Costas Inn

This is the REAL DEAL! Costas Inn has the best crab cakes in Maryland and has been the sports reporters’ after-game meet-up place for years. We arrived on a Saturday night and were immediately seated amongst a lively and crowded dining room. The trays of freshly seasoned & steamed crabs constantly flew by in the arms of well healed servers after rolling out table sized sheets of brown paper. Eating steamed crabs is an art - an art of being messy with your hands. A taste well rewarded. This is a fifty-year Baltimore tradition and remains in the second generation as a family owned restaurant. Over 11,000 crabs are sorted PER WEEK for various dishes to be served. If you live in Baltimore, you are likely already familiar with Costas. If you’re visiting, take a night to experience this establishment’s robust menu of appetizers, fresh soups, crab cakes, raw bar selections, salads, pastas and much more. On this night I had fried oysters, broccoli and Mac & cheese. A week earlier we decided to try the newest Costas location in Timonium at the state fairgrounds in the actual grandstand building. I had the jumbo 8 oz crab cake and it was awesome with no filling other than light breading and egg to hold the immense lumps of crab meat together. We started with bowls of Maryland Crab soup. I noticed on the menu that they even have gluten free crab cakes available. All in all, both locations were a great experience from the food to the service and great atmosphere! You won’t be disappointed.