crackers Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 This week's Baltimore CityPaper is it's annual Best of Baltimore issue. I didn't see any obvious "you must be joking" places on the list, so maybe it will help as a rough guide if you're coming from out of town and are looking for something specific. Too many to list here, but some of the highlights are: Best New Restaurant/Best New Appetizer - Upscale: Salt / foie gras and sirloin slider burger Best Fancy Restaurant: Charleston Best Restaurant Service: The Prime Rib Best Cheap Restaurant: Port Truck Stop Best Restaurant for Vegetarians: The Yabba Pot Best Restaurant for Vegetarians and Meat Eaters: Zodiac Best Place to Eat in the Inner Harbor: M&S Grill Best Place to Eat Alone: Sofi's Crêpes Best Courtyard Dining: Arcos Best Deck Dining: Vin Best Breakfast: Suburban House Best Brunch: Red Star Best Cup of Coffee: Zeke's Coffee at the Downtown Baltimore Farmers' Market Best Tea House: Teavolve Best Bakery: New System Bakery Best Dessert: Original Colosseo at Vaccaro's Best Reason for Tastebuds: Kirchmayr Chocolatier Best Place to Get Ice Cream: Sylvan Beach Café Best Cracklike Dairy Product: Chocolate Milk from Trickling Springs Creamery Best Fresh Yogurt: Carma's Café Best Smoothie: Liquid Earth's Hippy Lippy Best Sno-Ball Stand: Walther Gardens Best Deli: Attman's Authentic New York Delicatessen Best Place to Get a Sandwich: Café Mocha Best Two-Handed Vegetarian Sandwich: Falafel sandwich at Parsa Kabob Best Shrimp Salad: Kibby's Restaurant and Lounge Best Cheese Steak: MaGerk's Pub and Grill Best Hamburger: Swallow at the Hollow Best Hot Dog: Pulaski Liquor Emporium and Dog House Tavern Best Pit Beef: Jerry D's Seafood Best Barbecue: Andy Nelson's Barbecue Best Fried Chicken: Kimmy's Restaurant and Carryout Best Fries: The Brewer's Art Rosemary Garlic Fries Best Pizza Fries: Matthew's Pizza Best Pizza: Iggies Best Soup: Soup's On at Rose's Cookies Best Crab Cake: Buddy's Elliott Street Bar and Grille Best Crab House: Mr. Bill's Terrace Inn Best Raw Bar: Nick's Inner Harbor Seafood Best Tapas/Small Plates: Pazo Best Late-Night Dining: Kali's Mezze Best Really Late-Night Dining: Nam Kang Best Diner: Happy Day Diner Best Soul Food: Symone's Soul Café Best Chinese: Café Zen Best Ethiopian Restaurant: Dukem Best Greek: Samos Best Indian: India Rasoi Best Italian: Café Amore [Glen Burnie] Best Jamaican: Ras Doobie de Chef at Carolyn's Café Best Japanese/Best Sushi: Matsuri Best Pho: Miss Pho Best Latino Restaurant: Dominicano Internacional Best Mexican Restaurant: Arcos Best Middle Eastern: The Helmand Best Gyro: Never on Sunday Best Thai: Thai Restaurant Best Trinidad and Tobagoan: Caribbean Food Store Best Bar Food: One-Eyed Mike's Best Happy Hour: Dizzy Issie's Best Selection of Beers on Tap: Max's Taphouse Best Neighborhood Bar: O'Hara's Irish Pub Best Dive Bar: Leadbetters Tavern Best Wine Bar: Grand Cru Best Pregame Bar: Pickles Pub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakegwinn Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Best Breakfast: Suburban HouseBest Brunch: Red Star Best Cup of Coffee: Zeke's Coffee at the Downtown Baltimore Farmers' Market I have to say one of the things I miss most about my girlfriend living up there is Saturday and Sunday mornings at Spoons. Fantastic place. Good pancakes and omelettes, GREAT coffee and great sunday morning vibe. You can plop down on a couch and get your breakfast while you play battleship. And they have free internet also. Plus it has a real neighborhood vibe. I think most of the people who work there live within a block away and all the staff from the other F.Hill restaurants seem to stop in get coffee and chat. Definitely agree with Salt (Best Fries maybe??). Cool menu and pretty good drinks when I went in. You have to give some marks for service also as one of the servers had broken something in her leg a few days before we were there and was in there with a thigh high walking cast waiting tables. Gotta say I would have called in.... She said she had a house full of kids at home though and she just wanted out for a bit. But still service staff gets a purple heart if nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOK Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 This week's Baltimore CityPaper is it's annual Best of Baltimore issue.I hope there won't be a run on the Best Cheap Drink locale of Mt Royal Tavern causing them to raise the Natty Boh w/a Pikesville rye shot price up from $3.75. Thanks, Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Best Smoothie: Liquid Earth's Hippy LippyBest Wine Bar: Grand Cru One These are my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedE Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Best Hamburger: Swallow at the Hollow The Swallow! Oh, the drunken, underaged memories. Following the death of Alonzo's this place is a worthy choice. I'm surprised Petit Louis didn't sneak in there somewhere for some reason or another; they seemed to have "invented" some categories to get other places in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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