What happens when a chef with indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

Order “Proletariat’s Cutlet” at this communist-themed restaurant allegedly once visited by Lenin.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

North America's first Indigenous-owned winery is located within Canada's only desert-like ecosystem.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.

In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

A Serbian monument to plums.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This snack factory boasts several tributes to its popular line of rice crackers, including a quasi-shrine.

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.