Eat in Acipco-Finley, Birmingham

Niki's West ★ 4.6

Niki's West on Finley Avenue West in Birmingham has run the canonical meat-and-three since 1957, with a cafeteria steam table by the Alabama Farmers Market.

Signature: Fried catfish, Turnip greens, Cornbread

Niki's West ★ 4.6

Niki's West on Finley Avenue West Birmingham has run the canonical meat-and-three since 1957, with a cafeteria steam table by the Alabama Farmers Market.

Signature: Fried catfish, Turnip greens, Cornbread

Alabama Farmers Market ★ 4.0

Alabama Farmers Market on Finley Avenue West Birmingham is the city's wholesale-leaning farmers market, directly across from Niki's West since 1957.

Niki's West ★ 4.6

Niki's West on Finley Avenue West Birmingham serves the canonical meat-and-three from a steam table since 1957, with most plates landing under $15 per person.

Try: Meat-and-three plate, $10-15

Niki's West ★ 4.6

Niki's West on Finley Avenue West Birmingham has run the meat-and-three from a cafeteria steam table since 1957, opposite the Alabama Farmers Market.

Why locals love it: Tourists rarely cross the rail tracks to the Acipco-Finley district to find this 1957 cafeteria; locals queue for the catfish.

Tip: Get there by 12:30 for the fried catfish and turnip greens; weekday lunch is the peak.