Guidebook for Baltimore
Food Scene
Trendy restaurant, cafe and bar. Excellent food and drink. Outdoor seating.
49 locals recommend
City Cafe
1001 Cathedral StTrendy restaurant, cafe and bar. Excellent food and drink. Outdoor seating.
New, open market with local food and drink stalls. Move from place to place or grab what you want from different places and find a table. Some of the best oysters and crab cake at the Local Oyster in Baltimore! (in my opinion :))
62 locals recommend
Mount Vernon Marketplace
520 Park AveNew, open market with local food and drink stalls. Move from place to place or grab what you want from different places and find a table. Some of the best oysters and crab cake at the Local Oyster in Baltimore! (in my opinion :))
Dooby's
802 N Charles StGreat food and drink, at a good price. Casual, cute and cozy.
Some of the best oysters in Baltimore. Recently opened location of a local restaurant. Go for $1 oyster happy hour Tuesday - Friday, 3-7pm! Two great bars, live comedy Thursday nights and live music Friday and Saturday nights.
30 locals recommend
Ryleigh's Oyster
36 E Cross StSome of the best oysters in Baltimore. Recently opened location of a local restaurant. Go for $1 oyster happy hour Tuesday - Friday, 3-7pm! Two great bars, live comedy Thursday nights and live music Friday and Saturday nights.
Best pizza in the neighborhood, with carry-out and delivery. Fun, casual bar scene.
27 locals recommend
HomeSlyce
336 N Charles StBest pizza in the neighborhood, with carry-out and delivery. Fun, casual bar scene.
New spot with some of the highest quality coffee in the city (with the associated price-tag). Large, nice, open space. Good to grab something to go or hunker down and work on something.
25 locals recommend
Ceremony Coffee Roasters - Mt. Vernon
520 Park AveNew spot with some of the highest quality coffee in the city (with the associated price-tag). Large, nice, open space. Good to grab something to go or hunker down and work on something.
Eclectic, French (at least in name) restaurant and cafe with bar. Sit in the cafe-style, airy, front or patio or in the more cozy, den-like back room. There's also a romantic, garden-esque upstairs. Varied menu with large portions.
34 locals recommend
Marie Louise Bistro
904 N Charles StEclectic, French (at least in name) restaurant and cafe with bar. Sit in the cafe-style, airy, front or patio or in the more cozy, den-like back room. There's also a romantic, garden-esque upstairs. Varied menu with large portions.
Water For Chocolate Catering LLC
1841 E Lombard StSip & Bite Restaurant
2200 Boston StIron Rooster - Canton
3721 Boston StBirroteca Baltimore
1520 Clipper RdDrinks & Nightlife
Nice bar and restaurant. Wonderful, but pricey, food. Eat the more budget friendly food at the airy bar upstairs or the cozy bar downstairs and enjoy locally brewed beer.
144 locals recommend
Brewer's Art
1106 N Charles StNice bar and restaurant. Wonderful, but pricey, food. Eat the more budget friendly food at the airy bar upstairs or the cozy bar downstairs and enjoy locally brewed beer.
Mick O'Shea's Irish Pub
328 N Charles StOnly sports bar in the neighborhood, and it'll do.
Bond Street Social
901 S Bond StBarcocina
1629 Thames StEssentials
Eddie's of Mount Vernon
7 W Eager StSmall, local grocery store. Sells some beer and wine.
Larger, mostly organic, grocery store in the neighborhood. Further and pricier than Eddie's, but more selection and higher quality produce and meats.
19 locals recommend
Streets Market & Cafe
222 N Charles StLarger, mostly organic, grocery store in the neighborhood. Further and pricier than Eddie's, but more selection and higher quality produce and meats.
Best and virtually only pharmacy in the neighborhood, and only real spot for personal items, make-up and anything else you may not find at the grocery store.
32 locals recommend
Rite Aid
1030 W 41st StBest and virtually only pharmacy in the neighborhood, and only real spot for personal items, make-up and anything else you may not find at the grocery store.
Only liquor store in the neighborhood. Keep in mind chain stores (including grocery stores) can't sell liquor in Baltimore!
19 locals recommend
Spirits of Mt. Vernon
900 N Charles StOnly liquor store in the neighborhood. Keep in mind chain stores (including grocery stores) can't sell liquor in Baltimore!
Arts & Culture
Tons of art and artifacts from all over the world, "collected" by wealthy Baltimore-ians in the 1800s.
278 locals recommend
The Walters Art Museum
600 N Charles StTons of art and artifacts from all over the world, "collected" by wealthy Baltimore-ians in the 1800s.
You'll love it if you're a history buff. Home of the real star-spangled banner!
13 locals recommend
Maryland Historical Society
610 Park AveYou'll love it if you're a history buff. Home of the real star-spangled banner!
Nice public library hosting great political and social speaking events.
20 locals recommend
Enoch Pratt Free Library
400 Cathedral StNice public library hosting great political and social speaking events.
Iconic and quirky museum. A must-see for something unique to Baltimore
186 locals recommend
American Visionary Art Museum
800 Key HwyIconic and quirky museum. A must-see for something unique to Baltimore
Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum DrReginald F. Lewis Museum
830 E Pratt StSightseeing
This is the iconic Baltimore skyline and the essential place to see for the Baltimore first-timer. Plenty of restaurants (all corporate and touristy of course) and shopping, mostly along Pratt between Light and Market. Lots of sights and activities too along that stretch (and also heading south on Light and around on Key Highway), including street performers and paddle boats by the water. You can enjoy a wonderful walk for miles either way around the Harbor, see much of Baltimore, and just soak it all in.
534 locals recommend
Inner Harbor
This is the iconic Baltimore skyline and the essential place to see for the Baltimore first-timer. Plenty of restaurants (all corporate and touristy of course) and shopping, mostly along Pratt between Light and Market. Lots of sights and activities too along that stretch (and also heading south on Light and around on Key Highway), including street performers and paddle boats by the water. You can enjoy a wonderful walk for miles either way around the Harbor, see much of Baltimore, and just soak it all in.
THE National Aquarium. Nice, easy walk through with plenty to see. Like most aquariums, great for kids and pricey. Try Friday nights from 5-8 when the tickets are half off!
438 locals recommend
National Aquarium
501 E Pratt StTHE National Aquarium. Nice, easy walk through with plenty to see. Like most aquariums, great for kids and pricey. Try Friday nights from 5-8 when the tickets are half off!
The oldest neighborhood in Baltimore, where the Baltimoreians watched the "bombs bursting in air" of the battle of Fort McHenry. Now a must-see neighborhood that's a nice area to walk and browse the shops by day and the best place to go out in Baltimore at night. The night scene that has something for everyone from dive bars, to live music to trendy bars and clubs.
357 locals recommend
Fell's Point
The oldest neighborhood in Baltimore, where the Baltimoreians watched the "bombs bursting in air" of the battle of Fort McHenry. Now a must-see neighborhood that's a nice area to walk and browse the shops by day and the best place to go out in Baltimore at night. The night scene that has something for everyone from dive bars, to live music to trendy bars and clubs.
During the evening or night, take a walk around the waterfront of the modern, clean and iconic Under Armor Campus. Great views of the lit-up city skyline. Take a walk or relax in Adirondack chairs. Dock with the public water taxi can take you back across the harbor.
8 locals recommend
Under Armour Global Headquarters
1020 Hull StDuring the evening or night, take a walk around the waterfront of the modern, clean and iconic Under Armor Campus. Great views of the lit-up city skyline. Take a walk or relax in Adirondack chairs. Dock with the public water taxi can take you back across the harbor.
Parks & Nature
The Central Park of Baltimore. Giant park with walking trails, a cool old pagoda, pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball field and plenty of open space for everything else.
236 locals recommend
Patterson Park
2601 E Baltimore StThe Central Park of Baltimore. Giant park with walking trails, a cool old pagoda, pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball field and plenty of open space for everything else.
Where the star-spangled banner was written. Great for history buffs or for a walk or bike ride.
193 locals recommend
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
2400 E Fort AveWhere the star-spangled banner was written. Great for history buffs or for a walk or bike ride.
Nice park you'll see during a walk around the harbor. Sand volleyball and a hill with a great view of the city.
256 locals recommend
Federal Hill Park
300 Warren AveNice park you'll see during a walk around the harbor. Sand volleyball and a hill with a great view of the city.
Getting Around
Bus stop for the Purple Line of the free City Circulator Bus and other buses. All going north.
93 locals recommend
Washington Monument
Bus stop for the Purple Line of the free City Circulator Bus and other buses. All going north.