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Charleston Restaurant Review

1000 Lancaster St. (Exeter St.) Send to Phone
BaltimoreMD 21202
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Chef Cindy Wolf's daily menu corrals the best of the season into a series of unforgettable dishes, all graciously served in elegant surroundings. Charleston Restaurant is one of our 2012 Hot 10 Baltimore Restaurants | Top 10 Baltimore Food Rating Restaurants | Top 10 Baltimore Romantic Restaurants |

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Dining room at Charleston, Baltimore, MDSouthern sensibilities meet big-city sophistication, and diners are the lucky beneficiaries at chef Cindy Wolf and partner-husband Tony Foreman’s lovely Charleston. From its gleaming open kitchen comes low-country Carolina cooking backed by French fundamentals. Wolf’s daily menu gathers the best of each season into a winsome collection of elegant eats, while Foreman’s commanding wine list offers a chartered tour of world viniculture. Put this together with professional service and a richly hued, Deco-flavored interior to see why the place is a second home to city scenesters. The format is a prix-fixe tasting menu featuring three to six courses of small plates. How to choose, when the offerings include the downright-addictive shrimp over creamy grits with bits of andouille sausage (a signature), sautéed Hudson Valley foie gras with toasted brioche and quail’s egg, pan-roasted magret of duck with pecan and Vidalia onion stuffing, or grilled Gunpowder farm buffalo tenderloin? Do ask Foreman to pair wine by the glass with each course; you’ll be treated to some of his latest finds. The dining spaces are intimate and romantic, and the Palm Room, with its embroidered silk walls and marina view, is available for parties or business meetings.

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