720 Aliceanna St., (410) 659-0099, roysrestaurant.com, $$$
With so many fabulous local restaurants in Baltimore, we usually avoid chains, but we make an exception for Roy's. Not only is it the only Hawaiian restaurant we know of in town, but the service makes it feel more like a hometown joint than one of nearly 40 restaurants worldwide. The Hawaiian dishes created by the chain's chef/founder Roy Yamaguchi perfectly blend the sweet and the savory, melding Asian, American, and tropical flavors beautifully. And the attentive servers makes every diner feel like a VIP.
