Near you in Baltimore
This page answers the cocktail bars near me query for Baltimore by neighbourhood, so you reach the nearest good room first. We list 5 editor picks, where each one sits, and link to the full cocktail bars in Baltimore guide for the deeper ranked list.
Baltimore drinking clusters in a few walkable districts, so the right pick depends on where you start. In Fells Point you are closest to The Elk Room, Cat's Eye Pub. In Mount Vernon you are closest to Sugarvale.
Farther out, Of Love & Regret anchors Brewers Hill, and W.C. Harlan anchors Remington. Each room below is verified and sourced, and the rating sits next to the name so you can judge the trade before you walk over.
The Elk Room sits in Fells Point, a low-lit cocktail room off the Boulevard Central strip. Rated 4.4, $$$.
Sugarvale sits in Mount Vernon, a boutique cocktail bar with a tight rotating menu. Rated 4.5, $$$.
Of Love & Regret sits in Brewers Hill, Brodie Stronghold's beer-and-cocktail bar. Rated 4.5, $$.
W.C. Harlan sits in Remington, a speakeasy reached through an unmarked door. Rated 4.5, $$.
Cat's Eye Pub sits in Fells Point, a heritage Irish-blues pub running since 1976. Rated 4.5, $.
Our complete ranked guide to cocktail bars in Baltimore, with the full write-up on each room.
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The rooms above are the picks our editors send first, not the only good ones in Baltimore. For the broader ranked list, follow the cocktail bars in Baltimore guide, or start from the Baltimore bar guide for every category in the city.
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