New openings we have checked as operating in October 2026. New restaurants change their menus and hours often in the first year, so check before you go.
Chinese restaurant · Roland Park · $$$
Black-truffle roasted duck, dumplings, Peking duck. A polished Chinese restaurant in the Village of Cross Keys from Atlas Restaurant Group, with Hong Kong-born executive chef Jeffrey Mei.
Mexican restaurant · Locust Point · $$
Tacos, full bar. The full-service Locust Point branch of a family-run Mexican restaurant that started in White Marsh, opened at McHenry Row in March 2026.
Korean barbecue · Station North · $$
Charcoal Korean barbecue cooked at the table. A Station North Korean barbecue restaurant open since 1989, grilling meat and vegetables over real charcoal at the table.
Coastal French · Harbor East · $$$
Oysters and rosé, Provençal dishes. A Provence-inspired restaurant in the Canopy by Hilton at Harbor Point, cooking with Chesapeake ingredients.
Mexican-inspired cantina · Federal Hill · $$
Quesadillas, street corn dip, margaritas. A Riverside cantina that opened in late 2025 with tacos, quesadillas and margaritas.
American Chinese · Highlandtown · $$
Sizzling iron plate, crab egg foo yong, wontons. A Highlandtown take on the American Chinese restaurant, opened in late 2025, with a Baltimore touch in its crab egg foo yong.
Hungarian bakery and café · Canton · $
Chimney cakes, crêpes. A Canton bakery making Hungarian chimney cakes (kürtőskalács), rolled in cinnamon sugar, coconut or chocolate, plus sweet and savory crêpes.
Deli with a speakeasy bar · Little Italy · $$
Club sandwich, chopped beef and cheese, cocktails. A Little Italy deli with a hidden cocktail bar, Highball, in the back.
Southern Mexican · Roland Park · $$
Elote, queso fundido, street tacos, weekend brunch. A Southern Mexican restaurant in the Village of Cross Keys, opened in 2025.
Hot chicken and smashburgers · Federal Hill · $
Hot chicken on a smashburger, waffle fries. A Federal Hill counter for Nashville-style hot chicken and smashburgers, halal-friendly, opened in 2025.
Café · Mount Vernon · $
Café con leche, tres leches cake, pasteles. A Mount Vernon café with a Puerto Rican accent, opened in 2025: café con leche, roast pulled pork, pasteles and tres leches cake.
West African fast casual · Federal Hill · $
Jollof rice bowls. A Cross Street Market counter building bowls on jollof rice or jollof noodles, topped with chicken, spiced beef or a plant-based protein.
Oyster bar · Mount Vernon · $$$
Chargrilled oysters. Chef Jasmine Norton’s oyster bar, described by Visit Baltimore as the first female and Black-owned oyster bar in Maryland.
Coastal Italian restaurant · Hampden · $$$
House-made pasta, seafood, cocktails. A coastal Italian restaurant in a former five-and-dime in Hampden.
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Every place here was checked as operating in October 2026. Hours change, so check before you go. Ratings come only from readers.
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