11 restaurants in Birmingham, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday — the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Birmingham.
Automatic Seafood and Oysters ★ 4.8
lakeview · 2824 5th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233
Hours: Mon-Thu 17:00-21:00; Fri 11:00-13:30, 17:00-22:00; Sat 10:00-14:00, 17:00-22:00; Sun 10:00-14:00, 17:00-21:00
Automatic Seafood and Oysters in Lakeview Birmingham won Adam Evans the 2022 James Beard Best Chef South, with a Gulf-anchored menu and a half-shell raw bar.
Helen ★ 4.7
downtown · 2013 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203
Hours: Tue-Fri 11:00-13:30, 17:00-21:00; Mon, Sat 17:00-21:00; closed Sun
Helen on 2nd Avenue North downtown Birmingham runs Rob McDaniel's hardwood-coal Southern grill, Michelin Recommended since 2025 and a Beard semifinalist.
Bayonet ★ 4.7
downtown · 2015 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-21:00; closed Sun
Bayonet on 2nd Avenue North in Birmingham is Rob and Emily McDaniel's spring 2025 seafood and raw bar sibling to Helen, in the NYT 50 Best Restaurants 2025.
Niki's West ★ 4.6
acipco-finley · 233 Finley Avenue West, Birmingham, AL 35204
Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30-17:00; closed Sat-Sun
Niki's West on Finley Avenue West in Birmingham has run the canonical meat-and-three since 1957, with a cafeteria steam table by the Alabama Farmers Market.
Saw's Soul Kitchen ★ 4.5
avondale · 215 41st Street South, Birmingham, AL 35222
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-20:00; closed Sun
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 ★ 4.5
homewood · 1008 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL 35209
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-20:00; closed Sun
Saw's BBQ in Homewood near Birmingham is the 2009 Mike Wilson original, the room that introduced Alabama white sauce on smoked chicken to the city.
El Barrio ★ 4.5
downtown · 2211 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-21:00; closed Sun
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.
Brick and Tin ★ 4.4
mountain-brook · 2901 Cahaba Road, Birmingham, AL 35223
Hours: Mon-Sun 10:30-20:00
Brick and Tin on Cahaba Road in Mountain Brook Birmingham is the casual Southern sandwich counter, with pimento cheese and tomato-pie seasonal plates.
Yo' Mama's ★ 4.4
downtown · 2024 4th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203
Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30-14:30; closed Sat-Sun; brunch 2nd and last Sat 09:00-13:00
Yo' Mama's on 4th Avenue North in downtown Birmingham runs a soul-food kitchen with a deep gluten-free menu and Saturday brunch service twice a month.
Surin West ★ 4.3
five-points-south · 1918 11th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205
Hours: Mon-Fri 11:00-14:30, 17:00-20:30; Sat 11:30-14:30, 17:00-21:30; Sun 11:30-14:30, 17:00-20:30
Surin West on 11th Avenue South in Birmingham has served Thai cuisine since the 1990s, with broad vegetarian options and the Tofu Coconut Soup signature.
Demetri's BBQ ★ 4.3
homewood · 1901 28th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35209
Hours: Mon-Sat 06:00-16:30; Sun 09:30-14:00
Demetri's BBQ on 28th Avenue South in Homewood Birmingham has run a Greek-American meat-and-three since 1973, continuing the 1961 El Rancho BBQ tradition.