Pappas Restaurant

In her 1999 review of this Parkville landmark, Elizabeth Large said, "Basically Pappas is the kind of Old Baltimore restaurant -- it's been owned and operated by the same folks since 1972 -- that I'm very fond of." People swear by the crabcakes here, and standouts like crab imperial and stuffed shrimp. Not the most exciting menu, her review concluded, but "regulars will know the best things on the menu to order."

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