Places donguri Wants to Go

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

The magic's in the hole!

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.