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Part of the beloved Mike’s brand, this Pasadena outpost brings the same formula that made the original a Riva Road institution: long tables, mallets, Old Bay, and cold National Bohemian on the Magothy.

At the southern edge of Baltimores harbor, Stoney Creek Inn is a true locals bar by the water, cold beer, seasonal crabs, and South Baltimore character the Inner Harbors polished venues left behind.

Down-to-earth where Annapolis a few miles south gets polished, the Broken Oar serves cold beer and seasonal crabs with Anne Arundel County’s no-reservation, no-dress-code waterfront character.

On the Magothy River, The Point runs the full crab house playbook: steamed blue crabs with Old Bay, crab cakes, river views, and the quiet confidence of a neighborhood institution that doesn’t need to advertise how local it is.

A classic Magothy River dock bar in Arnold where boaters tie up and families settle in for crabs, the kind of Upper Bay afternoon that has a habit of stretching well past sunset.