Baltimore, MDSeafood

Baltimore Magazine's 2024 readers' poll recognizes Thames Street Oyster House for seafood and raw-bar dining. The Fells Point restaurant combines Chesapeake ingredients with a broader East Coast oyster-house approach, including raw shellfish and a New England-style lobster roll. This union object is shared exactly with Baltimore's crab-cake set.

Baltimore Magazine's 2024 coverage includes Dylan's Oyster Cellar as both a raw-bar readers' poll selection and a restaurant worthy of extended attention. The Hampden room centers oysters while allowing the kitchen to work through fuller seafood plates. Its Chestnut Avenue setting feels intimate and closely connected to the neighborhood.

Baltimore Magazine's 2024 restaurant guide features Gertrude's Chesapeake Kitchen and its long commitment to regional ingredients. Set inside the Baltimore Museum of Art, the restaurant connects Maryland seafood with local farm produce in a menu shaped by the Chesapeake watershed. The sculpture-garden setting makes it especially useful before or after a museum visit.

Baltimore Magazine's seafood coverage includes Mama's on the Half Shell in Canton's Chesapeake dining tradition. The O'Donnell Street restaurant serves oysters, crab preparations, rockfish, and other familiar regional dishes in a lively neighborhood room. Its broad menu makes it a practical gathering place for diners who want several forms of local seafood.

Baltimore Magazine's 2024 readers' poll includes Jimmy's Famous Seafood for Chesapeake fare. The Holabird Avenue restaurant has served the community since 1974, with steamed crabs and crab cakes at the center of a large menu. A busy bar and event-driven atmosphere make it a different experience from the smaller oyster rooms in this set.