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Best restaurants
Bar area of The Collective Offshore in Columbia. PHOTO BY KIM HAIRSTON
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THE COLLECTIVE OFFSHORE
10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, 443-545-1030, thecollectiveoffshore.com
The Collective Offshore is a lively
restaurant bringing two new concepts
to life. Nestled along the lakefront, the
restaurant features vast views of Lake
Kittamaqundi.
Serving seasonal coastal cuisine
from Maine through the Carolinas, the
restaurant features a range of lunch and
dinner entrees including blackened fish
tacos, buffalo fried chicken sandwiches,
crab cake sandwiches, crab stuffed
lobster risotto, grilled filet mignon and
saffron scampi seafood pasta.
The restaurant also runs the
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entertainment and live music venue,
Encore, bringing local talent to
Downtown Columbia.
Staci Samaras, 53, of Ellicott City,
has served as co-owner and managing
partner of the restaurant for one year.
Opening May 3, 2023, Samaras said
the restaurant stands out among other
restaurants in the county because of its
location and sister business.
“We’re right at the Columbia
lakefront, so we have incredible views
from the main dining [room], the
bar and the private dining rooms
and we have a patio that’s full service
dining,” she said. “We also have the
entertainment venue, Encore, that we
operate as well.”
Samaras said she is excited that the
restaurant was selected as one the best in
the county.
“We’re thrilled because there were
a bunch of restaurants that opened in
Howard County this year,” she said. “For
us to come out on top in a category that
we could never win again is awesome
and to be well-received as the best new
restaurant, that’s just amazing.”
