The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Sushi King Japanese Restaurant
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Rank 3. Ananda
Elevated Indian
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Best Restaurants
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- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Dim Sum · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Chinese Food · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · 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 8. 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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- 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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- 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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- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · New Cafe · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Transformation of a Building · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Dessert · Our Favorite Dishes
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- The New York Times 2025 · Shrimp and Corn Patties · The Best Restaurant Dishes We Ate Across the U.S.
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · New Restaurant · Best of Baltimore
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
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- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Jasmine Norton
- Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Restaurant · 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 · Matthew Oetting
- Baltimore Magazine 2023 · New Restaurant · Best of Baltimore
- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
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Rank 17. Ekiben
Asian
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Steve Chu
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Knife-Cut Noodles · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Best Crab Dishees That Aren't Crab Cakes: Ekiben Softie · Our Favorite Dishes
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Rank 18. 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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- Bon Appétit 2024 · America's Best New Bars
- Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Place to Take Your Sneaky Link · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Cacktail: Flamboyán · Best of Baltimore
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- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Dessert: Baked Alaska · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Burger · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · The Crab Pot · Best Baltimore Bites
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- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
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- Baltimore Beat 2023 · Best Restaurant That Feels Like Home · Best of Baltimore
- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- Baltimore Beat Burger: Kofta Burger · Our Favorite Dishes
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Rank 23. 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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Rank 24. Ekiben
Asian
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Steve Chu
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Knife-Cut Noodles · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Best Crab Dishees That Aren't Crab Cakes: Ekiben Softie · Our Favorite Dishes
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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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- 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 · Brunch · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Fried Chicken · Best of Baltimore
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
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- Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Vibe · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Bar · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Vegan Food · Our Favorite Dishes
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Rank 29. 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 Magazine 2025 · Pierogies · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Pizza · Best of Baltimore
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- Baltimore Beat Burger: Cheeseburger · Our Favorite Dishes
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 32. NiHao
Contemporary Chinese
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Dumplings · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2023 · Chinese Food · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · The Crystal Shrimp Dumplings · Best Baltimore Bites
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Rank 33. CookHouse
American
- Baltimore Beat Burger: Proper Pub Burger · Our Favorite Dishes
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
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- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Haooy Hour · Best of Baltimore
- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
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- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · New Restaurant · Best of Baltimore
- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential 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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- 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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- 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
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- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
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- Baltimore Beat Crab Cakes · Our Favorite Dishes
- Baltimore Beat Baltimore's Best Cheap Eats
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
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- Wine Enthusiast 2024 · Forward 50 Restaurants
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
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- Baltimore Beat 2023 · Best Bar Food · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Remix/Remodel · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Burger: Club Chuck · Our Favorite Dishes
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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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- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Ramen · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Ramen · Best of Baltimore
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
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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 Late Night Food · Our Favorite Dishes
- Baltimore Beat Crab Cakes · Our Favorite Dishes
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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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Rank 56. Beteseb Restaurant
Ethiopian
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Darmyelesh Alemu
- Washingtonian 2026 · #46 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- The Washington Post The 8 best Ethiopian restaurants in and around D.C.
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Rank 57. Cinghiale
Italian
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Pasta · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Best Restaurants
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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 2025 · Empanadas · Best Baltimore Bites
- Baltimore Beat Baltimore's Best Cheap Eats
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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 62. 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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- Baltimore Beat Comfort Food: Waffle Sandwich · Our Favorite Dishes
- Baltimore Beat Baltimore's Best Cheap Eats
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- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Best Restaurants
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- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Alfresco Dining · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 66. Bresca
Contemporary
Bresca sits on 14th Street amid gold leaf and a living moss wall, trading bistro anonymity for a warmth that feels both neighborhood and occasion-worthy. Chef Ryan Ratino's cooking—a foie gras negroni, lamb pappardelle—arrives casual yet artful, with service that knows when to vanish.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
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- Time Out The 20 Best Coffee Shops and Cafés in Washington, DC
- Washingtonian Best Coffee Shops in DC
- Eater The 15 Best Coffee Shops Around D.C.
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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 70. Service Bar
Cocktail Bar
Cocktails arrive with technical precision at this U Street bar, where the bartenders treat regulars and tourists with equal warmth. The space itself—worn wood, dim light, no pretense—feels like the living room of someone with genuinely good taste.
- The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
- 50 Best 2026 · #39 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar
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Rank 71. Amazonia
Amazonian Peruvian
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · World’s Best Spirits Selection
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar
- Eater 2022 · The Best New Restaurants in America
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Rank 72. Magdalena
Chesapeake Seafood
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 73. minibar by José Andrés
Contemporary
A single door opens onto José Andrés's culinary laboratory, where guests perch at a curved counter to watch small plates arrive as puzzles—chicharron masquerading as something else, cauliflower studded with caviar. Whimsy and surprise drive each course toward a finale of fried ice cream donuts, the kind of playful confidence that makes dinner feel like collaborative theater.
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Rank 74. 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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- The Washington Post The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.
- Washingtonian 2026 · #90 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 76. Donut Run
Vegan
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Rank 78. Gunther & Co.
Modern New American
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 79. Melina
Modern Greek
- The Washington Post The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
- Washingtonian 2026 · #95 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 81. Mita
Vegetarian Peruvian
In the Shaw neighborhood, Mita serves an all-plant tasting menu that draws from across Latin America with confident creativity: arepas arrive in a basket with guacamole and cashew sour cream, watermelon crudo swims in cucumber leche de tigre. Chefs Tatiana Mora and Miguel Guerra build umami through layered vegetable dishes that feel neither restrained nor novelty-driven, but simply generous.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Miguel Guerra and Tatiana Mora
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A wood-paneled room evokes the '70s while the bar operates with laboratory precision: syrups macerate under cryovac, bourbon receives yogurt washing, cacao gets pressure-infused into amontillado. Each shift tastes and adjusts batches to accommodate seasonal variance—strawberries in June behave differently than in October—treating consistency as a living pursuit rather than a fixed formula.
- The Pinnacle Guide 2 Pins
- 50 Best 2026 · #34 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Top 10 U.S. Nominee · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar
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Rank 85. Xiquet
Spanish
Chef Danny Lledó's wood-fired kitchen channels Valencian cooking with dill-cured bonito and rice dishes built over the hearth, their smoke and char cutting through delicate preparations. The sparse third-floor dining room feels like a private conversation, ending with coffee and sweets upstairs.
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- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Pizza · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Pizza · Best Baltimore Bites
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Rank 88. Moon Rabbit
Modern Vietnamese
Kevin Tien's Moon Rabbit, now in a sleek F Street space, merges Cajun and Vietnamese traditions through dishes like mochi beignets with eel and quail stuffed with duck sausage over tomato rice. The desserts—particularly a vegan pandan panna cotta with seaweed and chocolate—confirm his instinct for balancing opposing flavors with genuine skill.
- 50 Best 2025 · North American's Best Pastry Chef Award 2025 · Susan Bae
- 50 Best 2025 · #17 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Susan Bae
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- Washingtonian 2026 · #99 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · Fried Tamal de Elote · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
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Rank 94. 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 2024 · Appetizer: Tater Tots · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2026 · Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 97. 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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- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Pupusas · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Munchies: Pupusas · Our Favorite Dishes