8 cafe rooms in Birmingham we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Birmingham | Cafe across every city.

Cafe culture in Birmingham mixes serious coffee with pastry counters and light all-day food. The Essential and Bandit Patisserie hold down downtown, Continental Bakery serves Mountain Brook, and Homewood has both Hero Doughnuts and Buns and Seeds Coffee Co. Filter Coffee Parlor in Five Points South and The Red Cat Coffee House at Pepper Place fill out the specialty-coffee map.

The Essential ★ 4.5

Café · $

downtown · 2018 Morris Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35203

The Essential on Morris Avenue downtown Birmingham serves coffee, cocktails and a daytime cafe menu out of the Mercantile on Morris, near Founders Station.

Continental Bakery ★ 4.8

Café · $

mountain-brook · 1909 Cahaba Road, Mountain Brook, AL 35223

Continental Bakery in English Village Mountain Brook is Carole Griffin's 1984 European bakery with pastries, sandwiches and Chez Lulu next door.

Bandit Patisserie ★ 4.7

Café · $

downtown · 2323 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203

Bandit Patisserie on 1st Avenue North downtown Birmingham is the 2013 pastry counter in the Wooster Lofts, with laminated viennoiserie and a coffee bar.

Big Bad Breakfast ★ 4.3

Café · $

highway-280 · 5361 US-280, Birmingham, AL 35242

Big Bad Breakfast on Highway 280 Birmingham is John Currence's Oxford-Mississippi branch, with Conecuh sausage gravy and a weekend brunch line.

Filter Coffee Parlor ★ 4.2

Café · $

five-points-south · 1927 11th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205

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.

Hero Doughnuts and Buns ★ 4.6

Café · $

homewood · 3027 Central Avenue, Homewood, AL 35209

Hero Doughnuts on Central Avenue Homewood Birmingham runs a brioche doughnut counter with cheeseburgers and the canonical Birmingham doughnut sandwich.

The Red Cat Coffee House ★ 4.1

Café · $

pepper-place · 2901 2nd Avenue South Suite 120, Birmingham, AL 35233

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.

Seeds Coffee Co. ★ 4.0

Café · $

homewood · 174 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL 35209

Seeds Coffee Co. on Oxmoor Road Homewood Birmingham is the 2013 cafe and roastery, with pour-over service and a packed neighborhood morning crowd.