Palestinian-style savory breads and fine patisserie are served with a generous side of hospitality.
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Places to Eat & Drink
Somerville, Massachusetts
Yafa Bakery & Café
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fox & Son Fair Foods
Find your state fair food favorites all year long.
Naples, Italy
Via Port’Alba
This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.
Prestonpans, Scotland
The New Prestoungrange Gothenberg
There's more to this drinking establishment than meets the eye.
Food & Drink
Prepared Foods
Maultaschen
Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.
Drinks
Pont
A town in East France still makes a beloved green-anise liquor born after the ban of absinthe.
Sweets
Lancashire Courting Cake
Before dating apps, young people used this cake to express their feelings.
Sweets
Flódni
This multi-layered treat has become a potent symbol of Hungarian-Jewish identity.