Places DBlock1001 Wants to Go

Kokera sushi may be the rarest sushi you have never heard of. 

Chef Serigne Mbaye weaves stories through his carefully composed modern Senegalese tasting menus.

This ambient art gallery and eatery housed in an old Filipino-style building serves local traditional food.

Historic beer hall in Bucharest with magnificent stained glass and a lively folk band.

Enjoy traditional Louisiana-style gumbo and the spirit of Southern hospitality 7,000 miles from New Orleans.

With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.

Enjoy a flaming concoction steeped in steampunk, magic, and alchemy at this experimental cocktail bar.

This non-profit restaurant offers job training and skills to members of the Central City community.

Classic burger joint that’s been serving up sliders since 1952.

The oldest functioning restaurant in the state of Illinois, operating since 1847.

Fully ignoring any conventions of fine dining, chef Peter Vazquez turns out some of the best meals in the city in takeaway containers.

A watering hole where regulars who have ordered 500 beers have their names etched on the bar in gold.

Fried artichokes and other Roman–Jewish classics are executed with care at this no-frills cafeteria.

The last surviving bastion of the Baquet restaurant empire serves up superb soul food.

This beloved American snack was conceived by a hungry coal miner.

Since 1929, this institution has been serving one of the most celebrated po’ boys in New Orleans.

Roman-style pizza al taglio arrives here with magnificent, crackly crust.

Everything from fried brains to stewed lungs are on the menu at this nose-to-tail spot.

For one of Rome’s finest renditions of cacio e pepe, head straight to this osteria.

Chef Leonardo Vignoli subtly updates Roman classics in a storied space.

Inventive Sicilian specialties are executed with flair at this restaurant overseen by chef Ciccio Sultano.

Both the cocktails and the dive bar vibes are immaculate at this Mid-City watering hole.

Once the home of a renowned slaughterhouse, formerly working-class Testaccio is still the place to go for Roman offal dishes.

Dine on Isan-style specialties lovingly rendered in all their fiery, umami-loaded glory.