{"id":1006,"date":"2017-04-12T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.citywalkerapp.com\/?p=1006"},"modified":"2018-05-28T17:35:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T17:35:22","slug":"off-the-beaten-path-but-worth-a-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/off-the-beaten-path-but-worth-a-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Off the Beaten Path but Worth a Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">While<b> <\/b>it\u2019s pretty easy to find the <a href=\"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/category\/hot-spots\/\">obvious hotspots<\/a> in Fells Point, that is, restaurants that are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/baltimores-fells-point-neighborhood-journey-time\/\">highly beaten paths of lower Broadway and Thames Street<\/a>, there are plenty of other <a href=\"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/category\/hidden-gem\/\">gems hidden away<\/a> on various side streets.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Few visitors to <a href=\"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/locals-love-southeast-baltimore-neighborhood-fells-point\/\">Fells Point<\/a> would have any reason to walk east on Eastern Avenue much past, say, Ann Street, unless they had friends in the neighborhood or were looking for a Latin grocer or a Catholic Church. My old parish, Holy Rosary, is on Chester Street just a block north of Eastern, and is a fine choice if you want to attend Mass on Sunday&#8211;particularly if you\u2019d like a Mass said entirely in Polish. Afterwards, your sense of spiritual sustenance may be high, but the physical realm is lacking. In other words, you need brunch. You\u2019re in luck&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnnyrads.com\/JohnnyRads\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnny Rad\u2019s<\/a> is just around the corner. (Yes, do ignore that Burger King right there.) This \u201cpizzaria tavern\u201d has been featured on the Food Network\u2019s Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, so don\u2019t expect anything fancy. And please don\u2019t tell me I\u2019m going to hell for recommending a bar for post-Mass dining; it\u2019s not like I haven\u2019t heard it before.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5121948059520287\" data-ad-slot=\"8454780149\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/crabcakes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1008\" src=\"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/crabcakes.jpg\" alt=\"Baltimore crab cakes\" width=\"792\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/crabcakes.jpg 792w, https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/crabcakes-555x416.jpg 555w, https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/crabcakes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/crabcakes-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Johnny\u2019s is famous for their pizza. It\u2019s mostly Neapolitan-style, but because their brick oven is gas-fired, not wood-fired, they like to call it \u201cBaltipolitan.\u201d In any case, the pizzas are delish, and there are several vegan options. They also have snacky things like hush puppies and risotto balls, salads, and sandwiches like a fat bacon burger, and cheesesteaks, which like the pizzas, can be veganized for your pleasure with non-animal meat. But if you\u2019re more interested in wings than pizza, stroll south on Chester Street another block to Fleet, take a left, and voila! Kisling\u2019s Tavern, home of Baltimore\u2019s Best Wings. Sure, sure, lots of places make that claim, but Kisling\u2019s may well be telling the truth. Their award-winning wings can be ordered in 17 flavors, from original Buffalo to chili lime, mango habanero, and honey dijon. Or naked, if you\u2019re a complete wuss. You can also buy a bottle of their original wing sauce to take home, as a savory souvenir of Charm City. They have burgers and stuff, too, and a big 10-ounce jumbo lump crab cake available after <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1808967530\"><span class=\"aQJ\">5pm<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If neither pizza nor wings turn you on, there\u2019s a Royal Farms store across Chester from Kisling\u2019s. If you\u2019re not already in the know, this local convenience store chain has some of the best fried chicken around. So if you spot one, and you\u2019re hungry, check them out.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you walk another block south, to Aliceanna Street, and hang a left, you\u2019ll see <a href=\"http:\/\/captainjameslanding.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Captain James\u2019 Seafood Palace<\/a>. Honestly, you can\u2019t miss the place, as it\u2019s shaped like a ship. It sits on a wedge-shaped piece of land between Aliceanna and Boston Streets where a boat-shaped restaurant was a perfect fit. As its name implies, Captain James is a real seafood-a-palooza, open for breakfast\/brunch, lunch, and dinner. They have all the classic Maryland-style dishes, like crab cakes, crab soup, crab dip, crab fritters, crab, crab, and more crab. But also meat (chicken, ribs, beef, burgers) if you\u2019re one of those unfortunate folks who is allergic to shellfish. If you\u2019re in the mood to bash on some steamed crabs, Captain James has a crabhouse right across the street, on the water. It even has it\u2019s own handy-dandy water taxi dock, if you\u2019re too stuffed to walk all the way back to the busier parts of Fells Point.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ok, let\u2019s recap your day so far: you\u2019ve gotten up early to attend the <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1808967531\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10:30<\/span><\/span> Polish Mass at Holy Rosary, had a pizza or wings or steamed crabs, and found yourself back at your hotel for a well-deserved nap. Eventually you\u2019re going to need dinner, and probably more drinks. Where to next? There are a few other places on Aliceanna Street, a couple blocks west of the Captain James. Lobo doesn\u2019t have a full kitchen, so their menu emphasizes things like cheese and charcuterie, raw shellfish, sandwiches, and a selection of items they modestly call, \u201csnacks.\u201d Among these is a killer cheeseburger tartare, an elevated (and raw) version of the famous two all-beef-patties, etc. that we know and (perhaps) love. The meat is chopped filet, and yes there are pickles and special sauce and even some sesame seeds. Across the street from Lobo is Darbar, if you\u2019re in the mood for Indian food. They serve all the familiar dishes, with some more unusual ones like chicken Kolhapuri with a red chile sauce and peanuts, and kurkuribhindi, or crispy fried okra (don\u2019t knock it \u2018til you try it). And of course Indian restaurants are known for their excellent selection of vegetarian dishes.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5121948059520287\" data-ad-slot=\"8454780149\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our final stop on this somewhat meandering tour is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pierpointrestaurant.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pierpoint<\/a>. Chef\/owner Nancy Longo\u2019s restaurant has been a fixture in the neighborhood for almost thirty years, and perhaps best known for its smoked crab cake. It\u2019s my platonic ideal of that Maryland specialty, like the ones my grandmother would make, meaty and flavorful, but Chef Longo\u2019s cakes have a soup\u00e7on of smoke. If crab isn\u2019t your thing, there are plenty of other options. Try the duck spring rolls with \u201cLongolian\u201d BBQ sauce or the pumpkin pierogi in gorgonzola cream sauce as an app.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">From there, wander on over to Thames Street for a nightcap or two. There\u2019s plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/category\/food\/\">good food<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/category\/drink\/\">drink within walking distance<\/a> in Fells Point.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Minxeats Baltimore food blogger and Co-author of the new book,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1493017918\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1493017918&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=minxmonthlycriti&amp;linkId=2311db3202129434917aac2e112c5175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland\u2019s Chesapeake: How the Bay and its Bounty Shaped a Cuisine<\/a><\/em>, plus\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0762781092\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0762781092&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=minxmonthlycriti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Food Lovers\u2019 Guide to Baltimore<\/i><\/a>, and<i>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lpymtl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baltimore Chef\u2019s Table<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Editors Note:<\/em>\u00a0One thing we like to do when launching in a\u00a0city is to partner with local writers. This is a key part to the City Walker experience, we don\u2019t only want our app (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/VbVcjZ\">iOS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/7X79LQ\">Android<\/a>) to have a local prospective, we want our blog to have it too! This gives the authentic personal prospective that no one other than a local can offer. We are honored to have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/citywalkerapp.com\/cw\/category\/minxeats\/\">MINXEATS\u00a0be a guest writer<\/a> for City Walker in Baltimore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While it\u2019s pretty easy to find the obvious hotspots in Fells Point, that is, restaurants that are on the highly beaten paths of lower Broadway and Thames Street, there are plenty of other gems hidden away on various side streets. 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