I'm pretty sure that I'm being stood up by my date tonight, but figure I might as well use the time productively and write a review while here. There aren't many people here currently as it's a Wednesday evening but the music is still on point and Chynna, the bar tender, has been awesome. Super friendly, supper attentive (not that there's anyone fighting for her attention currently), and overall it's not a bad place to be stood up. On other nights I've been here it's been crowded and full of people dancing to all their pop-pink-alt-rock favorites. From Backstreet Boys to Linkin Park- love their music rotation and vibe. read more

The Rockwell - A solid Jack and Ginger - Bars Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

The Rockwell is a good time but gets super crowded after 11pm. Drinks are nothing special. The digital art is really cool on the walls. This place used to be amazing when they had the live drummer drumming to the music. Miss the emo music here. read more

My friends come here often on the weekend and really love it. They decided to come on a Wednesday because the deals are good and there's a wheel you can spin for specials. So I tagged along and of course I checked in. There was an offer for one free shooter when you check in. I showed it to the bartender and he said "We don't accept coupons, never have never will." I asked why they put it on Yelp if they don't accept it. He said "Yelp just puts stuff up there without asking." This is the only time I've never had an issue using one of the Yelp offers. The bartender's attitude was super off putting about it too which was the worst part. Aside from this he was actually really cool and did ask if we had any music requests. Overall, the deals are great and they also had beer pong set up. The music this night was 70s/80s throwback banger vibe. read more

The Rockwell - a wheel of fortune with a lot of writing on it - Bars Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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Went this Saturday night, honestly at first the dj was shyttt but I think that's just because he was at the beginning of his set. A few songs went by and he was playing banger after absolute banger. Absolutely love the Rockwel, the music was perfect and the crowd was vibing. Bartenders are really chill and make good drinks. Honestly a vibe and would 200% go back again read more

Amazing staff. Friendly and inviting to be yourself with someone who will also enjoy you, being you. Have a personal dance party or, with friends or random as who just enjoy your vibe. Dive drinks and classic dive shot cocktails. Loud music, dj nights and your favorite playlist of the TikTok hits or early 2000's . What a vibe for an out of town visit or local night just out downtown. read more

The Rockwell - a group of people standing in a dark room - Bars Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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I went here with my friend for her birthday and they gave us free shots! it was so fun, the music was great and we were able to go up on the stage! just also ordered a green tea shot and the bartender was flipping the bottles for us as he was making them (he dropped it a few times) read more

It's great to know that Rockwell is still rocking out through these crazy times. Great venue with a fantastic sound system. I've only been to Monday Night Sessions, which I'm not even sure exists now. I've always thought that this spot would be a great place to book a private party. Parking can suck, but it's still a very nice spot in Fells Point. read more

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Atmosphere here was good and there were spots back towards the restroom to stand for a second if you wanted to drink your drink. The problem is there's no limit for how many people they'll let in some times and the overcrowding causes issues. The DJ would skip from decent song to decent song without giving any song enough time to really be enjoyed. The drinks were basic with only rails available. read more

Favorite place to dance in bmore. I grew up listening to emo/pop punk so to have stumbled in this place, it's literally the best.

Always a great time with friends great music and vibes!! I do wish for a better variety of music

I don't know where to even start with this place! First of all, love the atmosphere. Incredible regulars at this spot, and I really got a feel for the place when I went to use the restroom and three guys left at once, wiping down a piece of metal attached to the door with "coke ledge" written above it in sharpie. As a huge fan of cocaine, I was glad to see my drug of choice would be acceptable for the bar. However, what REALLY puts The Rockwell over the top is it's decor, specifically the four enormous screens that had erotic Pokémon fan art projected on to them. You heard me right, full wall-sized displays of my favorite kind of art, erotic Pokémon fan art. You see, when I'm out with my friends, high on cocaine, there is NOTHING I want to see more than 7 foot high Pokémon with enormous breasts, and this bar truly understands that. So, if you're like me, I can't recommend the Rockwell enough. Great drinks, great prices, great people, great coke, great gigantic wall-to-wall cartoon monster erotica. The whole package! read more

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This place was honestly super grimy. Security made me feel uncomfortable. The drinks were fine and I guess the price was typical. Will not return. Bad vibes read more

Best bar in the block! Absolute Favorite of all the places to go in all of Baltimore! If you were a scene kid & love some great music! Very nostalgic & great art! Projector screens embody beautiful and amazing art, larger than life! Also get there before 11/11:30 or you'll be waiting in line for an hour! Because it's 1:1 in & out due to capacity restrictions! read more

Definitely a fun bar for late night dancing and drinks. Very unique in that they often play a lot of pop punk music from the 2000s. There is often a line on the weekends to get in, but it's definitely worth the wait! read more

One of the coolest bars I have been to in a long time. So cool we went twice in one day. The wall is covered in sturdy projection screens with rotating artwork displayed. The art changes every few minutes, giving you a mix of classic art, photography, and digital designs, some of which move. Occasionally all the pieces will match, such as an entire cityscape wrapping around the entire establishment. It's an incredible sight. The lighting is very dark, even during the day, so the light level depends on the art. You get a beautiful mix of colors. Ok, now, we started out popping in around 5 for Saturday happy hour. Cheap beer and rails, maybe the best deal around. Plus, you can sit at the bar comfortably, with only a handful of people millimg around at a time. It was very comfortable amd was a great experience. We came back around 11. It had a crazy club atmosphere at night, with a DJ spinning 90s/00s rock. The crowd at night, in complete contrast to the chill daytime crowd, was ridiculously drunk. It's all dancing but gets very tight. I'm talking tons of people. That might be your thing, and there was a time when I would have agreed, but we were a bit turned off by how drunk the people were and left around midnight. Still, any time I'm in Fells Point midday, I am making a bee line for this spot. Check it out. read more

I won't lie and say my memory of this place is crystal clear. So this review is purely on what I can remember from the night.... 1) bouncer laughing at my friend for tripping on the sidewalk 2) bouncer giving my other friend a free drink because she's getting married 3) bartender giving me a shot because I checked in on yelp 4) some guy buying us drinks because we are girls 5) a photo booth 6) me with a stack of pictures from it but I only made it in two pictures with eyes closed, tongue out 6) a guy in a blue shirt How or why we left is unclear to me, but it seemed like a good spot given the above. read more

This is a fun place! I was surprised that it wasn't an overprice "rock" bar in Fells but more like a place with Weezer and early 2000's hits. Everyone in the bar gets into the music and really makes the atmosphere a good time. The art on the walls is pretty stellar and keeps you intrigued. A lot of the reviews are spot on but I will say they treat my friends birthday like she was paying for bottle service. They gave her a few free drinks, Champaign and reserved a good portion of the bar for her. That's not the normal for a Fell's bar, they were great! read more

This place is tight and by tight I do not mean densely-packed. I mean banging, cool, and just awesome! The walls are covered with artwork that are projected out of projectors. There are these cool ball of lights hanging from the ceiling. It a good mixture of bar/club. They have different DJ's on different days. They have this blackboard people can write on and they also have a list of events for the week posted just above the blackboard. The doorman was pretty hilarious. He was very much animated. The entire staff was actually great. This is a pretty good scene for young people. The prices were as expected and music was pretty good too - a little "white" for my taste, but still pretty good and enjoyable. read more

The Rockwell - Cool interior! Screen projectors on all walls and lights hanging from the ceiling! - Bars Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

The overall vibe of the bar is great; music kept playing all night but the night took a turn for the worst. They do not have any employees checking in the bathroom as there was a girl passed out in the restroom clearly over served. When the lights came on and I was finishing my corona I told the bouncer I was finishing and walking to the exit a bouncer began to accost me. He physically put his hands on me grabbed me by the wrist and threw me out the door all while calling me an explicit word. This is wildly unacceptable and this establishment is probably use to extremely drunk people but that is not excuse to harm patrons physically as they are finishing up their overpriced beer. read more

Looking for a place to dance the night away? Rockwell is a great option. Drinks are on point and decently priced, no cover charge, and the music will take you back to the early 2000s! I especially enjoy the club's projection screens with rotating artwork and the DJ/drummer who plays along with the music... definitely worth watching after a few drinks. Overall, it's jam-packed and the bouncers are lowkey mean, BUT Rockwell never disappoints! read more

The Rockwell plays the best thing to Chicago house music in the city. Artwork on the walls is wild the entire place is energy.

Where was this "club" (and I use that sooo loosely) when I was in my early twenties?!? It's everything I would have ever needed on a Friday or Saturday night. However, I absolutely fucking love this place as a now spry thirty something!!! It is a main stay and the very last place we go/take friends visiting when we are in Fells. The people watching of said youngsters and the drunk debauchery that ensues is better than any reality tv show on bravo to date! We love the dance party and the occasional throw back songs to the early 2000's. It's not a successful night unless we leave sweaty, a drink or two spilled on us and our shoes sticking to the ground as we walk out. Waking up the next morning is equally fun with a hangover and the whole body aching. When that happens we know we don't need to go back for a couple of months! But secretly wish we could do it again next weekend! read more

Really cool set up, great music, caters to a variety of crowds.

Smaller bar, only one level and can get a bit crowded. Great throwback music from early 2000s and tasty (albeit expensive) drinks. Definitely a bar worth visiting while in Fells Point! read more

My favorite bar in Baltimore hands down. If you're a former (or current) emo kid then this is the place for you. They're always playing fall out boy, panic at the disco, and more. Whenever I'm out in Baltimore and I'm having a crappy night, I go to Rockwell - it never disappoints. read more

My wife and i usually have a great time at the Rockwell as we are frequent customers. We were there for a couple hours on a Friday night on 10/25/19. My wife wasn't feeling well so we wanted to close our tab. We stood at the bar for about 20 minutes trying to close out our tab so we could go home. We repeatedly tried to get the bartenders attention but he kept ignoring us to serve other patrons drinks. After stating once again to the bar tender that we needed to close out he was extremely rude, exchanged words with me and was dismissive to me and did not let me close my tab. I stepped away and my wife had to find the female bartender who was very receptive and was able to close our tab. I do not usually write reviews but the extreme rudeness demonstrated by this bartender warranted this. It's upsetting as we typically like going here but this bartender turned us off to going here again. read more

This place is SO much fun! The soundtrack mainly consists of throwback punk songs, which are accompanied by a live drummer; something I've never experienced before. I normally wouldn't enjoy that excessive level of noise, but the atmosphere alludes to the whole idea of being at a band's show, so it works! There's a photobooth (which I think is a fantastic way to get that additional revenue), and it's a decently sized bar. There's the main bar and then there's a mini bar at the back, by the restrooms. The drinks are well mixed and the prices are standard for the Fells Point scene. Be forewarned though; it is jam-packed with dancing, sometimes fairly sweaty bar goers. It's guaranteed that you're going to get rubbed up against and possibly stepped on, but it's worth it. Get there earlier on, as a line tends to form once 11pm strikes. read more

My friends took me here while I was on a weekend trip to Balfomore, and I loved it! So fun. They play a mix of 90s-200s punk rock and top 40s, all accompanied by a live drummer. It was totally fitting for my generation - playing songs I thought I forgot about. It's loud, but that just means no one can really hear you as you sing along. There isn't too much room for dancing, as it was packed on the Saturday night that I came in. But that's to be expected - with the unique style of music here and cool interior. I love the lights on top and projected backgrounds on the wall. read more

The bouncers there are straight mean. The vibes there are horrible. I could not more stongly recommend not going to a bar than this one. If you want to go out in fells, don't go out at the Rockwell, the vibes there are horrible as are the bouncers. read more

This is actually a fun place to hang out. That being said, it's kind of like a Hot Topic bar. Lots of kids (seriously there are some young looking 21 year olds here) trying to be seen, or at least be near whichever bandmate from All Time Low is there that night. It's a good atmosphere, the digital art is rad. The music is either good or bad. I'm not a huge fan of pop punk, but they played All Time Low (shocking) and then Britney Spears. Well, that's fine and good, but if you're trying to come off as a cool new rock n roll bar..I dunno..play some rock and roll? The drinks are decently priced, the bartenders are friendly. Heck, everyone there was friendly. I'll be back! read more

Awesome bar... probably my fav bar in Baltimore now.. If you like 90's & early 2000's pop punk this is the place for you! I requested Ruby Soho by Rancid & the DJ says "F#@k YEA!" and played it like right away.... how awesome is that?? And it gets a good crowd & people dance to all the sweet punk & ska music. An occasional 80's or ska tune gets mixed in as well.. The drinks are kinda pricey for Bmore but when the music selection is so good you don't really mind. I'm requesting Do You Wanna Dance - Ramones version next time I go :-D read more

This is the best venue in Baltimore right now and is the closest there is to a DC quality club since Mist went away. Overall I'd say it's a Baltimore 5, so really a 4 compared to other high-end clubs I've seen, particularly that in DC and some other cities I've been to. The design is well thought out, despite the narrow nature of the venue, and the music is a good mix. It can get loud though once they hand the keys over to whoever is DJing that night. The crowd tends to be young girls early one followed by an onslaught of men around 11pm to the point it's impossible to move around the venue. At that point it's best to move on to other bars in the area, but before then it's a great little club. If you've ever been to Tattoo Bar in DC (between Lima and Josephine's), it's very similar to that. read more

Cool place to go and listen to loud music. Get in before the rush at 11pm. There's a DJ that plays 90's music, then he starts to play his drum set along with the music with a strobe light. My favorite part were the changing designs on the walls that were projected onto. read more

Ok. I must admit I'm getting to the age where the 'club scene' is just not my thing. However this place was a perfect combo of bar/club and it will be a place I go to again! 1. The artwork is bangin!! So cool. (Don't get offended if a tittie appears throughout the night though). The changing art is a great conversation piece. 2. The DJ played the perfect mix of 90s rock with a few good top 40 songs throughout the night. It was wanna those times where I didn't want to go pee bc I didn't want to miss the next song!! 3. The drinks are a little pricy ($8/cocktail, $5/bottled beer) but I guess that's to be expected in this type of environment. 4. No cover charge! Thanks! (Maybe that's why the drinks costs so much?) 5. Staff were great! Great spot and great addition to Fells Pt. You Rock, Rockwell! read more

Wow, what a place. DJ music with a live drummer. The dance floor was definitely packed when we got there. From the bar to the front was more open. Great variety of music and the live drummer was a great twist. The bar specials were on the wall with a pretty long happy hour which is normal for Fells. Worth a stop if you are in the area. No cover charge when we were there but I am not sure if that is standard. read more

Cool place, good atmosphere, music and sound. Has awesome projector artwork that changes throughout the night. Super dynamic and not cheesy. No draught beer, which is a definite turnoff. They supposedly make up for it with craft spirits. I guess they had some bottles I've never seen before but no cocktail menu or signature drinks from what I could see. There was pretty much no one there when we went, but I'd go again with a big group. read more

The Rockwell - Projected jimi and Jerry Wall art - Bars Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Great atmosphere for a night out of fun. Drinks are fairly priced, DJ plays good music and even lets girls dance on the stage. read more

The Rockwell - Dancing on the DJ stage - Bars Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

The Rockwell is my go to bar while in Baltimore. The music they play is super nostalgic; it's all 90's and 2000's punk/rock that I used to listen to in school! The atmosphere is also super unique with the abstract projections on the wall. The drinks are pretty cheap as well. The only downside is that it's pretty small..not a whole lot of room to dance when your favorite song from high school comes on! read more

We were at The Rockwell on a Sunday evening. I thought it had an awesome vibe to it. Unfortunately, there were not a whole lot of people there but to me that's not necessarily a bad thing. Drinks were made on point and not ridiculously expensive. Definitely would visit here again when I'm back in town. read more

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Came on a Friday during the Summer - this place is my FAVORITE! The music took me back to my high school days with the alternative 00's! The bartenders are super awesome and make amazing drinks. Try to get there early or be prepared to wait in line. Luckily we got there around 9/9:30 found a seat by the bar and stayed there all night (we did have to wade through to the bathroom, but with the awesome music we just danced our way through). Love love LOVE this bar!! read more