In town for the sales and looking for someplace new and different to eat, shop or visit? Let the TDN help! Following up on our popular Best Bets on the Jersey Shore series during Breeders' Cup week, TDN subscribers now regularly recommend dining and shopping options to our out-of-town readers.

Michael’s Café Raw Bar and Grill (Baltimore, MD - Dining)

2119 York Road, Timonium, MD
Phone: 410-252-2022
Web: www.michaelscafe.com
Type: Seafood, specialty Maryland crab and happy hour!

If anyone has attended the Timonium Sales or Timonium Race Track, more than likely they have dined at Michael’s Bar and Grill. It is a stone’s throw from the Timonium Sales Pavilion. It has been a family owned and operated restaurant for 24 years. When people arrive in Maryland, what is the first meal they always want? Maryland Crabs!
Michael’s is famous for their “World, (not country, city or state) Famous Crab Cakes.” My grandfather owned a seafood store years ago in Baltimore. These crabcakes are just as good as the ones he use to make. Big lumps of backfin crab, all crab meat. No stuffing or breading. If seafood isn’t for you they also serve steaks, veal, pastas, salads, soups, and burgers. Michael Dellis continues his Mother and Father’s tradition for serving good food by having the majority of the menu being homemade. Finally, for those horsemen looking to quench their thirst after a long day at the sales, Michael’s offer an excellent “Happy Hour”. Any type of drink you want, they can make. (Remember it’s directly across the street so you won’t have to drive, but you might need a crossing guard to get across York Road.)

-- GEORGANNE HALE, Maryland Jockey Club

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