Bottega Cafe
- ★ 4.7
- Italian
- $$
- Highland Park
Bottega Cafe in Highland Park is the walk-in patio counterpart to Bottega Restaurant, with wood-oven pizzas and the Stitt-style casual Italian menu.
Bistros, trattorias, taverns and neighbourhood rooms: the mid-tier places where Birmingham actually eats.
Where to eat well, no fuss
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Saw's Soul Kitchen
- ★ 4.7
- American Bbq
- $$
- Avondale
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.
Saw's BBQ
- ★ 4.6
- American Bbq
- $$
- Homewood
Saw's BBQ in Homewood near Birmingham is the 2009 Mike Wilson original, the Birmingham room that introduced Alabama white sauce on smoked chicken.
Book food experiences in Birmingham
Niki's West
- ★ 4.8
- Soul Food
- $$
- Acipco-Finley
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.
Eagle's Restaurant
- ★ 4.8
- Soul Food
- $$
- Smithfield
Eagle's Restaurant on 16th Street North in Smithfield is the Black-owned soul-food anchor since 1951, with Friday catfish and weekday meat-and-three plates.
Brick and Tin
- ★ 4.5
- Soul Food
- $$
- Mountain Brook
Brick and Tin on Cahaba Road in Mountain Brook Birmingham is the casual Southern sandwich counter, with pimento cheese and tomato-pie plates.
El Barrio
El Barrio on 2nd Avenue North in Birmingham runs a modern Mexican menu downtown, called best Mexican restaurant in Alabama by the convention bureau in 2024.
Surin West
- ★ 4.3
- Thai
- $$
- Five Points South
Surin West on 11th Avenue South in Birmingham has served Thai cuisine since the 1990s, with broad vegetarian options and a sushi counter alongside.
The Essential
- ★ 4.5
- New American
- $$$
- Downtown Birmingham
The Essential on First Avenue North downtown Birmingham is Kristen Hall and Victor King's neighborhood bistro and bar, serving house pasta since 2018.
Yo' Mama's
- ★ 4.4
- Soul Food
- $$
- Downtown Birmingham
Yo' Mama's on 4th Avenue North in the Fourth Avenue Historic District runs a downtown soul-food kitchen with a deep gluten-free menu and Saturday brunch.
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Demetri's BBQ
- ★ 4.2
- American Bbq
- $$
- Homewood
Demetri's BBQ on 28th Avenue South in Homewood has run a Greek-American meat-and-three since 1973, the continuation of the 1961 El Rancho BBQ.
Hattie B's Hot Chicken
- ★ 4.2
- Nashville Hot Chicken
- $$
- Lakeview
Hattie B's Hot Chicken on 7th Avenue South in Lakeview is the Birmingham branch of the Nashville hot-chicken chain, serving a five-tier heat ladder.
Rojo
- ★ 4.0
- Tex-mex
- $$
- Highland Park
Rojo on Highland Avenue in Highland Park has run a casual Tex-Mex menu since 2002 with the canonical Highland Park patio and a strong frozen margarita pour.
Carrigan's Public House
- ★ 4.1
- Irish
- $$
- Downtown Birmingham
Carrigan's Public House on 3rd Avenue North downtown is an intimate Irish-American pub with craft cocktails and a New American kitchen open six days a week.
Eli's Jerusalem Grill
- ★ 4.4
- Israeli-mediterranean
- $$
- Highway 280 Corridor
Eli's Jerusalem Grill on Highway 280 east of the city runs an authentic Israeli kitchen with a vegetarian-vegan plate of falafel, hummus and baba ghanoush.
The Grill at Iron City
- ★ 4.0
- New American
- $$$
- Downtown Birmingham
The Grill at Iron City on 22nd Street South is the 22,000-square-foot entertainment-venue dining room downtown, with a pre-show prix-fixe and Gulf seafood.
Chez Lulu
- ★ 4.4
- French Regional
- $$$
- Mountain Brook
Chez Lulu on Cahaba Road in English Village is a French-Riviera bistro next door to Continental Bakery, both opened by Carole Griffin in the 1980s and 1990s.
The Pizitz Food Hall
The Pizitz Food Hall on 2nd Avenue North runs more than a dozen counters in the 2nd Avenue North District, from ramen and poke to Ethiopian and Cajun.
Big Bad Breakfast
- ★ 4.3
- American Diner
- $$
- Highway 280 Corridor
Big Bad Breakfast on Highway 280 is John Currence's Birmingham branch of the Oxford-Mississippi original, with Conecuh-sausage gravy and weekend brunch lines.
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