At this monastery, monks make raw-milk cheese and use excess whey to create methane that powers their hot-water system.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

Maybe the only restaurant in the world where your seat will be signed by a Nobel laureate.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

This "sausage route" features gorgeous views and family-owned restaurants.

A half-century-old handmade dim sum joint opens daily at 3:00 a.m.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.

This shack nestled in a 120-acre forest of maple trees in Mont-Rigaud is a wonderland of sugary syrup.

The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.