Continental Bakery
- ★ 4.8
- Café
- $
- Mountain Brook
Drink Drip coffee
Continental Bakery in English Village Mountain Brook is Carole Griffin's 1984 European bakery with pastries, sandwiches and Chez Lulu next door.
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Drink Drip coffee
Continental Bakery in English Village Mountain Brook is Carole Griffin's 1984 European bakery with pastries, sandwiches and Chez Lulu next door.
Try Pulled pork sandwich with white sauce slaw
Saw's BBQ counter in Homewood near Birmingham serves the Mike Wilson pulled-pork sandwich with Alabama white sauce slaw out of a residential barbecue shack.
Try Meat-and-three plate, $10-15
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.



Drink Espresso
Bandit Patisserie on 1st Avenue North downtown Birmingham is the 2013 pastry counter in the Wooster Lofts, with laminated viennoiserie and a coffee bar.
Try Soul-food lunch plate, $10-13
Eagle's Restaurant in Smithfield Birmingham serves Black soul food since 1951 with fried catfish, smothered pork chops and meat-and-three plates around $12.
Drink Drip coffee
Hero Doughnuts on Central Avenue Homewood Birmingham runs a brioche doughnut counter with cheeseburgers and the canonical Birmingham doughnut sandwich.
Try Farm-to-counter prepared food
Pepper Place Saturday vendors on 2nd Avenue South Birmingham serve farm-driven prepared food, baked goods and breakfast tacos through the Saturday market.
Drink Drip coffee
The Essential on First Avenue North downtown Birmingham serves coffee, cocktails, natural wine and an all-day bistro menu, with brunch on weekends.
Try Pulled pork sandwich, $9-12
Saw's BBQ in Homewood near Birmingham serves the canonical Mike Wilson pulled-pork sandwich with Alabama white sauce slaw under $12 from the 2009 shack.
Order Bistro tarts
Chez Lulu on Cahaba Road English Village Mountain Brook bakes bistro tarts and pastries alongside Continental Bakery, both opened by Carole Griffin.
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Try Falafel sandwich and vegetarian plate
Eli's Jerusalem Grill counter on Highway 280 Birmingham serves the canonical falafel sandwich and the vegetarian-vegan plate of hummus, baba and tabouli.
Try Pork and greens plate, $11-15
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.
Order Buttermilk biscuit
Big Bad Breakfast on Highway 280 Birmingham bakes Southern-style biscuits to anchor the John Currence breakfast plate and the brunch line through Sundays.
Try Falafel plate, $12-14
Eli's Jerusalem Grill on Highway 280 Birmingham serves the falafel plate of falafel, hummus, baba and tabouli for $14.50 with the vegan-vegetarian combo.
Order Rotating bakery vendor counter
The Pizitz Food Hall on 2nd Avenue North downtown Birmingham hosts a rotating bakery counter alongside the ramen, poke, taco and Ethiopian vendors.
Drink Pour over
Filter Coffee Parlor on 11th Avenue South in Birmingham serves pour-over coffee and pastries out of the 1927 Munger Building in Five Points South.
Try Multi-vendor counter food
The Pizitz Food Hall counters on 2nd Avenue North downtown serve ramen, poke, Cajun peaux boys, Mediterranean and Ethiopian counters all under one roof.
Drink Espresso
The Red Cat Coffee House at Pepper Place Birmingham is the flagship roastery and cafe on the Saturday market grounds, with a second Railroad Park branch.
Try Pulled pork plate with sides, $11-14
Demetri's BBQ on 28th Avenue South Homewood Birmingham runs a Greek-American meat-and-three since 1973 with most lunches landing under $14 per person.
Drink Espresso
Seeds Coffee Co. on Oxmoor Road Homewood Birmingham is the 2013 cafe and roastery, with pour-over service and a packed neighborhood morning crowd.
Try Rotating food truck plates
Avondale Brewing food truck court on 41st Street South Birmingham hosts a rotating roster of local trucks Wednesday through Sunday alongside the taproom row.
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