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The 5 Best Restaurants in Maryland
All 5 restaurants our route editors picked in Maryland, across 3 destinations, gathered in one list. Each one is a stop on a route you can open and copy into a trip.
Our curated picks
5 restaurants in Maryland, grouped by destination. Destinations with the most picks come first; this is not a ranking.
Baltimore 2 picks
Faidley Seafood
Baltimore · On our Capital Cities Corridor route
Lexington Market stall since 1886, known for its lump crab cake.
Tip: Order the all-lump crab cake; counter service.
Photo: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0
Thames Street Oyster House
Baltimore · On our Capital Cities Corridor route
Fells Point seafood house known for lobster rolls and raw bar.
Tip: Book ahead; bar seats are walk-in.
Photo: EBRAM Soliman · Google
Inner Harbor & Harbor East 2 picks
Charleston
Inner Harbor & Harbor East · On our Baltimore New Year's Eve route
Cindy Wolf's Harbor East restaurant, open since 1997, serving a multicourse tasting menu with a deep wine list.
Tip: Reserve as soon as Dec 31 opens on the booking calendar.
Sabatino's
Inner Harbor & Harbor East · On our Baltimore New Year's Eve route
Little Italy red-sauce institution since 1955, known for its Bookmaker salad and late hours.
Tip: Go on Dec 30; it is a short walk from Harbor East hotels.
Fells Point 1 pick
Broadway Market
Fells Point · On our Baltimore New Year's Eve route
One of the city's historic public markets, rebuilt as a food hall on South Broadway with seafood and lunch counters.
Tip: Check holiday hours; some stalls close on Jan 1.
Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0
How we picked these
Every entry is a stop on at least one of TripsCircle's hand-curated routes, chosen by our route editors, who wrote the reason to go shown with each place. These are our curated picks, not a scored ranking: we haven't rated or reviewed them against each other. The list is grouped by destination, and within each destination places that appear on more routes come first.
Prices ($ to $$$$) and visit lengths are rough guides from our route notes, not quotes. Check opening hours before you go.
About this list
How did you choose the restaurants in Maryland?
Each one is a stop on a TripsCircle route that our editors built by hand, and each comes with a written reason to go. This page shows all 5 of them. They are curated picks, not a ranked score.
Which part of Maryland has the most restaurants on this list?
Baltimore and Inner Harbor & Harbor East lead with 2 each; the other picks are spread across 1 more destination.
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Destinations on this list
- Baltimore 2 on this list
- Inner Harbor & Harbor East 2 on this list
- Fells Point 1 on this list
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