Where to eat, district by district
Each neighbourhood page lists every restaurant, bar, market and bakery we cover there.
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Fells Point
30 places
Cobblestone waterfront with the city's oldest taverns, an oyster house on Thames Street and a tight run of bars from Broadway down to the harbour.
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Downtown
22 places
The historic core holding Lexington Market and Faidley's, the Shot Tower bakeries and the Corned Beef Row delis on East Lombard Street.
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Hampden
18 places
The Avenue on 36th Street runs on Hon culture, kitsch and a strong food row from Clavel and Dylan's to Ekiben and True Chesapeake.
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Mount Vernon
17 places
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Harbor East
13 places
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Canton
11 places
Waterfront rowhouse neighbourhood around O'Donnell Square, packed with bars, NiHao for Sichuan and crab decks along the Patapsco.
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Remington
9 places
Small, fast-changing pocket north of downtown anchored by R.
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Station North
9 places
Arts district along North Charles and Greenmount, home to Alma Cocina Latina and Le Comptoir du Vin among the galleries and theatres.
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Greektown
7 places
Highlandtown's Greek diaspora pocket along Eastern Avenue, lined with souvlaki houses, bakeries and the diners that still pour strong coffee.
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Locust Point
6 places
Peninsula south of the harbour with Fort McHenry at the tip, LP Steamers for crabs and a cluster of breweries near Fort Avenue.
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Federal Hill
5 places
Hilltop rowhouse district south of the harbour with Cross Street Market at its centre and a dense run of bars and casual kitchens.
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Little Italy
4 places
East-side grid of red-sauce houses, bocce courts and summer outdoor movies, plus Vaccaro's for cannoli and newer rooms like Costiera.
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Roland Park
4 places
Leafy north Baltimore enclave around the original 1907 shopping centre, home to Petit Louis, Johnny's and Foreman Wolf's neighbourhood rooms.
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Bolton Hill
1 place
Brownstone district north of downtown with tree-lined streets, the restored rowhouse rooms of Cookhouse and a quiet, residential dining feel.
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Butchers Hill
1 place
Quiet rowhouse pocket east of Patterson Park where Marta and a handful of corner kitchens have drawn a new wave of dining.
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Charles Village
1 place
Painted-rowhouse district around Johns Hopkins, home to Bird in Hand and a student-driven run of cafes and casual kitchens off St.