A privateer would still feel at home on Shakespeare Street where I live. Three-story brick row houses line the narrow streets off Broadway, where there's a large open plaza in the heart of the photogenic neighborhood. So many films and TV shows have been shot in Fell's Point over the past few years, it's been in more closeups than Julia Roberts. An apartment near the Broadway Pier served as Meg Ryan's movie home in Sleepless in Seattle. At Broadway Market, one of the oldest public markets in the nation, freshly caught rockfish and piles of oysters chill on nests of ice.
Vendors sell Polish sausage and other ethnic foods.
In the early 1900s, Fell's Point was second only to New York as a point of entry for European immigrants. Restaurants abound in the neighborhood. Dining moves outdoors in pleasant weather. Old-world flavors spice menus at many popular restaurants. All the Greek breads and desserts are also made from scratch with handed-down recipes, making the restaurant worth the splurge.