English Breakfast

Enjoy a relaxing tapas feast just steps from Baltimore's Penn Station. (Photo: Eising/Photodisc/Getty Images )

Related Articles

Pennsylvania Station-better known as Penn Station-is the main train terminal of Baltimore, Maryland. Located on North Charles Street, this Beaux-Arts station serves both Amtrak and local commuting customers, with more than 80 trains arriving and departing each day. Stay around the Penn Station area and grab a bite to eat at one of the local eateries-the restaurants in this part of Baltimore serve cuisine from all over the globe.

Asian Cuisine

XS Baltimore (xsbaltimore.com) offers nightly live DJ events, plus weekday half and quarter-off specials. The cuisine has a Japanese focus, with a huge offering of sushi, plus a number of Thai, Indonesian and Chinese specialties. Open for breakfast, diners can also feast on French toast, omelets and burritos. XS Baltimore is a three-minute walk from Penn Station.

Thai Landing (thailandingmd.com) is an award-winning eatery, featuring a sizable menu of classic Thai entrees. Curries, seafood, noodles, plus a variety of vegetarian dishes are all available here, plus a small dessert list. Try one of the exotic Thai drinks while you're here or go with a glass of the house wine. Thai Landing is just a five-minute stroll from Penn Station.

Steakhouse

Elegantly decorated with black and white decor, The Prime Rib (theprimerib.com) is the place to go for a steak near Penn Station. This restaurant is half a mile from Penn Station and boasts a number of awards, including being named one of the top five romantic restaurants in the country by Food and Wine Magazine. The signature entree here is the roast prime rib, which is aged for four to five weeks. Ribs, chicken dishes and a huge selection of seafood is also available. Dine during the evening for live piano and bass performances.

Italian Dining

Under half a mile from Penn Station, Sammy's Trattoria (sammystrattoria.com) is a spacious and elegantly decorated eatery, serving traditional Italian fare. Dine al fresco style in the warmer months with a group of people and order from the family-style prix-fixe menu. More than 20 pasta dishes are on the entree list, plus classic chicken and veal entrees and a small pizza menu.