When weekly texts became daily texts. . .
“Where should I take out-of-towners?”
“Where should my office do a happy hour?”
“What do you consider a Baltimore classic?”
“It’s my wife’s birthday. Help!”
I thought it was time to make some lists and put ’em out there.
This guide will help you figure out where to go for date night, coffee, happy hour and more. I’m a Baltimore native, live and work in the city, know a ton of great people and places — and I want to help. And, this guide will be ever-evolving, just like Baltimore.
Baltimore Restaurants, Food, and Drinks Guide
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Happy Hour with a Crowd
Fadensonnen
The Bluebird Cocktail Room
Grand Cru Bottle Shop
Blue Pit BBQ
Bar Vasquez
Gunther & Co.
Rye Street TavernTake the Kiddos
Miss Shirley’s
Holy Frijoles
Silver Queen Cafe
Blue Pit BBQ
Johnny’s
Golden West Cafe
La Food Marketa
Rocket to Venus
Grano Pasta Bar
Paulie Gee’s
Wicked SistersCaffeine
Sophomore Coffee
Ceremony Coffee
Baby’s on Fire
The Corner Pantry
Dooby’s
Artifact Coffee
Ground & Griddled
Pitango
Vent Coffee
Spro Coffee
Order & Chaos
One Do CoffeePizza Pie
Hersh’s
Paulie Gee’s Pizza
Matthew’s Pizza
Verde
Joe Squared
Birroteca
Johnny Rad’s
Pizza John’s
ArthousePlease Never Ever Close
Peter’s Inn
Petit Louis Bistro
The Prime Rib
Cinghiale
The Ambassador Dining Room
Hersh’s
The Helmand
Nanami
Tapas Teatro
Linwood’sNew and Not So New Classics
Orto
Thames Street Oyster House
The Food Market
Rye Street Tavern
Brewer’s Art
Dylan’s Oyster Cellar
Woodberry Kitchen
La Cuchara
Cinghiale
Petit Louis Bistro
Tapas TeatroOld School
The Prime Rib
Tio Pepe
The HelmandKinda Fancy
The Prime Rib
Charleston
Magdalena
Rec Pier Chop HouseDate Night
Petit Louis Bistro
Orto
Le Comptoir du Vin
Dylan’s Oyster Cellar
Nanami
The Prime Rib
Cinghiale
Capital Grille
Foraged
Puerto 511Take Out-of-Towners
Thames Street Oyster House
Hersh’s
Clavel
Peter’s Inn
True Chesapeake
Alma Cocina Latina
Rye Street Tavern
FadensonnenTake Your Folks
Woodberry Kitchen
The Food Market
Aldo’s
La Scala
Linwood’s
Gertrude’s
Rye Street Tavern
True ChesapeakeBars, But Really Good Food, Too
Dylan’s Oyster Cellar
Grand Cru Bottle Shop
Wet City
1157 Bar + KitchenCocktails
Alma Cocina Latina
B&O Brasserie
Bluebird Cocktail Room
Sugarvale
Of Love & Regret
Wet City
Clavel
Hersh’s
Dutch Courage
Dylan’s Oyster Cellar
WC HarlanBrunch
Clavel
Gertrude’s
Silver Queen Cafe
The Food Market
Sobo Cafe
Woodberry Kitchen
Golden West Cafe
La Food Marketa
Rye Street Tavern
LarderSteamed Crabs
LP Steamers
Nick’s Fish House
Captain James Landing
Bo Brooks
Angie’s Seafood
(plus, tons outside Baltimore City and County, message me if you need recs)Sit Outside
Cosima
Gunther
Cinghiale
Tapas Teatro
Dylan’s Oyster CellarBreakfast
The Corner Pantry
Pete’s GrilleAnytime, Gimme
Ekiben
The Local Fry
Cocina Luchadoras
Larder
Sobo Market
Souvlaki Greek Cuisine
The Local Oyster
Blacksauce Kitchen
Chiyo Sushi
Little Grano
The Corner Pantry
DiPasquale’s
Faidley’s
Blue Pit BBQ
Papi’s Tacos
Shake ShackDrive
Volt (now, Thacher & Rye)
Ananda
Peerce’s
The Turn House
Great Sage -
Hampden/Woodberry
True Chesapeake
Blue Pit BBQ
Birroteca
Avenue Kitchen & Bar
Vent Coffee
Cosima
Spro Coffee
The Food Market
Artifact Coffee
Dylan’s Oyster Cellar
Wicked Sisters
Paulie Gee’s
Woodberry Kitchen
La Cuchara
Souvlaki Greek Cuisine
Arthouse
Bluebird Cocktail Room
Grano Pasta Bar
Holy FrijolesMt. Washington/North Baltimore/Pikesville/Roland Park
Petit Louis Bistro
The Ambassador Dining Room
Grand Cru Bottle Shop
La Food Marketa
The Corner Pantry
Cunningham’s
Linwood’s
Chiyo Sushi
Greg’s Bagels
Wicked Sisters
Miss Shirley’s
Johnny’sMt. Vernon
The Local Oyster
Ceremony Coffee
Dooby’s
Helmand
Brewer’s Art
The Prime Rib
Baby’s On Fire
Tio Pepe
Magdalena
Wet City
Sugarvale
City CafeDowntown
Puerto 511
Capital Grille
B&O Brasserie
Faidley’s
Shake ShackEssex
Fell’s Point
Peter’s Inn
Papi’s Tacos
Thames Street Oyster House
Rec Pier Chop House
Nanami
Pitango
Blue Moon
Ekiben
Johnny Rad’s
Cocina LuchadurasFederal Hill/Riverside/Locust Point/South Baltimore
Rye Street Tavern
Hersh’s
Order & Chaos
The Local Fry
3 Bean Coffee
Sobo Market
Sobo Cafe
LP Steamers
Nick’s Fish HouseCanton/Highlandtown
Gunther & Co.
Verde
Matthews Pizza
DiPasquale’s
Of Love & RegretRemington/Charles Village/Waverly/Old Goucher
Ground & Griddled
Fadensonnen
Clavel
Pete’s Grille
WC Harlan
Papermoon Diner
Gertrude’s
Blacksauce Kitchen
New Wyman Park RestaurantStation North
Alma Cocina Latina
Tapas Teatro
Le Comptoir du Vin
Joe Squared
OrtoHarbor East
Bar Vasquez
Charleston
CinghialeLittle Italy
Other