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12 Eldersburg restaurants and Sykesville Main Street spots we checked in October 2026, from Basta Pasta and Sushi Q8 to E W Beck's, plus late-night takeout.
The best Eldersburg restaurants cluster along Liberty Road and the shopping centers just off it, while Sykesville's are packed into a few walkable blocks of Main Street. This guide covers 12 local spots we checked in October 2026, from Basta Pasta and Sushi Q8 to E W Beck's, plus where to find food after 9 PM near 21784.
Every listing links to the restaurant's own website or, in one case, its Google listing. Menus change, so check before you go.
5957 Exchange Drive, Eldersburg. Family-owned Italian. The dinner menu runs from Chicken Umbertina to Fettuccine Gypsy Pesto, and the kitchen is proud enough of its crab cakes to call them "renowned" on the Basta Pasta website, which also handles online orders for takeout.
1311 Londontown Blvd #220, Eldersburg. If you searched "Sushi Q Eldersburg," this is the place you want, since the Eldersburg location trades as Sushi Q8. It closes at 10 PM, and Sunday service starts at noon. Its own website wasn't loading when we checked, so here's the Sushi Q8 Google Maps listing for hours and directions.
1438 Liberty Road, Eldersburg. The original Oscar's pours 36 different beers on draft, but the kitchen holds its own, with wood-grilled salmon and baby back ribs among the mains. Curbside pickup works too: order through Oscar's Eldersburg page and text when you pull in.
1043 Liberty Road, Eldersburg. Salerno's says it still makes its dough the same way it did in 1975, and the menu runs to baked crab dip and the St. Michael's Island lump crab cake. Steamed crabs by the bushel are carryout only, and you can place pickup orders online through Toast.
1716 Liberty Road, in the Carroll Station Shopping Center. Carpaccio and seared breast of duck are both on the menu. Sundays start with brunch. OpenTable reservations and the full menu are on the County Cork site.
6300 Georgetown Blvd, Eldersburg. The Liberatore family has been cooking for the greater Baltimore area since 1988. Their carryout family packages, handy for feeding a crowd, include rigatoni bolognese and chicken parmigiana, and you can order them from Liberatore's Eldersburg page.
6400 Ridge Road, Suite 3. A newer arrival in 2026. Order the gyro pita, shaved beef and lamb in a warm wrap, and if it happens to be a Wednesday, gyros drop to $7. Pickup orders run through the Big Greek locations page.
1213 Liberty Road, Suite F. Los Aztecas runs two Maryland locations, this one and another in Mount Airy. Sizzling fajitas and the Burrito Norteño appear on the menu, and Los Aztecas takes pickup and delivery orders online.
Downtown Sykesville is about 7 minutes south of Liberty Road on MD-32, and it's worth parking once and walking. The Downtown Sykesville restaurant directory lists everything on the strip.
7565 Main Street, Sykesville. Brothers Scott and Brian Beck opened it in 1992. Wednesdays bring the Beck Burger for $9 and Mondays are pizza night, according to the E W Beck's homepage, where takeout orders go in.
7556 Main Street, Sykesville. Lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch, closed Mondays and Tuesdays. The menu includes a Shrimp Boat, and prime rib hash is on there too. Menus for every service are posted on the bistro's site.
7540 Main Street, Sykesville. A cozy bar and kitchen with sandwiches, salads and plates to share, plus mocktails for anyone skipping alcohol. Details live on The Local Motive's website.
7611 Main Street, Sykesville. Opened in 2025 by siblings Joe and Colleen with brother-in-law Tyler, this deli serves focaccia sandwiches, house-made sides, and freshly sliced meats and cheeses. It closes in the early evening, so treat it as a lunch stop, and if you're short on time, Uncle Joe's takes orders online ahead of pickup.
Most kitchens in town wind down around 9, but a few keep going:
Takeout is easy at Basta Pasta, Liberatore's, Oscar's, Salerno's, the Big Greek, Los Aztecas, Beck's and Uncle Joe's, which all take orders online, so you can call it in and grab it on the way home. If you're heading past Eldersburg, Carroll County Tourism keeps a broader county dining list.
ReLeaf Shop × Rooted sits at 1337 Liberty Rd near the MD-32 intersection, so most of the Liberty Road picks above are a short drive away, and the store is open 9 AM to 10 PM every day. Order ahead on the Eldersburg menu and your pickup is ready when you are, or check the daily deals first.
For more on the area, the Eldersburg dispensary guide covers the town, the Sykesville guide covers Main Street and Piney Run, and the Carroll County page covers the rest of the county.
Basta Pasta on Exchange Drive and Liberatore's on Georgetown Blvd both serve sit-down Italian dinners, and County Cork in Carroll Station takes OpenTable reservations. 7556 Main Street Bistro in Sykesville does dinner Wednesday through Saturday. Main Street is right outside for a walk before or after.
Online ordering shows up on the websites for Los Aztecas, Salerno's, Liberatore's, Basta Pasta, The Big Greek Cafe and Oscar's Alehouse, which adds curbside pickup. Over in Sykesville, Uncle Joe's and E W Beck's accept online orders too, and Oscar's asks curbside customers to text when they arrive.
The latest hours in Eldersburg belong to Salerno's, past midnight Friday through Sunday. The pub side of E W Beck's in Sykesville also runs past midnight every night. For a 10 or 11 PM dinner, County Cork has a separate late menu several nights a week, and Oscar's and The Local Motive both stay open later on weekends.
Like most of Maryland, crab turns up all over local menus here, from Salerno's crab dip to the crab cakes Basta Pasta promotes. Family-run Italian is the other big thread, with Liberatore's and Basta both family businesses, and Liberty Road fills in with sushi, Greek and Mexican kitchens.
Planning a stop with us after dinner? Browse the ReLeaf Eldersburg menu to order ahead, or open the store page for directions. Enjoy cannabis at home, never in public, and never drive after using it.
