Guidebook for Baltimore
Food Scene
Stang of Siam
1301 N Calvert St Go for lunch!
Starbucks
1209 N Charles StElegant restaurant and bar at the VERY "la di da" Ivy Hotel. Stay with me and avoid the $1,000 a night rooms there... But DO go to the bar!...
8 locals recommend
Magdalena Restaurant
205 E Biddle StElegant restaurant and bar at the VERY "la di da" Ivy Hotel. Stay with me and avoid the $1,000 a night rooms there... But DO go to the bar!...
Perhaps THE best steakhouse in Baltimore. While dinner in the dining room can be pricy, you can get the same service, food and atmosphere at the bar (order from the bar menu). A wonderful "old school" establishment.
16 locals recommend
The Prime Rib
1101 N Calvert StPerhaps THE best steakhouse in Baltimore. While dinner in the dining room can be pricy, you can get the same service, food and atmosphere at the bar (order from the bar menu). A wonderful "old school" establishment.
Tapas Teatro
1711 N Charles StGreat little spot to grab a bite before the movies!
Pen & Quill
1701 N Charles StDukem Ethiopian Restaurant
1100 Maryland AveGreat Ethiopian a short walk away!
Great food and drinks set in a refurbished milk barn - I love the bar downstairs.
34 locals recommend
Birroteca Baltimore
1520 Clipper RdGreat food and drinks set in a refurbished milk barn - I love the bar downstairs.
Awesome way to start off an early Sunday morning - (seasonal). A farmers market with an emphasis on local and organic.
54 locals recommend
Baltimore Farmers Market and Bazaar
Awesome way to start off an early Sunday morning - (seasonal). A farmers market with an emphasis on local and organic.
Great (re)addition to the Charles Street lineup. Sit at the upstairs bar,
40 locals recommend
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
301 Light StreetGreat (re)addition to the Charles Street lineup. Sit at the upstairs bar,
Fun local sports bar a few blocks away - check out their webpage for daily specials (great food too!).
13 locals recommend
Turp's Sports Bar & Restaurant
1317 North Charles StreetFun local sports bar a few blocks away - check out their webpage for daily specials (great food too!).
Best sushi in the neighborhood. Go for their half priced happy hour.
27 locals recommend
Minato Sushi Bar
1013 N Charles StBest sushi in the neighborhood. Go for their half priced happy hour.
In a neighborhood filled with ethnic restaurants, this is your only option for Mexican...
55 locals recommend
Chipotle Mexican Grill
1209 N Charles StIn a neighborhood filled with ethnic restaurants, this is your only option for Mexican...
Restaurant and Bar. A MUST see while you're in town. A incredible setting at the historic Belvedere Hotel. A favorite with F Scott Fitzgerald in the day.
54 locals recommend
The Owl Bar
1 E Chase StRestaurant and Bar. A MUST see while you're in town. A incredible setting at the historic Belvedere Hotel. A favorite with F Scott Fitzgerald in the day.
Really more of a great cocktail bar than a restaurant - be a local and casually step down the unmarked stairs to this secret gem.
18 locals recommend
Sugarvale
4 W Madison StReally more of a great cocktail bar than a restaurant - be a local and casually step down the unmarked stairs to this secret gem.
Great farm to table restaurant near the Charles Theater. Bring your own beer/wine. Great food.
9 locals recommend
Bottega
1709 North Charles StreetGreat farm to table restaurant near the Charles Theater. Bring your own beer/wine. Great food.
Thai Landing
1207 N Charles StQuirky, good variety, good selection of vegetarian (service has been hit or miss).
9 locals recommend
The Diner by Secret Sauce Co.
Quirky, good variety, good selection of vegetarian (service has been hit or miss).
Caribbean Paradise
1818 N Charles StKind of a hole in wall restaurant, but great Caribbean food - good goat curry.
Great for a quick treat before of after the movies or theatre. They've got the usual sweet crepes, but also savory for a change.
15 locals recommend
Sofi's Crepes
1723 N Charles StGreat for a quick treat before of after the movies or theatre. They've got the usual sweet crepes, but also savory for a change.
Totally laid back coffee shop also serving light food, beer/wine. Friendly, good local hangout alternative to Starbucks...
the Room
800 St Paul StTotally laid back coffee shop also serving light food, beer/wine. Friendly, good local hangout alternative to Starbucks...
Essentials
Great little neighborhood market with everything you may need from a snack to an elegant dinner party. Not too fancy but get the job done!
42 locals recommend
Eddie's of Mount Vernon
7 W Eager StGreat little neighborhood market with everything you may need from a snack to an elegant dinner party. Not too fancy but get the job done!
CVS is our nearest (and newest) pharmacy.
Interesting factoid…. In the 30’s and 40’s the building was the home of the “Hippo Club” a popular dinner dance club.
Even more interesting factoid… prior to its latest conversion, the building housed “The Hippo,” a popular gay dance club. Many patrons still half expect to see a disco ball drop out of the ceiling while perusing the Allergy and Cold isle.
95 locals recommend
CVS
1000 S Charles StCVS is our nearest (and newest) pharmacy.
Interesting factoid…. In the 30’s and 40’s the building was the home of the “Hippo Club” a popular dinner dance club.
Even more interesting factoid… prior to its latest conversion, the building housed “The Hippo,” a popular gay dance club. Many patrons still half expect to see a disco ball drop out of the ceiling while perusing the Allergy and Cold isle.
Drinks & Nightlife
Voted a top 10 brewpub by many national magazines. Four distinct areas to match your mood... upstairs front bar is the place to see and be seen, the lounge upstairs has a great fireplace for the winter months and the upstairs restaurant has fine dining... hang like the locals and skip the front door, instead go in the nondescript basement entrance to the downstairs rathskeller.
144 locals recommend
Brewer's Art
1106 N Charles StVoted a top 10 brewpub by many national magazines. Four distinct areas to match your mood... upstairs front bar is the place to see and be seen, the lounge upstairs has a great fireplace for the winter months and the upstairs restaurant has fine dining... hang like the locals and skip the front door, instead go in the nondescript basement entrance to the downstairs rathskeller.
This is a fantastic neighborhood tasting room and full service liquor store. A wonderful place to spend an afternoon chatting with neighbors and folks strolling up Charles street. Honestly one of my favorites!
19 locals recommend
Spirits of Mt. Vernon
900 N Charles StThis is a fantastic neighborhood tasting room and full service liquor store. A wonderful place to spend an afternoon chatting with neighbors and folks strolling up Charles street. Honestly one of my favorites!
16 can get pretty hectic and crowded but its worth it - I LOVE their home made pretzels.
20 locals recommend
Brew House No. 16
831 N Calvert St16 can get pretty hectic and crowded but its worth it - I LOVE their home made pretzels.
Entertainment & Activities
Charles Theatre
1711 N Charles StNearby theater playing a wide variety of movies.
While The Charles is my favorite (and closest theater at four blocks away), the Landmark, located in Harbor East is on par with the newest theaters and plays the latest blockbuster movies.
56 locals recommend
Landmark's Harbor East Theater
645 S President StWhile The Charles is my favorite (and closest theater at four blocks away), the Landmark, located in Harbor East is on par with the newest theaters and plays the latest blockbuster movies.
Parks & Nature
A wonderful bike & jogging trail following the Jones Fallsway. Take it up to Druid Hill park or (my favorite) to justify a stop in at Bierotecca!
Jones Falls Trail
Jones Falls TrailA wonderful bike & jogging trail following the Jones Fallsway. Take it up to Druid Hill park or (my favorite) to justify a stop in at Bierotecca!
Sightseeing
Visit the monument and visitor's museum. Climb the 200 odd stairs to the top for a fantastic view of the neighborhood.
93 locals recommend
Washington Monument
Visit the monument and visitor's museum. Climb the 200 odd stairs to the top for a fantastic view of the neighborhood.
Arts & Culture
A wide variety of paintings, sculpture and antiquities beautifully curated (free entry).
278 locals recommend
The Walters Art Museum
600 N Charles StA wide variety of paintings, sculpture and antiquities beautifully curated (free entry).
Stop by Ryleigh's Oyster house before or after the show.
25 locals recommend
Patricia & Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric
140 W Mt Royal AveStop by Ryleigh's Oyster house before or after the show.
Wonderful setting for a play - Center Stage just completed a multi-year complete rehab.
45 locals recommend
Baltimore Center Stage
700 N Calvert StWonderful setting for a play - Center Stage just completed a multi-year complete rehab.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
1212 Cathedral St