Places arianalbear Wants to Go

Order your phở stir-fried, sans soup.

This time-honored eatery near Hoàn Kiếm Lake serves the classic pairing of rice vermicelli soup and savory sticky rice.

This steamed rice crepe specialist has been rolling up its namesake dish for over 30 years.

For a taste of Vietnamese gastropub culture, look no further than this convivial seafood joint that stays open till midnight.

A refugee returns to his homeland to open Ho Chi Minh City’s first Michelin-starred restaurant.

Vietnam’s everyman “broken rice” dish is given one major upgrade at this humble institution.

For true northern-style phở with broth as clear as consommé, hunt for this restaurant hidden within a residential home.

Order your coffee crowned with salted whipped cream or blended with coconut and ice.

Don’t miss the local staple of rice vermicelli with charcoal-grilled pork patties and pork belly.

Drink and learn at this striking ode to coffee culture and history.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

Sample some of Iberia’s best tinned fish at this century-old cannery just north of Porto.

Dine on Porto-style tripe at a restaurant run by the head of a gastronomic brotherhood dedicated to uplifting this humble dish.

Sample port and quinine-fortified wine at this fourth-generation winery near Porto.

Feast on buckets of garlicky snails.

The original version of Porto's most famous sandwich is just as good here as it was a century ago.

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.

Step back in time at this 19th-century kiosk.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.