City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Description: Broadway Market is not the oldest market in Baltimore, but it is in the oldest market building, dating from 1785. Look for prepared foods, produce, and seafood.

City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Description: Cross Street Market is in the middle of the Federal Hill Shopping District, just south of the Inner Harbor. It’s the neighborhood market for Federal Hill and surrounding South Baltimore and visitors to those areas. The 27 vendors sell flowers, imported wines, cheeses, candies, fried chicken, and oysters. The market is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Address: 26 South Arlington Ave.

Description: Hollins Market, near Union Square, has 16 vendors selling meats, produce, poultry, seafood, baked goods, and prepared foods. It is closed on Sunday and Monday.

City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (410) 685-6169

Address: 400 West Lexington St.

Description: Lexington Market opened in 1782 in an area known as Howard’s Hill, part of John Eager Howard’s estate and donated by him for the purpose of creating a market. By the 1850s, when Baltimore was the second largest city in the United States, more than 50,000 people shopped here on market days. The two blocks of market space hold about 120 vendors of fresh and prepared food. Lexington Market is open Monday through Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Light Rail and buses have market stops. There are more than 4,000 parking spaces under roof. Parking is by the hour—$2 for the first hour and $1 for every additional hour.

City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Address: 2101 East Monument St.

Description: Northeast Market, started in 1885, near Johns Hopkins Hospital, has more than three dozen vendors who sell fresh foods and baked goods, with plenty of places to sit and eat. It’s open Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Address: 1036 Light St.

Description: When your sweet (or savory) tooth is yelling at you, it’s time for a Dangerously Delicious pie. Then, it’s up to you to decide if you want the chocolate peanut butter chess or white trash crème brulee, or one of the other creations of Rodney “The Pie Man” Henry. Also a devotee of rock and roll, you shouldn’t be surprised if you walk in the store and hear some of the most talented musicians in the country performing. Dangerously Delicious is open Sunday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to midnight. Yes, midnight. You can also find Dangerous pies in Washington, D.C. at 1339 H St., NE, (202-398-PIES, www.dangerouspiesdc.com).

City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (410) 332-0390

Address: 820 East Baltimore St.

Description: Chef Poupon has created as close to a patisserie as you will find west of Paris. Whether it’s a fruit tart or a meringue lattice upon a lemony pudding, you’ll be sure you’ve gone to French pastry heaven. Wedding cakes are made to be as memorable as your ceremony. The retail store is open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Address: 31 South Calvert St.

City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (410) 465-4650

Address: 328 Oella Ave.

Description: Treuth has been in the meat business for more than 100 years, and the family-owned business processes 100 cattle per day and distributes the beef to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. They are the largest kosher distributor on the East Coast. A retail outlet lets you buy beef, pork, veal, lamb, poultry, lunch meats, and seafood from them. Or you can buy packages, including the grillmaster that includes two boneless sirloin steaks, four New York strip or Delmonico steaks, one rack of spare ribs, eight boneless chicken breasts, 24 ground chuck patties, and 16 hot dogs for $86.95. A hind quarter that’s approximately 190 pounds is $2.69 a pound. Treuth is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. It is closed Sunday and Monday.

City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (410) 276-5437

Address: 1628 Thames St.

Description: Infants, children, and toddlers are priceless. Clothing and amusing them, in style, may cost a little bit. However, the selection of well-made and designed clothing at Corduroy Button is worth your time and effort. You can be pretty sure, though, that you won’t see a duplicate of your child when you’re taking a walk, running errands, or otherwise enjoying yourselves. And you probably will be the only one with that special birthday present. One Acorn and Apple Park are two of the featured lines carried here. Open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (410) 466-1177

Address: 5616 Newbury St.

Description: Whether male or female, when you absolutely positively need the right pair of jeans, talk with Scott Wable, Jean Pool owner. Among the lines he carries are 1921, Stitch’s, AG, Tag Jeans, Joe’s Jeans, Fortune Denim, and James Dry Aged Denim. You can buy the belts, tops, and accessories here to perfect match your new jeans. Alterations are available. Swimming’s fine at the Pool Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. During the winter, the Pool’s open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. It’s closed on Monday.

City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (410) 347-7974

Address: 517 North Charles St.

Description: Italian, Italian, and more Italian. As in, Italian handmade ties, shoes, and suits. The owners go to Europe to find new designers and bring their finds back to Baltimore and you. Call, e-mail, or stop by the store for the latest fashion trends, colors, and fabrics. They thrive on your saying, “Show me something new and different that I’ll be comfortable wearing.” They’re open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (410) 580-2022

Address: 17777 Reisterstown Rd., Suite 153

Description: Part of an international chain that bills itself at the world’s largest manufacturer and retailer of custom-made, luxury clothing, the personnel will provide wardrobe consultation about current trends, fit, pattern and cloth selection, and special events attire. They have more than 500 suit and 250 shirt fabric options, and they will come to your business or home to measure you or you can make an appointment to meet a tailor at the shop. Then, they do magical things to hide whatever tiny flaws your body may possess, whether it’s one shoulder higher than the other or one arm longer. They also offer a selection of ready-made suits, sport coats, shirts, trousers, and formal wear.

City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (410) 539-2500

Address: 22 Light St.

Description: The Paris-born tailor grew up around fashion, starting as a 14-year-old apprentice to his father, one of the city’s top master tailors. He spent time in New York, working with Christian Dior, Ralph Lauren, and Adolpho before moving to the Baltimore area with his wife, Ann. Pascal personally measures and fits you and your lifestyle. He boasts that his suits are made with a canvas construction and never with a glued fused process. Pascal purchases top quality end-of-bolt fabrics so he can pass the savings on to you. Although they’re open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., an appointment is suggested. They will occasionally open on Saturday.

City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (410) 685-4198

Address: 11 East Centre St.

Description: Appropriately across the street from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Ted’s has been the place to go to either rent or buy (or rent-to-buy) new and used instruments for more than 35 years. Ted’s has every kind of instrument under the sun, and most of them hang from the rafters. From ancient African drums to electronic keyboards, Ted’s pretty much has it all. The shop is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The shop is closed on Sunday.