Guidebook for Baltimore

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Guidebook for Baltimore

Food Scene

Great place to get a cup of coffee a couple of blocks from the house
10 locals recommend
Park Cafe & Coffee Bar
132 McMechen St
10 locals recommend
Great place to get a cup of coffee a couple of blocks from the house
Great little inexpensive restaurant. Breakfast lunch or dinner. Five minute walk. (no alcohol)
18 locals recommend
On the Hill Cafe
1431 John St
18 locals recommend
Great little inexpensive restaurant. Breakfast lunch or dinner. Five minute walk. (no alcohol)
Open almost 24/7. Delicious sweet and savory buns and wide coffee and tea selection.
36 locals recommend
The Bun Shop
239 W Read St
36 locals recommend
Open almost 24/7. Delicious sweet and savory buns and wide coffee and tea selection.
Delicious moderately priced Afghani and Indian food. A Baltimore tradition.
69 locals recommend
The Helmand
806 N Charles St
69 locals recommend
Delicious moderately priced Afghani and Indian food. A Baltimore tradition.
Great food in Mount Vernon.
49 locals recommend
City Cafe
1001 Cathedral St
49 locals recommend
Great food in Mount Vernon.
Northern Italian restaurant nearby. Delicious food. BYOB. After or before your meal you can go to a movie at The Charles or the Parkway.
9 locals recommend
Bottega
1709 North Charles Street
9 locals recommend
Northern Italian restaurant nearby. Delicious food. BYOB. After or before your meal you can go to a movie at The Charles or the Parkway.
Delicious food on "The Ave" in Hamden.
66 locals recommend
The Food Market
1017 W 36th St
66 locals recommend
Delicious food on "The Ave" in Hamden.
Great food. Fabulous happy hour at the enormous and classy bar weeknights from 5-7.
19 locals recommend
La Cuchara
3600 Clipper Mill Rd
19 locals recommend
Great food. Fabulous happy hour at the enormous and classy bar weeknights from 5-7.
Elite dining or great and less expensive experience at the bar. Catch a movie at the Charles before or after.
12 locals recommend
Pen & Quill
1701 N Charles St
12 locals recommend
Elite dining or great and less expensive experience at the bar. Catch a movie at the Charles before or after.
One of the finest restaurants in Baltimore. Be prepared to spend some cash.
116 locals recommend
Woodberry Kitchen
2010 Clipper Park Rd
116 locals recommend
One of the finest restaurants in Baltimore. Be prepared to spend some cash.
Great pizza, risotto and beer next to movies at the Charles and Parkway theaters
46 locals recommend
Joe Squared
33 W North Ave
46 locals recommend
Great pizza, risotto and beer next to movies at the Charles and Parkway theaters
Tapas. Great happy hour. Fabulous location in Fells Point.
8 locals recommend
Mezze Restaurant
1606 Thames St
8 locals recommend
Tapas. Great happy hour. Fabulous location in Fells Point.
Great eatery scene. A food court in the middle of the city with local food only and a bar in the middle.
80 locals recommend
R. House
301 W 29th St
80 locals recommend
Great eatery scene. A food court in the middle of the city with local food only and a bar in the middle.
Best breakfast in Baltimore
35 locals recommend
Miss Shirley's Cafe, Roland Park
513 W Cold Spring Ln
35 locals recommend
Best breakfast in Baltimore
Wonderful view of Baltimore at sunset. Good food too.
34 locals recommend
Rusty Scupper station
402 Key Hwy
34 locals recommend
Wonderful view of Baltimore at sunset. Good food too.
Chic restaurant/bar with a great rooftop view.
16 locals recommend
Topside
101 W Monument St
16 locals recommend
Chic restaurant/bar with a great rooftop view.
Crabs and general seafood.
36 locals recommend
L.P. Steamers
1100 E Fort Ave
36 locals recommend
Crabs and general seafood.
Best local ice cream shop!
28 locals recommend
The Charmery
801 W 36th St
28 locals recommend
Best local ice cream shop!

Arts & Culture

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is three blocks from our house.
52 locals recommend
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
1212 Cathedral St
52 locals recommend
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is three blocks from our house.
Wonderful place to catch a show or find out what is going on in the Baltimore Arts scene
48 locals recommend
Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Ave
48 locals recommend
Wonderful place to catch a show or find out what is going on in the Baltimore Arts scene
Fabulous 'outsider' art collection. Make sure you climb to the top of Federal Hill Park after your museum visit.
186 locals recommend
American Visionary Art Museum
800 Key Hwy
186 locals recommend
Fabulous 'outsider' art collection. Make sure you climb to the top of Federal Hill Park after your museum visit.
Nearby collection of ancient art. Free.
278 locals recommend
The Walters Art Museum
600 N Charles St
278 locals recommend
Nearby collection of ancient art. Free.
Fabulous local museum, most famous for the Cone Collection of Matisse paintings. Free.
299 locals recommend
Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Dr
299 locals recommend
Fabulous local museum, most famous for the Cone Collection of Matisse paintings. Free.

Sightseeing

Beautiful place to sit and look out over the Harbor. You do not need to pay an entry fee to do this! Take the water taxi over or drive.
193 locals recommend
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
2400 E Fort Ave
193 locals recommend
Beautiful place to sit and look out over the Harbor. You do not need to pay an entry fee to do this! Take the water taxi over or drive.
This hill has a gorgeous view of the Inner Harbor. Walk up the hill then go the the Visionary Art Museum and then have a drink at sunset at The Rusty Scupper
256 locals recommend
Federal Hill Park
300 Warren Ave
256 locals recommend
This hill has a gorgeous view of the Inner Harbor. Walk up the hill then go the the Visionary Art Museum and then have a drink at sunset at The Rusty Scupper
This is the historic center of Baltimore, where all the ships came in back in the 1700's. It is a wonderful place to walk around.
357 locals recommend
Fell's Point
357 locals recommend
This is the historic center of Baltimore, where all the ships came in back in the 1700's. It is a wonderful place to walk around.

Drinks & Nightlife

For an authentic historic Baltimore Fells Point bar experience you have to go here for a drink. Then wander around Fells Point to see what else is going on. (but not on a Friday or Saturday -too crowded)
52 locals recommend
Cat's Eye Pub
1730 Thames Street
52 locals recommend
For an authentic historic Baltimore Fells Point bar experience you have to go here for a drink. Then wander around Fells Point to see what else is going on. (but not on a Friday or Saturday -too crowded)
House made brews and upscale, new American eats
144 locals recommend
Brewer's Art
1106 N Charles St
144 locals recommend
House made brews and upscale, new American eats
Iconic bar/restaurant in Fells Point
18 locals recommend
Bertha's
734 S Broadway
18 locals recommend
Iconic bar/restaurant in Fells Point

Parks & Nature

Explore the beautiful grounds of this historic mansion.
31 locals recommend
Cylburn Arboretum
31 locals recommend
Explore the beautiful grounds of this historic mansion.

Entertainment & Activities

Even if you are not an Orioles fan this is a great place to see a baseball game. Let's Go O's!!!
90 locals recommend
Camden Station
90 locals recommend
Even if you are not an Orioles fan this is a great place to see a baseball game. Let's Go O's!!!
This is a wonderful theater in Mount Vernon
45 locals recommend
Baltimore Center Stage
700 N Calvert St
45 locals recommend
This is a wonderful theater in Mount Vernon
Wonderful movie theater 15 minute walk away.
138 locals recommend
Charles Theatre
1711 N Charles St
138 locals recommend
Wonderful movie theater 15 minute walk away.

Getting Around

This is the Bus to take to NYC!
8 locals recommend
BoltBus station
8 locals recommend
This is the Bus to take to NYC!
Take the Marc train to Washington D.C.
127 locals recommend
Penn Station
1500 N Charles St
127 locals recommend
Take the Marc train to Washington D.C.