Food guides for Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore Crab Cakes: How to Order and Judge One

Baltimore crab cakes at neighborhood pubs, Holabird Avenue seafood houses and Canton restaurants. How to order a broiled cake and what to note when you rate it.

Baltimore Farmers' Market and Bazaar under the JFX: a Sunday guide

A weekly Sunday market under the Jones Falls Expressway, with farmers, bakers, prepared food and a bazaar. How it works, when it runs and how to plan a visit.

Where to eat in Baltimore by neighborhood: Fells Point to Highlandtown

Baltimore is a city of neighborhoods, each with a different table. A guide to Fells Point, Federal Hill, Hampden, Highlandtown and Little Italy, and how to plan a night in each.

Baltimore public markets: Lexington, Broadway, Cross Street and Hollins

Baltimore has a set of historic public markets. How they differ, what to eat at each, and how to plan a market day without a car.

Best Pit Beef in Baltimore: Where to Start

A guide to the best pit beef in Baltimore: what makes the sandwich, the roadside stands to try, how to order it with tiger sauce and where else to eat.

Black-Owned Restaurants in Baltimore: How to Find Them

Black-owned restaurants in Baltimore range from Southern, West African and Caribbean kitchens to soul food and oyster bars. How to find and rate them.

Brunch in Baltimore: Where to Go

A guide to brunch in Baltimore: a crab benedict, all-night diner breakfasts in Fells Point, Southwestern plates in Hampden and how to handle the weekend wait.

Food Allergies in Baltimore: Old Bay and Crab Cakes

Food allergies in Baltimore start with Old Bay, celery salt and crab. Learn why the seasoning matters, what a crab cake can hold and how to ask at the table.

Oysters in Baltimore: Oyster Bars and Raw Bars

Oysters in Baltimore at a Hampden oyster bar, a Fells Point raw bar and Canton seafood houses, with how to order and what to note when you rate them.