The Best Places To Eat In MD For 2024: The Ultimate List

MARYLAND — We all have a favorite place to eat in Maryland. Food critics, magazines and networks included some of them in 2024 “best of” lists and awards.

One Maryland chef won a James Beard Award in 2024. The victor's restaurant brings a "polished adaptation of traditional Viennese and European classics, with ingredients from the finest local purveyors and farms." Read more:

• James Beard Foundation Winners

Several Maryland eateries were featured prominently in other lists. Read more:

• People’s 50 Most Beautiful Restaurants
• Open Table’s 100 Best Brunch Spots
• Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards

Old Line State restaurants were recognized for their specialty cuisines. Read More:

• New York Times' Best Pizza Spots
• Southern Living Magazine's Best Barbecue Joints

These were among the top restaurant openings in 2024:

• New Dock Bar Opens In Baltimore County With Live Music
• New Farm-To-Table Restaurant Opens In Anne Arundel County
• Waterfront Restaurant Reopens In Anne Arundel County
• Mucho Gusto Opens Mexican Restaurant In Gambrills
• New Restaurant In Baltimore County Is 'Not Your Typical Diner': Reports
• The Lodge Opening Restaurant In Pasadena, Replacing Greene Turtle

Patch also covered some craft beer news throughout the year:

• Breweries Booming In Anne Arundel County, Despite End Of 'Golden Era' Elsewhere
• New Taproom With Singing Fish Opens In Annapolis

Maryland bid farewell to these restaurants that closed in 2024:

• More MD Red Lobster Restaurants May Close Due To Bankruptcy: New List
• Restaurant Closes Only Baltimore County Location After 22 Years
• Dock Bar Closing, Selling Decorations Before Last Day In Anne Arundel County
• Silver Spring's Crisfield Seafood To Close After 79 Years: Report
• Nacho Mama's Closing Towson, Canton Restaurants After 30 Years
• Restaurant Closes Only Baltimore County Location After 22 Years
• Bowery Closes Nottingham Indoor Farm As Company Shutters: Report
• Shades Of The Bay Closing Main Street Sunglasses Store At Year's End