A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

A sculpture dedicated to Napa Valley's oldest mineral water company.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

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

Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.

A favorite haunt of Delhi's politicos and intellectuals, this old-school coffee shop was shut down under Indira Gandhi's Emergency.

At this sweet shop, the descendants of a royal chef serve up the fudge-like dessert his ancestor invented for a king.

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

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

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

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.