The bleached-oak clad bar area. Photo: Stacy Zarin Goldberg
Perennial recently reopened after a major makeover by Baltimore designer Patrick Sutton. He wrapped the restaurant in a garden courtyard and verandah, then brought the outdoors in with a conservatory-like dining room featuring cozy banquettes and lanterns by Hudson Valley Lighting. Sutton clad the bar in bleached walnut; shelving niches are lined with slabs of book-matched stone. Chef Jay Rohlfing focuses on locally sourced fare, including Utz-Crusted Halibut. Mixologist Andrew Nichols crafted the menu of cocktails. 1 Olympic Place, Towson, Maryland. 410-339-7730; perennialtowson.com