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Why Thames Street Oyster House Is on Our Top 50 Seafood Worldwide
Thames Street Oyster House, under Thames Street team's direction, is ranked #27 on our Top 50 Seafood Restaurants Worldwide. The seafood style: Chesapeake oyster house tradition.
The signature catch: Chesapeake Bay oysters, Maryland crab cake, lobster roll. The sourcing: Chesapeake Bay sourcing; Maryland blue crab.
The oyster program: Chesapeake native oyster bar. The raw bar / grill technique: Marble counter raw bar; Chesapeake Bay focus.
The award lineage: Baltimore institution since 2010.
How to Order at Thames Street Oyster House
The booking lead time: 2 to 4 weeks for prime time. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's own booking line where applicable; institutional walk-in oyster bars accept no reservations and run a queue from opening.
Order what came in that morning. The kitchen's strongest expression at Thames Street Oyster House is the Maryland crab cake. The Chesapeake oyster house tradition register is structural; the sourcing and the technique are what reward the booking effort.
The dress code: Smart casual. The dinner spend: 60 to 110 USD per person at dinner. The kitchen at Thames Street Oyster House is rated 9/10 for food and 10/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.
Why Thames Street Oyster House Is Worth the Pilgrimage
"Fells Point's Chesapeake oyster house. The most consistently photographed Baltimore oyster bar; the Chesapeake Bay oysters and the crab cake program anchor the menu."
Our editorial scoring places the food at 9/10, ambience at 10/10, and value at 8/10. The Chesapeake oyster house tradition register is structural; the sourcing standard and the regional seafood tradition produce the meal that rewards the pilgrimage.
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- Top 50 Seafood Restaurants Worldwide. The full editorial ranking, of which Thames Street Oyster House is #27.
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- Baltimore restaurant guide. The full city directory with all occasions.
- (No peer seafood entry in this city on our Top 50. See the pillar for the full list.)