Bite of Baltimore · Fells Point
Bite of Baltimore walks up to 15 guests through Fells Point, the old waterfront district, for about three and a half hours, with tastings at four local restaurants and a drink at a fifth stop. It does not go near Fort McHenry: book it as the dinner after your fort day, in the neighborhood whose shipyards fought the War of 1812.
Bite of Baltimore's Fells Point tour is a progressive meal on foot. You meet in the shade of a small pergola hut by the playground on Thames Street, walk the brick streets between 18th- and 19th-century houses, and stop at four local restaurants for tastings, plus one signature drink at a fifth. The listing says the tastings add up to a meal, and guests agree: "come hungry" turns up in review after review. A guest in June 2025 named tacos and corn cakes at Cilongos, crab cakes at The Point, Nepalese momo at Everest Spice and pastries at Pitango; the line-up changes, so treat that as an example.
It has nothing to do with the fort, and we list it for that reason: the fort is a morning, and this is the afternoon. Fells Point is where Baltimore's privateers and fast schooners were built and fitted out in the War of 1812, one reason the British went for Baltimore in 1814, and where a young Frederick Douglass worked in the shipyards. On weekends until 31 October 2026 the Water Taxi's Outer Harbor route links Fort McHenry and Fells Point directly.
Small honest notes: one guest in 2025 wished for more Baltimore classics (pit beef, crab soup, Berger cookies) and fewer international dishes, and another found one of four stops average. It holds a 4.9 from 201 reviews. Viator's header calls it about 4 hours; the description and past schedules say 3.5.
Find the small pergola hut next to the playground at 1832 Thames St, Fells Point. The group meets there in the shade. The listing showed a 3:00 p.m. start.
A short walk to the first restaurant, with the guide's introduction to the neighborhood and how it was built.
More tastings along the waterfront. Crab cakes are the stop guests mention most.
The fourth tasting and a signature drink at a fifth stop. More drinks are for sale.
The tour ends at Pitango Bakery + Cafe, 903 S Ann St, close to where it started, near the water at sunset.
★★★★★There was so much delicious food. [...] I had planned to go to dinner or get a snack a couple hours after the tour, but neither of us could think of eating anything more.
★★★★★What I really enjoyed was how Marika brought the history to life as we walked from one food stop to the next. [...] There was plenty of food, so definitely come hungry!
★★★★★The restaurants Zach has selected serve generous portions with and excellent variety. We left with very full bellies, so come hungry! [...] Being someone who grew up in the Baltimore area, I was impressed by how much I learned.
★★★★★The food variety was good and very tasty (and they accommodated my vegetarian requests with no problem). We felt the tour was a great value for the price [...]
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No. It stays in Fells Point. We list it as the meal after a fort visit. For the fort, entry is $15 per adult aged 16 and over (under 16 free), sold only by the National Park Service.
The listing says the four tastings add up to a meal, plus one drink. Guests consistently say they could not eat dinner afterwards.
About 3.5 hours by the listing's description (Viator's header rounds it to about 4). It started at 3:00 p.m. on the dates we checked and ends at Pitango Bakery + Cafe on S Ann St.
By car it is about 15 minutes. On weekends until 31 October 2026, the Water Taxi's Outer Harbor route runs between the fort and Fells Point, $18 for an adult day pass.
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3.5 hours of Fells Point history with four tastings and a drink: enough for a meal.
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