In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

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

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

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.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.

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

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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