The Black Olive

The Black Olive Restaurant sits in quaint elegance on the cobblestone section of Bond Street in old Fells Point, and though the restaurant itself is twenty years old, the spirit from which it springs holds a story that stretches through multiple generations.

The Extras: Your server will fillet whole fish for you at the table and can even show you how to do it yourself for next time.

What to Drink: If you're able to bypass the wine list, try the light, refreshing ice tea. Herbs imported from Greece put a unique, tasty spin on the classic beverage.

Take your waiter up on his invitation to join him in the kitchen for a view of the day's catch. Will it be the rockfish for you this evening? Or the dorade royale, or perhaps the barbouni, the only fish the ancients deemed acceptable as a sacrifice to the gods? Whatever your pleasure, it will soon arrive, burnished by the grill and garnished with little more than a hint of olive oil, a squeeze...

"Swimmingly fresh" fish is whisked from the ice display to be "prepared simply and beautifully" in the "delectable Greek style" before being filleted tableside at this "authentic" Fells Point Hellenic seafood specialist; "knowledgeable" servers and an "elegant, relaxed atmosphere" help make it a "perennial favorite" for those "willing to pay" the "heavy price tag"; P.S. nearby Olive Room has...

Take your waiter up on his invitation to join him in the kitchen for a view of the day's catch. That way you can see for yourself how bright-eyed and glossy those fish really are. Will it be the pompano for you this evening? Or the… Read More

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