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2 weeks ago | theinfatuation.com | Will Hartman |Willa Moore |Bryan Kim |Carlo Mantuano

Just AddedThis sleek Lower East Side restaurant specializes in the seafood-centric cuisine of Ningbo, near Shanghai, but on weekends YongChuan does a $36 all-you-can-eat dim sum brunch. And it's worth seeking out, especially for some dumplings and dishes you wouldn't normally find at dim sum spots around the city. We're talking pickled pepper shrimp har gow and sticky rice sui mai. A few might fall apart, but it's a great deal with some fun, different bites.

2 weeks ago | theinfatuation.com | Kayla Sager-Riley |Gabe Guarente |Aimee Rizzo |Carlo Mantuano

Your order: Flats & Whole WingsThis mini-mart located between Seward Park and Rainier Beach serves some of the best fried chicken in the city. While you could pop in for Funyuns and an Arizona Iced Tea, the glow of heat lamps and deep fryer smells will lead you to the good stuff waiting in a glass case. Safe to avoid the jojos and fries. You’re there for the chicken wings that are constantly fried fresh.

1 month ago | theinfatuation.com | Carlo Mantuano

We need more Thai and Texas BBQ mashups in our life. Enter: Curry Boys. They just opened in East Nashville in the old Lou space, pumping out hot links covered in queso and brisket bowls with shreddy meat floating in curry. It’s a fast-casual operation and our new go-to for a late lunch, casual dinner, or a round of whiskey and thai lemonade cocktails on the patio. They’re coming from San Antonio, so there’s some real Texas BBQ pedigree happening here.

2 months ago | theinfatuation.com | Carlo Mantuano

Penicillin loves to boast about being Hong Kong’s first “closed-loop sustainable bar.” What does that mean exactly? Essentially, they try to produce as little waste as possible, which means avocado pits are frozen and used as ice cubes and the rinds of fruits that are juiced become pickled, fermented, and find their way into your drink. The mission is notable, but without it, this would still be one of the city’s top cocktail bars.

2 months ago | theinfatuation.com | Carlo Mantuano

The White Rabbit is the cocktail bar in Chiang Mai to prioritize. The drinks feature things like lanna, a spirit made from jasmine rice that’s local to Chiang Mai, and it feels like like any cool cocktail bar you could find in any city: a smallish, very dark space with large comfy couches and a DJ playing Fergie remixes and other early 2000s pop and hip-hop. There’s also the fact that you’ll have to walk through a trippy room with a creepy doll to get to the bar.