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Papi Cuisine, an Afro Latin restaurant with a sizable Instagram following, has relocated to downtown Baltimore.<\/p>\n

Self-described on its website as a fusion eatery, Papi\u00a0has specialized since 2014\u00a0in untraditional dishes like honey-jerk lamb chops, slow-cooked kale and the internet-popular crabcake egg rolls \u2014 feed-friendly food that has garnered more than 140,000 Instagram followers. The restaurant began as a catering and pop-up operation before moving into a brick-and-mortar at 1928 Fleet St. in Fells Point.<\/p>\n

Now, after operating out a larger property at 2 E. Wells St. in South Baltimore for the past four years, the Papi team announced on its website that it has moved to downtown‘s 206 E. Redwood St.<\/p>\n

“We look forward to expanding Papi Cuisine and being able to serve more guests, across the country and one day globally,”\u00a0Papi’s website reads.<\/p>\n

Last year, the restaurant received a liquor license renewal<\/a> after committing to working with neighbors to address double-parked cars, noise, trash and other complaints outside. The following month, the city\u2019s Arson Task Force investigated a dumpster fire<\/a> that Papi’s ownership believed to be linked to the angry neighbors; Baltimore Police made an arrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Have a news tip? Contact Jane Godiner at jgodiner@baltsun.com<\/a> or on Instagram as @JaneCraves<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Papi Cuisine, an Afro Latin restaurant with a sizable Instagram following, has relocated to downtown Baltimore.<\/p>

Self-described on its website as a fusion eatery, Papi\u00a0has specialized since 2014\u00a0in untraditional dishes like honey-jerk lamb chops, slow-cooked kale and the internet-popular crabcake egg rolls \u2014 feed-friendly food that has garnered more than 140,000 Instagram followers. The restaurant began as a catering and pop-up operation before moving into a brick-and-mortar at 1928 Fleet St. in Fells Point.<\/p>

Now, after operating out a larger property at 2 E. Wells St. in South Baltimore for the past four years, the Papi team announced on its website that it has moved to downtown's 206 E. Redwood St.<\/p>

\"We look forward to expanding Papi Cuisine and being able to serve more guests, across the country and one day globally,\"\u00a0Papi's website reads.<\/p>

Last year, the restaurant received a liquor license renewal<\/a> after committing to working with neighbors to address double-parked cars, noise, trash and other complaints outside. The following month, the city\u2019s Arson Task Force investigated a dumpster fire<\/a> that Papi's ownership believed to be linked to the angry neighbors; Baltimore Police made an arrest<\/a>.<\/p>

Have a news tip? 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