lunch near baltimore aquarium?

[littlew1ng]

we have 2 p.m. tickets reserved and would prefer to be able to walk somewhere for lunch beforehand. any suggestions?

[JonParker]

If I was going to walk to lunch from the aquarium I'd head across President Street, up a block to Lombard and another block or two east to Attman's Deli. Corned beef, pastrami, hot dogs wrapped in bologna. It's so, so good. A Baltimore institution that deserves its status.

[monkeyrotica]

Second Attman's. It's also not that far a walk to Little Italy. I haven't been in years, so I couldn't really recommend anything besides the desserts and gelato at Vaccaro's.

[gregb]

I hadn't thought about that, but I dig the rec. A little bit of a walk, but you would probably end up walking that far if you wandered for a bit anyway.

[ktracy]

I really like Blu Bambu (situated between Chipotle and PotBelly) – it's family-owned and has one other location somewhere in MD.

They have several menu options, but I always get the Asian stir-fry bar. They have tons of vegetables – salad-bar style – that you load into a small bowl. Pick your sauce at the end and they'll stirfry it up for you. (You can select a meat when you pay and that gets thrown into the wok as well.)

They recently added brown rice as an option for an additional $1. I adore the woman who manages the cash register. She always remembers me, even if it's been months since the last time I was there.

[lawhound]

Directly across Pratt Street from the acquarium is Boheme Cafe, which is pretty good for soup and sandwich (only open M-F, though). Rosina Gourmet is also a good suggestion. A slightly longer walk to Little Italy would take you to Gia's Cafe on High Street, which is nicer but not too expensive.

[gregb]

Depends on what you are looking for...

Potbelly's and Chipotle are not terrible options and certainly very close.

There is Chef Paolino's in the BOA building for a quick, decent, non-commercial chain option.

In the Constellation Energy building is Miss Shirley's for a more expensive and interesting menu.

[bordeauxfan]

Chains across on Pratt St: PF Changs, Capital Grille, Fogo de Chao. For non-chains, I second the Miss Shirley's rec. For more casual, good sandwiches, consider Rosina Gourmet (1 block north of Pratt, on Water Street).