Show me martinis!
Amanda just sent me this email:
My girlfriend said to me last night - let's go out and get martini's Friday. The only place I know with a nice long list is Cosmopolitan in Canton, so I'd love some other suggestions? Is it worth a Fab Five Friday - Best Places to get Martinis? And not just the dry olive-y ones...the fruity ones too.
What do you guys think?
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Every spring me and my friends do a martini bar crawl (we have been doing it for 5 years now), and our fav martini's so far have to be:
any of the ones at Ixia - they are expensive, but worth it
espresso martini at Lebanesse Taverna - possibly the best drink i have ever had
dirty martini and thin mint martini at tusk lounge
the Mcintosh Martini at Cosmopolitans
Posted by: ryan97ou | October 19, 2007 1:23 PM
Champps in Columbia, near The Mall in Columbia, has a nice long list of Martinis. Every Wednesday they have half price Martinis and $10 manicures.
Posted by: Diane | October 19, 2007 1:25 PM
Well,if you want a Martini,that's Gin and Vermouth. If you want a mixed drink in a Martini glass well i hear One World makes a good one as well as Dionysus in Mt. Vernon.
Posted by: Don | October 19, 2007 1:28 PM
I think Shorty's in Canton is known as a martini bar.
Posted by: Andrew | October 19, 2007 1:48 PM
I haven't actually had one, but Salt in Butchers Hill looks to have a pretty good martini selection.
Posted by: Brad | October 19, 2007 1:49 PM
Casbar has a great list of nontraditional martinis that they serve for $5 late on Saturday nights (at least, the Saturday I was there!) ... You could do a martini-crawl up Charles St., hitting Copra (if they're ever open) and Ixia's nitro bar as well.
Posted by: dancing monkey | October 19, 2007 2:45 PM
For the suburban crowd, I'll throw out Cibo in Owings Mills (just went there last night and downed a couple of "Bada Bing" Martinis), and 5ive in Cockeysville (best Snickers Bar martini that I didn't make)
Posted by: Miles | October 20, 2007 9:44 AM
Red Star has a nice martini list. I highly recommend the mango martini
Posted by: Casper | October 22, 2007 2:38 PM
Sky Lounge in Federal Hill has a decent selection.
Posted by: Kim Moore | November 6, 2007 11:43 AM