Dropped in to De Kleine Duivel on a Monday night and was pleasantly surprised about everything. First, DKD has an *amazing* assortment of Belgian Beer along with the accompanying glassware that many breweries have to market their product. These people are true Belgian beer aficionados. They have a pretty good food menu, but I'd add (to me) this is more of a Belgian beer bar than a restaurant. Finally, they have live music on Monday nights, that was a great addition. Fun people, fun place-- well worth stopping in.
Marcus Dagan
A really warm and welcoming bar with tasty food and friendly staff. Hello Kevin. Highly recommend this neighborhood treasure.
Matt Gonzales
First time visitor with friends who are regulars. Excellent atmosphere and awesome imports!!
Gordon Uchenick
A stunning array of Belgian beers. Hadn't been there in a few years and was glad to see very significant remodeling. Back then there was no food of any kind. Now they have a kitchen.
Steve R.
Another case where I've stayed away thinking I wasn't sure if this was my kind of bar. Turns out it's not just Bluebird's dingier sister--it's a friendly, quieter local bar with plenty of multibrews and, now, a food menu slightly larger and even more daring than its glossier upstairs sister. I tried the recommended new item, Fish & Chips, with tempura-battered mid-Atlantic monkfish, duck fat fries, slaw and turmeric aioli. It was simply delish along with a nice glass of Tempranillo red. And the bar tender was super friendly and helpful about the food and brews. Other must-tries include butternut squash tempura, the house charcuterie and chicken meatballs on skewers. De Kleine Duvel is more than just a "clean, well-lighted place." Can't wait to come back! *Mondays nights is jazz from 6-9 p.m.!
Craig T.
I'm not going to bury the lede: The pickles were the worst I've ever had. This is an update based on the new ownership of De Kleine Duivel. We were relieved that it was taken over by the Bluebird owners upstairs, and that they maintained the focus on Belgian beer. I've got a few quibbles though. One is the reduction of the beer list. It takes a lot to maintain a list as extensive as the old DKD... but it's a Belgian beer bar. The point of Belgian beer is the diversity of styles and tastes. A bigger quibble, though, is with the food. In early February 2022 we stopped in and had a beer and some snacks. I ordered the pickled beets and radishes. Let me pause to offer the Collins Dictionary definition of "pickle" - "Pickles are vegetables or fruit, sometimes cut into pieces, which have been kept in vinegar or salt water for a long time so that they have a strong, sharp taste." What I got I would not call pickled. The beets, while they maintained their texture, were really just soaked in brine - zero acid from either anaerobic fermentation or addition of vinegar, citrus juice, etc. Not pickles, really, but basically benign. The radishes looked good (2 in the bowl) but also lacked tang - worse yet they had the mouthfeel of a ball of baby food that mom has already chewed. They were mush. Because I make my own pickles - both fermented and vinegar-brined, it's really not that hard - I can safely say that it takes a terribly misguided preservation process to end up with a radish that awful. Basically it happens when the food has been exposed to oxygen during the process, and the results are... suboptimal. It's happened to me, but I'm not selling my faulty pickles to people for $2 each. We also had the tomme cheese. It was good. I'll go back for beer but I'll avoid the food.
Paul Mincarelli
Friendly and knowledgeable bar service, but to be frank the food is way too expensive. One meatball - singular - and fermented veggies shouldn’t be $12/pop. It’s a home mortgage refinance to get full here, especially when coupled with imported beer also at $12 apiece.
Samantha Mincarelli
I really like the bar staff here so I’m sorry to say this but come on...We ordered a chicken meatball skewer for $12 and it was ONE F@!#ing meatball. Has everyone gone crazy?
Avalus
Was hoping that a dedicated Belgian beer bar was just the thing I was missing in the Baltimore metro area. Having been to Monk's Cafe in South Philly and Jessop's Tavern in New Castle, Delaware, I was expecting a wide-ranging menu with a large number of complex Belgian choice beers. What I found was a small draft menu of about six beers and around 20-30 bottled beers, many of which are available locally at larger liquor stores in the area, and don't go for over $12 a bottle. Unfortunately the food doesn't fare much better. A small, rather ecclectic appetizer menu (bland cheese), and no pomme frites! Generally underwhelmed, and the place is so dimly lit, it is impossible to read the menu.
Super nice chill bar in Hampden with great beer selection.
Bryan C
This place wants to be high end so bad but all it succeeds at is looking miserably pretentious. Also the bathroom smelled like old sewage you could smell 15 ft outside the bathroom door.
Chris Hartlove
Great food and really good beer!
Max Pollak
There is no where better to drink in Baltimore. The beer is phenomenal, the bartenders are so knowledgeable and helpful. This is the best kept secret in Baltimore
Patrick R.
Really nice beer selection and an awesome, dark, chill atmosphere. The bartenders are super friendly and the people watching can be fun. I'm a regular at this point
Dropped in to De Kleine Duivel on a Monday night and was pleasantly surprised about everything. First, DKD has an *amazing* assortment of Belgian Beer along with the accompanying glassware that many breweries have to market their product. These people are true Belgian beer aficionados. They have a pretty good food menu, but I'd add (to me) this is more of a Belgian beer bar than a restaurant. Finally, they have live music on Monday nights, that was a great addition. Fun people, fun place-- well worth stopping in.
A really warm and welcoming bar with tasty food and friendly staff. Hello Kevin. Highly recommend this neighborhood treasure.
First time visitor with friends who are regulars. Excellent atmosphere and awesome imports!!
A stunning array of Belgian beers. Hadn't been there in a few years and was glad to see very significant remodeling. Back then there was no food of any kind. Now they have a kitchen.
Another case where I've stayed away thinking I wasn't sure if this was my kind of bar. Turns out it's not just Bluebird's dingier sister--it's a friendly, quieter local bar with plenty of multibrews and, now, a food menu slightly larger and even more daring than its glossier upstairs sister. I tried the recommended new item, Fish & Chips, with tempura-battered mid-Atlantic monkfish, duck fat fries, slaw and turmeric aioli. It was simply delish along with a nice glass of Tempranillo red. And the bar tender was super friendly and helpful about the food and brews. Other must-tries include butternut squash tempura, the house charcuterie and chicken meatballs on skewers. De Kleine Duvel is more than just a "clean, well-lighted place." Can't wait to come back! *Mondays nights is jazz from 6-9 p.m.!
I'm not going to bury the lede: The pickles were the worst I've ever had. This is an update based on the new ownership of De Kleine Duivel. We were relieved that it was taken over by the Bluebird owners upstairs, and that they maintained the focus on Belgian beer. I've got a few quibbles though. One is the reduction of the beer list. It takes a lot to maintain a list as extensive as the old DKD... but it's a Belgian beer bar. The point of Belgian beer is the diversity of styles and tastes. A bigger quibble, though, is with the food. In early February 2022 we stopped in and had a beer and some snacks. I ordered the pickled beets and radishes. Let me pause to offer the Collins Dictionary definition of "pickle" - "Pickles are vegetables or fruit, sometimes cut into pieces, which have been kept in vinegar or salt water for a long time so that they have a strong, sharp taste." What I got I would not call pickled. The beets, while they maintained their texture, were really just soaked in brine - zero acid from either anaerobic fermentation or addition of vinegar, citrus juice, etc. Not pickles, really, but basically benign. The radishes looked good (2 in the bowl) but also lacked tang - worse yet they had the mouthfeel of a ball of baby food that mom has already chewed. They were mush. Because I make my own pickles - both fermented and vinegar-brined, it's really not that hard - I can safely say that it takes a terribly misguided preservation process to end up with a radish that awful. Basically it happens when the food has been exposed to oxygen during the process, and the results are... suboptimal. It's happened to me, but I'm not selling my faulty pickles to people for $2 each. We also had the tomme cheese. It was good. I'll go back for beer but I'll avoid the food.
Friendly and knowledgeable bar service, but to be frank the food is way too expensive. One meatball - singular - and fermented veggies shouldn’t be $12/pop. It’s a home mortgage refinance to get full here, especially when coupled with imported beer also at $12 apiece.
I really like the bar staff here so I’m sorry to say this but come on...We ordered a chicken meatball skewer for $12 and it was ONE F@!#ing meatball. Has everyone gone crazy?
Was hoping that a dedicated Belgian beer bar was just the thing I was missing in the Baltimore metro area. Having been to Monk's Cafe in South Philly and Jessop's Tavern in New Castle, Delaware, I was expecting a wide-ranging menu with a large number of complex Belgian choice beers. What I found was a small draft menu of about six beers and around 20-30 bottled beers, many of which are available locally at larger liquor stores in the area, and don't go for over $12 a bottle. Unfortunately the food doesn't fare much better. A small, rather ecclectic appetizer menu (bland cheese), and no pomme frites! Generally underwhelmed, and the place is so dimly lit, it is impossible to read the menu.
Great beer selection.
Restaurantji Recommends
Super nice chill bar in Hampden with great beer selection.
This place wants to be high end so bad but all it succeeds at is looking miserably pretentious. Also the bathroom smelled like old sewage you could smell 15 ft outside the bathroom door.
Great food and really good beer!
There is no where better to drink in Baltimore. The beer is phenomenal, the bartenders are so knowledgeable and helpful. This is the best kept secret in Baltimore
Really nice beer selection and an awesome, dark, chill atmosphere. The bartenders are super friendly and the people watching can be fun. I'm a regular at this point