After going to the "original" Phillips and McCormick and Schmicks, we still had a hankering for local seafood in the Baltimore area. We were recommended to the Thames Street Oyster House and took a cab from Inner Harbor to Fell's Point. Great service and a hipster atmosphere. Reminiscent of Brooklyn. Excellent grilled octopus and the pickled herring was surprisingly good - high quality fish that tastes like sushi quality mackerel. We went for the raw tower, which is very good and has an excellent oyster selection (includes local "Delaware" oysters). The shrimp was pretty standard in texture and could have been better. Great stone crab claws and lobster parts. Another surprise was dessert. No espresso was a disappointment but the pineapple crepes and bread pudding were worthy of any top-end restaurant.