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Austin Bush

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I am a writer and photographer based in Bangkok, Thailand. I have contributed words and/or photos to just about every major food and travel magazine and website out there. The Food of Northern Thailand (Clarkson Potter), which I wrote and photographed, was a finalist for the 2019 James Beard Foundation Book Awards and shortlisted for the 2019 Art of Eating Prize. @bushaustin
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This classic London pub has a surprising history behind it.

London, England

John Snow

Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”

The beef, Guinness, and oyster pie sports a rich, flaky crust.

London, England

The Guinea

Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.

Welcome to one of the only floating pubs in the world.

London, England

Tamesis Dock

Take in the views of Big Ben with a Guinness in hand at this floating pub aboard a 1930s Dutch barge.

The Southampton Arms focuses on small beer and cider producers in the U.K.

London, England

The Southampton Arms

Grab a pint of British-brewed ale or cider and a hot roast pork bap at this quintessential London pub.

Look for the cheery red and white exterior.

London, England

The Dublin Castle

Once a 19th-century refuge for immigrants, this pub has hosted performances by Amy Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys.

This pub was once Euston Station.

London, England

The Euston Tap

The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.

Vaulty Towers has the vibe of a DIY space.

London, England

Vaulty Towers

Run by the same people as a subterranean art space, this pub does double-duty as a Cave of Wonders.

Wu Chi Kai is estimated to be one of only seven masters left in the territory still handcrafting neon signs.

Hong Kong

Wu Chi Kai’s Neon Light Workshop

Only seven masters are keeping the tradition of Hong Kong’s vanishing neon signs alive.

This bar’s roots trace back to 1884.

Hong Kong

The Cell

Order a whiskey neat in the former jail of Kowloon’s British-era Marine Police Headquarters.

Kowloon Soy Co. Ltd. has been making condiments for more than a century.

Hong Kong

Kowloon Soy Co. Ltd.

One of the last soy sauce-makers in Hong Kong has been in the artisanal condiment business since 1917.

Tai Tung Bakery may be the longest running pineapple bun bakery in the territory.

Hong Kong

Tai Tung Bakery

Order a crunchy sugar-topped treat from one of Hong Kong’s oldest pineapple bun bakers.

The best dishes come engulfed in towering flames.

Hong Kong

Boston Restaurant

Order a baked Alaska at one of Hong Kong’s last surviving places slinging “soy-sauce Western.”

“Portuguese-style” chicken is most likely influenced by Macau, a Portuguese colony for nearly 500 years.

Hong Kong

Tai Ping Koon Restaurant

Sample Hong Kong’s famous “Swiss wings” at the source.

Even Anthony Bourdain picked up a knife here.

Hong Kong

Chan Chi Kee Cutlery Co.

Even Michelin-starred chefs are said to get their cleavers at this century-old shop.

Lin Heung Tea House has been in business on and off for over a century.

Hong Kong

Lin Heung Tea House

Serve yourself from the heaping carts piled with bamboo steamers at what may be Hong Kong’s oldest dim sum parlor.

Jet fuel gives these flames their ferocious power.

Hong Kong

Oi Man Sang

Jet fuel-powered flames lend dishes a pleasant char at one of the last of Hong Kong’s remaining streetside restaurants.

Wash your egg tarts and pineapple buns down with a cup of strong, black tea with evaporated milk.

Hong Kong

Kam Wah Cafe

This cha chaan teng’s pineapple buns are so sought-after that they sell 5,000 a day.

omàtiga de aregada is a salad of bitter escarole topped with a mix of minced tomatoes, salted sardines and pickled sea fennel.

Barcelona, Spain

Na Mindona

Travel to the Balearics without leaving Barcelona at this restaurant specializing in Mallorcan cuisine.

This former veterinarian and self-professed “super lover of cheese” now follows his passion.

Barcelona, Spain

Pinullet

Visit the only cheesemaker working in Barcelona.

The hot chocolate here is particularly thick and rich.

Barcelona, Spain

Granja Dulcinea

Dunk your churros in rich hot chocolate on the city’s old “Chocolate Street.”

Fideuà, a close cousin of paella made with noodles, is a specialty here.

Barcelona, Spain

Xiringuito Escribà

Feast on cuttlefish ink-stained paella by the beach.

For dessert, try the flan mel i mató, made with a type of Catalan cheese.

Barcelona, Spain

La Pubilla

Open since 1912, this restaurant is one of the few left that serves chicken with lobster and other Catalan-style surf and turf staples.

Introducing the real breakfast of champions: grilled lamb chops and beans.

Barcelona, Spain

Cal Boter

Start your day with a Catalan-style “fork breakfast”—complete with booze—at this rustic restaurant.

Escudella, a ham bone broth with snail-shaped pasta, is traditionally reserved for Christmas.

Barcelona, Spain

Can Culleretes

It’s Christmas every day at Barcelona’s oldest restaurant.

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