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Eat: City Paper's Annual Dining Guide
3/2/2011
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ABBEY BURGER BISTRO
1041 Marshall St., (443) 453-9698, abbeyburgerbistro.com
$$ 10pm L D
A bar devoted to gourmet burgers, not French fare. And we’re grateful, because who wouldn’t savor local Roseda beef topped with a drippy fried egg (or foie gra
3/2/2011
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BARRACUDAS: A LOCUST POINT TAVERN
1230 E. Fort Ave., (410) 685-2832, cudabarracuda.com
$$ L D Br
This small Locust Point neighborhood spot serves pubby standards with a few beachy twists (jerk chicken salad) and some serious local flavor (coddies).
3/2/2011
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ACROPOLIS
4714-4718 Eastern Ave., (410) 675-3384, acropolisbaltimore.com
$$ L D
There’s hearty and wholesome fare for Olympian appetites at this casual and cavernous Greektown mainstay. Lamb, seafood, and crab cakes are the house specialties, and al
3/2/2011
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ALE MARY’S
1939 Fleet St., (410) 276-2044, alemarys.com
$$ Out 10pm L D Br
You can get tater tots as an appetizer or alongside any of the well-crafted sandwiches in various states of loaded-ness. The menu ranges from bar food standards to more ambi
3/2/2011
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ALDO’S
306 S. High St., (410) 727-0700, aldositaly.com
$$$ Vg d Rsv
This Little Italy gem assembles choice ingredients in flawless preparations, nimbly negotiating the terrain between respectfulness for old-world tradition and mindfulness of contem
3/2/2011
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BAGBY PIZZA CO.
1006 Fleet St., (410) 605-0444, bagbypizza.com
$$ Out L D
Bagby is the pizza place you wish was in your own neighborhood. Pie crusts are cracker thin, pastas and salads are homemade and generous, and service aims to please.
CHARL
3/2/2011
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ALEWIFE
21 N. Eutaw, (410) 545-5112, alewifebaltimore.com
$$ L D
Alewife’s biggest draw may be its 40 beer taps, but the newest pub to fill the space across from the Hippodrome offers decent gourmet sandwiches and entrees too. Look for various in-ho
3/2/2011
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ABACROMBIE FINE FOODS AND ACCOMMODATIONS
58 W. Biddle St., (410) 837-3630, abacrombie.net
$$$ D B Rsv
This basement spot has long held a culinary reputation that dwarfs its intimate size. It’s current menu of care-taken upscale comfort foods uphold
3/2/2011
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ALIZÉE
4 W. University Pkwy, (443) 449-6200, alizeebaltimore.com
$$$ P Vg B L D Br
Alizée has gone from fusion to high-concept comfort food. The menu changes seasonally, but look for bistro-inspired fare—roasted chicken, lamb confit, rabbit—all done
3/2/2011
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ALONSO’S
415 W. Cold Spring Lane, (410) 235-3433, alonsos.com
$$ L D
There’s been an upscale revamping and the pizzas have been gussied up. The immense burgers, though, are still here.
BANSKY’S Cafe
Lake Falls Village, 6080 Falls Road, (410) 377
3/2/2011
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13.5 WINE BAR
1117 W. 36th St., (410) 889–1064, 13.5winebar.com
$$ Out 10pm D
The Avenue gets a very well done wine list, along with a very well-turned-out menu of gourmet nibbles, pizzas, and entrees.
ALCHEMY
1011 W. 36th St., (410) 366-1163, a
3/2/2011
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ATWATER’S
Belvedere Square Market 529 E. Belvedere Ave., (410) 323-2396 (and various other locations); atwaters.biz
$ P Out L D
It sells home-style breads and tasty sandwiches at its multiple locations (and the cream puffs at the Belvedere Square ba
3/2/2011
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BIG BAD WOLF’S HOUSE OF BARBECUE
5713 Harford Road, (410) 444-6422
$$ Out L D
Hamilton carry-out joint dispenses tender animal parts in classic regional sauces—Kansas City sweet and spicy, Carolina mustard or vinegar, and Texas pit style, our favor
3/2/2011
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ANDY NELSON’S BARBEQUE
11011 York Road, Cockeysville, (410) 527-1226, andynelsonsbbq.com
$$ P Out L D
Everything is slow-smoked over hickory wood. Ribs are a must-eat, the pulled-pork sandwich is orgasmic, and all the homemade sides are fantastic. W
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