Food & Drink

    Can’t travel this summer? These Restaurant Week spots will whisk you away.
    Stopping by during Baltimore Restaurant Week will save you around 20% off regular prices at these memorable eateries.
    A plate of short rib freekeh is garnished at Ammoora.
    Owings Mills dining options expand with new restaurant chains
    There’s more to Owings Mills’ dining scene than Costco hot dogs.
    Tikka Shack, a Texas-based fast casual chain, location in White Marsh features menu highlights Indian flavors through a range of fusion dishes including curry bowls, wings and naan tacos. The chain has recently opened a new branch in Owings Mills. Photographed on July 1, 2025.
    Eastern European food markets: What to know when you go
    Here’s where to find Eastern European food markets around Baltimore — and what to look for when you’re shopping there.
    Customers shop inside International Food Market on Reisterstown Road in Baltimore.
    The Dish: Yes, you can get a decent bagel in Baltimore
    People love to complain about Baltimore’s bagel scene, but there are plenty of options if you know where to look.
    The Pup-town Girl bagel at Good Boy Bagels.
    Don’t like blue catfish? Maryland says give it to your dog.
    The MAWS Act is a bill on Capitol Hill that aims to create a market for turning blue catfish into pet food.
    A Blue Catfish is measured during the Annual Nanticoke River Invasive Fishing Derby Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Sharptown.
    Ovenbird opens cozy new bakery in Hampden’s Rotunda
    Ovenbird Bakery opened its third location in Baltimore Friday, this time at Hampden’s Rotunda shopping center.
    Ovenbird Bakery opened its third location in Baltimore on Friday, June 18, 2025, at Hampden’s Rotunda shopping center.
    New to Ellicott City? Here’s your guide to eats, arts and walks.
    Ellicott City is bustling with historic hot spots and newer hidden gems. If you're looking to explore the area, here's your guide to the best bites, experiences and shops.
    Little Market, an outdoor cafe serving up coffee and brunch favorites.
    Here are 2 new bars to help you forget about the boat noise in Locust Point
    Two bars still new to Locust Point are serving the neighborhood in more ways than one.
    A Ronco di Sassi Primitive Malbec is rich and tannic at the Bodega and Vino market and wine bar in Locust Point on July 15, 2025.
    An entrepreneur had big plans for a West Baltimore grocery store. Then rent came due.
    Mario Minor, a former concert promoter with no experience opening a grocery store, sold Poppleton residents in Baltimore City a dream.
    An unopened grocery store in the La Cite development in the Poppleton neighborhood of Baltimore on February 26, 2025.
    The Dish: Kitsch owner to take over Rize + Rest, then the world
    Kitsch owner Jackie Mearman is opening a new cafe in Patterson Park named after her grandmother.
    Kitsch owner Jackie Mearman is pictured at Vivian’s on July 14, 2025. Vivian’s is named after her paternal grandmother, Vivian Mearman. The new restaurant that is set to take the place of Rize + Rest Cafe near Patterson Park. The menu will feature breakfast, brunch, cocktails, snack plates and sides.
    Baltimore has a new place to drink on the water
    From two veterans of Baltimore's dining scene, Bellini's at 500 Harborview Drive picks up where Tabrizi's left off.
    Restaurateur Brian Acquavella has reimagined a waterfront bar in South Baltimore as Bellini’s. The space was previously operated by Tabrizi’s.
    Beer cheese and bibimbap at Peabody Height Brewery’s very own food truck
    Peabody Heights Brewery’s new food truck, The Concession Stand, mixes Korean food and pub-style plates.
    A new menu of Korean fusion food comes to Peabody Heights Brewery.
    The viral foods Baltimoreans can’t get enough of
    From crab dip bagels to cheesesteaks, here are the viral foods Baltimoreans can't get enough of, according to food social media influencer Chris Franzoni.
    Papi Cuisine's crab cake egg rolls.
    ‘Love Island’ is this summer’s latest TV craze. Here’s where you can watch in Baltimore.
    As the “Love Island” season nears its end, watch parties, where friends and strangers gather in bars and restaurants to tune in to the show, are becoming increasingly popular.
    Love Island U.S.A., Episode 728. Pictured from left to right, Nicolas “Nic” Vansteenberghe, Cierra Ortega, Elan Bibas, Amaya Espinal, Ace Green, Jose “Pepe” Garcia-Gonzalez, Michelle “Chelley” Bissainthe, Iris Kendall, Taylor Williams, Clarke Carraway.
    The best — and worst — deals from Baltimore County’s Restaurant Week
    We analyzed the menus for the eateries participating in Baltimore County’s Restaurant Week to tell you where to go — and where you can skip.
    The patio at La Food Marketa.
    After ‘temporary closure,’ Souvlaki in Hampden asks community to help it reopen
    Souvlaki Greek Authentic Cuisine closed in recent months, but now the restaurant is planning a return to Hampden that the community can help support.
    Souvlaki, a Mediterranean restaurant in Hampden.
    Here are the restaurants coming soon to Baltimore
    Can’t decide what to eat? The choice won’t get easier with a batch of new restaurants set to open in Baltimore.
    Chef David Zamudio shows off plans for Josefina, his new Spanish fine-dining restaurant in Harbor Point.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Maryland Hall relaunches outdoor concert series
    You could catch Dominique Bianco’s performance in the coming week, join a scooter ride, watch a new production of "Much Ado About Nothing" or celebrate the 20th anniversary of "Wedding Crashers" this weekend.
    jazz singer Dominique Bianco, and guitarist Tommy Holladay will kick off the new summer concert series Sunday, July 13 at Maryland Hall.
    The Dish: Feeding kids all summer is expensive — and exhausting. ‘We’re here to help.’
    Baltimore County and City school systems are feeding hungry kids — and parents — this summer. But advocates worry the Trump administration could put those programs in jeopardy.
    Employees prepare food to be handed out from the Str/EATs Cafe food truck parked outside of Armistead Gardens Elementary/Middle School.
    Meet the Salvadoran family whose pupusas shaped Baltimore County
    The family behind Reisterstown's El Paraiso eatery became the go-to spot for more than just the usual Salvadoran fare.
    Marvin Rodriguez and his mother, Maria Rodriguez, make pupusas together at El Paraiso on June 26, 2025. She says her son makes them very, very well.
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