City Cafe is a Zagat-rated restaurant, bar and cafe, known for being reliable in getting ticket-holding patrons to their shows on time. Found on the first floor of a 1920s-era building, the restaurant serves original contemporary food with fresh ingredients, and is open for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. The bar has a nightly happy hour, and is a convenient place for a drink either before or after the show.
City Cafe
1001 Cathedral St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-539-4252
citycafebaltimore.com
Donna's cafe hosts weekly wine tastings and even offers cooking classes. The restaurant serves brunch, lunch and dinner and takes online reservations. The lunch menu includes pizza, salad and sandwiches, while the dinner menu offers appetizers, specialty salads, pasta and pizza.
Donna's
800 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-385-0180
donnas.com
Enjoy a romantic pre-show dinner at Morton's, which "Baltimore Magazine" named "Best Steakhouse" and acknowledged for "Best Service." The restaurant is located near the Inner Harbor in the heart of Baltimore and serves steak, seafood, fresh produce and desserts. Private dining rooms are available for groups and reservations are taken.
Morton's The Steakhouse
300 South Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-547-8255
mortons.com
The Prime Rib steakhouse and seafood restaurant opened in 1965 and was the winner of Opentable.com Diner's Choice Award 2010 and Wine Spectators Award of Excellence 2010. It is Zagat-rated and reminiscent of the supper clubs from the 1940s. Waiters wear tuxedos as a throw-back to the '40s. Appropriate dress is business casual, though men are asked to wear jackets on Saturday nights.
The Prime Rib
1101 N. Calvert St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-539-1804
Sotta Sopra Italian Cuisine is a contemporary Italian restaurant. It is Zagat-rated and is located next to Basilica, the first Catholic Cathedral in the United States. Both contemporary and stylish, the restaurant is decorated with mirrors and murals. Sotta Sopra features young Italian chefs, who make both new and traditional Italian cuisine. Their full dinner menu offers appetizers, salads, meat and fish and an extensive list of Italian wines.
Sotto Sopra Italian Cuisine
405 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-625-0534
