I've dined at Costiera for dinner twice now. I can confidently share that a meal here will easily be one of the most enjoyable you'll have in Baltimore. Costiera checks all the boxes: cocktails are original and tasty, appetizers are so scrumptious you'll regret offering to share and entrees are flavorful, nicely sized, and beautifully presented. I was incredibly pleased during a recent visit to see they've installed panels to help with sound and ambiance as that was my only complaint during my initial visit (it was so loud inside the space, my dinnermates and I had a hard time hearing each other). Repeat highlights for me have been both the chicken liver appetizer and the fresh baked focaccia! The octopus is another favorite dish of mine however it tasted much smokier this trip than last, I don't recall the dish being so smokey during my initial visit. Regardless, you'll be sure to enjoy a visit to Costiera. read more

A gem in Fells Point! Decided to come here because it's a newer spot in the area and the menu looked adventurous - it did not disappoint! We started with the house-made focaccia and all I can say is, wow! Absolutely delicious - to the point where I immediately trusted the chef and wanted to try everything on the menu! We kept it light, as we were going to a movie after, so decided on the arugula salad and mushroom soup. Both were AMAZING! The salad had such a perfect balance of flavors, with the combo of the arugula, mustard vinaigrette dressing, apples, and blue cheese. I don't even like blue cheese or fruit in my salads, but it was truly the perfect pairing. The mushroom soup was delectable - creamy and flavorful, with fresh goat cheese and pine nuts. I wanted to order another one after I finished it! Whoever made this unique menu is creative and very talented. We can't wait to go back and try more items, just based on the few things we got. To make things even better, there's a $5 parking garage right across the street, which for the area is super convenient. I highly, highly recommend this spot mainly for the menu, but also for the atmosphere and service! read more

Great food and service. I had a taste of several meals and they were all delicious. Excellent service. Thanks guys.

People up front were really nice and engaged. Servers not so much. Neat interior. Ordered the specialities, fried olives were unexpected but tasty. Bread was great but too much carb for an appetizer. Squid pasta - way too starchy. Octopus - pretty minimum pieces Not again. read more

Very cute, quaint, intimate space. It's a small restaurant so definitely make a reservation. Loved the tapas / small plates to share style. We ordered a bunch of things, and enjoyed every bit. But the crispy olives were a nice surprise. Service was very attentive and they were great navigating some food allergies I have. I highly recommend this little place! read more

Such a cute spot tucked away close to harbor east! Great for date night, or a small celebration dinner. Features elevated tapas (mediterranean vibe). Everything we got was great, my favorite was their corn. read more

The drinks were amazing. I tried two different drinks and was not disappointed. The venue looks bigger on the outside, than it actually is - but I wouldn't say it's a small place. I like how the bar area was separate from the main dining area. I sat at the bar. Service was good. The food was okay. I ordered several things- and all were well presented small plates- I just wished there was more flavor. Great ambiance and vibe. Cute for first date, pre-movie bites or HH with a friend or 2. read more

Costiera - Bar area - Mediterranean Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Went for casual business dinner for 6. Food was wonderful-something for everyone and everyone absolutely raved about their meal. Great service and low key atmosphere. Homemade pasta was fantastic. Will return. read more

We visited Costiera to celebrate a special occasion and the experience exceeded expectations. First, the service was fantastic- the team was ever present, when one of our party accidentally dropped a knife on the floor, they brought a new one before we even asked. The cocktails were original and tasty, and the selection of Amaros for after dinner drinks was great. The small dishes were tasty and nicely proportioned- like Goldilocks almost: not to large that you filled up early but not small either. If your in to it, we really enjoyed the Octopus. Great experience, fun vibe and we will definitely be back. read more

This restaurant is a solid 10/10. Food was delicious! All the food we ordered was full of flavor. All the staff were very friendly and attentive. The ambiance was lovely and business casual. We ordered Starter - delicious! Focaccia and ricotta Grilled Spanish rock octopus Main course -all amazing! Whole Wheat Tagliatelle Squid ink Bucatini- best dish! Rigatoni- the pesto is made from origina and mint. Great nutty flavor Ricotta & Rye Cavatelli Dessert - the ice cream was really good and the donuts were ok Donuts with ice cream and honey read more

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We rolled in 22 minutes before closing but you could t tell. The staff and host were as friendly as could be and the kitchen was fast. I had a delicious gnocchetti (never had that before) with tomatoes, chorizo and shrimp. My wife a salad and grill octopus appetizer. Our son had the grilled chicken (wrap?). I forget, it was two nights ago. All in all we were impressed with the Baltimore dining scene. Advice: don't wait too late to make a dinner plan- places close early especially during the week... read more

I was in town for a medical / scientific conference and had a chance to have a meal with my older son after drinks with work colleagues, and we read nice things about Costiera, so we booked a late dinner reservation and checked them out. Nicely situated restaurant with an open floor plan and high ceilings. Friendly staff and very helpful waitstaff helped us work through this adventurous menu. We shared two starters - the grilled octopus with roasted potatoes and a delightful sauce and a raw hamachi dish that was buttery, flavorful and with just the right amount of heat and citrus tang. We ordered a whole boned grilled fish that was beautifully prepared, really tasty and moist and filling ! After tax and tip we left spending under $100 for a nicely prepared seafood centric meal that was excellent. Highly recommended !! Go visit these folks and thank me later ! read more

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Beautiful, and intimate restaurant right next to 5 Iron Golf on Eastern Avenue. Right up from Harbor East area. The dining space is beautifully decorated, but I would make a reservation because seating is limited. A lot of the menu is for foodies and adventurous eaters, but is a very cool dining experience! We shared starters and small plates and everything was good! Be prepared to spend a pretty penny - they are going for upscale vibes! For this price point (we spent $85 on 2 mocktails and 3 apps) I wanted to be a little more wowed by the food, but I would go back to try the pasta or entrees! They also have a happy hour on weeknights and this is such a pretty restaurant, it'd be a great spot to sit at the bar and enjoy. Overall, definitely worth a try, especially if you're an adventurous eater since the menu is very cool! read more

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First time at Costiera: what a discovery! The building is in an excellent location, near Little Italy on Central with a parking lot across the street, with attendant. The decor inside stylish, cheerful, with greenery. We loved the food: light and healthy, fresh, delicious and artfully presented! Mr. White was very welcoming and the waitress fine. We'll definitely be back and share it with friends! read more

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Food and service were both great, both times we went. The tuna dish is probably the best I've ever had, and I am a tuna expert. read more

Came for happy hour but it ended up being bar only. Parking is easy, there are spots outside or the little italy parking garage across the street. This is a very cute place, relatively small but the menu drinks and food were so fresh and delicious. We ordered plates from each section of the menu. Service was great and reasonable. The food is great portions for sharing, prices are a little on the higher end but very worth it. Overall 9/10. read more

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For those who ever tried Gnocco and were as devastated as I was when it closed many years ago, we have all been eagerly awaiting Costiera's opening. The space is gorgeous, the location more central than Gnocco was in highlandtown. The food is just as superb and you'll note similarities and some favorites like the squid ink gnocchi, tartare, sweetbreads, and ricotta doughnuts. Can't recommend enough!!! read more

Amazing food and cocktails. Staff does a great job of creating a welcoming vibe. Campanelle pasta is a highlight as well as paper wasp cocktail and crudo! The abstract art on the walls adds a modern, refined touch. read more

Tried Costeria because of the good reviews. We had drinks, foccocia with anchovies, the fried olives, tuna crudo, the caesar salad, the squid bucatini, the snapper filet and dessert. Service was good. Drinks were weak. Foccocia was OK at best. Fried olives were great. Caesar salad was good. The squid bucatini was great. The snapper was OK. Deserts were great. All in all, nice place to stop by to share a couple of items, but not a place to go for great drinks, a great dinner or a special occasion. read more

Delicious menu from veteran Baltimore chef delighted us in several courses. We had almost everything on the menu. The service was knowledgeable and attentive. The kitchen and staffed coursed and paced the meal beautifully. The decor felt both trendy and homey with braided seat covers and houseplants offsetting the industrial fixtures. Highlights of the meal included the olives, scallop crudo, heirloom tomato and peach salad, oysters, all the pastas and the duck. Be sure to get in for the local summer seasonal items. read more

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Came here on a Monday night, pretty empty. Cute little place, friendly staff and delicious food! read more

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Stopped in for happy hour. Delicious spritz and mushroom bruschetta. Will be back for dinner. read more

Costiera - Delicious Cosispritz - Mediterranean Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

We had the best time. The food was great and the staff was really nice! We'll definitely come back soon.

Costiera: Great new spot for dinner Highly Recommend. Overall: 9/10 Granted my experience was during the first weekend they opened so I imagine that it is only up from here. Overall everything was really smooth, the food, and the service were great. The Food - 8.5/10: I do not like fish. But I always order fish. Something about trying something out to eat that I would never make for myself is nice..plus the fact that I tend to lose the "I told you so" battle to my girlfriend when I order it. Making the dinner order really a make or break for my mood, so that means our mood, so that means ordering fish is a gamble. The food was perfect. The appetizer was good- not bland but somewhat boring. But it's a salad so not sure what I expected. Main course- Whole Orata Fish. Mostly deboned. It was cooked perfectly, the sauce was immaculate, and safe to say I didn't get an "I told you so" but more of an "Ooo let me try yours" She got the Porkchop. Delicious, cooked perfectly, and the sides that came with it were to die for. The dessert sounded good in theory but came out somewhat dry and the velvety and delicious caramel gelato picked up the slack. The Vibes- 8/10: This place is actually in my ex-favorite burger place in Baltimore (Ex because it unfortunately went out of business and this place took its space). The interior is well done and vibey but I would recommend some more aesthetic or accent lighting, it was seriously ~Hollister dark~ in there. Giving them the benefit of the doubt as it was their first weekend open, I am sure they thought of this. The Service-10/10: Couldn't have gone better. You don't need to know everything you just need to give good service. Our waiter killed it! The Drinks- 8/10: They were weird but in a good way. I didn't like my first one but I was happy I got to try something new. The other drinks were all amazing. I would just go with your gut. read more

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I went to Costiera yesterday as part of a large group and was blown away by how good everything was! We had a sampling of many items on the menu (apps, pastas, large plates) as well as delicious drinks. A few highlights from me - 1) The tenderness of the octopus was incredible! I also loved how crispy and flavorful the potatoes that they came with were! 2) The vegetarian campanelle pasta was quite creamy 3) The focaccia with whipped ricotta was delicious - the focaccia was crispy without being too crunchy and the ricotta had a perfect salty-sweet taste The service staff was so attentive and helpful and the space inside is beautiful with the brick and all of the windows. Would definitely recommend checking them out! read more

The food at Costiera was amazing! We got rabbit pasta, squid ink bucatini, beef tartar, and basque cheesecake. Everything was great, but the rabbit pasta and beef tartar were the standouts for me. Our server was very attentive and friendly. I love the interior - the atmosphere is cozy and somewhat eclectic. This was the perfect date night! read more

We visited Costiera to celebrate my son's birthday. I loved this place. It's very nicely decorated, clean and friendly. I'm picky with food. If I don't like food once, I usually don't come back for second disappointment. Food here was delicious. My favourite were scallops crudo apetizer. Scallops were fresh, sweet and melted in my mouth. The sauce was little over salted but still delicious. Another favourite were swordfish meatballs. That dish surprisingly was delicious without fishy taste with delicious sauce and not over salted. The food was nicely presented. All appetisers and entries that we ordered were very tasty with delicious sauces. We had great customer service from G. He was knowledgeable and attentive. Restaurant has nice wine list from multiple countries. I tried white wines from France and Italy and loved both of them. read more

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Wow! Really, really good! We had crudo, focaccia with ricotta, octopus, bucatini with squid, and affogato. All of it was amazing! Given the quality we were pleasantly surprised by the reasonable price. If I lived in Baltimore this place would be on our regular rotation! Eat here now!!! read more

We have been looking forward to checking out Costiera, and the food did not disappoint! We made a reservation to dine there on a Saturday night and found it to be bustling already even though it recently opened. The space is relatively small but feels spacious given the very high ceiling. We were seated fairly quickly and our waitress greeted us right away. Service was friendly, attentive, and quick the entire night. You wouldn't be able to tell they recently opened because everything seemed to have run very smoothly. The menu had a great range of Mediterranean offerings, including seafood-forward options for each course. We tried the chicory and fennel salad, which tasted fresh, light, and perfectly acidic to start off the night. It was the perfect transition to the octopus, which was cooked well and complemented nicely by the crispy potatoes and the flavorful purée underneath. We went for the whole roasted fish, which came head on and all! The fish was nicely seasoned and a slight smidge overcooked but it was hard to notice when eaten with the lebneh. The potatoes were similar to the ones in the octopus dish, which we didn't mind because they are that good. The braised escarole turned out to be one of our favorite bites of the night because of how tender and flavorful it was. We did not go for dessert but there were a couple of options in addition to the doughnut dish on the menu--they all sounded delightful if you have a sweet tooth. Our first time dining at Costiera was a wonderful experience we will not soon forget. This will be a regular in our rotation for fresh, delicious mediterranean fare! read more

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I'm mad at myself for not taking pictures of the space or dishes (was having too nice a time to remember such things), but I suppose I'll have to come back immediately and correct that. The dining room was beautifully minimal, intimate, and warm, with large windows and light wooden finishes. Here, you don't have to worry about getting "the bad table"; I'd have been happy sitting anywhere in their dining area. We had the octopus, the veal sweetbreads (the star of the show I thought), the bucatini (handmade and perfectly al dente *mwah*), and the ricotta donuts (woah...I'm not into sweets but they're perfectly cloudy and come with fennel bee pollen and coffee gelato so just get them?). Everything was absolutely lovely. Substantial, but not gratuitously so. Take a date here and feel nourished for whatever comes next. I was beside myself when Gnocco closed (literally) and this really is a salve. Different enough from Gnocco to have its own identity, but clear that it comes from the same heart and minds. It feels new and cool, but not irritating. I can't wait to bring everyone I know here. read more

The atmosphere, service, presentation and drinks were wonderful. Unfortunately, the pastas just weren't. We got the octopus, tagliatelle and chicken cacciatore. The octopus was the best of the 3 dishes. Texture and flavors well done. The pastas lacked in flavor. I would go again for another try, but I wouldn't expect much. read more

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Remarkable food and an amazing wait staff. We look forward to visiting Costiera again soon!!

Place was decent. Service was good! We had a large party and both my entree and dessert were cold. I wasn't demanding and didn't send anything back but I should have because they charged us 22% gratuity which is above normal for an automatically mandated tip and quite rude in my opinion. And also charged us another 2.5% for the credit card fee. Our bill was almost $1,000. I'm not sure who walks around with $1,000 in cash but obviously we didn't. Not sure if I'll be back but mayyyyybeee. My recommendations will definitely come with warning of the cold food and extra charges. read more

This was where the old Clark Burger used to be. The waitress was super nice and accommodating. The food was great as well! I love what they did with the inside :) read more

We had high hopes for this restaurant based on the reviews. The service, ambience, and food presentation were wonderful. The food itself was just okay. We ordered the scallop crudo, which as way too salty and while plentiful, was slimy. The beef tartare is about 50% onion, so they easily could have named this dish onion tartare. Again, heavily salted. Gnocchi was nothing special. The star of the show was the pork belly. It was tender, flavorful, and NOT loaded with salt. We did eat most of everything as we don't like to waste food, especially with food costs these days. But we would not come back and would not recommend this restaurant as there are tons of great restaurants nearby with people walking in the street literally raving over their meals. read more

We always love trying new restaurants in Baltimore and we thoroughly enjoyed Costiera! The server was very attentive, the drinks paired perfectly with our meal, and the Octopus was our personal favorite!! Adding this spot to our next HH choice with the bright and airy ambiance! read more

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This place was spectacular! We were big fans of Gnocco, so when we found out the chef from there had opened another restaurant in Baltimore we were stoked. Everything we had was amazing. The octopus is always a hit, so I was happy to see it on the menu. Pastas all house made, are the best I've ever had. The wild boar cavatelli was my favorite. Try the season dish of roasted honey nut squash. Perfectly balanced of sweet and savory with a tang from the pickled shallots and vincotto. All around incredible meal and they have some nice wine selections as well. Don't sleep on this gem! read more

We had the privilege of eating at Costiera with friends and we absolutely loved it! The food was delicious and so creative! The drinks were fabulous and the server was beyond helpful and knowledgeable. The decor and ambiance was comfortable and welcoming. We highly recommend this Baltimore Gem! KUDOS to Chef Brian and his staff. We will be back! read more

Costiera is a wonderful addition to the Upper Fells Point & Harbor East community. The wings & wine were excellent will be going back for the homemade pastas. read more

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Party of 5. Very good food in well-plated adequately-sized servings although some hot plates were a little cold. All brick walls so it was a struggle to hear conversation. Excellent accommodating service. Very good wine for the price. Tasty cocktails although a little weak on the alcohol content. They must have a shortage of plates because they were eager to gather them while we were still eating. Beware, they considered 5 a large party and charged a mandatory 25% tip. read more

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