Prowl through this sprawling bazaar for delicious eats.
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Places to Eat & Drink
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Chorsu Bazaar
St. Louis, Missouri
Levels Nigerian Cuisine
This restaurant, art gallery, and nightlife hot spot is a love letter to Lagos from St. Louis.
Bangkok, Thailand
Hai Som Tam Convent
Isaan street food staples are in spectacular form at this no-frills institution.
Istanbul, Turkey
Lacivert
Feast on the freshest of fish by the Bosphorus.
Food & Drink
Drinks
Tiquira
This violet-hued liquor is Brazil's oldest spirit.
Prepared Foods
Maultaschen
Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.
Drinks
Pont
A town in East France still makes a beloved green-anise liquor born after the ban of absinthe.
Sweets
Lancashire Courting Cake
Before dating apps, young people used this cake to express their feelings.