The Tavern at Woodberry Kitchen

You know that kid from high school who always went by Tim but then suddenly insisted that their name is Timothy? That’s kind of like what The Tavern at Woodberry Kitchen did after 15 years of being known just as Woodberry Kitchen. The rebrand knocked their huge dining room down to a high-ceiling and intimate space that seats 30, making the restaurant feel like even more of a special occasion spot.

They were one of the first restaurants to really focus on farm-to-table food in Maryland, and that’s still what you can expect from the dishes today. If the crab service appetizer, which does the crustacean three ways (chilled, baked, and fried), is on the menu, get it, and definitely order anything that riffs off a state classic like scrapple musubi or Southern Maryland stuffed ham.