Little Italy Dessert Shop to Open Second Location

Crave, formerly Waffle-Licious, plans to expand to Anneslie neighborhood this spring or summer.

Apr. 15, 2026 at 10:39pm

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A high-end, photorealistic studio still-life photograph featuring an elegant arrangement of premium dessert items like a bubble waffle, sweet crepe, and milkshake, set against a clean, monochromatic background with dramatic lighting and shadows to represent the artisanal quality of Crave's desserts.Crave's expansion to a second location in Baltimore's Anneslie neighborhood will bring its signature bubble waffles, sweet crepes, and milkshakes to a new community.Baltimore Today

Crave, a popular dessert shop in Baltimore's Little Italy neighborhood, is opening a second location at 6707 York Road in the Anneslie area. The new 1,100-square-foot shop will feature the same menu of bubble waffles, sweet crepes, milkshakes, and coffee, with the potential to add savory crepes in the future.

Why it matters

The expansion of Crave demonstrates the continued growth and popularity of small, locally-owned businesses in Baltimore's diverse neighborhoods. The new location will bring the shop's unique desserts to a new community and provide more options for residents seeking sweet treats.

The details

Crave, formerly known as Waffle-Licious, is owned by wife-and-husband duo Diana Grechukhina and Vladislav Orlov. The new 1,100-square-foot location will be situated in a shopping area in the Anneslie neighborhood, alongside other local businesses like Baltoz Bakery and Stoneleigh Lanes. The second Crave shop will offer many of the same menu items as the original Little Italy location, including bubble waffles, sweet crepes, milkshakes, and coffee, with the potential to add savory crepes at a later date.

  • Crave hopes to open the new Anneslie location later this spring or early summer of 2026.
  • The original Crave (formerly Waffle-Licious) location in Little Italy rebranded and relocated within the neighborhood last spring.

The players

Crave

A dessert shop in Baltimore's Little Italy neighborhood, formerly known as Waffle-Licious, that is expanding to a second location in the Anneslie neighborhood.

Diana Grechukhina and Vladislav Orlov

The wife-and-husband duo who own Crave.

Baltoz Bakery

A local business that will be a neighbor to the new Crave location in the Anneslie shopping area.

Stoneleigh Lanes

A local business that will be a neighbor to the new Crave location in the Anneslie shopping area.

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The takeaway

Crave's second location demonstrates the continued growth and popularity of small, locally-owned businesses in Baltimore's diverse neighborhoods, providing more options for residents seeking unique desserts and sweet treats.