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Off-Campus Dining

Quick Stats

Student Favorites
  • Akbar Restaurant
  • Charles Village Pub
  • Chipotle
  • Niwana
  • Pete’s Grille
24-Hour Dining
  • Subway
  • University Market
Best Asian Niwana Restaurant
Best Breakfast Pete's Grille
Best Coffee
  • Carma's Café
  • Starbucks
Best Dessert Cold Stone Creamery
Best Healthy
  • Carma's Café
  • Freshii
  • One World Café
  • Subway
Best Late-Night University Market
Best Mexican Chipotle Mexican Grill
Best Pizza
  • Angelo's
  • Hopkins Deli
  • Ledo Pizza
  • Maxie's Pizza & Bar
Best Wings PJ’s Pub
Best Place to Take a Date Donna's Café
Best Place to Take Your Parents
  • Any Inner Harbor restaurant, particularly Little Italy
  • Gertrude's at the BMA
Other Places to Check Out
  • 7-Eleven
  • Boston Market
  • Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
  • Chocolatea Café & Tea Lounge
  • Cross Street Market
  • Daily Grind
  • David Chu's China Bistro
  • Dew Drop Inn
  • Dominion Ice Cream
  • Eddie's Market
  • Edo Sushi
  • Einstein Bros. Bagels
  • Golden Corral
  • Hard Rock Café
  • The Helmand
  • Iggies Pizza
  • IHOP
  • King Fried Chicken
  • Mama Leah's Pizza
  • McCormick & Schmick's Seafood
  • The Melting Pot
  • Miss Shirley's
  • Olive Garden
  • Orient Express
  • The Prime Rib
  • Ruby Tuesday
  • Sandella's Flatbread Café
  • Sofi's Crepes
  • Sushi Garden
  • Tatu Asian Restaurant
  • Thai Restaurant
  • Woodberry Kitchen

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

The off-campus dining choices for JHU students are endless. There are enough restaurants around Baltimore to satisfy even the pickiest eaters, and many of these restaurants are within walking distance of Hopkins. The Hopkins and Collegetown shuttles or access to a car will greatly increase your culinary options. Since Hopkins has such a diverse student body, students go to ethnic restaurants at least as frequently as ones that serve American cuisine. The Charm City Circulator is Baltimore's free bus transportation system that is easily picked up on 33rd Street (Purple Line) and will take you downtown to the Inner Harbor, Federal Hill, or Fell's Point. Many students take these buses to save money for their off-campus dining experience.

While at Hopkins, make sure you get out at least occasionally to sample the restaurants Baltimore has to offer. Students mainly cite the lack of time and money as reasons they don’t get out to eat more, not the restaurant selection, but since Baltimore has so many college students and young professionals, there are numerous places where you can get a delicious meal for less than $10. There are even places where you can get a meal for $5 or $6 and still bring home leftovers. If students make the effort to try restaurants around Baltimore, in addition to ones adjacent to Hopkins, they’ll be sure to find a favorite.

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Off-Campus Dining at Johns Hopkins University

thescrama

Biology '14

2.3
C

Anything Near/Associated With Hopkins Is Expensive

Whether it be Hopkins meal plans or finding places to eat off-campus it's all expensive. Everyone knows it's a collegetown so they use that to charge ridiculous amounts for the smallest things.

Apr 12, 2012

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Off-Campus Dining at Johns Hopkins University

katrinacr

Neuroscience '15

4.6
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Great!

There are a ton of off campus options that are nearby! Walking distance, there's Tamber's which is an Indian/American food place that has great food and there's a 10% student discount. There's also Subway & Chipotle which are really cheap and accessible. If you want to take a bus, it takes about 20-30 minutes to get to the Inner Harbor which has a TON of amazing food places! Noodles & Company is really cheap (10 bucks and under usually) and super yummy :)

Mar 15, 2012

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Off-Campus Dining at Johns Hopkins University

PJeong08

Neuroscience '13

4.6
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Inner Harbor and Federal Hill

Definitely the better restaurants are in Inner Harbor and Federal Hill in Baltimore. Near the Johns Hopkins Campus the food options are terrible, but just 10-20 minutes away you will be faced with so many different choices of restaurants and with each one you will be satisfied! Definitely try Abbey's burgers in Federal Hill, Fogo de Chao in Inner Harbor, and Morton's steakhouse (also in inner harbor). If you haven't left the campus to eat out, make a date and get out!

Mar 03, 2012

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User rating for Johns Hopkins University - Off-Campus Dining is 3.5 out of 5 based on 30 user reviews.

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Grocery StoresWhat's This?

Eddie's Market
3117 Saint Paul St.
(410) 889-1558
eddiesmarket.com
Monday–Saturday 7 a.m.–9 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.–6 p.m.

Giant
1020 W. 41st St.
(410) 554-3730
www.giantfood.com
Monday–Saturday 6 a.m.–12 a.m., Sunday 6 a.m.–11 p.m.

Safeway
2401 N. Charles St.
(410) 261-6110
www.safeway.com
Daily 6 a.m.–11 p.m.

Trader Joe's
1 E. Joppa Road, Towson
(410) 296-9851
www.traderjoes.com
Daily 8 a.m.–9 p.m.

Whole Foods Market
1330 Smith Ave.
(410) 532-6700
wholefoodsmarket.com
Monday–Saturday 8 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.–9 p.m.

Restaurant ListingsWhat's This?

Akbar Restaurant
Food: Indian
823 N. Charles St.
(410) 539-0944
www.akbar-restaurant.com
Price: $10–$20
Cool Features: Great lunch buffet at a good price

Angelo's
Food: Pizza, subs
3600 Keswick Road
(410) 235-2595
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: They have good, cheap subs, but they're really known for their truly giant slices of pizza. One of these could feed a person for an entire day.

Café Hon
Food: American diner food
1002 W. 36th St.
(410) 243-1230
www.cafehon.com
Price: $5–$15
Cool Features: Authentic working-class Baltimore atmosphere

Carma's Café
Food: American
3120 Saint Paul St.
(410) 243-5200
www.carmascafe.com
Price: $5–$10

Charles Village Pub
Food: American
3107 Saint Paul St.
(410) 243-1611
www.cvptowson.com
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: College-bar atmosphere; happy hour specials

The Cheesecake Factory
Food: American
201 E. Pratt St.
(410) 234-3990
www.thecheesecakefactory.com
Price: $10–$20
Cool Features: Dozens of different cheesecake types to choose from.

Chipotle Mexican Grill
Food: Fast food, Mexican
3201 Saint Paul St.
(410) 662-1701
www.chipotle.com
Price: $3–$8
Cool Features: Tasty Mexican food right off campus for cheap

Cold Stone Creamery
Food: Ice cream
3201 Saint Paul St.
(410) 889-0488
www.coldstonecreamery.com
Price: $3–$8

Donna's Café
Food: Coffee, healthy Mediteranean
3101 St. Paul St.
(410) 889-4449
www.donnas.com
Price: $10–$20
Cool Features: Donna herself holds small classes, so you can not only eat her food, but also learn to make it.

Freshii
Food: Healthy
3113 Saint Paul St.
(410) 467-3737
www.freshii.com
Price: $10–$20

Gertrude's at the BMA
Food: Fine dining
10 Art Museum Drive
(410) 889-3399
www.johnshields.com/restaurant/rest/gertrudes.html
Price: $15–$30

Golden West Café
Food: American, breakfast, vegetarian
1105 W. 36th St.
(410) 889-8891
www.goldenwestcafe.com
Price: $5–$15

Holy Frijoles
Food: Mexican
908 W. 36th St.
(410) 235-2326
www.holyfrijoles.net
Price: $5–$10
Cool Features: Hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Hampden with good food

Hopkins Deli
Food: Deli
110 W. 39th St.
(410) 366-6603
www.hopkins-deli.com
Price: $5–$15

Ledo Pizza
Food: Pizza
3105 Saint Paul St.
(410) 835-2172
www.ledopizza.com
Price: $10–$20

Little Italy
Food: Authentic Italian
East of the Inner Harbor, main strip is on Eastern Avenue
www.littleitalymd.com
Price: $10–$25
Cool Features: Collection of 18 authentic Italian restaurants with fresh, gourmet food.

Maxie's Pizza & Bar
Food: Pizza
3003 N. Charles St.
(410) 889-1113
www.maxiespizzanbar.com
Price: $10–$20

Niwana Restaurant
Food: Japanese, sushi
3 E. 33rd St.
(410) 366-4115
www.niwanarestaurant.com
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: Good place to go to escape the dining hall food

One World Café
Food: American, mostly vegetarian
100 W. University Parkway
(410) 235-5777
www.one-world-cafe.com
Price: $5–$15
Cool Features: Some unusual and creative dishes, many coffee and drink selections

Paper Moon Diner
Food: American diner, vegetarian
227 W. 29th St.
(410) 889-4444
www.papermoondiner24.com
Price: $5–$15
Cool Features: Interesting atmosphere with multicolored walls and unusual decorations including a large collection of dolls and Pez dispensers

Paul Chen's Hong Kong Restaurant
Food: Chinese
2426 N. Charles St.
(410) 235-8745
paulchenrestaurant.com
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: Good Chinese food and a great menu of fake meat dishes

Pete's Grille
Food: American, breakfast
3130 Greenmount Ave.
(410) 467-7698
Price: $3–$8
Cool Features: Great place to grab a good old-fashioned breakfast. The lines can get pretty long, so you might want to wake up early. The good news is that it's within walking distance of Hopkins.

PJ's Pub
Food: American
3333 N. Charles St.
(410) 243-8844
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: “Technically” not on campus, but it is right next to one of the dorms. Great place to grab a slice of pizza, Buffalo wings, or a burger.

Starbucks
Food: Coffee, tea
3201 Saint Paul St.
(410) 235-4653
www.starbucks.com
Price: $3–$8

Subway
Food: Sandwiches
3233 Saint Paul St.
(410) 235-0050
www.subway.com
Price: $3–$8

Tamber's
Food: American, Indian
3327 Saint Paul St.
(410) 243-5777
www.tambersrestaurant.com
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: Indian food in a '50s diner

Thai Landing
Food: Thai
1207 N. Charles St.
(410) 727-1234
thailandingmd.com
Price: $8–$15
Cool Features: Good Thai food near campus

University Market
Food: Convenience store
3201 Saint Paul St.
(410) 366-6630
Price: $5–$10

Vaccaro's Italian Pastry Shop
Food: Pastries
222 Albemarle St.
(410) 685-4905
www.vaccarospastry.com
Price: $3–$8
Cool Features: The best place to get a great Italian dessert. It's all they do, and they do it very well.

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