list of items or menu in mysql workbench

i am creating a database for an android tourism app. i am working on MySQL workbench, i want to create a menu in my database, for example i want to list the cities of my country, or list the branches of any place around the country. i read about ENUM & SET datatypes here, and how they are evil to my database http://ift.tt/1DnjNtH

what do you all think, what datatype do i need to represent a menu in my database?