PABU

There's great potential for this good-looking Harbor East restaurant, adjacent to the new Four Season Hotel Baltimore. Officially, a collaboration between Michael Mina and Ken Tominaga, the chef and owner of a Japanese restaurant in Sonoma County, Calif., it’s talented executive chef Jonah Kim who's shining in this modern take on the Japanese izakaya.

See the full list as selected by Baltimore Sun restaurant critic Richard Gorelick.