Wanna Manna in Osaka serves all-day Taiwanese breakfast, including soy milk soup, shaobin sandwiches, and Taiwanese rice balls.

Opened in 2024 by a young couple looking to brighten their future, Kaya Döner has brightened the streets of Bomonti with its excellent döner and attention to detail.

Bangkok’s bustiling energy is largely attributed to the endless latticework of diverse food found along street corners or tucked away in high rises – a unique culinary world reflects the city’s rich multicultural heritage. One street stall in particular, Amin Mutton & Chicken Biryani, embodies the soul of Bangkok’s Thai-Muslim community and carries nearly a century-old legacy. For generations, an iconic eatery simply named Muslim Restaurant served as a culinary institution, gathering local families, neighboring students, and the Muslim community around tables filled with humble dishes. Its closure in 2020 left a void in the community, but not long after, a few former staff members took it upon themselves to keep the legacy alive.

Insider tips on food, costumes, samba parades, and staying energized during Rio de Janeiro’s legendary Carnival.

New Orleans’s king cake is a culinary symbol of Mardi Gras and the festive, months-long lead-up known as Carnival season. Beginning on January 6 and continuing until the season’s culmination on Fat Tuesday – this year taking place on March 4 – revelers across the region enjoy slice after slice of this traditional, cinnamon-flavored cake. Whoever finds the small, plastic baby figurine hidden inside is said to receive good luck, but must also purchase the next king cake.

A traditional Korean rice cake soup eaten on Lunar New Year, tteokguk carries centuries of meaning — from longevity and prosperity to the playful idea that one bowl makes you a year older.

A local guide to the best botecos in Rio de Janeiro. Discover where to eat petiscos, drink cold beer, and experience the city’s everyday bar culture.

Italian and Maghreb restaurants are undoubtedly the stars of Marseille’s food scene. In fact, Marseille is so chock-a-block with pizza it’s rumored to have more pizzerias per capita than New York City. Eateries dishing out copious bowls of couscous equally abound. Meanwhile, some of the diverse city’s most prominent immigrant communities – and their cuisine – remain behind the scenes. A perfect example is Marseille’s Comorian community. So many citizens of Comoros, the Indian Ocean nation north of Madagascar, live in Marseille that the city’s been nicknamed the “Fifth island in the archipelago.” One in ten Marseillais are of Comorian descent, and many are employed in restaurant kitchens as dishwashers and line cooks. Yet, you can count the places serving cuisine comorienne on one hand.

Step into Dooky Chase Restaurant, where gumbo fed Civil Rights leaders, art lines the walls like a living archive, and Leah Chase’s Creole cooking still anchors the Tremé. A Carnival-season visit reveals how one dining room shaped American history, one bowl at a time.

A look inside Comal Oculto, a neighborhood antojería in San Miguel Chapultepec, serving corn-based Mexican comforts around a shared communal table.

Leafy, affluent, and deeply nostalgic, Kifissia blends old villas, historic tavernas, and classic pastry shops with some of Athens’ best modern dining, all just a short train ride from the city center.

Campo de Ourique is a residential corner of Lisbon known for its pastry shops, long-standing market, and neighborhood tascas. In recent years, specialty stores, wine bars, and modern kitchens have added a newer energy.

In a small shop near Notre Dame du Mont, Alejandra and Esteban Fabiani share the tastes and traditions of Argentina through empanadas, alfajores, Malbec, and mate.

Mamalee Market & Pub elevates banchan from side dish to main act, giving Seoul diners a rare chance to savor Korean side dishes crafted with precision.

With blue 18th-century tiles, a deep cellar of wine, and a menu that refuses trends, Osteria della Mattonella remains one of Naples’ most steadfast trattorias. Run by the Marangio family since 1978, it’s a place where Neapolitan classics like Genovese sauce, pasta e patate, and baccalà are served exactly as they should be.