West Baltimore hidden treasures, cheap eats

[emgoodman]

Hi - I'm visiting Baltimore this weekend and staying near the Inner Harbor at the Radisson on West Baltimore St. Can anyone suggest cheap eats/hidden treasures nearby? I'm visiting from NYC and we're total foodies, so please give me something good! Thanks in advance!

[laugh riot]

Mekong Delta is the best Vietnamese restaurant in America, and also cheap. You would be a fool not to go there.

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Mekong Delta Cafe
105 W Saratoga St, Baltimore, MD 21201

[SteviesBaby]

Salt Tavern
www.salttavern.com

Jack's Bistro
www.jacksbistro.com

Moderate. Easy to cab it.

Stay away from Little Italy, which is literally a couple blocks away from your hotel. You will be cursing us forever since you're a NYCer.

Love Chameleon; good local food by a local chef, but not anywhere near you.

Have fun!

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Jack's Bistro
3123 Elliott St, Baltimore, MD 21224

[pyatachok]

You could try these restaurants:

Chameleon Cafe‎
70 reviews - more info »
4341 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21214-3118
[phone]
thechameleoncafe.com‎

Linwoods
25 Crossroads Dr, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
[phone] ‎
linwoods.com

Sascha's 527 Cafe
527 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201-5028
[phone] ‎
saschas.com

But nothing I think will be comparable with NYC restaurants, though still you can find the to be quite good.

[JonParker]

Chameleon Cafe and Linwoods aren't cheap and are nowhere close to the Inner Harbor.

Go to Lexington Market today (Saturday). Get a crab cake and a coddie at Faidley's. The fish sandwich is amazing too -- a huge slab of haddock between two pieces of white bread that aren't even close being big enough to hold it. If you still have room a Polish with the works at Johnny's is fantastic.

Sunday morning head over to the JFX Farmer's Market. There's another great fish sandwich vendor there, along with all kinds of other delicious prepared foods.

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Lexington Market
400 W Lexington St, Baltimore, MD 21201

[OneToughMommy]

Woodberry Kitchen is absolutely the place to go. You can get there via the light rail (or drive - about 10 minutes from where you're staying). If you want to stay downtown, Charleston in Inner Harbor East is it, if you're willing to spend $$$$. You can take our new, free, Circulator Bus to get there, or walk.

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Woodberry Kitchen
2010 Clipper Park Rd # 126, Baltimore, MD

[hotel]

Neither of those places qualify as a hidden treasure or a cheap eat. Yes they are both great, but not what the OP is looking for.

[hotel]

Try Mekong Delta at Saratoga and Cathedral for Vietnamese.

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Mekong Delta Cafe
105 W Saratoga St, Baltimore, MD 21201