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The Definitive Guide to Unique Places to Eat and Drink

Descend into the depths for dinner at the world's largest underwater restaurant. Sip global gins poured from a gilded tower. Stroll through a wild coffee forest or eat at the last Woolworth’s Lunch Counter. Choose your favorite flavor of food adventure and this global guide will lead you there.

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Vienna, Austria

Café Sperl

Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Shinhama Ekimae

Housed in a Japanese colonial-era bank, this cafe pours next-level cold brew.

Queens, New York

Bodhi Village

Get to know the plant-based fare of Chinese Buddhist monks.

Bar Nilo

Locals pay their respects at a shrine to soccer player Diego Maradona—which claims to contain a real lock of his hair.

Newburgh, Scotland

Lindores Abbey Distillery

One of the youngest whisky distilleries in Scotland may also be the country’s oldest.

Bristol, Virginia

Hickory

This restaurant is devoted to celebrating Appalachia's cuisine.

Sydney, Australia

Midden

In the shadow of the Sydney Opera House, Indigenous ingredients shine.

Marrickville, Australia

Wildflower Brewery

Inventive brewers use NSW ingredients to dream up flavorful beers made with local honey, native raspberries, and Mariposa plums.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Italian American Club Restaurant

This supper club is a slice of old Las Vegas.

Cafe Avissinia

Catch raucous live performances of traditional tunes at this old-school taverna.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Golden Tiki

Keen eyes can find the Disney influences throughout this treasure trove of a tiki bar.

Phat Eatery

Venture from downtown Houston to the suburb of Katy for stellar Malaysian food.

Christie's Seafood & Steak

At Houston’s longest-running restaurant, find a classic oyster stew beloved by a former U.S. President.

Ariston

The Lobotesis family has been baking some of the best savory pies in Athens since 1910.

Kolache Shoppe

Originally brought to Texas by Czech settlers, these sweet and savory pastries are an essential local breakfast staple.

Burns Original BBQ

Look no further than this local institution for the best East Texas–style barbecue.

Molina's Cantina

Houston’s oldest continuously-operating Tex-Mex restaurant has been a community hub since 1941.

Cajun Kitchen

Viet-Cajun is a true hybrid cuisine that evolved in Houston and at this Asiatown mainstay, there’s more to it than just crawfish.

Himalaya Restaurant

This South-by-South-Asian restaurant serves up Indian-spiced Southern fried chicken and a Desi-style pastrami.

Kim Son

Some of the best Chinese-Vietnamese fusion can be found at outposts of this homegrown empire.