Places Marina Wang Wants to Go

This nondescript coffee shop conceals one of the wildest patisseries in New York City.

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

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

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

Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

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

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

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

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

A strip of traditional hand towel serves as an admission ticket at this modern tenugui museum.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

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

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

Every color in the rainbow awaits.