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schmatteganai t1_ivqso23 wrote

Reply to comment by KingBooRadley in which east coast city is most comparable to Baltimore? by caw2k22

Philly is meaner and has more potholes; I would argue Baltimore's food is better on average (although Philly has more good high-end options) with the exceptions of Chinese food, pizza, and cheesesteaks. Philadelphia currently has a more functional city government and a larger population, although that varies from decade to decade.

But on most other counts, they're very similar cities culturally.

I don't think the accents are that similar, though.

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FortWendy69 t1_ivr1rbt wrote

I mean if your exceptions are cheesesteak and pizza, what’s left at that point?

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Alexexy t1_ivs97vs wrote

We got pretty solid Ethiopian food.

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FortWendy69 t1_ivtsox6 wrote

Thanks for the tip. Particular place recs? Low budget if possible.

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Alexexy t1_ivtu470 wrote

They're not particularly expensive. I know of only 2, Dukem and Tabor. I personally like Dukem more but I had this really good Ethiopian beer at Tabor. If you're ever motivated to cook your own African food, Tabor is located right next to an African food market.

Oh, and I want to expand on the initial comment I made. We also have a pretty decent seafood and if you're willing to travel out to Ellicott City, there's a bustling korean/Asian food scene.

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schmatteganai t1_ivvquiw wrote

Seafood, Korean, West African, Ethiopian, Soul Food, Greek Food, non-pizza Italian, Salvadoran, Mexican, Vietnamese, ice cream......the best thing about Baltimore's food scene, though, is that the cheap-to-mid places are usually excellent, not just the $$$ places. A lot of cities- Philly included- don't have that level of just baseline commitment to good food on behalf of people opening up restaurants.

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FortWendy69 t1_ivx9cbi wrote

stahp, youre making me hungry. I really gotta try these ethiopian places i keep hearing about

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