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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Audrey's Restaurant
A carryout soul food kitchen at the west end of 6th Avenue South that Bham Now's January 2026 Black-owned list describes for seafood Fridays and Sunday dinners.
Bahama Wings Express
Bahama Wings Express opened in July 2026 in the former BBQ Sam building on Lomb Avenue, next to the McDonald's and across from Princeton Baptist Medical Center. It opens at 6:30 in the morning for breakfast plates of sausage, pork chops or salmon croquettes with eggs and grits, then moves to wings, catfish, tilapia and whiting plates, barbecue racks, chicken and pork, with red velvet and pound cake for dessert.
Rickwood Field
Visit America's oldest baseball park on a tour or at a Barons game, then eat at a nearby local spot.
Southern Caribbean Jamaican Restaurant
Southern Caribbean Jamaican Restaurant at 1116 Lomb Avenue SW serves jerk chicken and traditional Jamaican specialties, according to the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau. Its own site lists hours of 11 AM to 8 PM Monday to Thursday, 11 AM to 9 PM Friday and Saturday, and 11 AM to 6 PM Sunday.
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