Eat in Avondale, Birmingham

Saw's Soul Kitchen ★ 4.5

Saw's Soul Kitchen on 41st Street South in Avondale Birmingham is the 2012 sibling to Saw's BBQ, mixing Alabama white sauce barbecue with soul-food sides.

Signature: Pork and greens, Pulled pork sandwich, Banana pudding

Saw's Soul Kitchen ★ 4.5

Saw's Soul Kitchen on 41st Street South in Avondale Birmingham is the 2012 sibling to Saw's BBQ, mixing Alabama white sauce barbecue with soul-food sides.

Signature: Pork and greens, Pulled pork sandwich, Banana pudding

The Marble Ring ★ 4.5

The Marble Ring on 41st Street South Avondale Birmingham is an intimate speakeasy entered through a phone booth, with 80 seats and a classic cocktail menu.

Signature drink: Classic cocktails

Food: Bar food (Asian Bistro food menu added 2024)

Saturn ★ 4.4

Saturn on 41st Street South in Avondale Birmingham is the 2015 Brian Teasley-founded music venue and bar in the former Cory and Faulkner Hardware building.

Signature drink: Craft beer and shots

Food: Snacks and venue food

Avondale Brewing Taproom ★ 4.3

Avondale Brewing Taproom on 41st Street South Avondale is the 2011 anchor of the brewery row, with the Upstairs venue, beer garden and rotating food trucks.

Signature drink: Miss Fancy IPA

Food: Food trucks

Back Forty Beer Company ★ 4.3

Back Forty Beer Company on 1st Avenue North in Birmingham opened summer 2018 next to Sloss Furnaces, with a 1.5-acre beer garden and a full pub kitchen.

Signature drink: Naked Pig Pale Ale

Food: Full pub kitchen

Cahaba Brewing Co. ★ 4.3

Cahaba Brewing Co. on 5th Avenue South in Avondale Birmingham is the Cahaba river-named brewery with a Quonset-hut taproom and rotating food trucks.

Signature drink: Cahaba Oka Uba IPA

Food: Food trucks

Black Market Bar and Grill ★ 4.2

Black Market Bar and Grill on 3rd Avenue South in Avondale Birmingham moved from Five Points South in 2024 with the punk decor and a broad vegan menu.

Signature drink: Craft cocktails

Food: Eclectic American with vegan options

Avondale Brewing food truck court ★ 4.2

Avondale Brewing food truck court on 41st Street South Birmingham hosts a rotating roster of local trucks Wednesday through Sunday alongside the taproom row.

Try: Rotating food truck plates

Avondale Brewing Co. ★ 4.4

Avondale Brewing Co. on 41st Street South in Avondale Birmingham is the 2011 anchor of the brewery row, with the Upstairs venue, beer garden and concerts.

Cahaba Brewing Co. ★ 4.3

Cahaba Brewing Co. on 5th Avenue South in Avondale Birmingham is the Cahaba river-named brewery in a Quonset hut, with rotating food trucks and IPAs.

Back Forty Beer Company ★ 4.3

Back Forty Beer Company on 1st Avenue North Birmingham opened in summer 2018 next to Sloss Furnaces, with a 1.5-acre beer garden and a full pub kitchen.

Avondale Farmers Market ★ 4.0

Avondale Farmers Market on 41st Street South Birmingham runs Sunday mornings in the Avondale Brewing courtyard during the spring through fall season.

Festa Italiana Birmingham ★ 4.2

Festa Italiana at Sloss Furnaces Birmingham is the Italian American Heritage Society's annual April event with Italian vendors (cannoli, sausage, gelato), grape stomping, a sauce cook-off and bocce.

Saw's Soul Kitchen ★ 4.5

Saw's Soul Kitchen on 41st Street South Avondale Birmingham runs the pork-and-greens plate under $15 with the canonical Saw's banana pudding on the side.

Try: Pork and greens plate, $11-15

Saw's Soul Kitchen ★ 4.5

Saw's Soul Kitchen on 41st Street South Avondale is the 2012 Brandon Cain sibling to Saw's BBQ, mixing Alabama white sauce barbecue with soul-food sides.

Why locals love it: The Avondale 2012 sibling to Saw's BBQ runs a smaller room than the Homewood original, with a pork-and-greens plate locals defend hardest.

Tip: Order the pork-and-greens stuffed sandwich; the banana pudding has a smaller crowd than the Homewood location.

The Marble Ring ★ 4.5

The Marble Ring on 41st Street South Avondale Birmingham is an intimate speakeasy entered through a phone booth, with 80 seats and a classic cocktail menu.

Why locals love it: Hidden behind a phone booth above the former Hot Diggity Dogs in Avondale; entry requires picking up the police-call-box phone.

Tip: Pick up the phone inside the police call box and a hostess will seat you; max 80 guests at a time.

The Marble Ring ★ 4.5

The Marble Ring on 41st Street South Avondale Birmingham stays open until 02:00 with classic cocktails and the phone-booth entry, a late-night anchor.

Try: Classic cocktails

Saturn ★ 4.3

Saturn on 41st Street South Avondale Birmingham runs concerts and bar until 02:00 show nights, with snacks on the venue floor and the front-room cocktail bar.

Try: Bar snacks and venue food

Avondale Brewing Co. ★ 4.3

Avondale Brewing on 41st Street South Birmingham keeps the taproom open until midnight Friday and Saturday with rotating food trucks and an outdoor venue.

Try: Craft beer and food-truck plates