An old curiosity shop holds on to a centuries-old tradition of manually-distilled rose water.

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

The only Malaysian food truck in Italy slings tangy chicken satay that even Italians love.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

In this rare traditional factory, three generations of know-how, several strong cows, and a one-ton mortar come together to make Yogyakarta's famous "ugly noodles."

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

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