food

A Gastro Obscura Guide to Athens

What’s old is new again in Greece’s dynamic, ancient polis.
Diana Hubbell July 1, 2024
Malaysian and Australian influences combine in Ho Jiak Town Hall's Vegemite-braised pork ribs.
beer

A Gastro Obscura Guide to Sydney

Wattleseed pudding, Vegemite-braised ribs, and more freewheeling fusion in the harbor city.
Lee Tran Lam July 1, 2024
Burns Original BBQ excels at East Texas–style barbecue.
food

A Gastro Obscura Guide to Houston

Superb kolaches, Tex-Mex, Viet-Cajun crawfish, and more in Space City.
Dan Q. Dao July 1, 2024