A Guide to Riverside
Neighborhood Bar
Places around the neighborhood to pop in for a bite to eat. $$ price range
Park Bench is a great place to grab dinner or a drink, and it's only a block away! Please note, they usually do not open until 5 and they aren't open on Mondays. They have a great selection of local beers on tap and the staff are always incredibly friendly.
Park Bench Pub
1749 Belt StPark Bench is a great place to grab dinner or a drink, and it's only a block away! Please note, they usually do not open until 5 and they aren't open on Mondays. They have a great selection of local beers on tap and the staff are always incredibly friendly.
They have delicious bar food with a slight carribean/beachy twist to some of their dishes. Cocktails are good, beer selection is good though everything is in bottles or cans. Their week day specials are fantastic and they have karaoke every other Saturday night
Shotti's Point
701 E Fort AveThey have delicious bar food with a slight carribean/beachy twist to some of their dishes. Cocktails are good, beer selection is good though everything is in bottles or cans. Their week day specials are fantastic and they have karaoke every other Saturday night
Delicious bar food, wide selection of beers on tap or in the can. House wine is also very good.
8 locals recommend
Wiley Gunter's
823 E Fort AveDelicious bar food, wide selection of beers on tap or in the can. House wine is also very good.
Our favorite pizza place for standard kind of pizza (like Papa Johns, but way better). The food on their menu that isn't pizza has a slight mediterranean/healthy twist (like their fries are baked, they have a delicious grilled eggplant sandwich, etc).
HomeSlyce Federal Hill
2 Light StOur favorite pizza place for standard kind of pizza (like Papa Johns, but way better). The food on their menu that isn't pizza has a slight mediterranean/healthy twist (like their fries are baked, they have a delicious grilled eggplant sandwich, etc).
This place is a little further from the house, but the food is delicious, and the have full service outdoor seating so you can bring your dog!
Barracudas Locust Point Tavern
1230 East Fort AvenueThis place is a little further from the house, but the food is delicious, and the have full service outdoor seating so you can bring your dog!
Barfly's
620 E Fort AveGood french-bread-style pizza, solid selection of whiskey and beer.
DELICIOUS mediterranean food. BYOB. Get some pita chips (they're deep fried and amazing).
19 locals recommend
Baba's Mediterranean Kitchen
745 E Fort AveDELICIOUS mediterranean food. BYOB. Get some pita chips (they're deep fried and amazing).
Breakfast Spots
Since so many of the restaurants/bars in the neighborhood are only open for lunch and dinner, here are some places you can get breakfast close by
This is a great place to grab breakfast if you're looking for something filling and reasonably priced. The service is always fast, and it's solid diner food. You can also order it for pick-up
7 locals recommend
Southside Diner
893 E Fort AveThis is a great place to grab breakfast if you're looking for something filling and reasonably priced. The service is always fast, and it's solid diner food. You can also order it for pick-up
Their breakfast beverages are very tasty and they have a decent selection of fresh pastries. They do have hot foods, but they aren't amazing. Pro for our pet guests: they'll let you bring your dog in if you're coming in to order your coffee!
13 locals recommend
Koba Café
644 E Fort AveTheir breakfast beverages are very tasty and they have a decent selection of fresh pastries. They do have hot foods, but they aren't amazing. Pro for our pet guests: they'll let you bring your dog in if you're coming in to order your coffee!
Tasty, more food-y breakfast place. Accordingly, it also comes with a higher price tag ($$ instead of $). On weekends it gets very busy after 10am and you may need to wait for your table.
31 locals recommend
Spoons
24 E Cross StTasty, more food-y breakfast place. Accordingly, it also comes with a higher price tag ($$ instead of $). On weekends it gets very busy after 10am and you may need to wait for your table.
Tasty breakfast for a little more moolah, similar to Spoons. But Blue Moon is more funky and fun whereas Spoons is more of a foodie place.
86 locals recommend
Blue Moon Cafe
1621 Aliceanna StTasty breakfast for a little more moolah, similar to Spoons. But Blue Moon is more funky and fun whereas Spoons is more of a foodie place.
Sightseeing
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
2400 E Fort AveNational Aquarium
501 E Pratt StMaryland Science Center
601 Light StVisionary Art Museum
800 Key HwyBaltimore Museum of Industry
1415 Key HwyBreweries
If you like hoppy beers, this is the place for you. If you don't like hoppy beers...well, they have a handful of other random beers and their outdoor space is pretty cute! Also brick oven pizza. Always a win.
11 locals recommend
Diamondback Brewing Co.
1215 E Fort AveIf you like hoppy beers, this is the place for you. If you don't like hoppy beers...well, they have a handful of other random beers and their outdoor space is pretty cute! Also brick oven pizza. Always a win.
Probably the most well-known brewery within the City limits. They brew a great variety of beers, and their new space in the Union Collective is very cool. If you make the trip up there, be sure to check out the other spots in the Collective (Baltimore Spirits Company, The Charmery, Earth Treks)
48 locals recommend
Union Craft Brewery
1700 W 41st StProbably the most well-known brewery within the City limits. They brew a great variety of beers, and their new space in the Union Collective is very cool. If you make the trip up there, be sure to check out the other spots in the Collective (Baltimore Spirits Company, The Charmery, Earth Treks)
Chill brewery near the stadiums. Decent selection of beers (not as good as Union, but more than Diamondback). You can take dogs into the tasting room! They don't have much food-food on a regular basis though, so plan accordingly.
Checkerspot Brewing Company
1421 S Sharp StChill brewery near the stadiums. Decent selection of beers (not as good as Union, but more than Diamondback). You can take dogs into the tasting room! They don't have much food-food on a regular basis though, so plan accordingly.
Food scene
These are restaurants that are a little more special than the "Neighborhood Bars"
DELICIOUS brick oven pizza. Home made pasta. Great cocktails. Happy hour specials are legit. Cool decor. One of my favorite date night spots, for sure.
18 locals recommend
Hersh’s
1843-45 Light StDELICIOUS brick oven pizza. Home made pasta. Great cocktails. Happy hour specials are legit. Cool decor. One of my favorite date night spots, for sure.
Great place for your more well-known korean dishes OR for some freakin delicious fried chicken. They have a number of soju cocktails that are also very tasty.
Jazz + Soju
900 E Fort AveGreat place for your more well-known korean dishes OR for some freakin delicious fried chicken. They have a number of soju cocktails that are also very tasty.
Great cocktails, interesting small plates. We loved the crispy brussell sprouts
7 locals recommend
1157 Bar & Kitchen
1157 Haubert StGreat cocktails, interesting small plates. We loved the crispy brussell sprouts
Bookmakers Cocktail Club
31 E Cross StNeighborhood Necessities
It's RIGHT by the house, so it's the go-to if you need something fast from the store. Their produce and meat selection isn't the greatest though. If you download the app, you can get a coupon for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more (usually valid Thursday-Sunday of that week)
40 locals recommend
Shoppers
857 E Fort AveIt's RIGHT by the house, so it's the go-to if you need something fast from the store. Their produce and meat selection isn't the greatest though. If you download the app, you can get a coupon for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more (usually valid Thursday-Sunday of that week)
Further from the house, but better veggies and meats, wider selection of what I would call fancier groceries (like sun-dried tomatoes or quinoa)
85 locals recommend
Harris Teeter
1801 McHenry RowFurther from the house, but better veggies and meats, wider selection of what I would call fancier groceries (like sun-dried tomatoes or quinoa)
Neighborhood liquor store, only a 5 minute walk from the house. They've got it all--beer, wine, liquor, mixers. Only downside is that there's a convenience markup.
Harborview Liquors
549 East Fort AvenueNeighborhood liquor store, only a 5 minute walk from the house. They've got it all--beer, wine, liquor, mixers. Only downside is that there's a convenience markup.