The Bluebird Cocktail Room is a nightlife spot in Hampden, Baltimore.
The Bluebird Cocktail Room in Hampden is a literary-themed upstairs bar where hyper-seasonal cocktails are poured in a quiet, book-lined room above the Avenue.
Tip: The upstairs Green Room is the calmest seat; the menu leans hyper-seasonal.
Address: 3600 Hickory Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21211
Fadensonnen in Old Goucher pours natural wine, sake and beer in a string-lit carriage-house garden, a laid-back evening room from Lane Harlan's team.
Tip: The back patio is the spot in warm weather; it is part wine bar, part sake bar, part beer garden.
The Horse You Came In On Saloon in Fells Point bills itself as America's oldest continuous saloon, a late-running Thames Street bar tied to Edgar Allan Poe.
Tip: The Poe lore is part of the draw; it runs late and loud on weekends.
Max's Taphouse on Fells Point's Broadway pours from more than a hundred taps late into the night, a beer hall built for long, loud sessions over rare pours.
Tip: It stays open late on Broadway; the tap list runs past 100, so ask what just kicked.
Power Plant Live is downtown Baltimore's open-air entertainment block, packing bars, dance floors and live-music rooms around a central courtyard near the Inner Harbor.
Tip: It is a cluster of venues rather than one club; weekends are loud, young and crowded.
Cat's Eye Pub on the Fells Point waterfront runs live blues and rock nearly every night with no cover, a cramped, well-worn Thames Street institution.
Tip: There is live music almost nightly and no cover; it is cash-friendly and tight.
The 8x10 in Federal Hill is a long-running music club booking jam bands, funk and touring acts in an intimate room just off Cross Street Market.
Tip: It is a small standing-room club; arrive early for the touring-act nights to get near the stage.
