Guidebook for Baltimore
Food Scene
It's a stone throw away and has great sandwiches, a deli and coffees
14 locals recommend
Milk & Honey Market
816 Cathedral StIt's a stone throw away and has great sandwiches, a deli and coffees
It's open til late, has free wifi and is a great place to get a cup of coffee/tea and a snack
36 locals recommend
The Bun Shop
239 W Read StIt's open til late, has free wifi and is a great place to get a cup of coffee/tea and a snack
The Helmand
806 N Charles StAfghan food, yummm! Get the pumpkin appetizer!
Akbar Restaurant
823 N Charles StExcellent and affordable Indian food!
Dooby's
802 N Charles StGreat for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Minato Sushi Bar
1013 N Charles StSushi... half price on Mondays, excellent happy hour deals!
The Fork & Wrench
One of my personal favorites!
Salt
2127 E Pratt StAnother personal favorite!
City Cafe
1001 Cathedral StGreat breakfasts/brunches served every day!
A great restaurant but an even better brunch spot. It is my favorite brunch spot in the city. Brunch is only served on Sundays.
17 locals recommend
B A Bolton Hill Bistro
1501 Bolton StA great restaurant but an even better brunch spot. It is my favorite brunch spot in the city. Brunch is only served on Sundays.
Coffee shop/breakfast/restaurant... super casual, laid back, inexpensive and yum! Get Elsa's breakfast before 11am on the weekends!
18 locals recommend
On the Hill Cafe
1431 John StCoffee shop/breakfast/restaurant... super casual, laid back, inexpensive and yum! Get Elsa's breakfast before 11am on the weekends!
Farm-to-table contemporary Italian cuisine and wines are served in an elegant, art-filled townhouse.
20 locals recommend
Sotto Sopra
405 N Charles StFarm-to-table contemporary Italian cuisine and wines are served in an elegant, art-filled townhouse.
Worker cooperative radical bookstore, vegan/vegetarian restaurant, and coffee roaster in Baltimore... for all you hipsters.
34 locals recommend
Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse
3128 Cathedral StWorker cooperative radical bookstore, vegan/vegetarian restaurant, and coffee roaster in Baltimore... for all you hipsters.
Birroteca Baltimore
1520 Clipper Rdgourmet Italian
Reservations required (well in advance). Higher end, great ambiance, excellent seasonal, farm-to-table food.
116 locals recommend
Woodberry Kitchen
2010 Clipper Park RdReservations required (well in advance). Higher end, great ambiance, excellent seasonal, farm-to-table food.
Drinks & Nightlife
Get a locally brewed Resurrection beer... hang out in the basement for ambiance or have a drink at the upstairs bar and a bite at the restaurant
144 locals recommend
Brewer's Art
1106 N Charles StGet a locally brewed Resurrection beer... hang out in the basement for ambiance or have a drink at the upstairs bar and a bite at the restaurant
The Owl Bar
1 E Chase StQuirky bar inside the unlikely Belvedere Hotel
Liam Flynn's Ale House
22 W North AveIrish Pub on North Ave
Sightseeing
An absolute must when visiting Baltimore! There is no other museum (that I know of) like AVAM in the world! Don't miss the gift store!
186 locals recommend
American Visionary Art Museum
800 Key HwyAn absolute must when visiting Baltimore! There is no other museum (that I know of) like AVAM in the world! Don't miss the gift store!
Definitely on the pricier side but a really cool aquarium nonetheless... with its own built-in rain forest!
438 locals recommend
National Aquarium
501 E Pratt StDefinitely on the pricier side but a really cool aquarium nonetheless... with its own built-in rain forest!
Bar hop and check out live music on the weekends. Stroll around this historic neighborhood and peruse the little stores and boutiques.
357 locals recommend
Fell's Point
Bar hop and check out live music on the weekends. Stroll around this historic neighborhood and peruse the little stores and boutiques.
Fort McHenry
On the water. A great place for a walk, a run, or a picnic.
The imposing brick church was built in the early 1850s on raised arches above the existing Westminster Hall & Burying Ground, creating uniquely atmospheric catacombs.
30 locals recommend
Edgar Allan Poe's Grave
515 W Fayette StThe imposing brick church was built in the early 1850s on raised arches above the existing Westminster Hall & Burying Ground, creating uniquely atmospheric catacombs.
Arts & Culture
Check out the Coen Collection... early 20th Century Art... these progressive Baltimore-based sisters shmoozed with the likes of Matisse and others. Their collection can be found at the BMA.
299 locals recommend
Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum DrCheck out the Coen Collection... early 20th Century Art... these progressive Baltimore-based sisters shmoozed with the likes of Matisse and others. Their collection can be found at the BMA.
Essentials
Eddie's of Mount Vernon
7 W Eager StThe nearest little grocery/convenience store
Shopping
No neighborhood says “Bawlmer hon” quite like Hampden, a 19th-century blue-collar mill town that evolved into the epicenter of hipster Baltimore kitsch.
Original shops and an eccentric array of cafes
114 locals recommend
Hampden
No neighborhood says “Bawlmer hon” quite like Hampden, a 19th-century blue-collar mill town that evolved into the epicenter of hipster Baltimore kitsch.
Original shops and an eccentric array of cafes
Everything Else
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
333 W Camden StCheck out the Orioles ballpark