Baltimore Bar Guide
30+ bars across Baltimore's drinking neighbourhoods, curated by editors who know the city.
Baltimore drinks loyally. The Fells Point heritage pubs have run for two centuries. The Hampden cocktail revival built a new layer on top in the 2010s. The Elk Room and Of Love & Regret have held James Beard semi-finalist nominations multiple years. The Old Bay Bloody Mary is the local ritual.
Five neighbourhoods cluster the action. Fells Point is the heritage harbour-pub spine. Hampden runs the cocktail revival quarter. Mount Vernon holds the polished hotel-and-restaurant bars. Federal Hill covers the after-game and bar-crawl scene. Canton is the residential boutique-bar district.
Cocktails run $11 to $14. Pints $5 to $7. Tipping is 20 percent. Most bars run to 2am. Reserve The Elk Room and Sugarvale on weekends.
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The Elk Room
Baltimore's most awarded cocktail bar. James Beard semi-finalist multiple years. Speakeasy reached through a sandwich shop. Twenty-eight seats. Reserve.
Sugarvale
Boutique cocktail bar with a tight rotating menu. Twenty seats. The bartenders rotate the menu monthly. Reservations recommended.
Of Love & Regret
Brodie Stronghold's beer-and-cocktail bar. James Beard semi-finalist for outstanding bar program multiple years. Long bar, Belgian-beer-leaning, with a craft-cocktail menu.
W.C. Harlan
Speakeasy reached through an unmarked door. Twenty seats. Cash only. Classic-cocktail menu, candle-lit, and the Baltimore cocktail crowd's regular spot.
The Brewer's Art
Heritage brewpub inside an 1890s mansion. Belgian-style house beers, cocktails, and a serious kitchen. The most beautiful drinking room in Baltimore.
Cat's Eye Pub
Heritage Irish-blues pub from 1976. Live music every night. The most authentic Baltimore-Irish dive bar in the city. Cash-friendly.
Neighbourhood Guide
Fells Point
The heritage harbour-pub spine. Cobblestone streets, two-century-old pubs, and the most authentic Baltimore drinking quarter.
Hampden
The cocktail revival quarter north of downtown. Speakeasies, restaurant-bars, and a thirty-something local crowd. Walk 36th Street.
Mount Vernon
The polished cultural-museum district. Hotel cocktail rooms, restaurant-bars, and the most dressed-up evening crowd.
Federal Hill
The after-game and bar-crawl quarter south of the harbour. Sports bars, dive bars, and the loudest weekend nights in Baltimore.
Canton
The residential boutique-bar district east of Fells Point. Wine bars, neighbourhood cocktail rooms, and a thirty-something dressed-up crowd.
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