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Seven Mile Market - supposedly the largest kosher supermarket in the country.

Market Maven (formerly Seasons) - great prices for meat and chicken, also good place for shabbos food


Hotels:
Only 1 Close and decent hotel to Jewish area (but not quite walking distance) is this Hilton Doubletree

Airbnb in the frum community:
Eruv Inn
Edelweiss - Located about 15 minutes from the frum community, practically next door to Ateres Elka wedding hall

Otherwise, there are a number of nice hotels downtown (which is also the inner harbor area) and near BWI airport. There are no shuls in the downtown area with regular minyanim, aside from Mincha minyanim in various offices.



Restaurants in the Jewish area (in no particular order):

Dairy

Dunkin Donuts - 2 kosher locations
Here and Here

Croustille Cafe French Bakery - French bakery with many delicious dairy and pareve bakery items.

Milk & Honey Bistro - dairy homestyle cooking

Goldberg's Bagels - very good bagels and free wifi.

Mama Leah's - pizza that is a bit different, but IMHO (Lunatic), the best pizza in Baltimore

Tov Pizza - classic pizza shop - Mocha thinks this is a hell of a lot better than ^

Caramel's - pizza shop, also has sushi

Cocoaccinos/Pie 18 - cafe with sandwiches and salads, as well as custom made brick oven pizza

Playa Bowls Quarry Lake - "the original Acai bowl" - lots of great pareve options as well, delicious bowls

Pareve

Sushi Sakura
Cinnaholic Owings Mills - This location only was recently certified kosher pareve (across from the area Costco).

Meat

David Chu's - Reasonably priced great Chinese food and good sushi. Dan's rating - 7.25/10 
Address: 7105 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone:(410) 602-5008
Not to be missed:
  • Curry Chicken

Dougie's- This is now CLOSED. Leaving it up in the wiki since it is newly closed in case people are looking for it (9/29/23)

Knish Shop - Excellent subs and good sushi - Good place to pickup food for shabbos
Address: 508 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD 21208
Phone:(410) 484-5850

The Club Deli & Grill - Newly opened (2023) fleishig meat/sandwich restaurant

Taam Tai - Reasonably prices Asian food. Great Lo Mein. Located between Mama Leah's and Goldberg's Bagels

Kosher Bite - fast food (American, Israeli, and Chinese)
Not to be missed:
  • Double Burger (better than KD's a"h)

Serengeti - Traditional excellent steakhouse (review Here, Here and Here) - definitely the nicest place in Baltimore.
Address: 2839 Smith Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21209
Phone:(410) 413-6080
Not to be missed:
  • Lamb Burger on Ciabatta Bun
  • Short rib eggrolls

Accent's - reasonably priced burgers, sandwiches and salads. Also has a full size liquor store.   
Address: Greenspring Shopping Center, 2839 Smith Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21209
Phone:(410) 602-2224
Not to be missed:
  • English Pub Burger

Yesh Hummus and Grill - Excellent shawarma and other Israeli food.

Cafe Shalom - Located inside Sinai Hospital's Greenspring Cafe, they have dairy, meat, and pareve options. The only restaurant that's also open over Chol Hamoed Pesach.


Downtown Area

Me Latte - small kosher cafe located in Johns Hopkins

Candy
The Candy Store (Star-K)
http://www.thecandystoreonline.com/
7002 Reisterstown Rd, Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 653-9900

Minyanim
See here for a complete list of minyanim

Merkaz Torah Utefillah (Eichenstein)
6500 Baythorne Rd, Baltimore, MD 21209
Shachris every 15 min

Agudah of Park Heights
6200 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215
4107643333 (Hotline)


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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #940 on: May 25, 2018, 03:56:33 PM »
you could also look at the wiki  ;D ;D ;D

Knish Shop - Excellent subs and good sushi - Good place to pickup food for shabbos
Address: 508 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD 21208
Phone:(410) 484-5850

lol....glad i asked though. seasons isn't in the wiki ;)

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #941 on: May 25, 2018, 04:02:08 PM »
lol....glad i asked though. seasons isn't in the wiki ;)

Touche!
It is there now

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #942 on: June 04, 2018, 06:24:35 PM »
Went to Baltimore for a quick memorial day overnight getaway.

Decided to stay in the Hyatt regency baltimore inner harbor since they have an outdoor pool. (unfortunately we only got in about 3 hours of swimming due to rain).

As a globalist I was automatically upgraded to their premier harbor view king suite (above the standard suite) I think it helps that I frequent this hotel a bunch















It had 2 full bathrooms and a pullout couch which was perfect for us!

Here's another way that Hyatt screws themselves over. The room was only $149 plus tax in that case I prefer to use cash over 15k Hyatt points as i like to get at least 1.4 value out of them but globalists only get free parking on award stays only. (why, I dont know) so I opted to use 15k points and get free parking

Got the kids Tov Pizza for Lunch by the pool and they liked it (dont have pics)

For Dinner we went to Serengeti

They do not have high chairs and refuse to allow a borrowed high chair from their sister restaurant Accents in the same shopping center. They gave us an option to BYOB (bring your own booster)

We just kept the baby in the stroller (surprised they let us do that)

We got the kids vegetable Sushi rolls- $5.75 each they were good



My wife tried the Heatwave roll and said it was good- $11.95



My wife and I were starving as we opted to skip lunch and ordered a lot (we shared with the kids too)

Lamb Arancini- $15 came with 3 very good



Smoked Brisket smothered fries- $22 excellent, maybe the highlight



Fried green tomatoes ( we wanted to try something different)- $12 were good



Virgin Pina coloda-My wife is still raving about this- $7.50

Sangria-$7.50



CHILI RUBBED TOURNADO WITH PEPPERCORN SAUCE- 16 OZ -$49 very good and juicy very easy to eat



GRILLED HONEY CHIPOTLE MARINATED RIB EYE STEAK-16 OZ -$39 very good and a little chewy



Side of broccolini- $8 kids really liked



Bourboun sweet potatoes-$6.50 no one touched them (not because they looked bad)



Mushroom Risotto-$6.50 excellent



CARAMEL APPLE PIE MASON JAR — $12- wife said it was good



Kids got ice cream  with a cookie which was inedible (the cookie) we got 2 and they only charged me $2 I know they said one was free for my birthday (I think it should be $9 so maybe they gave me an extra scoop for $2 and the dessert free)



The next day we had accents for lunch and took david chus for dinner for when we got back. I dont think I have pics of those but I will try to dig them up.

Also brought back Dunkin Donuts (only ones I can eat as I hold of CY but milk powder is OK and their drinks are all CY in the 2 kosher ones)

I love Baltimore and always run at a chance I have to go back!
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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #943 on: June 04, 2018, 07:01:51 PM »
Going down to Bmore for the weekend. Looking for a good biking trail. 5-20 miles each way. Prefer a park like path (not a street unless dedicated lanes) and some shade. Not to much elevation (~5% grade). Any recommendations? TIA

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #944 on: June 04, 2018, 07:04:59 PM »
Went to Baltimore for a quick memorial day overnight getaway.




Smoked Brisket smothered fries- $22 excellent, maybe the highlight


Nice tr. Next time you go to serengeti, try the pulled beef egg rolls. They are really good
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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #945 on: June 04, 2018, 07:07:23 PM »
Going down to Bmore for the weekend. Looking for a good biking trail. 5-20 miles each way. Prefer a park like path (not a street unless dedicated lanes) and some shade. Not to much elevation (~5% grade). Any recommendations? TIA
Moncton?

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #946 on: June 04, 2018, 07:11:24 PM »
Nice tr. Next time you go to serengeti, try the pulled beef egg rolls. They are really good
i feel like everyone has those so we wanted to try different things. But I'll definitely give it a try next time.

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #947 on: June 04, 2018, 07:31:10 PM »
Moncton?
Link? (Google can't back with something in Canada)

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #948 on: June 04, 2018, 07:33:04 PM »
Link? (Google can't back with something in Canada)
https://monktonbike.com

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #949 on: June 04, 2018, 08:18:10 PM »
https://monktonbike.com
Thank you.
Let me clarify-
I have a bike that I will be bringing along. No need for me to rent one. Are there any paths or roads that are very road-bike friendly? IE here (NYC/LI) we have several long boardwalks, Rt 9, Central Park, etc. West side Greenway, Jamaica Bay Loop, Beth Page Bike Path, etc These places are know in the local biking world as great places to knock out anything between 10-75 miles, with plenty of passerby bikers, nourishment stops, smooth pavement, not too many lights, etc. during most daylight time of any day.

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #950 on: June 04, 2018, 09:54:37 PM »
Thank you.
Let me clarify-
I have a bike that I will be bringing along. No need for me to rent one. Are there any paths or roads that are very road-bike friendly? IE here (NYC/LI) we have several long boardwalks, Rt 9, Central Park, etc. West side Greenway, Jamaica Bay Loop, Beth Page Bike Path, etc These places are know in the local biking world as great places to knock out anything between 10-75 miles, with plenty of passerby bikers, nourishment stops, smooth pavement, not too many lights, etc. during most daylight time of any day.
There's a nice bike path there as well.

The BWI trail is nice but only 10 mile loop

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #951 on: June 04, 2018, 10:04:54 PM »
There's a nice bike path there as well.

The BWI trail is nice but only 10 mile loop
Ty. I'll look into both.

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #952 on: June 04, 2018, 10:39:34 PM »
Both of those are much quieter than any in New York. Mostly through woods etc.

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #953 on: June 04, 2018, 10:58:20 PM »
Both of those are much quieter than any in New York. Mostly through woods etc.
BWI trail combined with the B&A trail seems perfect. I'm assuming that both are safe to ride alone (during the day), right?
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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #954 on: June 04, 2018, 11:31:10 PM »
BWI trail combined with the B&A trail seems perfect. I'm assuming that both are safe to ride alone (during the day), right?
 Tyvm
Haven't been to BWI trail in years, but from what I recall it was fine

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #955 on: June 05, 2018, 07:54:15 AM »
There's a nice bike path there as well.

The BWI trail is nice but only 10 mile loop

+1, very easy ride I think there are some slight up hill and some "road crossings" but the trail is a dedicated path. Safe area. Also its really cool if you a AV geek since you at certain points on the trail you do see planes landing.
Another point if you are an AV geek and you want to take break ( there is a place to lock you bike close to International Arrivals, near the light rail stop) while your riding there is a observation gallery in the terminal before security where you watch planes take and land. They have also some exhibits of planes  etc.... 
Here is a link:
https://www.bwiairport.com/at-bwi/places-to-go/observation-gallery
https://www.bwiairport.com/at-bwi/things-to-do/fitness/the-bwi-hiker-biker-trail

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #956 on: June 19, 2018, 08:58:12 AM »
Kosher coffee bean has officially opened

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #957 on: June 19, 2018, 09:07:28 AM »
Is thier a hechser on it?

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #959 on: June 19, 2018, 09:21:43 AM »
chlolev yisrael?