Where can I get the best muffins in Baltimore?
Yesterday at the gym they were having Member Appreciation Day. (Which somehow also involved their dressing in Halloween costumes. Go figure.) Anyway, they also put out trays of cut up fruit, cookies and little miniature muffins.
I know. I know. A gym ought to be putting out, oh, energy bars.
These muffins were fabulous. They were really moist, had an orange flavor and the bottom half was pink. (OK, that part was a little weird.) And they had a kind of crunchy, sugary top.
Unfortunately the person who bought them for the event wasn't around, so I couldn't ask where she got them.
I'm not a muffin eater normally -- if I want a pastry, there are too many others I crave first. But now I've got the bug. So here's my question for you: Where can I get, if not these, then the best muffins in Baltimore?
(Photo courtesy of the Gingerbread Construction Co. Web site)
Comments
I've heard there is someone called "the muffin lady" who makes the best muffins in town and supplies them to many places. I'm not joking. I just don't know her name.
Posted by: LJ | October 30, 2008 6:43 AM
Muffins at Clementine are delicious. And I remember them being pricey as well. I guess you get what you pay for.
Posted by: Tom | October 30, 2008 7:31 AM
RED CANOE!!!!!! Hands down. Homemade all day long, really interesting flavor combinations, big, and wonderful.
Posted by: BMoreSweet | October 30, 2008 7:45 AM
I don't know where that particular muffin came from, but if you haven't had the raspberry muffin at Red Canoe in Lauraville, your life is incomplete.
Posted by: Angela | October 30, 2008 7:48 AM
Best muffins I've found are at the farmer's market on Sunday morning [under the JFX at the Pleasant St. exit. The proprietor's name is Rudy and his wife Judy makes the muffins. They are worth the drive from the burbs.
Posted by: Bill | October 30, 2008 8:10 AM
1.) Donna’s has the BEST blueberry muffins ever.
2.) The Evergreen on Coldspring. They have a ton of well reputed muffins, but the best is by far the Danger Muffin—a plain muffin dipped in butter, rolled in cinnamon and sugar, then dipped in butter again, and then rolled in the cinnamon and sugar a second time. It’s heaven. It also negates any other meals for the rest of the day.
Posted by: Lauren Manfuso | October 30, 2008 9:33 AM
Muffin Man down on Drury Lane
Posted by: JD | October 30, 2008 9:59 AM
The savory muffins at Red Canoe are also amazing. They go GREAT with their tomato bisque.
Posted by: Sean | October 30, 2008 10:23 AM
The savory muffins at Red Canoe are also amazing. They go GREAT with their tomato bisque.
Posted by: Sean | October 30, 2008 10:24 AM
JD -- You know the Muffin Man?
Posted by: Sam Sessa | October 30, 2008 10:27 AM
The best muffins are at the 32nd Street Famer's Market. The vendor is Uptown Bakers out of Williamsbrg, VA. Get there early as they sell out before the market closes at Noon.
Posted by: JRM | October 30, 2008 11:06 AM
I like the blackbottom muffins from Uptown Bakers. But this might be because I have a long love affair with their Challah...
Posted by: dcdiva | October 30, 2008 11:20 AM
The Sunday Farmer's Market. A couple stands down from the Apple People who are right at the entrance by the guitar player.
(I'm actually very good with names when I'm in 'work the room' mode. Sunday mornings belong to me.)
Posted by: Eve | October 30, 2008 11:30 AM
The Evergreen and Common Ground (same owner) have FANTASTIC muffins.
Posted by: Chris | October 30, 2008 11:30 AM
Not sure, but I am addicted to Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin with pumpkin seeds on top. I love this time of year!
Posted by: CKisMom | October 30, 2008 12:27 PM
Wegman's has some tasty muffins, I must admit.
Posted by: Leigh | October 30, 2008 1:44 PM
Carma's Café in Charles Village. And their cafe au lait is delicious to boot.
Posted by: Claire | October 30, 2008 2:28 PM
Stone Mill Bakery in Greenspring Station has amazing muffins ..and the muffin tops at Coffee with T in Stevenson Village are yummy, as well.
Posted by: Diane | October 30, 2008 3:41 PM
The Evergreen on Coldspring Lane has the best Bran Muffin. It is so flavorful and moist. I crave these muffins. Friends of mine that live out of the area ask us to bring them the Evergreen's Bran and Blueberry muffins every time we go there.
Posted by: Sue | November 4, 2008 9:56 PM