The Top 100 Places to Eat in Baltimore
The best places to eat in Baltimore, by the professional record: Sprudgie Awards, AAA, and James Beard Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Bitty & Beau’s Coffee comes out on top.
Charleston and La Cuchara hold the next two places. Baltimore Magazine shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Baltimore Beat close behind.
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- AAA Four Diamonds
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Winner · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Cindy Wolf
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- Wine Enthusiast Forward 50 Restaurants
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
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- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Restaurant that Feels Like Home · Best of Baltimore
- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
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- Bon Appétit #8 · America's Best New Restaurants
- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
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- Baltimore Magazine 2023 · New Restaurant · Best of Baltimore
- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
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Rank 7. Alma Cocina Latina
Venezuelan Caribbean
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
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- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Knife-Cut Noodles · Best of Baltimore
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- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Knife-Cut Noodles · Best of Baltimore
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- The New York Times 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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- Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Restaurant · Best of Baltimore
- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
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Rank 12. Ammoora
Syrian Middle Eastern
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
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- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Brunch · Best of Baltimore
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Anti-Atlas · Best of Baltimore
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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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- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 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
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
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Rank 12. NiHao
Contemporary Chinese
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
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- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
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- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Beat Comfort Food: Jerk Wings · Our Favorite Dishes
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- Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
- 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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- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
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- Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Restaurant · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Restaurant That Feels Like Home · Best of Baltimore
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
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Rank 24. CookHouse
American
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Beat Burger: Proper Pub Burger · Our Favorite Dishes
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Rank 25. The Wren
Irish American
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine Best Bars
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- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Dessert: Baked Alaska · Best of Baltimore
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
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Rank 27. Gunther & Co.
Modern New American
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Rank 27. Magdalena
Chesapeake Seafood
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- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Beat Crab Cakes · Our Favorite Dishes
- Baltimore Beat Baltimore's Best Cheap Eats
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Rank 27. Peter's Inn
Mediterranean
- Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Martini Service · Best of Baltimore
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- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Raw bar · Best of Baltimore
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Rank 36. Preserve
American
A small Annapolis dining room built around pickling and fermentation, which sounds like a thesis until the food arrives. The roast chicken is beautifully bronzed, the steak-frites comes with kimchi-beef jus, and the crab salad on hash browns is the kind of thing that makes you forgive everyone their restaurant concepts. The bar earns equal attention. A Washingtonian top-100 pick.
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Rank 40. Peter Chang
Creative Chinese
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Rank 40. Peter Chang
Chinese
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- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Ramen · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Ramen · 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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- Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Coffee Spot · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Tea and Coffee · Our Favorite Dishes
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- Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Courtyard Chicken · Best of Baltimore
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- Baltimore Magazine 2023 · Brunch · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Comfort Food: Fried Chicken & Cornmeal Pancakes · Our Favorite Dishes
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- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Pupusas · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Beat Munchies: Pupusas · Our Favorite Dishes
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New York-style pies with a slightly puffed, almost Neapolitan edge are the calling card at this pizzeria in Baltimore's Little Italy. The dough is made by hand, the ingredients skew Italian, and the menu rounds out with salads and baked fillings. The family behind it rebuilt after Katrina, which perhaps explains why the place feels like it has something to prove. Ranked 44th on 50 Top Pizza USA.
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Rank 52. Ananda
Modern Indian
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Rank 52. Cinghiale
Italian
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Rank 52. Linwoods
Modern New American
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Rank 52. Peerce's
Modern Indian
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Rank 52. Restaurante Tio Pepe
Spanish
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Rank 52. Tagliata
Tuscan Steakhouse
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- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Restaurant Bathroom · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
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- Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
- Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Appetizer: Tater Tots · Best of Baltimore
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- Baltimore Beat Late Night Food · Our Favorite Dishes
- Baltimore Beat Crab Cakes · Our Favorite Dishes
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- Baltimore Beat Comfort Food: Waffle Sandwich · Our Favorite Dishes
- Baltimore Beat Baltimore's Best Cheap Eats
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- Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Bar · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine Best Bars
- Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Vibe · Best of Baltimore
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- Baltimore Beat 2023 · Best Bar Food · Best of Baltimore
- Baltimore Magazine Best Bars
- Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Remix/Remodel · Best of Baltimore
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