Tucked into the historic heart of Downtown Frederick, Maryland, a whimsical craft beer house is serving up award-winning Detroit-style pizza and some of the most creative burgers in the state — and once you find it, you’ll never stop going back. 🐇🍕🍔
White Rabbit Gastropub is the kind of place that sounds like a fever dream and tastes like a revelation — part speakeasy, part craft beer hall, part seriously legit kitchen, all wrapped up in one unforgettable Downtown Frederick address.
How White Rabbit Gastropub Won Frederick’s Hearts
The White Rabbit is the product of over 10 years of creativity, research, and collaboration — a vision that owner Christopher H. patiently built before finally opening the doors at 18 Market Space in 2017.
Downtown Frederick’s first and only craft beer house, White Rabbit arrived with 42 rotating taps of beer, cider, and wine, a small-batch whiskey bar parlor, and a full menu of world-class pub fare that left first-time visitors completely stunned.
The kitchen hit the ground running with an ambitious menu built around award-winning Detroit-style pizza — thick, airy, rectangular pies with a gloriously crispy, caramelized cheese crust that instantly set White Rabbit apart from every other pizza spot in Frederick County.
White Rabbit punches well above its weight for a hidden gem gastropub in Frederick MD — drawing loyal regulars who show up weekly and out-of-towners who make it a priority every time they pass through.
The atmosphere has been described as “a speakeasy location with the ambiance of a 7th generation hatter’s estate” — a description that manages to be both entirely accurate and completely irresistible.
In a city full of good restaurants, White Rabbit has carved out something genuinely rare: a loyal following of people who feel like they found a secret worth keeping — and then immediately tell everyone they know about it. 🌟
Pizza Highlights
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Award-Winning In Crust We Trust: Cupping pepperonis, a dramatic pepperoni crown, housemade red sauce, oregano, basil, and parmesan — the pizza that put White Rabbit on the map. 🏆🍕
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Veronica Vaughn: Cupping pepperonis, housemade red sauce, creamy ricotta, Mike’s Hot Honey, oregano, basil, and parmesan — a sweet-heat masterpiece. 🍯🌶️
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Martha Stewart’s Prison Pizza: Italian sausage, Calabrian chili peppers, broccoli, ricotta, lemon oil, and sea salt. 🧑🍳✨
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Maryland’s Best Crab Pizza: Lump crabmeat, rich bechamel, Old Bay, and fresh scallions on that signature Detroit dough. 🦀🍕
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Supreme Being: A fully loaded Detroit-style pizza Frederick, MD showpiece topped with cupping pepperonis, Italian sausage, roasted red peppers, thinly sliced mushrooms, red onions, Kalamata olives, housemade red sauce, oregano, basil, and parmesan.
Burger Highlights
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Smash Burger: Two smash patties, grilled onions, house animal sauce, pickles, and American cheese on a toasted Martin’s potato roll.
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Tropic Thunder Burger: a double burger with pulled pork, Hawaiian BBQ, pineapple salsa, and pickled red onions — a sweet, smoky, tangy trifecta. 🍍🍔
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Brunch Burger: A smash patty, cheddar cheese, creamy avocado, runny egg, house bacon jam, and spicy mayo served with hollandaise fries and fresh scallions. 🍳🥑
- Beyond Burger: A Beyond Burger patty topped with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and pickles. 🌿🍔
- Bad Mama Jamma: Two smash patties, crispy bacon, pepper jack cheese, jalapeños, chipotle aioli, and house pickles — a gloriously over-the-top, spice-forward burger.
Atmosphere
White Rabbit Gastropub is set inside a beautifully converted speakeasy space that feels like stumbling into a secret — a 7th generation hatter’s estate brought to life with warm lighting, exposed brick, and the kind of ambiance that makes you want to stay for one more round every single time.
The two-level layout offers the whiskey bar parlor upstairs and the first-floor lodge dining room below, each with its own personality — intimate and moody in one direction, lively and communal in the other. 🥃
It is the kind of bar and restaurant that people discover once and immediately start bringing everyone they know — a true Downtown Frederick gem hiding in plain sight at 18 Market Space. 🌟
Bottom Line
White Rabbit Gastropub is Downtown Frederick’s most exciting dining secret — award-winning Detroit-style pizza, wildly creative burgers, 42 rotating craft beer taps, and a speakeasy atmosphere that makes every visit feel like a special occasion.
Follow the rabbit hole. You will absolutely not regret it! 🐇🍕🍺
Address:
18 Market Space, Frederick, MD 21701
📞 (240) 651-1952
🕔 Open 7 Days a Week, 11 AM–10 PM | Brunch: Sat–Sun 11 AM–3 PM