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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 #1120 on: February 06, 2020, 12:32:17 PM »
Milk is and some products are powdered milk. There's a sign in the store that outlines all of that
thanks i guess I can assume reliable hecher for both locations? and that there will be various cold and hot flavored drinks with CY options as long as I leave the cream out ?

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #1121 on: February 06, 2020, 12:35:00 PM »
also if any locals can chime in I am trying to avoid paying the parking hotel fee in harbor area downtown.  I plan on coming Sunday and leaving Monday (presidents day)  good chance I can find free or cheaper street parking for those 2 days?

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« Reply #1122 on: February 06, 2020, 01:46:14 PM »
thanks i guess I can assume reliable hecher for both locations? and that there will be various cold and hot flavored drinks with CY options as long as I leave the cream out ?
The hechsher is the same for both locations but make sure you actually see the sign, there is another store in the area which doesn't have a hechsher IIRC. The hot drinks that are made directly in their machines (hot chocolate, etc.) are going to OU-D AFAIK, it's just the generic DD powder.
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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #1123 on: February 06, 2020, 02:21:22 PM »
The hechsher is the same for both locations but make sure you actually see the sign, there is another store in the area which doesn't have a hechsher IIRC. The hot drinks that are made directly in their machines (hot chocolate, etc.) are going to OU-D AFAIK, it's just the generic DD powder.

hechsher that most rely on?

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #1124 on: February 06, 2020, 08:17:33 PM »
hechsher that most rely on?
yes. the classic kosher DD is on the intersection of Reisterstown Rd and Fallstaff Rd
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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #1125 on: February 10, 2020, 09:45:23 AM »
will be iyh in baltimore approx 1-2 days
looking for recommendation for one breakfast (CY) place and one good dinner/lunch(fleshig) that are not so fancy/expensive

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #1126 on: February 10, 2020, 10:49:13 AM »
will be iyh in baltimore approx 1-2 days
looking for recommendation for one breakfast (CY) place and one good dinner/lunch(fleshig) that are not so fancy/expensive
For breakfast you can’t go wrong with Goldbergs Bagels.
For lunch/dinner you have a few options. Fast food...Kosher Bite which has a mix of American/Chinese/Israeli. Dougies. David Chu’s (Chinese). Accent’s (American/Burger Joint).
And in case you have a change of heart, the only fancy place is Serengeti.
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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #1127 on: February 10, 2020, 12:10:22 PM »
For breakfast you can’t go wrong with Goldbergs Bagels.
For lunch/dinner you have a few options. Fast food...Kosher Bite which has a mix of American/Chinese/Israeli. Dougies. David Chu’s (Chinese). Accent’s (American/Burger Joint).
And in case you have a change of heart, the only fancy place is Serengeti.

Thanks!
which do you like best out of the fleishigs you mentioned?

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #1128 on: February 10, 2020, 12:17:06 PM »
David Chu's is the best Chinese out there. By far.

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« Reply #1129 on: February 10, 2020, 12:30:05 PM »
David Chu's is the best Chinese out there. By far.
out where?

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« Reply #1130 on: February 10, 2020, 12:30:27 PM »
Thanks!
which do you like best out of the fleishigs you mentioned?
I really like accents if that helps...

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« Reply #1131 on: February 10, 2020, 12:31:44 PM »
out where?
Def the Northeast. Haven't had much Chinese further out but it would be hard to match.

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #1132 on: February 10, 2020, 01:34:32 PM »
David Chu's is the best Chinese out there. By far.

Al taam v'rayach... but imo it doesn't hold a candle to Eden Wok or NKS. And I still don't understand why DC is a sit down restaurant with table service.

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« Reply #1133 on: February 10, 2020, 02:14:05 PM »
Al taam v'rayach... but imo it doesn't hold a candle to Eden Wok or NKS. And I still don't understand why DC is a sit down restaurant with table service.
Never had Eden Wok (is it the same one as the one in 5towns? If so, I personally am not a big fan of it.) NKS is definitely the best buy for your money and is probably my second favorite Chinese joint.

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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #1135 on: February 10, 2020, 02:53:14 PM »
Thanks!
which do you like best out of the fleishigs you mentioned?
Kinda depends. Like it was said, if you want Chinese David Chus is great, though I know ppl who prefer kosher bite Chinese. Also Kosher nite is pretty solid all around. Great shawarma. If you’re with ppl it might be better to go to KB as they have a nice variety to choose from
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« Reply #1136 on: February 10, 2020, 03:11:52 PM »
Kinda depends. Like it was said, if you want Chinese David Chus is great, though I know ppl who prefer kosher bite Chinese. Also Kosher nite is pretty solid all around. Great shawarma. If you’re with ppl it might be better to go to KB as they have a nice variety to choose from
I'm a big fan of kosher bite as well, shawarma is excellent (well for American shawarma anyway.)
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Re: Baltimore Master Thread
« Reply #1137 on: February 11, 2020, 10:55:11 AM »
David Chu's is the best Chinese out there. By far.

About a year or two ago Kosher Bite hired the chef from David Chu. Now Kosher Bite is the better option for just grabbing food. Great taste, less expensive, no tip. If you're looking for ambiance, look elsewhere.
Dougie's is the best food in Baltimore though.

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« Reply #1138 on: February 11, 2020, 11:11:59 AM »


Dougie's is the best food in Baltimore though.
I was with you until this, now you've lost all credibility in my eyes.

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« Reply #1139 on: February 11, 2020, 02:49:07 PM »
I was with you until this, now you've lost all credibility in my eyes.
Could not agree more  :D
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