The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Sandy Pony Donuts
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- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2026 · #69 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Best Restaurants
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- AAA Four Diamonds
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outsdanding Hospitality
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Rank 5. The Wren
Irish American
- Bon Appétit 2025 · America's Best New Restaurants
- The New York Times 2025 · The Restaurant List
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Best Bars
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Anti-Atlas · Best of Baltimore
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
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Rank 7. Ekiben
Asian
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Steve Chu
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Knife-Cut Noodles · Best of Baltimore
- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Fernando Gonzalez
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Fernando Gonzalez
- The Rammys 2025 · Finalist · Casual Restaurant of the Year
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- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Raw bar · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2023 · Raw Bar · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 11. NiHao
Contemporary Chinese
- Baltimore Magazine 2023 · Chinese Food · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Dumplings · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · The Crystal Shrimp Dumplings · Best Baltimore Bites
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- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Fried Chicken · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Brunch · Best of Baltimore
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
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Rank 13. Ammoora
Syrian Middle Eastern
- The New York Times 2024 · The Restaurant List
- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Matthew Oetting
- Baltimore Magazine 2023 · New Restaurant · Best of Baltimore
- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
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Rank 15. Ekiben
Asian
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Steve Chu
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Knife-Cut Noodles · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Munchies: Tempura Broccoli · Our Favorite Dishes
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- The New York Times 2023 · The Restaurant List
- Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Restaurant that Feels Like Home · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Pierogies · Best of Baltimore
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- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · New Restaurant · Best of Baltimore
- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
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- Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Restaurant That Feels Like Home · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Restaurant · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · French-Style Spit Chicken · Best of Baltimore
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- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Empanadas · Best Baltimore Bites
- Baltimore Beat Baltimore's Best Cheap Eats
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Rank 24. Gunther & Co.
Modern New American
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 25. Cinghiale
Italian
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Pasta · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Best Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service · Doug Atwell
- Baltimore Magazine 2023 · New Bar · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Best Bars
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Rank 28. Peter's Inn
Mediterranean
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Martini Service · Best of Baltimore
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
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- Bon Appétit 2024 · America's Best New Bars
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Cacktail: Flamboyán · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Place to Take Your Sneaky Link · Best of Baltimore
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- Baltimore Beat 2023 · Best Restaurant That Feels Like Home · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Burger: Kofta Burger · Our Favorite Dishes
- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
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- Baltimore Beat Late Night Food · Our Favorite Dishes
- Baltimore Beat Crab Cakes · Our Favorite Dishes
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- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 35. Alma Cocina Latina
Venezuelan Caribbean
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · David Zamudio
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · The Arroz Fosforera · Best Baltimore Bites
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
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- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
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- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Italian Subs · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Sandwich: Meatball Sub · Best of Baltimore
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- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Best Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Bar
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service · Dre Levon
- Baltimore Magazine 2023 · Alcohol-Free Cocktails · Best of Baltimore
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Rank 42. CookHouse
American
- Baltimore Beat Burger: Proper Pub Burger · Our Favorite Dishes
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
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- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Thai Food · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Best Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Chris Amendola
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 46. Providencia
Cocktail Bar
A moody cocktail bar that conceals serious culinary ambition: Erik Bruner-Yang and Paola Velez stitch together Asian, Caribbean, and Latin American traditions into dishes like pupusas with salsa verde and crab pan de playa crowned with tomato gochujang mayo, each plate improbable and purposeful in its construction.
- Bon Appétit 2025 · America's Best New Bars
- Punch 2025 · Ni de Aqui Ni de Alla · Our Favorite Cocktails
- Eater Bar of the Year
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- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · The Mushroom Burger · Best Baltimore Bites
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Best Restaurants
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- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Appetizer: Tater Tots · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 51. Masseria
Puglian Italian
A former warehouse with exposed brick and a gleaming steel kitchen opens onto gardens and a wine cellar—a place where staff and diners alike seem genuinely settled in for the evening. Nicholas Stefanelli's cooking threads Puglian tradition through dishes that balance restraint with richness, as in turbot with brown butter artichokes or a lemon soufflé that knows when to stop.
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- Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Bar · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Vibe · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Vegan Food · Our Favorite Dishes
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Rank 59. Northwest Chinese Food
Northwestern Chinese
- Washingtonian 2026 · #50 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · #58 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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- Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Remix/Remodel · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat 2023 · Best Bar Food · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Burger: Club Chuck · Our Favorite Dishes
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Rank 67. Magdalena
Chesapeake Seafood
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 69. Tagliata
Tuscan Steakhouse
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- Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Reason to Wait in Line: Fish Sandwich · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Baltimore's Best Cheap Eats
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- Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Transformation of a Building · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · New Cafe · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Dessert · Our Favorite Dishes
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- Baltimore Beat Comfort Food: Jerk Wings · Our Favorite Dishes
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
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- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Coffee Spot · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Tea and Coffee · Our Favorite Dishes
- Bon Appétit 2019 · America's Best New Restaurants
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Rank 86. Maketto
Asian
The storefront reads like a boutique until you're inside, where chef Erik Bruner-Yang's menu dissolves borders across Southeast Asian cuisines: shrimp dumplings in Cambodian fish sauce and dill, pork laab spiked with Thai heat, five-spice caramel glazing fried chicken. Everything is built for the table, communal and restless in ambition.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., Right Now
- Eater The 15 Best Coffee Shops Around D.C.
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Rank 90. Daru
Indian
Dante Datta and Chef Suresh Sundas, both Rasika veterans, reimagine Indian classics with unexpected flourishes—blue cheese on tandoori chicken, saffron-coconut lamb shank. The corner dining room, ringed with Sanskrit lettering and a lively bar counter, channels neighborhood vitality without pretense.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The Washington Post The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
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Rank 91. Gravitas
Contemporary
Matt Baker's Ivy City tasting room transforms local ingredients into austere, technically assured dishes within a raw industrial shell. The yellowfin sashimi and tagliatelle with sweetbreads justify the Michelin star and the pilgrimage north.
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- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - The Fried Rice Collective
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - Fried Rice Collective
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Rank 94. Elcielo Restaurant
Colombian
Chef Juan Manuel Barrientos stages a theatrical love letter to Colombia in two intimate dining rooms near Union Market, where pristine plating and choreographed service frame dishes built on Colombian ingredients and culinary memory. A corn broth arrives as revelation; dessert ventures into chocolate territory with playful intent. This is cooking rooted in place and purpose, executed with warmth.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service · Andra "AJ" Johnson
- The Rammys 2025 · Finalist · Formal Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year
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Rank 95. Fiola
Modern Italian
Stone walls and retro glamour frame Fiola's elegant dining room, where servers guide you through a menu that marries Roman tradition with Venetian flavors and playful modern invention. Duck-filled pasta squares arrive in their own jus; lamb plays against red pepper gel and eggplant caponata. Regional Italian cooking here feels both grounded and restless.
- 50 Top Italy 2025 · #6 · The Best Italian Restaurants In The World
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Suresh Sundas
- Eater 2025 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Washingtonian 2026 · #43 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 99. La' Shukran
Levantine Middle Eastern
A hidden Levantine bistro reached by climbing stairs behind a green door, where retro funk and inventive cocktails frame impeccably executed sharing plates. The soujek dumplings—lamb and beef in smoked corn broth with urfa chili—justify the reservation difficulty alone.
- The New York Times 2025 · The Restaurant List
- The New York Times 2025 · Falafel Jibneh · The Best Restaurant Dishes We Ate Across the U.S.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · World’s Best Cocktail Menu
- The Pinnacle Guide 2 Pins
- 50 Best 2026 · Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu Award 2026 · North America's 50 Best Bars