Places donguri Wants to Go

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

One man’s obsessive, 30-plus-year quest is behind the pies at this spot on the Lower East Side.

Restoring faith in humanity one pie at a time by selling stellar baked goods on an honor system.

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

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

Supremely flaky treats await at Amadou Ly’s boulangerie and patisserie.

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

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

Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.

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

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.