DCKenny said:
I heard about this spanish town how big is it in Baltimore? Also are there alot of Puerto Ricans in Baltimore City? I was thinking about going to the Latino Fest in Bmore this year but I did'nt have anyone to come with me was this festival big?
Spanish town is only 3-4 city blocks in each direction at most. There's one good Ecuadorian restaurant, some Mexican places, several Central American colmadones, travel agencies,, etc. In all honesty I have not attended the Festival in the last 8 or 9 years. It was very small then but I hear it is much larger now. You should try it since there's nothing to loose and the food is always good.
Baltimoreans in general are friendly people and our Latino presence is small but with good reputation for hard work and fun partying.
There's a club near the Inner Harbor that I hear gets a nice eclectic mix of young people, the Iguana Cantina. I'm no longer that young so I can't give you firsthand accounts but from what I know plenty of college age kids of all ethnicities go there and the ambient is predominantly Latino.
There is a also place called the Latin's Palace on Broadway street (Spanish Town) with a mostly Central American crowd, but also some Puerto Ricans and Dominicans as well as nonLatins who like our music. Next door there is a reasonable restaurant owned by a Spaniard. BTW, the best -$$$$- Spanish restaurant in town (in downtown, off Charles Street near the Peabody Conservatory is called T?o Pepe, and the owners/chef are from Spain but virtually every one else on staff is from el Cibao).
There's the Havana Club on Water street (couple of blocks from Inner Harbor) that caters to a more traditional (elegant dressers and older) crowd of dancers of salsa and merengue, this one is more touristy and expensive. The only Latino thing there is the music. For some reason a lot of good looking young Russian women go there.
good luck,
-Tordok