Food & Drink

    Hey, downtown restaurants: Baltimore wants to give you $200,000
    Baltimore will offer grants of up to $200,000 to downtown restaurants as part of its bid to uplift the struggling commercial district.
    The curious and hungry, both turned out in strong numbers at the opening of the new Lexington Market. While much of the market was still under construction a couple of vendors were able to accept customers.
    The Dish: Hampden is taking the nuclear option to stop this BYOB from selling booze
    The neighbors of Brick Bistro in Hampden have spent three years trying to keep it from getting a liquor license. What happens next could affect all Baltimore residents.
    The Hampden neighbors of Brick Bistro, 4001 Falls Road, will put a rarely-used law to the test in April.
    Souvlaki ‘temporarily closed,’ Hampden location up for lease
    After more than 10 years in Hampden, Souvlaki has “temporarily closed” its location on the Avenue, as well as the owners’ other local restaurants.
    Souvlaki, a Mediterranean restaurant in Hampden.
    The state knew about toxic chemicals in Perdue’s wastewater. Residents had no idea.
    Perdue and Maryland state officials found "forever chemicals" in the wastewater at the Wicomico County facility more than a year before telling the plant's neighbors, emails show.
    Residential properties surround the Perdue Agribusiness plant in Salisbury, MD. Oct. 24, 2024.
    Your ultimate guide to Baltimore’s best traditional chicken boxes
    Here are the spots where you can find the best chicken boxes, cooked to crispy perfection, according to the EatMoreBeMore Instagram community.
    Choi's Chicken & Trout.
    Atlas-owned bars in Fells Point face off with neighbors over liquor licenses
    The ongoing friction between the Atlas Restaurant Group and some of its Fells Point neighbors came to a head Thursday.
    The Waterfront Hotel in Fells Point was one of three businesses that faced the liquor board Thursday.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Sunday is 420. Are weed specials worth it?
    Cannabis dispensaries roll out 420 sales and promotions like so many Zig-Zag papers. It’s the weed equivalent of Black Friday. Reliable consumer savvy works well on 42-0. So, here are a few tips.
    Scenes at the Herbiculture cannabis dispensary
    Newborn’s alleged listeria-related death from ice cream sparks $30 million lawsuit
    A woman whose baby died from an alleged listeria infection is suing Seven Mile Market in Pikesville as well as multiple ice cream makers for selling a contaminated product.
    Pikesville’s Seven Mile Market is named in a lawsuit accusing the retailer of negligence for selling listeria-contaminated ice cream to a woman in 2023.
    The Dish: Baltimore’s new destination for viral foods (and sour beef)
    If it’s on the shelves at Butcher & Bay, a new specialty market in Kingsville from Geresbeck's, there’s a good chance that it’s either made in Baltimore or going viral on TikTok.
    Our haul from Butcher & Bay by Geresbeck’s, a new gourmet market in Kingsville that offers a combination of generations-old Baltimore culinary staples alongside the latest viral trends.
    After a bumpy start, the Baltimore Farmers’ Market returns full force
    With Hula-Hoops and mini doughnuts in 40-degree weather, the city celebrated the return of its cherished Baltimore Farmers’ Market.
    Vendors display their wares at the Baltimore Farmer’s Market in downtown Baltimore, MD on April 13, 2025.
    This Baltimore restaurant landed on Yelp’s list of best spots for seafood in each state
    Thames Street Oyster House in Fells Point took the top spot among Yelp ratings for best seafood in the state.
    In addition to oysters, Thames Street Oyster House in Fells Point has a range of seafood dishes on its menu.
    The Dish: Fine dining isn’t dead. Bryan Voltaggio can prove it.
    Offering elevated takes on Baltimore staples from coddies to tiger sauce, Wye Oak Tavern from chefs Bryan and Michael Voltaggio is well worth the drive to Frederick.
    The spread at Wye Oak Tavern in Frederick.
    The Tilted Row closes months after relaunch with new chef
    Eight months after relaunching with a new chef, The Tilted Row has shut its doors.
    The Tilted Row on McMechen Street in the Bolton Hill neighborhood has closed.
    Waterfront restaurant Sunset Cove closes after more than a decade in Bowleys Quarters
    The beloved sandy beach bar and restaurant shut its doors Sunday, according to a Facebook post from the restaurant.
    Sunset Cove, which dubbed itself Middle River’s original beach bar, closed recently after serving up seafood and tiki-themed drinks in Baltimore County for more than a decade.
    Award-winning Baltimore County chef brings seafood restaurant to Fallston
    Chef Zack Trabbold, chef of The Local On The Avenue in White Marsh, is opening a seafood restaurant in Fallston.
    Chef Trabbold's red snapper, which will be served at Natalie's Seafood Kitchen is scallion-marinated and pan-fried with jumbo lump crab, fried rice, harissa beurre blanc, sesame and an unagi drizzle.
    Hungry for something different in Baltimore? Try these new restaurants
    Baltimore has several new restaurants worth checking out, according to food social media influencer Chris Franzoni.
    Oleum's spicy Italian melt panini, with a Dreamsicle on the side.
    Chick-Fil-A test kitchen Little Blue Menu to remodel, lay off 91 people
    Chick-Fil-A's viral test kitchen in College Park will lay off nearly 100 people in prepation for a remodel that begins May 1.
    CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 06: A sign hangs outside of a Chick-fil-A restaurant on May 06, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicken prices have risen sharply this year as suppliers struggle to keep up with demand, fueled in part, by the popularity of new chicken offerings from fast-food restaurants.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Chicken wings and college croquet kick off festival season
    Two spring food festivals, the Annapolis Cup croquet match and the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra season finale are some of the great things to do in the coming week.
    How many wings can you eat? That's the challenge of the Maryland Wing Festival on April 5, 2025 at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds.
    Cindy Wolf’s Charleston named a James Beard Award finalist — again
    Cindy Wolf's Charleston in Harbor East was announced as a finalist for the James Beard Awards, while Baltimore's Clavel and Urban Oyster did not advance.
    The exterior of Charleston in Harbor East.
    Raccoons and muskrats and Lexington Market, oh my!
    Though Faidley’s Seafood is better known for its jumbo lump crab cakes, the business at Lexington Market has been selling muskrats and raccoons since it opened in the 1880s.
    Lou Fleming, general manager of Faidley's Seafood, poses with two frozen raccoon carcasses (right) and a portion of prepared raccoon that he cooked using cayenne pepper, thyme, garlic sauce and salt and pepper. The Lexington Market stand has sold raccoon as well as muskrat since it opened in the 1800s.
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