Franklin Barbecue, Rose’s Luxury and more destination restaurants

• The notorious weekend lines have gotten better at this kooky breakfast spot once it started running a sister restaurant next door (they now wrap around the block at peak times instead of snake around the parking lot). The Signature Kafe is open Friday through Sunday and specializes in its, yes, signature dishes — catfish and grits and wings and waffles — as well as cocktails like margaritas and mimosas. But for the full menu, and bragging rights, you’ll have to head to the original, which opened back in 2001. Make it an early start — the restaurant opens at 8 a.m. on the weekends, with lines starting even earlier, and closes up shop every day at 2 p.m. Waits can typically be at least 30 minutes, but the line moves fast, and you receive a menu before you sit down so you don’t waste any time ordering (but really, get the wings and waffles). 3711 Travis St., 713-528-8561, thebreakfastklub.com

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New York isn’t the only city that has buzzy food destinations signified by long lines of hungry patrons.

Thanks to a combination of no-reservation policies and hyped restaurants, cities across the country have their own version of Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, Dominique Ansel Bakery and, recent additions to the foodie fold, Black Tap, 10Below Ice Cream and The Bagel Store (home to the viral Rainbow Bagel).

Here’s where tourists and locals alike (or their TaskRabbiters) are lining up.