Neighborhood pub · Lauraville and Hamilton

Koco's Pub

A neighborhood pub on Harford Road that has built a citywide reputation on one dish: a crab cake big enough to share. Worth the drive out of downtown if crab cakes are your reason for visiting.

  • Readers’ pick 2026: Crab cake

Checked as operating: October 2026. Hours change, so check before you go.

Known for
Very large crab cakes
Where
4301 Harford Rd, Lauraville and Hamilton
Price
$$ · Moderate
Good for
Crab cakes, Casual, Locals

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A crab cake (illustrative photo, not taken at this restaurant)Illustrative: A crab cake, not taken at Koco's Pub

Photo: Jen Arrr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What to order at Koco's Pub

  1. The crab cake (Best of Baltimore 2026 readers’ pick)

Dishes named in recent local coverage. Menus change with the seasons, so ask what is on today.

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Baltimore classics to try here

Crab cakes

About Lauraville and Hamilton

Residential neighborhoods along the Harford Road corridor with a cluster of neighborhood restaurants, bars and cafés that draw people from across the city.

  • Easiest by car; there is street parking.

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What should I order at Koco's Pub?

Popular orders at Koco's Pub include: The crab cake (Best of Baltimore 2026 readers’ pick). Menus change, so check what is on the day you go.

Where is Koco's Pub?

Koco's Pub is at 4301 Harford Rd, in Lauraville and Hamilton, Baltimore.

How expensive is Koco's Pub?

It is moderate ($$) by Baltimore standards.

Has Koco's Pub won any awards?

Readers’ pick 2026: Crab cake (Best of Baltimore 2026 readers’ poll).

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