The Hottest New Restaurants to Try Around Baltimore

"Cross Keys continues its redevelopment journey, hardly recognizable from just a few years ago. The latest opening is Cece’s Roland Park, a coastal European restaurant helmed by chef Nick Sharpe, a Maryland native with Michelin-starred credentials. The expansive, 7,000-square-foot space is matched by a menu of myriad influences: ’nduja and chickpea spread with za’atar spices, creamy corn soup with piquillo peppers, short rib agnolotti swimming in a Barolo-influenced sauce, and whole branzino served alongside calamansi limes. If you want a bit more casual, head to the adjacent Cece’s Kitchen where you can enjoy wood-fired pizza in the open-air courtyard. A warning that the vibe feels definitively more suburban than city life but, on the warm summer night we were there, no one seemed to mind at all." - Jess Mayhugh, Tierney Plumb