Food destinations within easy reach of Birmingham, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Birmingham. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for: Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, the 1925 birthplace of Alabama white sauce on smoked chicken
Decatur sits 85 minutes north of Birmingham via I-65 with Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, the 1925 birthplace of Alabama white sauce on smoked chicken.
Famous for: Dreamland BBQ original 1958 location, the canonical Alabama rack of ribs
Tuscaloosa sits 60 minutes west of Birmingham via I-20 with the original 1958 Dreamland BBQ shack on 15th Avenue East serving the canonical Alabama rack.
Famous for: Chilton County peaches, peach ice cream and Durbin Farms Market stand
Chilton County sits 45 minutes south of Birmingham on I-65 with Durbin Farms Market on US-31 anchoring peach country from late May through August.
Famous for: Trowbridge's ice cream parlor since 1918 and the Shoals music-and-food day-trip
Florence in the Shoals sits 2 hours north of Birmingham via I-65 and US-72, with Trowbridge's ice cream parlor since 1918 and a strong music-history day-trip.
Famous for: Continental Bakery, Chez Lulu and the village's daytime cafe map
Mountain Brook English Village sits 15 minutes south of Birmingham on Cahaba Road with Continental Bakery, Chez Lulu and Brick and Tin in the cafe map.