Places JLowdown Wants to Go

Sunset Park's Guatemalan community knows to head to the back of this bodega for a taste of home.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

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

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

A rare example of an ancient Japanese hill castle believed to be the fortress of a legendary demon.

Depression-era fun lives on in this Harlem museum dedicated to the sport of the street.

One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.