From The Banner · Christina Tkacik · · 1m
Inner Harbor gets Sichuan restaurant without noodles
Baltimore's Inner Harbor opens Sichuan restaurant with no noodles.
In brief
Baltimore's Inner Harbor opens Sichuan restaurant with no noodles. Eastern Gourmet, a College Park-based Chinese restaurant, will open a Sichuan-style location in Baltimore's Inner Harbor in January without offering noodles due to tenant restrictions. Originally reported by The Banner.
Eastern Gourmet opens in Inner Harbor
Eastern Gourmet, a College Park-based Chinese restaurant, will open a location at 414 Light St. in Baltimore's Inner Harbor early next year.
Sichuan menu with no noodles
The restaurant will serve Sichuan staples and international Chinese dishes but no noodles due to tenant restrictions with Ramen Utsuke next door.
Co-owner Sean Li manages business
Co-owner Sean Li will handle business operations while chef Shaoguo Li oversees the kitchen and hopes to get a liquor license.
Baltimore's Chinese restaurant growth
Baltimore has seen growth in Chinese restaurants since 2020, with NiHao opening in 2020 and another branch near Johns Hopkins in 2023.
What it means
Eastern Gourmet, a College Park-based Chinese restaurant, will open a Sichuan-style location in Baltimore's Inner Harbor in January without offering noodles due to tenant restrictions.


