STK Steakhouse looks to be sliding into one of downtown Baltimore’s most visible restaurant spaces, with fresh signage now up at the former Kona Grill spot at 1 E. Pratt Street, a short walk from the Inner Harbor. The move would plug a nationally known, DJ-driven steakhouse into a waterfront stretch that has seen its fair share of turnover in recent years. For now, the new signs are the clearest public clue; there is still no opening date on the books.
On June 22, 2026, the Baltimore Business Journal published photos showing STK branding on the Pratt Street facade, identifying the spot as the onetime Kona Grill. The Business Journal reported that STK is taking over the closed restaurant space one block from the harbor, but the brief item did not include a projected opening or comment from the company. It appears to be the first local outlet to flag the change.
About STK
STK is the upscale, nightlife-oriented steakhouse concept run by The ONE Group, which has built its brand on combining high-end cuts of meat with a DJ-curated party vibe. A corporate release from The ONE Group Hospitality notes that STK has been on an expansion streak in recent years, adding locations across the United States and abroad. The chain bills its style as “vibe dining,” typically targeting central-city addresses that can support both dinner crowds and late-night energy.
The former tenant
The Pratt Street space most recently housed a Kona Grill. The brand’s official location page lists the Baltimore outpost as “Temporarily Closed,” and at the time of reporting, Kona Grill shows the 1 E. Pratt address as closed. The vacancy has been one of the more noticeable gaps along the waterfront as landlords work to reposition ground-floor retail, and national operators have been scouting downtown for larger, statement-making concepts.
Where this fits in the Inner Harbor
The potential arrival of a national steakhouse brand comes as the Inner Harbor enters a full reset. In December 2025, the Baltimore Business Journal reported that long-time harbor tenants are moving out ahead of a massive Harborplace overhaul. Local reporting has also followed the tangle of traffic and access changes tied to that project, including a planned shutdown of the Light Street-to-Calvert Street spur that could reshape how people move around Pratt Street. Baltimore Fishbowl covered city planning discussions around that closure.
What we still don't know
STK has not yet added a Baltimore entry to its corporate locations list, and the company has not issued a public announcement about the Pratt Street address. The brand’s national site continues to highlight existing venues in other cities but does not include Baltimore, suggesting the 1 E. Pratt project is still in a pre-opening phase. More details will likely emerge once STK or the building’s leasing team goes on the record.
If the deal at 1 E. Pratt comes to fruition, STK would inject another high-end option into a downtown stretch that has been working to coax both locals and tourists back to the water. For now, the new signage is the loudest hint Baltimore has and one that city watchers will be keeping an eye on as the Harborplace redevelopment gets underway.
