Portland, Oregon
Ota Tofu
The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.
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Portland, Oregon
The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.
Sonora, California
A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.
San Francisco, California
One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.
Marianna, Arkansas
One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.
Inglewood, California
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Norfolk, Virginia
This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.
San Antonio, Texas
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
New York, New York
Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.
San Francisco, California
One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.
Riverside, California
Mexican food and folk art.
Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Hartsville, South Carolina
The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.
Biddeford, Maine
Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.
San Francisco, California
A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.
Chicago, Illinois
Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.
St. Louis, Missouri
This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.
Cleveland, Ohio
This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
Los Angeles, California
Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.