08/09/2026
PLACES VISITED:
☕ Equitea — Quentin Vennie's matcha studio in Re*****on, Baltimore's first dedicated matcha house.
https://equitea.com |
🍽️ The Mill on North — West Baltimore's first food hall, seven Black-owned vendors + a bar on West North Avenue.
🚌 Baltimore Black History Tour (I Love Baltimore Tours) — a guided tour through Fells Point, the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park, Orchard Street, and the Billie Holiday statue.
⚓ Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park — site of the first Black-owned shipyard in the U.S.
🏛️ Reginald F. Lewis Museum — the largest African American museum in Maryland.
🍤 Creole Soul Kitchen & Bar — Cajun and Creole cooking in Fells Point.
Creole Soul Kitchen & Bar
🏙️ MCB Real Estate (David Bramble) — the Baltimore-born developer reimagining Harborplace and more.
https://mcbrealestate.com
🍦 Cajou Creamery — globally-inspired, plant-based ice cream handmade from cashew milk.
https://cajoucreamery.com Cajou Creamery
☕ Mama Koko's — café by day, cocktail lounge by night, inside the historic James E. Hooper House.
Mama Koko's
🍗 Rooted Rotisserie — Chef Joe & Amanda Burton's rotisserie in Hollins Market.
🎬 courtesy of Our Block Show
Baltimore knows how to do Black luxury: good food, beautiful spaces...