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48 Hours of Drinking in Baltimore

Friday night to Sunday afternoon. Eight stops, properly sequenced for visiting drinkers.

  1. Stop 01

    The Elk Room

    Friday 17:00 — Arrival drink · Fells Point · $$$ · Cocktail Bars

    Baltimore's most awarded cocktail bar. Drop bags. Find a hotel-adjacent bar within a five-minute walk. Order something simple to anchor yourself to the city.

  2. Stop 05

    Cat's Eye Pub

    Saturday 20:00 — Dinner-with-drinks · Fells Point · $ · Hidden Gems

    Heritage Irish-blues pub from 1976. Eat somewhere with serious bartending built in. The right room is one you order both your dinner and your nightcap from.

  3. Stop 06

    The Brewer's Art

    Saturday 22:30 — The destination · Mount Vernon · $$ · Craft Beer

    Heritage brewpub inside an 1890s mansion. The bar that made you book the trip. The pre-research one. Reservation-only ideally. Stay until last call.

  4. Stop 08

    Sugarvale

    Sunday 17:00 — Last quiet drink · Mount Vernon · $$$ · Cocktail Bars

    Boutique cocktail bar with a tight rotating menu. Find the hotel bar at your departure airport equivalent — somewhere quiet, low-volume, well-staffed. End the trip on a martini and a clean conversation.

The plan starts polished on Friday night and peaks Saturday late. We've left Sunday afternoon for recovery, a brunch cocktail, and a quiet last drink before you fly out. Every stop is editor-picked and walkable from at least one of the others.

Total spend across the weekend: roughly £200-£350 per person on drinks alone (not counting food). Reservations are essential at any room flagged 'destination'. Book those first; the rest you can walk to.

Each stop links to the full bar page if you want to dig deeper. Treat timings as guidance — adjust to your pace.

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