A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

One of the largest numismatic collections in Europe fell victim to a huge theft.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

Austria’s oldest brewery makes beer with flaming-hot granite.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.

How a century-old glass factory in Queens became a concert venue and arts center.

After fleeing the Syrian civil war, chef Malakeh Jazmati began serving exceptional renditions of her homeland's cuisine in Berlin.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

All of the Malaysian sweets at this shop are made daily with a whole lot of love.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Pay homage to the quintessential P-town dive.

Feast on some of the finest momos in all of Queens.

Behind these delicious arepas lies a true New York success story.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.