Category: Baltimore

Find the best Locally owned and operated restaurants, bars and locals gems across the city. Our local writers have the area covered, Fells Point, Mount Vernon, Mid Town, Downtown, and gems off the beaten path in beautiful Baltimore.

Wine Market Bistro in Baltimore

Federal Hill and South Baltimore, Part IV

This week’s installment of our tour through Federal Hill and South Baltimore will be more similar to the way Baltimore locals scout out dining options, with one exception: locals live here. So we already know where all the good eats can be found. But you, intrepid traveler, probably have no idea that there are some […]

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Harbor Que Pulled Pork Sandwich

Federal Hill and South Baltimore, Part III

While the largest concentration of restaurants in the neighborhood known as Federal Hill is within a few blocks of Federal Hill itself, there are still plenty more in the surrounding area, which will be explored in upcoming posts. We’ll start today on Charles Street, just west of Cross Street Market, where there are several restaurants […]

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bourbon steak burger

The Best Baltimore Burger Spots Across the City

While Baltimore and Maryland are best known for their crabs they can also make a killer burger. A quick guide to our favorite burger joints. Abbey Burger Bistro Abbey is two stories of burger heaven, and not just any kind of burger, either. Abbey’s specialty is creating burgers from various kinds of meat, some completely […]

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Yummy Ribs in Baltimore Maryland

Federal Hill and South Baltimore, Part II

There are so many restaurants so close together in the Federal Hill area, it’s hard to decide how to approach them. I suppose the most logical manner is to continue where we left off last time, which was at Grilled Cheese & Co, near the corner of Light and Cross Street. Head to that corner […]

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Federal Hill Baltimore

Federal Hill and South Baltimore, part I

Now that we’re done exploring the Inner Harbor area, we can venture slightly further south to an adjacent neighborhood: Federal Hill. Largely residential, Federal Hill is also home to many fine restaurants and drinking establishments, as well as the giant grassy promontory that is the neighborhood’s namesake. Federal Hill is currently used as a community […]

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Encantada, in the American Visionary Art Museum

Spotlight on: Encantada

Baltimore is not known for its vegan restaurants. That’s not to say it’s not a vegan-friendly city; there are a handful of notable places that serve vegan cuisine. Some are completely vegan. And several of them are even planning a Vegan Restaurant Week from August 18th – 26th (check out https://www.mdveganeats.com for more info). I’m […]

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Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Inner Harbor Restaurants Near Oriole Park at Camden Yards

While many people think of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor as being the area immediately surrounding the water, the neighborhood actually stretches a bit further to the west and includes Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Thus, it seems fitting to conclude our multi-week tour of restaurants from Fells Point to the Inner Harbor with suggestions on where […]

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Rusty Scupper Crab Cakes

Spotlight On: The Rusty Scupper

I remember when the Rusty Scupper opened back in 1982. There wasn’t much else in that corner of the Inner Harbor where Key Highway changes course from East-West to North-South. Historic Federal Hill, once topped with Union army cannons trained on the city center during the Civil War, stood silently nearby. The open park-like space called […]

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Baltimore River View

Inner Harbor Eats – Baltimore Maryland Waterfront Dining

For the past several decades, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor has been a huge draw for visitors and residents alike. Harborplace was an amazingly popular shopping and dining destination in the 80s and into the 90s. Back then, the majority of the restaurants within the complex were locally-owned, if not by people from Baltimore, than at least […]

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inner harbor panorama Baltimore

Dining Around the Inner Harbor – Baltimore Maryland

Back when I was a little girl, there wasn’t much to see at the Inner Harbor except boats. This includes the Civil War-era sailing warship U.S.S. Constellation, docked at Pier 1 since 1963, and a submarine, the U.S.S. Torsk–the last ship to sink an enemy vessel in WWII–here since 1972. And lots of working tugboats, […]

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