Baltimore’s dining scene looks different than it did when the city hosted its first Restaurant Week in July 2006. Back then, you could order three courses for $30, and some of the city’s top eateries were slammed. Twenty years later, prices are up, and many of this year’s participants have opened within the past two years, though an impressive handful have been participating since the beginning (I’m looking at you, Tio Pepe).
Whether you eat out all the time or it’s been way too long, consider this an excuse to reacquaint yourself with the city’s ever-evolving food landscape. Starting Friday, look for discounted three-course menus at some of the following new — or at least, newish — places that opened either earlier this year or in 2025.
Urbano Mexican Fare
Urbano recently opened inside Rye Street Market in Baltimore Peninsula. (Ulysses Muñoz/The Banner)…