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Rusty Scupper

This seafood restaurant is easily one of Baltimore's most high-profile dining establishments, with heavy tourist traffic, and regarded highly for its seafood, but most of all for the magnificent views of the Baltimore skyline—the best views are indeed from this angle. The seafood is very good, but not on the level you will find at other top-notch Baltimore seafood restaurants, be they upscale or on a picnic bench. The service is another step down, occasionally quite bad. But, that's not to say that you shouldn't come here—the seafood is indeed some of the best you will find right on the Inner Harbor, and, again, the views are easily up there with the best in the city. And no one would deny that the Sunday brunch is a great time.

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Address: 401 Key Hwy
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:30AM-10PM, Fri 11:30AM-11PM, Sat 3-11PM, Sun 11AM-10PM (Sun brunch until 2PM)
Price: $28-50
Website: rusty-scupper.com (opens in a new tab)

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