Restaurants in Baltimore

Baltimore is renowned for its crab cakes - said to be the best in the world. Aside from a wide choice of fresh seafood, you can tuck into Italian cuisine in Little Italy and Mediterranean specialities in Greektown. Trendy eateries dot hip neighbourhoods such as Fell’s Point, Mount Vernon and Federal Hill.

The following restaurants have been grouped into three price categories:
Expensive (over US$50)
Moderate (US$25 to US$50)
Cheap (under US$25)
For a three-course meal and the equivalent of one-half bottle of wine (sales tax of 6% will be added and allow 15-20% for your tip).



Azumi

Price: Expensive
Cuisine: Japanese

A curve of stylish wooden booths curls alongside enormous windows in this sleek affair inside the Four Seasons Hotel. The upscale eatery serves sushi, steaks and omakase (chef’s selection), with fresh seafood flown in from Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market, accompanied by a selection of sake and traditional Japanese desserts.

Address: 725 Aliceanna Street, Harbor East, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 443 220 0477.

Azumi

Price: Expensive
Cuisine: Japanese

A curve of stylish wooden booths curls alongside enormous windows in this sleek affair inside the Four Seasons Hotel. The upscale eatery serves sushi, steaks and omakase (chef’s selection), with fresh seafood flown in from Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market, accompanied by a selection of sake and traditional Japanese desserts.

Address: 725 Aliceanna Street, Harbor East, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 443 220 0477.

Aldo's Ristorante Italiano

Price: Expensive
Cuisine: Italian

A carpenter as well as a chef, Aldo Vitale crafted this restaurant's intricate woodwork, including the mahogany bar. The menu features seasonal ingredients such as Italian white truffles from Alba. Vitale’s home-cured pancetta and soppressata, pickled vegetables and hand-picked herbs lend a personal touch. Diners are welcome to tour the wine cellar and the cheese cave.

Address: 306 South High Street, Little Italy, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 410 727 0700.

Bo Brooks Restaurant

Price: Expensive
Cuisine: Seafood

If you’re going to try the local speciality, it makes sense to go where the locals go to eat it. So if steamed crab is in your sights, you’ll be in good company here. Fat, spicy crabs are served up to a mixed crowd in a waterfront setting overlooking a busy marina.

Address: 2780 Lighthouse Point, Canton, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 410 558 0202.
Website:

Bo Brooks Restaurant

Price: Expensive
Cuisine: Seafood

If you’re going to try the local speciality, it makes sense to go where the locals go to eat it. So if steamed crab is in your sights, you’ll be in good company here. Fat, spicy crabs are served up to a mixed crowd in a waterfront setting overlooking a busy marina.

Address: 2780 Lighthouse Point, Canton, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 410 558 0202.
Website:

Aldo's Ristorante Italiano

Price: Expensive
Cuisine: Italian

A carpenter as well as a chef, Aldo Vitale crafted this restaurant's intricate woodwork, including the mahogany bar. The menu features seasonal ingredients such as Italian white truffles from Alba. Vitale’s home-cured pancetta and soppressata, pickled vegetables and hand-picked herbs lend a personal touch. Diners are welcome to tour the wine cellar and the cheese cave.

Address: 306 South High Street, Little Italy, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 410 727 0700.

Tapas Teatro

Price: Moderate
Cuisine: Spanish

Enduringly popular, this charming bistro adjoins the Charles Theatre, making it a handy pre-show venue. There's certainly a buzz about the place. Arrive with an appetite for the paella, accompanied by a pitcher of sangria. Alternatively, sample and share lamb chops, sausages and veggie dishes.

Address: 1711 North Charles Street, Station North, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 410 332 0110.

1157 bar + kitchen

Price: Moderate
Cuisine: International

Inventive small plates draw crowds to this laid-back Locust Point eatery. Pull up a stool at the long wooden bar or share a window booth (and food) with friends. Try a pork belly and Granny Smith apple corn dog, slurp duck noodle soup or crunch crispy octopus with chickpea salad.

Address: 1157 Haubert Street, Locust Point, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 443 449 5525.

1157 bar + kitchen

Price: Moderate
Cuisine: International

Inventive small plates draw crowds to this laid-back Locust Point eatery. Pull up a stool at the long wooden bar or share a window booth (and food) with friends. Try a pork belly and Granny Smith apple corn dog, slurp duck noodle soup or crunch crispy octopus with chickpea salad.

Address: 1157 Haubert Street, Locust Point, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 443 449 5525.

Tapas Teatro

Price: Moderate
Cuisine: Spanish

Enduringly popular, this charming bistro adjoins the Charles Theatre, making it a handy pre-show venue. There's certainly a buzz about the place. Arrive with an appetite for the paella, accompanied by a pitcher of sangria. Alternatively, sample and share lamb chops, sausages and veggie dishes.

Address: 1711 North Charles Street, Station North, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 410 332 0110.

Gertrude's

Price: Moderate
Cuisine: American

Named after celebrity chef John Shields' grandmother, who first introduced him to the delights of cooking, this bistro prides itself on serving the freshest local ingredients - with lobster and crab topping the menu. Try single-fry oysters, dusted in cornmeal, with a tangy sauce. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlook a sculpture garden and, in warmer weather, there's terrace seating.

Address: Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 410 889 3399.

Gertrude's

Price: Moderate
Cuisine: American

Named after celebrity chef John Shields' grandmother, who first introduced him to the delights of cooking, this bistro prides itself on serving the freshest local ingredients - with lobster and crab topping the menu. Try single-fry oysters, dusted in cornmeal, with a tangy sauce. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlook a sculpture garden and, in warmer weather, there's terrace seating.

Address: Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 410 889 3399.

Sascha’s Cafe

Price: Cheap
Cuisine: American

A 19th-century Mount Vernon townhouse is the venue for an eclectic café menu. Red velvet drapes and high ceilings frame the banquettes, and the marble columns add a further touch of sophistication. Munch a portobello mushroom and goat cheese panini or fill up on crab cake sliders with a mound of coleslaw and fries. Lunch only.

Address: 527 North Charles Street, Mount Vernon, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 410 539 6103.
Website:

Sascha’s Cafe

Price: Cheap
Cuisine: American

A 19th-century Mount Vernon townhouse is the venue for an eclectic café menu. Red velvet drapes and high ceilings frame the banquettes, and the marble columns add a further touch of sophistication. Munch a portobello mushroom and goat cheese panini or fill up on crab cake sliders with a mound of coleslaw and fries. Lunch only.

Address: 527 North Charles Street, Mount Vernon, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 410 539 6103.
Website:

The Bun Shop

Price: Cheap
Cuisine: International

Warm filled buns and pastries are created in every shape and size imaginable at this popular late-night Mount Vernon hangout. Flavours come from around the globe, so you might chomp your way through an empanada, chew on a pork bun or sink your teeth into a cinnamon roll. There’s a second shop downtown at 22 Light Street.

Address: 239 West Read Street, Mount Vernon, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 410 989 2033.

The Bun Shop

Price: Cheap
Cuisine: International

Warm filled buns and pastries are created in every shape and size imaginable at this popular late-night Mount Vernon hangout. Flavours come from around the globe, so you might chomp your way through an empanada, chew on a pork bun or sink your teeth into a cinnamon roll. There’s a second shop downtown at 22 Light Street.

Address: 239 West Read Street, Mount Vernon, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 410 989 2033.

Vaccaro’s

Price: Cheap
Cuisine: Italian

Skip the paninis and salads and head straight for dessert at this Little Italy pastry institution. From cream puffs slathered with hot fudge to crispy sfogliatelle (pastries filled with baked ricotta and citron), there’s plenty to sate any sweet tooth. The cannoli and, of course, gelato, are something to save room for.

Address: 222 Albemarle Street, Little Italy, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 410 685 4905.

Vaccaro’s

Price: Cheap
Cuisine: Italian

Skip the paninis and salads and head straight for dessert at this Little Italy pastry institution. From cream puffs slathered with hot fudge to crispy sfogliatelle (pastries filled with baked ricotta and citron), there’s plenty to sate any sweet tooth. The cannoli and, of course, gelato, are something to save room for.

Address: 222 Albemarle Street, Little Italy, Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone: +1 410 685 4905.
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