Places to eat

All places to eat

Burger bar · Fells Point · $$

Abbey Burger Bistro

Known for: Build-your-own burgers, craft beer

Venezuelan restaurant · Station North · $$$

Alma Cocina Latina

Known for: Arepas, roasted duck with guava, ceviche

Indian restaurant · Charles Village and Homewood · $$$

Ambassador Dining Room

Known for: North Indian dishes, a garden patio

Italian restaurant · Little Italy · $$

Amicci's

Known for: Pane rotondo (pasta served in a hollowed round loaf), red-sauce Italian

Levantine restaurant · Federal Hill · $$$$

Ammoora

Known for: Halloumi cigars, lamb shank over saffron rice

Jewish deli · Jonestown and Corned Beef Row · $$

Attman's Delicatessen

Known for: Corned beef, pastrami, the "Cloak and Dagger" sandwich

Japanese restaurant · Harbor East · $$$$

Azumi

Known for: Sushi, robata grill, harbor views

Deli with a speakeasy bar · Little Italy · $$

Bank St. Deli and Highball

Known for: Club sandwich, chopped beef and cheese, cocktails

American Chinese · Highlandtown · $$

Bao Di

Known for: Sizzling iron plate, crab egg foo yong, wontons

Spanish tapas bar · Mount Vernon · $$

Bar Dalí

Known for: Vermouth, sherry, croquetas, Gildas

Southern kitchen and biscuits · Remington · $

Blacksauce Kitchen

Known for: Biscuits, biscuit sandwiches, chicken box

Breakfast café · Fells Point · $$

Blue Moon Cafe

Known for: Cap'n Crunch French toast, big breakfasts

Thai restaurant · Hampden · $$

Bodhi Corner

Known for: Khao soi, drunken noodles, duck kra prow

Public market · Fells Point · $

Broadway Market

Known for: Food stalls in a historic market shed

Southern restaurant · Fells Point · $$

Bunny's Buckets & Bubbles

Known for: Fried chicken, biscuits, a chicken "crab cake"

Rooftop restaurant and bar · Harbor East · $$$$

The Bygone

Known for: City and harbor views, cocktails, 1920s-style glamour

Italian restaurant · Little Italy · $$

Café Gia

Known for: Sicilian-style home cooking, a colorful dining room and rooftop

Crab house and restaurant · Canton · $$

Captain James Landing

Known for: Steamed crabs, crab cakes, waterfront seating

Bar with live music · Fells Point · $

Cat's Eye Pub

Known for: Live music every night, Irish pub atmosphere

Turkish restaurant · Mount Vernon · $$

Cazbar

Known for: Turkish mezze, kebabs, pide

Continental restaurant · Roland Park · $$$

Cece's of Roland Park

Known for: House-made pasta, shellfish, steaks

Pit beef stand · East Baltimore and Pulaski Highway · $

Chaps Pit Beef

Known for: Pit beef, pit ham, pit turkey

Fine dining · Harbor East · $$$$

Charleston

Known for: Tasting menus, wine list

Ice cream shop · Hampden · $

The Charmery

Known for: Small-batch ice cream, Baltimore-themed flavors

Italian restaurant · Little Italy · $$

Chiapparelli's

Known for: The house salad, veal, classic Italian-American dishes

Seafood restaurant · Fells Point · $$$

The Choptank

Known for: Steamed crabs, crab cakes, raw bar, a big patio

Italian restaurant · Harbor East · $$$

Cinghiale

Known for: House-made pasta, salumi, duck

Mexican mezcalería · Remington · $$

Clavel

Known for: Tacos, mezcal

American bistro · Bolton Hill · $$$

Cookhouse

Known for: Prawn Caesar, steak frites, gnocchi

Italian · Hampden · $$$

Cosima

Known for: Italian food and pizza in a historic mill

Crab house · Baltimore County and nearby · $$

Costas Inn

Known for: Steamed crabs by the dozen, crab cakes

Mediterranean-Italian restaurant · Little Italy · $$$

Costiera

Known for: Rigatoni with grilled eggplant, swordfish meatballs, octopus

Public market and food hall · Federal Hill · $

Cross Street Market

Known for: Food stalls and bars in a renovated market hall

Greek restaurant · Charles Village and Homewood · $$

Cypriana

Known for: Greek and Cypriot dishes, gyros, mezze

Thai restaurant · Fells Point · $$

The Dara

Known for: Khao soi, Hat Yai fried chicken, crab curry

Pacific Island and pub cooking · Hampden · $$$

The Duchess

Known for: SPAM musubi, pork lumpia, ube pancakes, weekend brunch

Ethiopian · Mount Vernon · $$

Dukem

Known for: Injera platters, vegetarian combinations

Asian street food · Hampden · $

Ekiben

Known for: Steamed buns, Taiwanese-style fried chicken, rice bowls

Empanada shop · Fells Point · $

Empa511

Known for: Baked Peruvian empanadas, including lomo saltado

Greek restaurant · Greektown · $$

Estiatorio Plaka

Known for: Moussaka, grilled octopus, lamb shank

Seafood counter · Downtown and Lexington Market · $$

Faidley's Seafood

Known for: Jumbo lump crab cakes, raw bar

Brazilian steakhouse · Inner Harbor · $$$$

Fogo de Chão

Known for: Churrasco carved tableside, salad bar

American restaurant · Hampden · $$$

The Food Market

Known for: Creative comfort food, brunch

Farm-to-table restaurant · Station North · $$$$

Foraged

Known for: Wild mushrooms, foraged ingredients, a Lion’s Mane "crab cake"

Seafood restaurant · Baltimore County and nearby · $$

G&M Restaurant

Known for: Very large crab cakes

Chesapeake restaurant · Charles Village and Homewood · $$$

Gertrude's

Known for: Crab cakes, cornmeal-fried oysters, Creole catfish

New Mexican café · Hampden · $$

Golden West Cafe

Known for: Green chile, breakfast burritos, a funky room

New American · Brewers Hill · $$$

Gunther & Co.

Known for: Dinner and brunch in a former brewery building

Afghan restaurant · Mount Vernon · $$

The Helmand

Known for: Kaddo borani (sweet pumpkin with yogurt), lamb dishes

Pizza and Italian · Federal Hill · $$

Hersh's

Known for: Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, squid ink spaghetti with clams

Mexican restaurant · Hampden · $

Holy Frijoles

Known for: Burritos, tacos, margaritas

All-day breakfast · Canton · $$

Iron Rooster

Known for: All-day breakfast, house-made toaster pastries

Seafood restaurant · Baltimore County and nearby · $$

Jimmy's Famous Seafood

Known for: Crab cakes, steamed crabs, crab pretzels

West African fast casual · Federal Hill · $

Jollof Bowl

Known for: Jollof rice bowls

Korean barbecue · Station North · $$

Jong Kak

Known for: Charcoal Korean barbecue cooked at the table

Ramen shop · Fells Point · $$

Kippo Ramen

Known for: Shoyu ramen, black tonkotsu, chicken karaage

Neighborhood pub · Lauraville and Hamilton · $$

Koco's Pub

Known for: Very large crab cakes

Korean pub food · Station North · $$

Kong Pocha

Known for: Korean fried chicken, army stew, kimchi pancakes

Crab house · Locust Point · $$

L.P. Steamers

Known for: Steamed blue crabs

Mexican restaurant · Fells Point · $$

La Calle

Known for: Aguachiles and ceviche

Coastal French · Harbor East · $$$

La Jetée

Known for: Oysters and rosé, Provençal dishes

Italian restaurant · Little Italy · $$$

La Scala

Known for: Italian dinners and an indoor bocce court

French bistro and wine bar · Station North · $$$

Le Comptoir du Vin

Known for: Natural wine, cassoulet, chicken liver pâté

Public market · Downtown and Lexington Market · $

Lexington Market

Known for: Crab cakes, lunch counters, Berger cookies

New American restaurant · Baltimore County and nearby · $$$$

Linwoods

Known for: Pepper-crusted tenderloin, bronzino with crab imperial

Tavern · Fells Point · $$$

Little Donna's

Known for: Crab palacinke, clam pizza, pierogies

Seafood and whisky bar · Harbor East · $$$

Loch Bar

Known for: Oysters Rockefeller, raw bar, whisky, live music

Roman-inspired restaurant · Canton · $$$

Love, Pomelo

Known for: Bottarga spaghetti, white Bolognese rigatoni

Southern Mexican · Roland Park · $$

Luna Oaxaca

Known for: Elote, queso fundido, street tacos, weekend brunch

Fine dining · Mount Vernon · $$$$

Magdalena

Known for: Mid-Atlantic cooking with global notes, harissa lamb loin

Italian restaurant · Highlandtown · $$$

Marta

Known for: Seared scallops with lobster zabaglione, porterhouse lamb chop

Pizzeria · Highlandtown · $

Matthew's Pizza

Known for: Deep-ish pan pizza, crab pie

Thai restaurant and bar · Canton · $$

Mayuree Thai Tavern

Known for: Thai dishes and cocktails

Global small plates and cocktails · Canton · $$$

Midlina

Known for: Fusilli Amatriciana, rice-paper chips, skirt steak

Fine dining · Baltimore County and nearby · $$$$

The Milton Inn

Known for: French-based tasting menus in a historic inn

Breakfast and brunch · Roland Park · $$

Miss Shirley's Cafe

Known for: Big breakfasts, chicken and waffles, crab dishes

Hot chicken and smashburgers · Federal Hill · $

Nash and Smashed

Known for: Hot chicken on a smashburger, waffle fries

Seafood restaurant · South Baltimore and the Middle Branch · $$

Nick's Fish House

Known for: Waterfront deck, steamed crabs, seafood

Chinese restaurant · Canton · $$$

NiHao

Known for: Peking duck, soup dumplings, weekend dim sum brunch

Chinese restaurant · Roland Park · $$$

Nine Tailed Fox

Known for: Black-truffle roasted duck, dumplings, Peking duck

Vegan restaurant · Inner Harbor · $$

Oleum

Known for: Vegan pizzas, mushroom bucatini, sticky toffee pudding

Café · Mount Vernon · $

Owl's Corner Café

Known for: Café con leche, tres leches cake, pasteles

Diner · Remington · $

Papermoon Diner

Known for: All-day breakfast, milkshakes, wildly decorated rooms

Seafood restaurant · Baltimore County and nearby · $$

Pappas

Known for: Jumbo lump crab cakes

Fried chicken carryout · Downtown and Lexington Market · $

Park's Fried Chicken

Known for: Chicken box: wings and fries

Indian fine dining · Baltimore County and nearby · $$$$

Peerce's

Known for: Spiced dishes with farm-sourced vegetables

Bar and restaurant · Fells Point · $$$

Peter's Inn

Known for: Short, changing menu in a tiny bar

French bistro · Roland Park · $$$

Petit Louis Bistro

Known for: Classic French bistro cooking

Seafood restaurant · Inner Harbor · $$$

Phillips Seafood

Known for: Crab cakes, crab soup, harbor views

Tropical cocktail bar · Remington · $$

Pink Flamingo

Known for: Rum drinks, a spicy tequila cocktail

Steakhouse · Mount Vernon · $$$$

The Prime Rib

Known for: Prime rib, steaks, crab cakes, leopard-print carpet

Food hall · Remington · $$

R. House

Known for: Several food stalls under one roof, a central bar

Sichuan restaurant · Baltimore County and nearby · $$

Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro

Known for: Mapo tofu, cumin lamb, Peking duck, soup dumplings

Candy shop · West and Southwest Baltimore · $

Rheb's Candy

Known for: Chocolates, taffy, brittle, fudge

Mexican-inspired cantina · Federal Hill · $$

Riverside Cantina

Known for: Quesadillas, street corn dip, margaritas

Bar and restaurant · Hampden · $$

Rocket to Venus

Known for: Quirky comfort food, drinks, a retro room

Rotisserie restaurant · West and Southwest Baltimore · $$

Rooted Rotisserie

Known for: Rotisserie chicken, duck-confit gumbo

Seafood restaurant · Inner Harbor · $$$

Rusty Scupper

Known for: Skyline views across the harbor, seafood

Steakhouse · Harbor East · $$$$

The Ruxton

Known for: Prime steaks, tater tots with caviar, a weekday happy hour

Italian-American · Little Italy · $$

Sabatino's

Known for: Bookmaker salad, classic red-sauce Italian

Italian restaurant · Mount Vernon · $$

Sammy's Trattoria

Known for: Italian-American classics before a show

Greek · Greektown · $$

Samos

Known for: Gyros, lamb, Greek salads

South Indian restaurant · Baltimore County and nearby · $$

Sangam

Known for: Dosas, about 15 kinds

Coastal Italian restaurant · Hampden · $$$

Seppia

Known for: House-made pasta, seafood, cocktails

Diner · Canton · $

Sip & Bite

Known for: Diner classics, crab cakes, breakfast anytime

Fried chicken counter · Downtown and Lexington Market · $

Super Fried Chicken

Known for: Crispy wings and fries

Mexican restaurant · Locust Point · $$

Taco Love Grill

Known for: Tacos, full bar

Italian restaurant · Harbor East · $$$$

Tagliata

Known for: Squid ink pasta with blue crab, steaks, eggplant Parm

Tapas restaurant · Station North · $$

Tapas Teatro

Known for: Sangria, garlic shrimp, lamb meatballs

Ramen bar · Charles Village and Homewood · $$

Toki Underground

Known for: Ramen, cloud shrimp, fried chicken steamed buns

Oyster bar · Mount Vernon · $$$

The Urban Oyster

Known for: Chargrilled oysters

Seasonal American tavern · Hampden · $$$

Woodberry Tavern

Known for: Oyster pie, rockfish, softshell crab pancakes

Irish-inspired restaurant · Fells Point · $$$

The Wren

Known for: Farmhouse cooking, cassoulet, Guinness

Southern and Asian-inspired kitchen · Station North · $$

Yebo Kitchen

Known for: Honey jerk lamb chops, shrimp and grits, brunch

Pizza restaurant · Roland Park · $$

Zavino's

Known for: Wood-fired Neapolitan-style pizza

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