Cafe Dupont ★ 4.5
Cafe Dupont on 20th Street North Birmingham runs Chris Dupont's French-Southern menu out of an 1870s downtown storefront with strong plate-craft reputation.
Helen is a fine-dining restaurant in Downtown, Birmingham.
Helen on 2nd Avenue North in Birmingham is Rob McDaniel's woodfire-driven Southern grill, Michelin Recommended 2025 and James Beard semifinalist.
Address: 2013 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203
Cafe Dupont on 20th Street North Birmingham runs Chris Dupont's French-Southern menu out of an 1870s downtown storefront with strong plate-craft reputation.
OvenBird at Pepper Place Birmingham is Chris Hastings's live-fire sibling concept to Hot and Hot, with Spanish, Portuguese, Uruguayan and Argentine grills.
Cafe Dupont on 20th Street North Birmingham runs Chris Dupont's French-Southern menu out of an 1870s downtown storefront with strong plate-craft reputation.
Chez Fonfon on 11th Avenue South Birmingham is Frank Stitt's casual French bistro sibling to Highlands, with steak frites and a Five Points South patio.
Bottega Restaurant on Highland Avenue Birmingham is Frank Stitt's 1988 Italian sibling to Highlands, set in a Highland Park mansion with a wood-burning oven.
Hot and Hot Fish Club at Pepper Place is the Chris Hastings flagship since 1995, with the chef-counter tomato salad that became a Birmingham signature.
Automatic Seafood and Oysters in Lakeview earned Adam Evans the 2022 James Beard Best Chef South, with a Gulf-anchored menu in a renovated industrial space.