Bar Alice Anne blends Korean bites with neighborhood bar vibes in Fells Point

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Picking a home for Bar Alice Anne, Fells Point’s newest joint, was as much about the history of the space as it was about building “a nice place for a drink” — as the sign on the door states.

Back in 2014, 1900 Aliceanna St. housed Lobo, a casual yet elevated bar offering small bites from an often global menu. Local Fry and Toki Tako owners Liz and Kevin Irish were regulars, as were couple Katie Schlaffer and Chris Richards.

While the pairs never met at Lobo, they soon came to realize the Fells Point space connected them through their love for the city and local watering holes, leading to their eventual partnership and purchase of the building in October 2025.

“Strangely, we had crossed paths probably for so many years, which is the story of a lot of people here — just kind of being brought together literally by a space itself,” Liz Irish said.

Bar Alice Anne, which opened Thursday, is ultimately a revival of the corner neighborhood bar. Dishes are inspired in part by the fare at the since-closed Toki Tako in Hampden, a Korean American restaurant where Liz Irish served her heritage fusion food, often in the form of tacos and ssam, or wraps.

The pairing of Liz Irish, the Korean American helming the kitchen, and her husband, Kevin Irish, an Irish man, resulted in Bar Alice Anne’s small plates menu a la anju (a Korean term for food eaten specifically while drinking alcohol) and Irish-inspired toasties. While the final menu is still in the works, a few opening offerings include shrimp toast, an unctuous, almost dumpling-esque filling air-fried on two pieces of bread; tuna dip with smoked trout roe; rotating banchan, or Korean side dishes; and kimchi olives. They will also be bringing back Toki Tako’s signature Korean potato salad.

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A pint of Guinness beer on a bar counter with a blurred background of people at Bar Alice Anne.

OPEN: BAR ALICE ANNE

Bar Alice Anne: Paying homage to the welcoming neighborhood feel of its former inhabitant, Lobo, is this new concept on the corner of Aliceanna and Wolfe streets in Fells Point. The Local Fry owners Kevin and Liz Irish, along with their new business partners Katie Schlaffer and Chris Richards, quietly opened Bar Alice Anne last week.

They were big fans of Lobo, and used the initials BAA as an acronym for “before and after,” as they implemented modern upgrades like refurbishing the bar and repurposing old glass blocks. (Fun fact: “BAA” is also an onomatopoeia representing the bar’s logo, an Irish sheep.)

The menu is inspired, in part, by the Korean-American dishes that the Irishes featured at their former restaurant Toki Tako in Hampden. Expect shareable banchan (including a house kimchi) plus dishes like pork belly bossam, shrimp toast, tuna melts, and a Japanese Caesar with sesame dressing. As the signage on front door teases, it’s also “a nice place for a drink,” with options ranging from beer, wine, and tea-forward NA sips to the lemongrass gin-infused Cry Wolfe and pineapple and vanilla vodka Jinju Pearl.

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Interior view of Bar Alice Anne bar and restaurant with tables, chairs, a potted plant, and a large window with glass blocks and a view of buildings and trees outside.
Bar Alice Anne and Street scene with pedestrians walking on the sidewalk, a parked vintage white car, a brick building with green trees in front, and a traffic light showing a red hand signal.
View of Bar Alice Anne with exposed brick walls, hanging pendant lights, and a shelf with wine bottles. Part of a table and chairs are visible in the foreground.
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