All The Best Food In Maryland You Need To Eat In 2019

MARYLAND — As 2018 comes to a close, some of the highlights for us involve food. The good folks at The Daily Meal website, who analyze all things related to dining and drinking, have been using their tastebuds all year to determine the best places to get everything from pancakes to pizza.

They've compiled their wisdom into the annual guide to the best food and drink in each state across the country.

Maryland "has a lot to offer in terms of flavor and experience," according to The Daily Meal, which noted it also has a "crazy dessert scene." That's why its list of 39 must-visit spots for Maryland's tastiest eats includes a healthy serving of sweets, such as a chocolatier and cupcakery.

So whether it's fine dining or street food you crave, here are some highlights of the best food and drink in the state:

1. Best All-You-Can-Eat Deal: Hooper's Crab House, West Ocean City
2. Best Apple Pie: Dangerously Delicious, Baltimore
3. Best Bar: The Brewer's Art, Baltimore
4. Best Beach Bar: Seacrets, Ocean City
5. Best Beer: Gonzo Imperial Porter, Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick
6. Best Brunch: Miss Shirley's Cafe, Annapolis and Baltimore
7. Best Burger: The Abbey Burger Bistro, Baltimore
8. Best Chocolate Shop: SPAGnVOLA Chocolatier, Gaithersburg
9. Best Coffee Shop: Artifact Coffee, Baltimore
10. Best Craft Brewery: Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick
11. Best Cupcake: Flavor Cupcakery and Bake Shop, Bel Air
12. Best Dive Bar: BAR, Baltimore
13. Best Doughnuts: Fractured Prune, Ocean City
14. Best Farmers Market: Baltimore Farmers Market, Baltimore
15. Best Food Truck: The Jolly Pig, Baltimore metro
16. Best French Fries: Thrasher's French Fries, Ocean City
17. Best Fried Chicken: Chicken Basket, Wheaton
18. Best Grocery Store: Wegmans
19. Best Hole-In-The-Wall Diner: Pete's Grille, Baltimore
20. Best Hot Dog: Curtis' Famous Wieners, Cumberland
21. Best Hotel Restaurant: Rec Pier Chop House, Sagamore Pendry, Baltimore
22. Best Ice Cream Stand: The Charmery, Baltimore
23. Best Indian Restaurant: Toosso, Rockville
24. Best Italian Food: La Tavola, Baltimore
25. Best Jewish Deli: Attman's, Baltimore
26. Best Lasagna: Amicci’s, Baltimore
27. Most Outrageous Dish: Spaghetti Pizza, Pasta Mista, Canton, Towson, Timonium
28. Best Over-The-Top Grilled Cheese: Grilled Cheese & Company, Catonsville, Columbia, Gambrills
29. Best Pancakes: Happy Jack Pancake House, Ocean City
30. Best Pizza: Inferno, Darnestown
31. Best Restaurant: Charleston, Baltimore
32. Best Sandwich: Pit Beef, Chaps Charcoal Restaurant, Baltimore
33. Best Seafood Shack: Woody’s Crab House, North East
34. Best Soup: Crab Soup, Schultz’s Crab House, Essex
35. Best Spaghetti And Meatballs: Di Pasquale's Italian Marketplace, Baltimore
36. Best Steak For $20 Or Less: Mount Washington Tavern, Baltimore
37. Best Steakhouse: Lewnes’ Steakhouse, Annapolis
38. Best Taco: Al Pastor, Tortilleria Sinaloa, Baltimore
39. Absolute Best Thing To Eat: Crab Cake, Faidley Seafood, Baltimore

Se The Daily Meal's full guide to the best food and drink in every state.

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With reporting from Kara Seymour.

Photos by Elizabeth Janney.