So many new restaurants have opened this year I haven’t had much time to go back to revisit old favorites. Next Sunday, though, I take time out to review Henninger’s Tavern in Upper Fells Point, a place I haven’t been to since 1995. 

It’s an appealing place, one that will be even more appealing when the smoking ban goes into effect in January. (The smoke does drift into the dining room from the bar next to it.)

Henninger’s has become one of those Baltimore institutions, known for offering New American cuisine rather than the expected pub grub. To find out if I think the food is still as good as it used to be, look for my review in next Sunday’s Arts & Life section.