Di Pasquale's Marketplace
Best Italian Market in Baltimore · MD
Highlandtown's Italian grocer since 1914
Di Pasquale's has been Baltimore's Italian market and deli since 1914, when Luigi Di Pasquale opened in Highlandtown. Still family-run, it stocks imported groceries, house-made mozzarella, and prepared foods, and its deli counter turns out the 'Real Italian' cold-cut sub that regulars line up for.
Part grocery, part lunch counter, part neighborhood clubhouse, Di Pasquale's — and its Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives fame — has made it a genuine East Baltimore institution for over a century.
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Why this business cleared the bar.
This page was published by The Centurion Awards from the public record. Founding cohort: evaluated in 2026 on public evidence available then, labeled 2025. Selection follows the published criteria; Di Pasquale's Marketplace met them on that evidence. The business can claim the listing or ask us to remove it.
- ✓Years in operation. Operating in Baltimore since 1914 — 111 years of continuous business.
- ✓Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in Baltimore.
- ✓Established customer track record. A deep public track record: Baltimore has kept Di Pasquale's Marketplace busy for 111 years.
- ✓Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by Baltimore regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
- ✓Recognition in the local community. Named best Italian market in Baltimore for 2025 for a century of house-made mozzarella, sauce, and sandwiches in Highlandtown.
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Award record
2025 Centurion Award
Best Italian Market in Baltimore Baltimore, MD · Awarded under the 2025 evaluationVisit Di Pasquale's Marketplace
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Clean, checkable facts about Di Pasquale's Marketplace.
- Legal / trading name
- Di Pasquale's Marketplace
- Category
- Shop
- Founded
- 1914, Baltimore, MD
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Centurion Award
- Best Italian Market in Baltimore — 2025
- Record last verified
- July 2026
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Frequently asked questions.
What is Di Pasquale's Marketplace?
A family Italian grocery since 1914, where the deli counter and homemade mozzarella keep Highlandtown fed.
Is Di Pasquale's Marketplace award-winning?
Yes — Di Pasquale's Marketplace is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Italian Market in Baltimore, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best Italian market in Baltimore for 2025 for a century of house-made mozzarella, sauce, and sandwiches in Highlandtown.
Where is Di Pasquale's Marketplace?
Di Pasquale's Marketplace is in Baltimore, MD.
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