Birmingham Neighborhoods

Downtown 32 spots The middle of the city. Pizza Grace and La Fête, both MICHELIN Bib Gourmand picks, are on Morris Avenue. Pilcrow Cocktail Cellar is in a basement, and Moon Shine and The Roof at The Redmont are rooftops. Guss' Hot Dogs has served here since 1947. Loft District 8 spots Helen opened here in August 2020, and Bayonet opened next door in 2025. Helen is MICHELIN Recommended and Bayonet is a Bib Gourmand. The Collins Bar has had no menu since 2013. Theatre District 9 spots Downtown's theatre blocks. Rêve is MICHELIN Recommended. Sidewalk Film Center runs a cinema, and The Louis is a bar. Pepper Place 11 spots Hot and Hot Fish Club and OvenBird are both MICHELIN picks. The Mustard Club opened in March 2026 in the old Blueroot space. Hop City is Atlanta-born and has 66 rotating beer taps. Parkside 11 spots The blocks around Railroad Park. Current Charcoal Grill is MICHELIN Recommended, and two breweries pour here: Good People and Birmingham District. Fairway Social has golf bays, with a speakeasy-style lounge hidden inside. The Fennec closed its restaurant in June 2026, but the shows go on. Lakeview 11 spots A strip of music rooms, bars and dinner on the Southside. Automatic Seafood and Oysters is MICHELIN Recommended. The Nick has been open for more than 30 years, Carlile's BBQ for more than 70, and Mayawell is an agave bar with more than 100 agave spirits. Southside 4 spots Just the blocks the city calls Southside. Five Points South, Lakeview and Pepper Place next door have their own pages. Taj India has served here since 1994, and Roll Cajun Boudin opened on 17 February 2026. Five Points South 30 spots Old shops and new bars share these blocks. Bottega and Chez Fonfon are both MICHELIN Recommended, and Chez Fonfon has been open since 2000. Ranelli's Deli has been here since 1971, Golden Temple Cafe since 1973, and Karma's Kitchen and Al's Deli are open 24 hours. Avondale 8 spots The mill neighborhood. Mom's Basement is a dive bar in the lower level of Avondale Mills, and Bruto, an Italian-inspired cafe, opened there in March 2025. Cahaba Brewing's taproom is in the Continental Gin Building. Gatos and Beans is Alabama's first cat cafe. Forest Park 14 spots Clairmont Avenue and 41st Street South. Avondale Brewing anchors 41st Street South, and Saturn books music there. Juniper serves dinner on Clairmont Avenue. Lucky Stranger, a dive bar, opened on 24 July 2026. Woodlawn 3 spots On 1st Avenue North. All About Sandwiches opened in March 2026, and The TreeBar & Courtyard opened on 29 August 2026. House Eleven is a coffee shop in the morning and a lounge at night. East Birmingham 5 spots The east side outside Avondale, Woodlawn and Crestwood. Roadside BBQ serves St. Louis-style ribs and Alabama white sauce on 1st Avenue North in East Lake. Hello Bakery, run by pastry chef Wim Miree, is in Crestline Gardens. Civil Rights District 3 spots The blocks beside the Fourth Avenue Historic District. Green Acres Cafe started in 1958 and now sells from a takeout store on 4th Avenue North. Yo' Mama's serves weekday lunch, and Ga Briella's has a buffet of three or four meats. North Birmingham 5 spots Longtime places north of downtown. Eagle's has served soul food on 16th Street North since 1951. Niki's West opened in 1957, and the Alabama Farmers Market has sold produce from 49 acres on Finley Avenue West since 1956. Five Points West 7 spots Bessemer Road on the west side. East of the Mississippi Diner serves Southern cooking, Golden Dragon is a Chinese restaurant, and Tropical Grill is a Caribbean spot. J Wings serves wings in more than 30 flavors at the CrossPlex. West Birmingham 7 spots Everything west of downtown outside Ensley and Five Points West. Jasmine's Cafe has cooked soul food in Pratt City since 2008, and Two Sistahs Coffee opened there in summer 2026. Southern Caribbean Jamaican Restaurant serves jerk chicken on Lomb Avenue SW. Ensley 6 spots Ensley's historic business district on 19th Street. Heritage Coffee is in the old Cotton's clothing store building. Most of the other places here come from a 2022 roundup and still need a 2026 check. Highland Park 2 spots Highland Avenue. O'Henry's, a Birmingham roaster since 1993, has a shop here. Rojo is a neighborhood restaurant and bar with weekend brunch. Crestwood 2 spots Crestwood Boulevard on the east side. The Filling Station serves pizza and pasta with a bar, and Red Bike Coffee has a cafe in the Crestwood Shopping Center. Homewood 15 spots The city over Red Mountain. Johnny's Restaurant has been open since 2012, Homewood Gourmet since 1997 and Little Donkey for 14 years. Bayt Al Qahwah serves Yemeni coffee, and Homewood Bagel Company reopened on 2 October 2026. SoHo Homewood 4 spots Around 29th Avenue South. Demetri's BBQ traces back to 1961, and its pit has been on 28th Avenue South since 1973. ZOZO's Kitchen opened its Homewood flagship on 1 May 2026 in the space Zoe's Kitchen held for 17 years. Edgewood 7 spots Oxmoor Road and Broadway Street. Gianmarco's has been serving Italian since 2003, and Saw's BBQ opened its first room here in May 2009. Alfred's is an antique shop by day and a wine bar by night. West Homewood 6 spots The west edge of Homewood, around Oxmoor Road. El Barrio and Paramount, a retro arcade bar, are in the new West Row development. Mr. Chen's cooks inside an Asian grocery on Green Springs Highway. Mountain Brook Village 9 spots The old shopping village in Mountain Brook. Davenport's Pizza Palace dates to 1964, and Habitat Feed & Social has a rooftop at the Grand Bohemian. Woody's Food Bar opened in May 2026. English Village 5 spots Cahaba Road. Chez Lulu opened in 1995 next to Continental Bakery, which has baked here for more than 40 years. Vino has been here for 15 years, and Key Circle Commons serves small plates and cocktails. Crestline Village 5 spots Church Street and the streets around it. Crestline Bagel Company was founded here in 1996, and Craft's opened its first room in 2018. Dyron's Lowcountry serves dinner Monday through Saturday. Mountain Brook 4 spots Lane Parke. Little Betty Steak Bar and SeaBar by Little Betty are from an Atlanta group, and CharBar No. 7 dates itself to 2011. Locanda Brasato opened in early 2026 in the old Post Office Pies space. Cahaba Heights 7 spots Pump House Road and Crosshaven Drive. Miss Myra's Pit Bar-B-Q has been family-run here since 1984, and Martin's is the Birmingham room of a Nashville whole hog group. El ZunZun turned eight on 31 August 2026. Vestavia Hills 5 spots Montgomery Highway and Vestavia City Center. Bistro V has served here for 16 years, and Taco Mama, born in Birmingham in 2011, has a room at the City Center. The Kitchen by Market opened on 27 June 2026, and Pazzo Italian opened in August 2026. Irondale 5 spots Golden Rule Bar-B-Q has cooked pit barbecue here since 1891. The Irondale Cafe began as a hot dog stand in 1928. Taqueria La Juanita opened a second room on Crestwood Boulevard in June 2026. Bessemer 2 spots We cover Bessemer for two old names only. The Bright Star opened in 1907 as a 12-seat bar and moved to the Realty Building in 1915. Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q started in 1957.