Listing Directory: General

  • Kultura

    Kultura

    Chopped champ Nikko Cagalanan has set up shop, delivering elevated Filipino dishes like sticky and savory furikake-dusted ribs and the deeply flavorful pancit, a tangle of perfectly chewy house-made noodles, slivers of cabbage, mushrooms, and Royal Red shrimp with a sour calamansi punch. Try the ubi cake topped with corn miso mousse for dessert. 

  • Costa

    Costa

    Bookended by an elegant bar and the high-energy open kitchen, Costa is glamorous and sweeping. Offerings are restrained and tightly curated. Billed as Italian-inspired seafood, the menu kicks off with several crudo plates, including a bright and briny scallop with passionfruit, avocado, and finger lime. Still, terrestrial dishes, like the ever-so-thin-and-crispy pork Milanese, are every…

  • Bintü Atelier

    Bintü Atelier

    Tucked into the largely residential Eastside with half of its seating in a tented patio, the restaurant feels at once straight out of West Africa or the Caribbean and organic to the neighborhood. Inside the bright yellow cube of a building, reggae emanates from the turntable, while diners share curry turnovers, grilled chicken wings, and…

  • Pearlz Oyster Bar

    Pearlz Oyster Bar

    This convivial spot in the Avondale neighborhood offers the same old-school raw bar experience as its downtown sister. Stop in for peel-and-eat shrimp, oyster shooters, and oysters Rockefeller. Main dishes lean toward seafood—think lobster roll and shrimp and grits—but there’s also an Angus strip steak and signature burger.

  • Kaminsky’s Dessert Cafe

    Kaminsky’s Dessert Cafe

    With a rotating selection of classic desserts made in-house daily, this Market Street café serves as the perfect spot to grab a late afternoon coffee drink and slice of chocolate torte or post-dinner dessert martini, like the key lime pie, made with Licor 43, lime juice, and a graham cracker rim.

  • Triangle Char & Bar

    Hit up Triangle for grass-fed beef showcased in burgers like the Plain Jane (lettuce, tomato, and cheese) or the decadent Boss Hog (pimiento cheese and caramelized onions), as well as brunch with a family-pleasing menu that includes chorizo hash, mahi tacos, and cinnamon rolls.

  • Verde

    With two locations East of the Cooper, this locally founded salad and wrap haven is a hit for a fast and healthy lunch or dinner. Customize a shredded or chopped bowl or wrap—such as the “Of Rice and Hen,” with greens, brown rice, quinoa, and roasted chicken.

  • Vern’s

    Vern’s

    With a rustic hearth, cozy tables, and glass doors that open onto the sidewalk, this sunny Cannonborough-Elliotborough corner feels more Left Bank than Holy City. Chef Daniel Heinze’s menu is ingredient-driven, like yellowfin tuna in a crudo with Calabrian chile; bitter lettuces in a salad showered with garlicky bread crumbs; and a juicy pork loin…

  • Vicious Biscuit

    Vicious Biscuit

    Fried chicken and gravy or fried shrimp with Thai-chili slaw are a couple of the open-faced options at this biscuit emporium. Find friendly staff, a sunlit patio, bloody marys, and mimosas, all in this relaxed spot.   Photo Credits: Andrew Cebulka

  • Vickery’s Bar & Grill

    Vickery’s Bar & Grill

    A party with a view, Vickery’s at Shem Creek offers salads, sandwiches, soups, and entrées, plus wines by the glass on the short, but not shoddy, list. When the weather’s nice, grab a seat on the marsh-facing upper deck and watch the pelicans catch their dinner.