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This photo, taken by Yasaka Marico, shows the scale of Tatsumi's collection.
collections

The Man With 15,000 Pieces of Chopstick-Wrapper Origami

A restaurant job turned into a collecting passion.
Anne Ewbank July 20, 2018
Carton King Creative Park.
Taichung City, Taiwan

Carton King Creative Park

Life-size animals and furniture made entirely from cardboard fill this odd paper-themed restaurant.
The ice cream at Niederfrank's is as authentic as the vintage sign.
restaurants

Spend Your Summer Hitting These Excellent Independent Ice Cream Shops

Atlas Obscura readers gave us the scoop.
Eric Grundhauser July 13, 2018
The interior of Mr. Lu's, in Lisbon.
restaurants

Why Clandestine Chinese Restaurants Are Crucial to Lisbon’s Culinary Scene

The underground "Chinês Clandestinos" have persisted throughout the years.
Lucy Bryson July 13, 2018
Replica of Ogden's Stump Spring showing the water fountains Joe Ballif installed.
North Ogden, Utah

Stump Spring

Water flowed out of the town's unusual tree stump fountain in the 1930s, and the well still runs today.
Kuappi
Iisalmi, Finland

Kuappi

The smallest restaurant in the world.
Where do you keep going back for ice cream?
restaurants

Tell Us Everything About Your Favorite Local Ice Cream Shop

Pretty please, with a cherry on top.
Eric Grundhauser July 3, 2018
A garden party using "suffragette china."
restaurants

How Vegetarian Food Fueled the British Suffragette Movement

Some even started a cafe.
Anne Ewbank July 3, 2018
The tower on a sunny winter day.
Kuopio, Finland

Puijo Tower

A 246-foot-high revolving restaurant rises unexpectedly from a forested Finnish hilltop.
Chef Deon in his restaurant.
islands

How a Caribbean Chef Is Unearthing the Hidden Stories of Martha's Vineyard

Deon Thomas's unique eatery showcases another side of the island.
Merissa Nathan Gerson July 2, 2018
Fashionable parlors welcomed ladies for ice cream and more.
restaurants

The Ornate Ice Cream Saloons That Served Unchaperoned Women

They welcomed women back when American restaurants prohibited dining without a man present.
Jessica Gingrich June 22, 2018
Savannah, Georgia

The Pirates' House

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Customers eat hot pot at a restaurant in Chengdu, China.
restaurants

An All-You-Can-Eat Restaurant Went Bankrupt Because People Ate Too Much

Unlimited hot pot gone wrong.
Paula Mejia June 18, 2018
Cracked wheat, anyone?
restaurants

During the Great Depression, 'Penny Restaurants' Fed the Unemployed

Dishes cost a cent, or even came free.
Anne Ewbank June 15, 2018
It's warm and humid inside the greenhouse.
farms

The Greenhouse Where Tomatoes Grow in Iceland

Geothermal energy keeps the crop warm even during deep snows.
Stephanie Harper June 13, 2018
The view when you dine within the greenhouse.
Reykholt, Iceland

Friðheimar

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.
A spread at Barbarestan.
restaurants

How a Georgian Princess’s Cookbook Helped Build a Celebrated Restaurant

Struggling restaurateurs happened upon the feminist hero's culinary manifesto at a flea market.
Will McGough June 8, 2018
Humpty Dumpty sits on the wall above the patio at Ulele.
Tampa, Florida

Ulele Fairyland Figures

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.