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Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

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

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

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

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

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

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.

Step past the gas pumps and into a fine French bistro.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

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

Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.

The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.