W.C. Harlan ★ 4.5
W.C. Harlan in Remington is a candlelit speakeasy behind an unmarked door, Lane Harlan's first bar, pouring seasonal cocktails and a deep amaro list.
TipThere is no sign; look for the unmarked door on 23rd Street, then head inside.
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Sugarvale ★ 4.4
Sugarvale in Mount Vernon is an intimate basement cocktail bar, mixing inventive, balanced drinks with zero pretension off a frequently changing menu.
TipIt is small and below street level; arrive early on weekends to land a seat at the bar.
The Bluebird Cocktail Room ★ 4.3
The Bluebird Cocktail Room in Hampden is a literary-themed upstairs cocktail bar, mixing hyper-seasonal drinks in a book-lined room above the Avenue.
TipThe upstairs Green Room is the seat to ask for; the menu leans hyper-seasonal.
Dutch Courage ★ 4.2
Dutch Courage in Old Goucher is a gin-focused cocktail bar on North Charles Street, building its list around gin and tonics and a long back bar of botanicals.
TipIt is gin-forward but the team mixes anything; the patio is a draw in warm weather.
The Elk Room ★ 4.2
The Elk Room in Harbor East is a hidden cocktail bar behind Italian Disco, pouring spirit-forward classics in a dim, vintage Atlas Restaurant Group room.
TipEnter through Italian Disco; the cocktail list runs spirit-forward and classic.
Max's Taphouse ★ 4.1
Max's Taphouse on Fells Point's Broadway is a beer hall with more than a hundred taps and a deep bottle list, a Baltimore craft-beer institution.
TipThe tap list runs past 100; the annual Belgian beer fest is the calendar event to catch.
The Owl Bar ★ 4.0
The Owl Bar in the Belvedere Hotel is a Mount Vernon landmark since 1903, a wood-panelled former speakeasy with terracotta owls and brick-oven pizza.
TipThe neon owls signalled bootleg liquor in Prohibition days; the brick-oven pizza is the kitchen's strength.
Cat's Eye Pub ★ 4.0
Cat's Eye Pub on the Fells Point waterfront is a no-frills live-music bar, running blues and rock bands nightly in a cramped, well-worn room on Thames Street.
TipThere is live music nearly every night and no cover; it is cash-friendly and waterfront.
Wet City ★ 4.0
Wet City in Mount Vernon is a brewery, full bar and kitchen in one, pouring house beers and a chosen guest list alongside tacos in a colourful upstairs room.
TipIt brews its own and pours a sharp guest list; the upstairs bar and the tacos are the draw.
Rye Street Tavern ★ 4.0
Rye Street Tavern in Port Covington pours cocktails built on Sagamore Spirit rye, a waterfront tavern with an open hearth and a Chesapeake-leaning kitchen.
TipThe rye cocktails use the next-door Sagamore distillery's spirit; the waterfront patio is the seat.
The Horse You Came In On Saloon ★ 3.9
The Horse You Came In On Saloon in Fells Point claims to be America's oldest continuous saloon, a Thames Street bar tied to Edgar Allan Poe's last days.
TipIt bills itself as the country's oldest continuous saloon; the Poe lore is part of the draw.
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