Visitor Guide Spring/Summer 2020 Visitor Guide | Page 22

Market Tour L ONG BEFORE CAFETERIA-STYLE FOOD MARKETS BECAME A HOT CULINARY TREND NATIONWIDE, BALTIMORE’S HISTORIC PUBLIC MARKETS WERE SERVING UP SEAFOOD, SANDWICHES AND SWEETS TO LOCALS ON THE REGULAR. As new hot spots like R. House and Mount Vernon Marketplace are popping up around the city, some of Baltimore’s oldest markets and former factories are getting transformative facelifts to update them for the modern consumer. Read on to learn about the history of some of Baltimore’s most famous markets—and a brand new one, too. TASTE 20 BALTIMORE.ORG