Protective Stadium
Make a UAB football or Birmingham Legion FC game a full day out, with pizza and fried chicken about 0.1 mile from the stadium.
Regions Field
Catch a Birmingham Barons game, with a brewery right beside the ballpark and sit-down dinners within a short walk.
Bartow Arena
Pair UAB basketball or volleyball with a meal at Ted's Restaurant or De Nada, both about a quarter to a third of a mile away.
High Dive HiFi Lounge
High Dive describes itself as an all-day listening lounge serving coffee, cocktails and food in Birmingham's Lakeview District, built around a hi-fi listening experience. The Greater Birmingham CVB ran two items on it in early 2026, calling it a listening lounge and restaurant.
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Al's Deli & Grill
Al's is a 24-hour diner on 10th Avenue South by UAB serving Mediterranean and American food, with an outdoor patio that has a fountain and flowers, according to the Greater Birmingham CVB listing.
De Nada
De Nada is a Mexican restaurant in the Urban Supply building in Parkside, led by owner Armando Martinez, whose family opened Hacienda in Chelsea in 2001. Bham Now's 2026-04-15 first look described house-made tortillas, mole, ceviche, tamales and chiles rellenos, a mural by Emma Gilbert, and seating for 149 inside and 165 with the patio. Bham Now's 2026-06-17 roundup of 28 businesses opened in 2026 lists it as now open. It is closed on Mondays.
Michael's Steak & Seafood
Michael's was founded by Greek restaurateur Michael Matsos and is now owned by Bernadine Birdsong, who Bham Now pictured as owner when the restaurant joined Black Restaurant Week in October 2022. It is a dinner house on 1st Avenue South in Parkside with a rooftop patio looking at the skyline, and it books holiday parties, rehearsal dinners and corporate events. Bham Now's January 2026 Black-owned list names the seafood and steaks, and it was on Bham Now's July 2026 roster for Birmingham Restaurant Week.
The Filling Station Pizza Cafe & Bar
The Filling Station is a pizza, pasta and sandwich room with a bar in the Crestwood neighborhood on Crestwood Boulevard. Its weekly calendar runs bingo on Monday, taco and tamale specials on Tuesday, half price house wine on Wednesday, Paws on the Patio on Thursday when dogs are welcome and select appetizers are half off, and Sunday brunch from 11 AM to 2 PM. The site also invites guests to its patio for live music.
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