At Muriel’s, the living and the dearly departed both get a seat. The resident ghost, Pierre Antoine Lepardi Jourdan, still “dines” at his reserved table upstairs. Downstairs, you can sink your teeth into New Orleans classics like crawfish étouffée, shrimp & grits, or the famous bread pudding soaked in rum sauce. Sip a French Quarter 75 and toast to the afterlife! This is one meal you won’t forget (even if your dinner companion has been dead for 200 years).

Pink walls, chandeliers, and a ghost named James who apparently really likes Southern comfort food — welcome to The Olde Pink House. Locals swear the staff set extra places for spirits, but you’ll be too busy devouring shrimp & grits or the iconic pecan-crusted chicken with bourbon-blackberry glaze to notice any bumps in the night.

Charleston’s friendliest ghost might just be a fluffy dog named Poogan, who still keeps watch from the front porch. (No need to share your biscuit, we promise he’s well-fed in the afterlife.) Inside this charming Victorian home, grab a plate of fried chicken and biscuits or the she-crab soup that locals call divine. Keep your camera ready — between the flickering gas lamps and ghost stories, this brunch spot is hauntingly perfect for photos and fried green tomatoes.

If you like your filet mignon with a side of gothic drama, Beardslee Castle is your haunt. Built in the 1800s and rumored to house spirits from a fiery past, this stone fortress serves up steaks, salmon, and a cheese croquette appetizer so good it might raise the dead. The dining room’s flickering candlelight and creaky floors only add to the vibe.

Toronto’s poshest steakhouse also happens to be its spookiest. Once the lavish home of the Massey family, The Keg Mansion is now known for sizzling prime rib and one particularly melancholy maid who never left. Order a perfectly seared filet mignon, share some classic sides, and keep an eye on the grand staircase. It’s said that’s where the hauntings began.

If “ancient Scottish inn full of spirits” sounds like your kind of night out, the Drovers Inn has been serving both whisky and ghost stories since 1705. Step inside for crackling fires, taxidermy galore, and pub plates that could warm even a wandering soul: think haggis with whisky sauce, venison pie, or sticky toffee pudding the size of your face. Locals say the ghost of a lost girl still roams the halls.

They say this is the oldest and most haunted pub in Wales, complete with a hanging beam in the upstairs room. But hey, don’t lose your appetite. Grab a pint and tuck into steak & ale pie, lamb stew, or beer-battered fish and chips while you listen for creaking floors and phantom laughter. With its timber beams and candlelight, the Skirrid feels like a medieval sleepover where the guests just never left. (Some of them really never left.)

Stormy nights, smugglers’ ghosts, and hearty Cornish fare. This is the Jamaica Inn, where du Maurier’s literary hauntings meet real ones. Cozy up by the fire with a steak & ale pie or locally caught haddock, then wash it down with a dark rum dessert (because when in Cornwall…). Locals swear phantom carriages still clatter across the moor. Whether it’s the wind or the dead coming for dessert, we’ll let you decide.

Highwayman Dick Turpin used to drink here, and rumor has it he still does. The Spaniards Inn, a 16th-century pub perched on Hampstead Heath, serves up pub classics with a ghostly garnish. Try the pie of the day or the Sunday roast while you swap stories of spectral regulars. Sit near the fire and you might feel a chill, or maybe that’s your pint of London Pride trembling in your hand.

This sandstone pub in The Rocks hides a spooky secret: tunnels once used to “recruit” unsuspecting sailors, many of whom never made it back. The vibe is friendlier now; the ghost of a former landlady, Anne, supposedly still keeps tabs on guests. Order the beef wellington or the crispy-skin barramundi, grab a pint of local ale, and enjoy the harbor-side haunt that blends history, mischief, and Aussie charm. (Bonus: ghost tours run when available, if you dare.)