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Azumi
Harbor East
With its sophisticated dining room and out-of-this world food, Azumi is one of the coolest restaurants in town. The Japanese restaurant, which opened late last year on the first floor of the Four Seasons Hotel...
Charleston
Harbor East
For nearly two decades, this Baltmore superlative has been inviting diners to sit back and enjoy the charming flavors of South Carolina’s Low Country. Chef Cindy Wolf’s native state provides the inspiration...
The Food Market
Hampden
Three years after opening, The Food Market's bright, sparkling light has not dimmed. Chef Chad Gauss's particular brand of creative comfort food remains consistently terrific, from longtime favorites, like fried pickles with buffalo sauce and liquid gorgonzola, to season-driven specials. The food is casual enough to eat every day, but fantastic, so it's equally appropriate for special occasions...
La Cuchara
Woodberry
Spain's Basque Country is one of the most exciting food regions in the world, so it's no surprise that La Cuchara, which offers Baltimore's first major foray into the region, is a huge success. Seats at the enormous stainless-and-chestnut bar offer the best view of the restaurant's open kitchen and of the glass pinxto bar...
Linwood’s
Owings Mills
Reliable may sound like a dull sobriquet, but in the restaurant business it can also mean gold. People choose Linwoods for a special occasion because of the consistently fine-tuned, classic menu — Baltimore’s most elegant crab cakes, a solid roster of fresh fish preparations, and some dynamite steaks — served by a polished staff in a dining room that still feels modern...
Magdalena
Mid-Town Belvedere
When Magdalena opened this summer in the ritzy Ivy Hotel, the restaurant quickly established itself as a go-to spot for special-occasion dinners. Chef Mark Levy's frequently changing menu features local...
Petit Louis Bistro
Roland Park
Fifteen years after its opening, Petit Louis Bistro in Roland Park remains as distinguished and consistently excellent as ever. The dining room's gilded accents, chatty atmosphere and knowledgeable staff evoke the most romantic elements of fin-de-siecle Paris...
The Prime Rib
Mid-Town Belvedere
The old-school glamour. The leopard-print carpet. The glossy black walls and piano. Mix this clubby decor with oysters Rockefeller, pungently dressed Caesar salad, USDA prime beef, and those irresistible Greenberg potato skins...
Thames Street Oyster House
Fells Point
The excellent international selection of oysters, served neatly shucked and ice cold, is only one of many reasons to love this narrow Fells Point restaurant. The award-winning lobster roll is another. But the rest of the menu deserves attention, too...
Woodberry Kitchen
Woodberry
This past May, Spike Gjerde brought home the first James Beard Award given to a Baltimore restaurant, winning the Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic honor for his work at Woodberry Kitchen, his flagship farm-to-table spot...