Baltimore Curated

Baltimore Curated

We’re local and we have our favorites in Baltimore and beyond. Get to know The Baltimore Banner staff through our curated lists of the best area food, shopping, experiences and more.
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A spicy grilled pineapple margarita and chips and guacamole from La Food Marketa.
Fresh air and flavor: 4 spots for outdoor dining in Baltimore County
Here are some Baltimore County restaurants with great outdoor spaces for a weekend brunch, quick happy hour or date night.
A ghost sign is seen at the top of the former Stafford Hotel, now The Stafford Apartments. When the building was constructed in 1894, it was the tallest building on Mount Vernon Place.
Check out these favorites from Baltimore’s premier ghost-sign hunter
The city’s fading collection of commercial signs painted on buildings can be found all over Charm City.
Choi's Chicken & Trout.
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.
Oleum's spicy Italian melt panini, with a Dreamsicle on the side.
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.
Annie's Playground in Fallston
The best playgrounds in the Baltimore area for kids
Some playgrounds are perfectly fine; others are practically theme parks. This list is the latter — the destination playgrounds worth packing up the car and making a day of it.
Pagoda-style Observatory in Patterson park in spring, Baltimore, USA
The best places for Instagram photos in Baltimore
These 10 "Instagrammable" places showcase some of the city’s beauty and history through its most striking locations.
A man with a dog in his backpack rides past Oriole Park at Camden Yards in South Baltimore.
Getting around Baltimore without a car
Tips and tricks for navigating Baltimore streets without an automobile.
The Northern Central Railroad Trail is a converted railbed that covers 19.7 miles in Maryland.
The best running trails in the Baltimore area
The Baltimore area is blessed with acres of amazing parks, miles of trails and many historical places to explore — and run.
Reggie Barksdale lines up a shot at a billiards table at Top Hat Sports Bar & Grill in Parkville.
5 spots to play pool in the Baltimore area
From classic halls lit by buzzing fluorescent lights to cozy corners in neighborhood bars, the Baltimore area offers a range of places to rack ’em up.
Nana’s Famous biscuits at Rize + Rest Cafe include the thick-cut bacon and egg biscuit.
Bummed about Baltimore’s brunches? Check out these biscuit sandwich winners
I scoured Baltimore in search of the best biscuit sandwich — the perfect cold-weather bite.
The Wet Honey Lemon Pepper wings from Black Flag Social House.
Flats or drums? These 4 Howard County spots will satisfy your chicken wing craving.
With college basketball, the end of football season and baseball season on the horizon, every day is a good day to have chicken wings in Howard County.
An overstuffed Cloak & Dagger sandwich from Lenny's Deli.
3 Jewish delis in Baltimore County serving up more than just tradition
Looking for where to find pastrami in Pikesville? Check out these three Jewish delis in the Baltimore County area serving food both traditional and new.
Hamad Karan, owner of the Halal Boys food truck, pours white sauce onto a mixed platter of lamb and chicken over rice in Towson.
5 Middle Eastern restaurants diversifying Baltimore County’s food scene
Baltimore County is growing more diverse, and that means more delicious ethnic foods.
Crab nachos at Riverside Taphouse.
9 unconventional crab dishes you have to try, from pupusas to cheesesteaks
Pizza slices weighed down with crab dip? Pupusas packed with crustacean goodness? Here’s Chris Franzoni’s roundup of the Baltimore area’s wildest crab dishes.
Enjoy casual drinks or a more refined dinner at the versatile Gunther & Co.
No booze? No problem. Try these Baltimore mocktail hot spots.
From speakeasy shrubs to gin-free concoctions, Chris Franzoni recommends restaurants and bars for mocktails and non-alcoholic drinks with all the flavor and none of the buzz.
I’ve been to 150 haunted houses. Here are 5 that gave me chills near Baltimore.
Your 2024 guide to the haunted houses near Baltimore worth the trip and money.
The space at Pure Raw Juice.
Ditch the home office: 7 of Baltimore’s best cafes and eateries for working remotely
Switch up the home office for hopping hot spots with food social media influencer Chris Franzoni’s recommendations for the best Baltimore cafes and eateries for remote work.
The espresso martini at CookHouse in Bolton Hill.
You’re going to want an espresso martini after reading this
The coffee-flavored cocktail is here to stay. Here are five restaurants and bars where you can start your espresso martini journey across Baltimore.
Have a brat summer at Stuggy's.
Brat summer: The ultimate guide to Baltimore-area hot dogs and sausages
Food social media influencer Chris Franzoni recommends his top Baltimore-area spots for hot dogs, sausages and bratwursts to complete your Charli XCX-inspired, very brat summer.
A cheesesteak and tater tots from Cheesesteak & Co.
Our cheesesteaks are better than Philly’s. These 9 restaurants are why.
Food social media influencer Chris Franzoni recommends his top cheesesteak spots in the Baltimore area, from no-frills joints to family-owned restaurants.
Soy garlic spicy wings at Godakk at Mount Vernon Marketplace on August 15, 2024.
Craving Korean fried chicken? Try these Baltimore-area spots
Six Korean restaurants in the Baltimore area serving up Korean fried chicken, aka KFC.
The three-meat plate at Blue Pit BBQ in Hampden. (Ramsey Archibald/The Baltimore Banner)
Five barbecue spots in and around Baltimore even a Southerner can love
As a Southern transplant, I was skeptical about barbecue in Baltimore. These five spots had me pleasantly surprised.
Ministry of Brewing's operations are located in the former St. Michael’s Church on Lombard Street making for a picturesque brewery experience.
Where to get the best beers in Baltimore
Where to go to find the most delicious beers made right here in Baltimore City.
There are great places for waterfront dining in Anne Arundel County - and they all aren't in downtown Annapolis.
The best al fresco dining in Anne Arundel County off the beaten path
There are the obvious places to eat outdoors in Anne Arundel County. Try dining al fresco at these places instead.
Cap’n Crunch French toast at Blue Moon Too.
The perfect way to spend 24 hours in Baltimore, according to one food blogger
Looking for where to take your out-of-town guests? Food blogger Chris Franzoni has his own recommended 24-hour itinerary of Baltimore restaurants and activities.
Oysters from Watershed.
In the mood to slurp down oysters? Try these 6 Baltimore restaurants.
Gems like The Urban Oyster, True Chesapeake Oyster Co. and more offer an array of delightful bivalve dishes, whether raw or roasted, according to food social media influencer Chris Franzoni.
Looking out at the Harborplace pavilions.
7 Inner Harbor restaurants and bars you can (technically) swim up to
Food social media influencer Chris Franzoni recommends his top restaurants by the Inner Harbor that you can — technically — swim up to.
Members of Baltimore’s dirt bike community outside the B&O Railroad Museum.
The 7 things you have to spot to call yourself a true Baltimorean
From a certain running man to a certain revving bike, there are seven Baltimore totems you have to see before you can claim resident status.
A grapefruit rosemary crush from Charly’s Waterfront in Essex.
7 restaurants and bars with outdoor seating to soak up the sun
Food social media influencer Chris Franzoni recommends some of his favorite outdoor restaurants to eat and drink at in Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Carroll County.
Lewis waits for trains to roll by near Baltimore's historic Penn Station. (Julie Bykowicz/The Baltimore Banner)
How to dork out on trains in Baltimore
Some of the country’s oldest, most storied train companies — including the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Northern Central Railway — were headquartered here.
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