Baltimore Is Making a Comeback—With Sleek Design Hotels and Bold New Dining

"A row‑house restaurant named for the chef’s grandmother and celebrated on national best-restaurant lists, serving a delicious mélange of the chef’s Yugoslavian heritage, Midwestern upbringing, and Baltimore seafood traditions: standout dishes include crab pancakes laced with chili jam, lobster pierogi that nod to Eastern Europe, and inventive pizzas (including specials topped with persimmon, sharp cheese, and rosemary) that reinterpret Indiana-style pies." - Simon Willis Simon Willis Simon Willis is a contributing writer for Travel + Leisure. For the magazine he has crisscrossed Europe, Asia and Latin America. Particularly drawn to remote places, he has filed features from Patagonia, Laos and the Southern Ocean among other destinations. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines