Ammoora

Ammoora is a restaurant in Baltimore, Maryland, serving modern Syrian and Levantine cuisine. The kitchen is vegetable forward and rooted in Syrian family recipes, with dishes that include vine leaves, smoked baba ghanoush, slow roasted short rib, and kofta kebab, all meant to be shared from the middle of the table. Fresh pita is baked in house in an open kitchen. The restaurant holds a rating of 4.70 from the customers who have reviewed it.

The dining rooms are modeled on different corners of a Damascene home. The Damascene Dining Room seats up to 110 guests and features marble flooring, an entry fountain with oriental tiles, and seating that flexes from individual tables to large events that spill into the outdoor courtyard. The Parlor hosts cocktail functions up to 100 and seated dining for 44. The open-air Courtyard seats 38 or holds 75 for a cocktail reception. The Liwan, reserved for semi-private events up to 16 guests, is flanked by champagne velvet drapery, mosaic tiles, and mother of pearl inlay mirrors. The Reflection Room, nestled within the Damascene Dining Room, accommodates intimate dinners and semi-private events up to 30 or more. Bayti Bar, whose name means home in Arabic, offers a lounge with 18 seats. Private rooms host gatherings from an intimate dinner for 10 to a full buyout for 125. The wine list includes Bargylus, a Syrian estate wine from a vineyard tended by the Saade family in Syria's coastal mountains.

Ammoora sits on Key Highway at The Ritz-Carlton Residences. The American Visionary Art Museum is next door, and the Inner Harbor West Marina and the Federal Hill ferry terminal are each about a tenth of a mile away.

The positive rating reflects how customers regard the cooking and the setting. For Syrian and Levantine dining in Baltimore, Ammoora pairs family recipes with rooms built for everything from a dinner for two to a full buyout.