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menu with paired wines or keep it frugal with the $15 gnocchi special on Monday nights.
GERTRUDE’S AT THE BMA 10 ART MUSEUM DRIVE, (410) 8893399, JOHNSHIELDS.COM/ RESTAURANT/REST/GERTRUDES. HTML, $$-$$$ Hometown boy John Shields continues to make good at the elegant/ downhome restaurant he named for his grandmother. Crab cakes are an obvious choice here, but don’t overlook the oyster po’ boy or even the pulled pork quesadilla. Specials like $12 entrees on Tuesdays and half-price glasses and bottles of wine on Wednesday make eating near the BMA’s Sculpture Garden even more appealing.
HULL STREET BLUES 1222 HULL ST., (410) 727-7476, HULLSTREETBLUES.COM, $$ Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Locust Point’s Hull Street Blues still lays out a beautiful spread every Sunday for its famous brunch, one of the best in Baltimore, with an array of breakfast meats, smoked fish, and fresh fruit. The lunch menu sports familiar salad, sandwich, and pasta options, while the dinner menu reaches a bit higher with a couple of Asian-influenced fish entrées, as well as steaks, shrimp, and crab cakes, with many available for a measly $12 on Tuesdays.
LINWOODS 25 CROSSROADS DRIVE, OWINGS MILLS, (410) 356-3030, LINWOODS. COM, $$$ Classy and elegant, if a bit pricey, Linwoods never fails to deliver a quality meal. Dishes are rich and ample—see shrimp and grits, the corn pudding that accompanies lump crab cakes, beef tenderloin with bleu cheese, or New York strip made carpetbagger-style with the addition of fried oysters. Service is professional and the view into the kitchen still impresses.
THE PARKSIDE FINE FOOD AND SPIRITS 4709 HARFORD ROAD, (410) 4446004, THEPARKSIDEONLINE.COM, $$ Built on the premises of a 1920s theater in Lauraville, the Parkside’s huge, open-floor-plan restaurant also incorporates a kids’ play area,
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