Sichuan restaurant · Baltimore County and nearby

Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro

A Towson restaurant for fiery Sichuan cooking and Peking duck. Named among Baltimore Magazine’s Best Restaurants for 2026.

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

Known for
Mapo tofu, cumin lamb, Peking duck, soup dumplings
Price
$$ · Moderate
Good for
Groups, Spice lovers

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Soup dumplings (illustrative photo, not taken at this restaurant)Illustrative: Soup dumplings, not taken at Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro

Photo: Darrylsnow, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What to order at Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro

  1. Peking duck
  2. Mapo tofu
  3. Soup dumplings
  4. Cumin lamb

Dishes named in Baltimore Magazine, Best Restaurants 2026 and other recent local coverage. Menus change with the seasons, so ask what is on today.

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About Baltimore County and nearby

Some of the region’s best-known crab cakes and crab houses are just outside the city line, in Dundalk, Parkville and near BWI Airport. To the north, Towson, Owings Mills and the countryside around Hunt Valley have special-occasion restaurants.

  • You will need a car for most of these.
  • Call ahead for steamed crabs in summer; sizes and prices change daily.

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What should I order at Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro?

Popular orders at Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro include: Peking duck; Mapo tofu; Soup dumplings; Cumin lamb. Menus change, so check what is on the day you go.

Where is Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro?

Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro is at Towson, in Baltimore County and nearby, Baltimore.

How expensive is Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro?

It is moderate ($$) by Baltimore standards.

Has Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro won any awards?

Named one of Baltimore’s best restaurants, 2026 (Baltimore Magazine, Best Restaurants 2026).

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