Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

A cheese discovery made by shepherds became the pride of a region.

This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

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.

The cuisine at this Sheepshead Bay spot tells the story of a displaced Muslim Chinese community.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.