Oh ok! Was going to suggest a few places, there's a KJ I like, Marc Bishop, that does really fun shows around the area.

Great food and staff is awesome

G&Ms.

Ridgely’s Delight is right there.

Lived in Baltimore for 25+ years. Some possibilities:

• Mt. Vernon. I'm there now. Very walkable to almost everywhere. BTW, Baltimore is very good for biking.
• Locust Point. More expensive but great neighborhood and super safe.
• Fells Point. Where most of the bars are. Parking sucks but walkable.
• Canton. Safe and lots of stuff around there (about a mile east of Fells Point).
• Federal Hill. Near the inner harbor. Lots of things to do there and walkable.
• Hamden. Kitchy area of the city. Lots to do around there.
• Pigtown. Not ready yet. Still in transition. Close to the casino.

Baltimore is a really fun town and you should love it.

(edit......Canton is east of Fells Point).

They are bad grocery stores however. Either expensive or low quality. For my money, MT Vernon is the best neighborhood in the city

The largest grocery store is Streets and there are several smaller ones. If you're looking for like a Ralphs-like or Vons-like supermarket experience, you will not find that in any of the neighborhoods near either of those universities.

I am using close loosely now, but the closest to Homewood is probably Abell, Waverly, and probably Hampden. The closest to University of Maryland is probably Federal Hill. Bayview has a Streets Market nearby. And Hopkins Hospital's nearest grocery is probably Safeway or Whole Foods. And to be clear I am using grocery store as to mean medium or small vendors that sell mostly food and a good quantity of fresh food but has some general household items ot and do not specialize in cuisine of a certain ethnic group.

If the grocery stores are the main draw, maybe map them on Google, but there just aren't a whole lotta lotta walkable grocery store situations near universities in Baltimore.

I’ve always thought it was sugar they added to give it that sweet crunch.

For University of Maryland my answer is Mount Vernon or Downtown.

Lol this is funny but not.

Yes, ngl, when I first read this I thought to myself, "This sounds like Montreal, really," and kinda rolled over and went to sleep.

Not quite Europe, but similar.

I've lived in south baltimore , riverside and federal hill since 1998. Walkable, coffee shops, nice restaurants and safe for a big city. I love it here and plan to be here until 70 years old at least.

I think the problem is I put in crabcakes without the space.

Sadly you will have to go to Europe for those storybook - towns with their cafes and walk-able streets. They also don't exist in our suburban areas either as there, one needs a car for any activity.

Both Hopkins Medical and Uni of MD have created black-hole environments around their doorsteps. Unlike many other colleges/universities which create active civilian settlements. Their contempt for the neighborhoods in which they reside is mostly due to their practice of taking over anything in their path and their ownership of dilapidated buildings, which they see as tear-downs.

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What about recommendations near University of Maryland?

Ekiben taught Baltimore that msg is tasty af.

Truth

Thank you for this! Very appreciated

There’s a handful a few blocks away from each other (Streets Market, Po Tung Oriental Grocery, Abinet Ethiopian Market, J&R Food Market, Mt. Vernon Supermarket, Eddie’s of Mt. Vernon - just to name a few).

Thank you for your response! Mount Vernon seems like a great option from older posts I have read. I hear, however that it doesn't have many grocery stores...? Is that true?

Rockwell in Fells. It’s my nightmare, but she’ll like it.

Which Hopkins campus: hospital/medical school campus or Homewood or Bayview?

Mount Vernon and adjacent neighborhoods without more info. Wherever the Hopkins shuttle goes is easiest.

It's whatever. I think we all saw this coming from a mile away. Thanks captain.

Yeah I hear you. Don't let it get to you as some people really don't know what they are talking about and it really shows.

If we could have comments from some lifelong Baltimore residents to give this place some real variety

Hey I didn't want to say it because apparently I'm a lying asshole for sharing my impressions, but there sure is a lot more website reading going on than actual reports from folks that have been to the new lex. As a matter of fact, when I scroll down the comments, it looks like most of the people that say they actually visited have lukewarm reviews at best. So strange. But what do I know, I'm just a piece of shit who doesn't read websites before forming an opinion about my personal experience.