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.
What to eat here
- Crab cakes and steamed crabs in Dundalk and Parkville
- A crab cake near BWI before a flight
- Special-occasion dinners in the countryside
Checked places in Baltimore County and nearby
Seafood restaurant · Baltimore County and nearby · $$
Jimmy's Famous Seafood
Known for: Crab cakes, steamed crabs, crab pretzels
Crab house · Baltimore County and nearby · $$
Costas Inn
Known for: Steamed crabs by the dozen, crab cakes
Seafood restaurant · Baltimore County and nearby · $$
G&M Restaurant
Known for: Very large crab cakes
New American restaurant · Baltimore County and nearby · $$$$
Linwoods
Known for: Pepper-crusted tenderloin, bronzino with crab imperial
Indian fine dining · Baltimore County and nearby · $$$$
Peerce's
Known for: Spiced dishes with farm-sourced vegetables
Sichuan restaurant · Baltimore County and nearby · $$
Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro
Known for: Mapo tofu, cumin lamb, Peking duck, soup dumplings
Fine dining · Baltimore County and nearby · $$$$
The Milton Inn
Known for: French-based tasting menus in a historic inn
Pizza and Italian · Baltimore County and nearby · $
Frank's Pizza and Pasta
Known for: Pizza, pasta, subs
Crab house and seafood market · Baltimore County and nearby · $$
Conrad's Crabs and Seafood Market
Known for: Steamed crabs
Tips
- You will need a car for most of these.
- Call ahead for steamed crabs in summer; sizes and prices change daily.
Nearby neighborhoods
East Baltimore and Pulaski HighwaySouth Baltimore and the Middle Branch
Tips from travellers
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