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  Baltimore, Maryland is a vibrant city that is undergoing a Renaissance of late. While it continues to provide visitors and residents with a rich culture based on the city's historic role in American history, it is also playing a leading role in the new economy. Baltimore is home to many technology-based companies that bring a young, upwardly-mobile employee base. Not surprisingly, these citizens seek high quality restaurants and many chefs have responded to meet demand.
  
  

Charleston

• Charleston has been awarded almost every possible accolade available to a restaurant, including kudos from Zagat, Wine Spectator, Mobil Travel Guide, AAA and Baltimore Magazine. The upscale dining room welcomes guests with muted colors and luxurious banquettes. Service is top notch, with personal attention offered throughout your meal. The menu features American regional dishes prepared using classic French techniques. Grilled Virginia quail with cornbread and tasso stuffing is a popular choice, as is pan roasted, wild rockfish. A tasting menu is an excellent way to become acquainted with the variety of the menu. Following your meal, a complimentary tray of cookies and desserts is provided to end the evening on a decadent note.
  
  Charleston
  1000 Lancaster Street
  Baltimore, MD 21202
  410-332-7373
  charlestonrestaurant.com
  
  

Woodbury Kitchen

• The rough-hewn log walls and polished stone floors of Woodbury Kitchen offer an experience that is the polar opposite what you would receive at Charleston, but that is also its charm. The casual restaurant focuses on delivering simple but sophisticated dishes made from locally grown vegetables, seafood from the Chesapeake and meats raised on nearby farms. Springfield farm rib-eye steak is served with cheddar potato gratin, while spelt noodles are combined with asparagus, spring garlic and pork belly. Oyster fans should try the wood-fired smokehouse variety, served with bacon and herb butter.
  
  Woodbury Kitchen
  2010 Clipper Park Road
  Baltimore, MD 21211
  410-464-8000
  woodberrykitchen.com
  
  

Salt

• Located in the Patterson Park neighborhood, Salt is a trendy spot popular with young professionals. The dining room is a chic combination of classic pub decor and a youthful cocktail lounge. The menu offers a fusion of down home comfort food updated with an international twist. Try the foie gras and Kobe beef sliders or the duck fat French fries to start. For the main course, consider the sugar cane skewered pork tenderloin, served with sweet potato hash and avocado puree. Don't leave without trying the popular doughnut , which is is stuffed with creamy goat-cheese and drizzled with lavender honey.
  
  Salt
  2127 E. Pratt Street
  Baltimore, MD 21231
  410-276-5480
  salttavern.com