Day-by-day eating plans for Baltimore: weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.
Day-by-day plans
Baltimore weekend: the Chesapeake classics
- ★ 4.6
- 2 days
- First-time visitor, two days
A weekend built around the dishes Baltimore is known for: a no-filler crab cake at Lexington Market, a Fells Point oyster crawl, pit beef on the East Side and a Harbor East dinner.
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Day 1Saturday: market crab cakes, pit beef, Fells Point oysters
- Morning
- Start at Lexington Market and eat a jumbo lump crab cake standing up at Faidley's Seafood, the city's benchmark since 1886.
- Afternoon
- Drive out to Chaps Pit Beef on Pulaski Highway for a rare pit beef on a kaiser with tiger sauce and onion.
- Evening
- Dinner at Thames Street Oyster House in Fells Point, working through the raw bar and the Eastern Shore crab cake.
StopsFaidley's SeafoodLexington MarketChaps Pit BeefThames Street Oyster House
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Day 2Sunday: museum brunch, Hampden tacos, Harbor East dinner
- Morning
- Chesapeake brunch at Gertrude's on the terrace over the Baltimore Museum of Art sculpture garden.
- Afternoon
- Head to Hampden for a dozen Jerome Creek oysters and a jumbo lump crab cake at True Chesapeake Oyster Co. in Whitehall Mill.
- Evening
- Finish with a Harbor East dinner of house-made pasta and magret of duck at Cinghiale.
StopsGertrude's Chesapeake KitchenTrue Chesapeake Oyster Co.Cinghiale
Baltimore on a budget: the cheap-eat canon
- ★ 4.3
- 2 days
- On a budget, two days
Two days of Baltimore's best cheap food, from market crab cakes and lake trout to pit beef, steamed buns, tacos and a fudge-capped Berger cookie, almost all under $15 a plate.
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Day 1Day one: market lunch, deli row, steamed buns
- Morning
- Graze Lexington Market for lake trout and a chicken box from Connie's Chicken and Waffles.
- Afternoon
- Lunch on Corned Beef Row at Attman's Delicatessen, a hand-cut corned beef sandwich and a knish.
- Evening
- Pick up steamed bao like the Neighborhood Bird at Ekiben in Fells Point for a cheap dinner.
StopsLexington MarketConnie's Chicken and WafflesAttman's DelicatessenEkiben
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Day 2Day two: tacos, pit beef, pizza and a Berger cookie
- Morning
- Warm tortillas and cheap tacos at Tortilleria Sinaloa in Upper Fells Point.
- Afternoon
- A rare pit beef sandwich at Chaps Pit Beef, a meal on one kaiser roll.
- Evening
- Split a thick-crust pie at Matthew's Pizza in Highlandtown, then pick up a box of Berger cookies at Lexington Market or any grocery checkout on the way home.
StopsTortilleria SinaloaChaps Pit BeefMatthew's PizzaLexington Market
Baltimore after dark: cocktails, oysters and late eats
- ★ 4.2
- 1 day
- Night owls, one evening
An evening through Baltimore's bar scene, from a hidden Remington cocktail room to a natural-wine bistro, a Fells Point music dive and a 24-hour diner to close it out.
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Day 1Evening: hidden cocktails, natural wine, late diner
- Morning
- Start early with a cocktail behind the unmarked door at W.C. Harlan in Remington.
- Afternoon
- Walk to Le Comptoir du Vin in Station North for grower wines and a weekly-changing French plate.
- Evening
- Catch live music with a beer at Cat's Eye Pub in Fells Point, then close out with Cap'n Crunch French toast at the 24-hour Blue Moon Cafe.
StopsW.C. HarlanLe Comptoir du VinCat's Eye PubBlue Moon Cafe
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