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9 Grocery Stores in Maryland Famous for Their Quality Meat Departments

One Maryland grocery store makes its own country sausage and will even prepare custom cuts of beef for your freezer. The meat counter also carries stuffed pork chops, porterhouse steaks, and fresh poultry. That’s a lot more tempting than grabbing the first plastic-wrapped package you see. At another family-owned...

Baltimore, MD · 1d

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The Tiny Amish Town In Maryland With Homemade Food So Good It Belongs On Your Bucket List

Most bucket lists are full of places that require a passport, a layover, and a mild existential crisis at the airport, but Oakland, Maryland asks nothing of you except your appetite. This tiny town in Garrett County is sitting quietly in the western corner of Maryland, doing extraordinary things, and...

Garrett County, MD · 11d

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Maryland Is Packed With Italian Restaurants but This Hidden Gem Deserves Your Attention

An eight-ounce crab cake sits beside mussels and bucatini coated in Old Bay Alfredo at this Maryland Italian restaurant. That combination alone deserves a closer look, especially when the menu also includes blue crab ravioli finished with more jumbo crab meat. The kitchen doesn’t ignore the classics. Homemade potato gnocchi...

Baltimore, MD · 3d

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Maryland Grocery Store Named Best in the State by Tasting Table

Graul’s Market, a fourth-generation, family-owned grocery chain with five locations across Maryland, has been named the best local grocery store in the state by Tasting Table as part of its “Best Local Grocery Stores in Each State” list. The publication highlighted Graul’s for combining the convenience and...

Maryland · 1d

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Historic Maryland Diner to Close This Weekend

OTC Bar & Grille, a family-owned restaurant that has served Olde Towne Gaithersburg for decades, will permanently close its longtime location this Sunday, November 15, with plans to open in a new location in Bethesda in 2027. The restaurant operates at 226 E. Diamond Avenue in a historic property with roots dating back to 1893, making the site more than 130 years old.

Gaithersburg, MD · 2d

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8 Humble Maryland Restaurants Where Locals Say the Steaks Are Second to None

A 40-ounce tomahawk ribeye is actually on the menu at one Maryland steakhouse. Forty ounces, and the restaurant even offers five different potato sides. That alone could start an argument over who gets the last bite. But not every great steak comes with a grand dining room. Some neighborhood favorites...

Hagerstown, MD · 8d

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Maryland’s Best Cinnamon Roll Can Be Found at Beloved Cafe, According to Yelp

Yelp has named Blue Moon Cafe in Baltimore as having the best cinnamon roll in Maryland as part of its newly released list of the top cinnamon rolls in the United States, according to Yelp Elite reviewers. Located at 1621 Aliceanna Street in Baltimore’s historic Fells Point neighborhood, Blue Moon...

Baltimore, MD · 8d

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A Chain Quietly Left Maryland Entirely, and Dozens of Employees Are Left Wondering What Comes Next

J. Alexander’s has closed its Annapolis restaurant at Annapolis Town Center, the chain’s only Maryland location listed in available reporting. A Maryland WARN filing says 45 workers were affected, with layoffs scheduled to begin October 26, 2026.

Annapolis, MD · 1d

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Maryland Whiskey Named Best in Show at Major International Spirits Competition

A Baltimore-made whiskey has earned one of the highest honors in the spirits industry, taking home Best in Show Whisk(e)y at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Baltimore Spirits Company’s Epoch Maryland Straight Rye Whiskey 6 Year Old Cask Strength received the competition’s top whiskey honor, along with Best of Class Rye Whisk(e)y. The whiskey also earned 99 points and a Double Gold medal.

Baltimore, MD · 1d

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Giant Food Reopens Renovated Frederick, MD, Store With Thanksgiving Donation

Giant Food celebrated the grand reopening of its newly renovated Frederick, Maryland, store on Nov. 6 – the greater Washington, D.C.-area grocer’s second major store investment in Frederick. The store is located at 5316 New Design Road. To mark the reopening ahead of Thanksgiving, Giant is partnering with...

Frederick, MD · 2d

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Maryland’s Best New Restaurant of 2026 Has Been Named by Tasting Table

Chef’s Counter at Burnt Hill Farm in Clarksburg has been named Maryland’s Best New Restaurant of 2026 by Tasting Table, adding another national honor to a growing list of accolades for the Montgomery County dining destination. A video of the experience can be seen below. The recognition comes...

Clarksburg, MD · 4d

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The Italian Fare And Seafood At This Maryland Restaurant Is A Match Made In Heaven

There are restaurants that serve food, and then there’s Salerno’s Restaurant & Catering in Eldersburg, Maryland, which serves something closer to a religious experience. Carroll County has been sitting on this treasure quietly, and honestly, the rest of Maryland needs to know what’s been going on out here.

Carroll County, MD · 2d

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This Humble Maryland Steakhouse Serves Up A Ribeye Worthy Of Gordon Ramsay’s Approval

Somewhere in Nottingham, Maryland, there’s a steakhouse quietly doing things that would make a Michelin-star chef put down his tweezers and just eat. Silver Spring Mining Company is that rare kind of place where the food is so good, you’ll forget to take a photo for Instagram until it’s already half gone.

Nottingham, MD · 3d

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These 6 Maryland Amish Markets Will Convince You Homemade Really Does Taste Better

Pretzel logs. Not pretzel rods, not pretzel twists, but whole logs of soft dough wrapped around fillings, sold by Amish vendors right here in Maryland. That detail alone made me curious. Then I learned many of these markets only open Thursday through Saturday. Vendors travel down from Amish country to...

Maryland · 2d

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This Maryland Deli Is Winning Over Locals With Its Enormous Pastrami Sandwiches

Pastrami gets piled so high here that the sandwich needs two hands and maybe a game plan. That’s the reputation this Maryland deli has built, one stacked rye at a time. The menu doesn’t stop at pastrami, either. Corned beef, Reubens, brisket, and matzo ball soup all share the spotlight.

Owings Mills, MD · 3d

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This Maryland Bakery Has Kept Its Old School Donut Traditions Alive for Generations

Fresh glazed donuts come out of the same Maryland kitchen that serves pad Thai and green curry. That combination sounds unlikely, but this little bakery has kept its morning routine going for decades, drawing customers who remember buying donuts here years ago. The early hours are part of the appeal....

Annapolis, MD · 3d

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List of Maryland’s Top Ten Noodle Spots Includes a Local Restaurant at #1

Maryland food influencer Nomtastic Kim has shared a list of her ten favorite places for noodles across the state, featuring restaurants in Montgomery County, Baltimore, Annapolis, and surrounding areas. The list highlights a variety of noodle dishes, including ramen, pho, pad Thai, Sichuan noodles, Korean-Chinese jajangmyeon, and Filipino pancit bihon....

Montgomery County, MD · 3d

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Five of Montgomery County’s Hottest Recent Restaurant Openings (November 2026 Edition)

Montgomery County has seen a wave of notable restaurant openings in recent months, but a handful have generated especially strong reactions from readers. From thousands of social media interactions to heavy interest on our website, these five became some of the area’s most talked-about new restaurants. Below, in alphabetical order, are five of Montgomery County’s hottest recent openings, based on reader interest. Note: This is a drink-heavy list.

Montgomery County, MD · 2d

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Maryland Restaurant Earns Spot on Resy’s Guide to Splurge-Worthy Dining

A Montgomery County restaurant has earned another notable recognition, this time from Resy, which included Burnt Hill Farm in Clarksburg in its “Guide to Splurge-Worthy Dining in D.C.” The restaurant was the only Maryland establishment featured in the guide. Located on a 177-acre winery and farm, Burnt Hill...

Clarksburg, MD · 1d