Places Added by Sam O'Brien

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

After a traumatic encounter with a six-foot eel, one Galway baker started making a daily loaf of sourdough in its shape.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

This recipe is set in stone.

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

Some families keep their holiday meal fresh by letting it live in their bathtub.

Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

This modern adaptation of a 9,000-year-old brew combines elements of beer, wine, and mead.

A crispy creation that lets you bite into your brew.

Brewers freeze their beer to make this high-octane, sweet style.

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.

You might not even see the meat beneath this pile of potato chips, sauce, and quail eggs.

The cool Colombian treat blends shaved ice with syrup, fruit, and anything from wafer cookies to cheese.

The plant's fruit, leaves, and bark offer a spice rack of flavors.

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.

In Lisbon, tiny, standing-room-only bars specialize in this sour cherry liqueur.

West Virginia's annual competition features the likes of squirrel gravy over biscuits and snapping turtle stew.

Reach peak Americana with these deep-fried balls of Coca-Cola.