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Five Points South · mediterranean, american, diner

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.

West Birmingham · soul food, seafood

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.

West Birmingham · wings, bbq, fish, breakfast, southern

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.

Vestavia Hills · southern, new american

Bistro V recently celebrated 16 years of elevated southern dishes and spirits, according to the Vestavia Voice's July 2026 column. Owners Emily Tuttle and Jeremy Downey serve po'boys, shrimp and grits and fried green tomato BLTs. It is open Tuesday through Saturday for lunch and dinner.

Downtown · pizza, neapolitan, italian

Capella Pizzeria opened its Uptown room next to Mugshots on March 24, 2025, its third in the metro after Inverness and Trussville. Founder Mehmet Ozbey bakes Neapolitan-style pizzas in 900-degree wood-fired ovens.

Parkside · asian, seafood, charcoal grill

Current Charcoal Grill is what its own site calls a passion project between Chef Adam Evans and Chef Luke Joseph, near Railroad Park and next to Red Mountain Theatre. The name comes from the Kuroshio Current in the Pacific, and the grill cooks over Japanese binchotan charcoal; the menu draws on Asian flavors and techniques with Gulf seafood and local produce, with dishes like banana-leaf-wrapped redfish and Peking-style roast duck. Suzanne Humphries Evans designed the room.

Parkside · mexican

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.

Downtown · hot chicken, southern

Eugene's started as a food truck and still runs one around the city, with its sit-down room in the Uptown entertainment district by the BJCC. Bham Now's January 2026 Black-owned list names founder Zebbie Carney and the hot chicken, collards, fried okra and cornbread. The brief counts Eugene's among Birmingham-born groups; a second room in Hoover is out of scope.

Parkside · american, cocktails

Fairway Social opened July 17, 2025 inside Urban Supply, the Orchestra Partners development in Parkside, with six Full Swing golf simulator bays, a full-service restaurant and bar, cornhole and yard games. The brand belongs to Competitive Social Ventures of Alpharetta, Georgia.

Edgewood · italian

Gianmarco's is a family-owned Italian restaurant in Homewood that opened in February 2003, with daily specials ranging from grass-fed prime ribeyes to fresh grouper with andouille gumbo and braised veal ossobuco. Its private event space is pitched for groups from 20 to 120 guests. Bham Now's 2026-06-02 post lists it with a May 2026 Jefferson County food-service score of 97.

Five Points South · italian

Giuseppe's Cafe opened in 2002 and was founded by Joe Williams. In April 2026 Bham Now reported that Mashed named it Alabama's best hole-in-the-wall restaurant. It is open for dinner Monday through Saturday and closed on Sunday.

Irondale · bbq

Golden Rule has cooked pit barbecue in Irondale since 1891, which Bham Now's 2025 guide calls one of Alabama's oldest barbecue restaurants; the guide notes it came under new ownership in 2023 and orders the hickory chicken sandwich and the banana pudding.

Lakeview · coffee, cocktails, american

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.

Five Points West · wings, burgers, seafood, cheesesteaks

J Wings, in the CrossPlex Village strip near the Birmingham CrossPlex, serves wings in more than 30 flavors, including citrus chipotle, kickin' bourbon and spicy peach, plus burgers, Philly cheesesteaks and seafood, according to Bham Now. Bham Now's April 2025 wing guide gave hours of Monday to Saturday 11 AM to 10 PM, and the Birmingham Times named J Wings among the neighbors of a new Jack's in December 2025.

Parkside · steak, seafood, steakhouse

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.

East Birmingham · southern

Ruth's Place in Irondale is listed by the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau with seating for more than 120, a Ruth's Signature Cornbread, and a weekly schedule of live entertainment that includes jazz and comedy, with karaoke on Thursdays at 7:30 PM.

Edgewood · bbq

Saw's opened its first room in May 2009 in the former Broadway BBQ space in Edgewood; the name is an acronym for Sorry Ass Wilson, a nickname the founder earned when smoking meat and making sauces was still his hobby. Alabama Tourism describes North Carolina-style pulled pork with a vinegar-based signature sauce and white sauce on the chicken, and Bham Now's 2025 guide orders the smoked chicken with white sauce. The company began franchising in 2018 and Birmingham voters gave it the barbecue category by a landslide in Bham Now's 2022 NOWIE awards.

Edgewood · pizza

Slice Pizza & Brew's Edgewood room marked two years in the Homewood Star's May 2026 column, in the space previously occupied by New York Pizza. It is one of the Slice rooms in the Birmingham area.

West Birmingham · jamaican, caribbean

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.

Irondale · chinese

Tasty China opened on 22 April 2025 in the Cahaba Crossing Center beside Publix on Grants Mill Road in Irondale, according to Bham Now. The menu has more than 100 items, with lunch plates around $9.25 and dinner combinations from $10.75 to $13.95. The family behind it has roots in Trussville.

Five Points South · meat and three, southern

Ted's is a Southside meat-and-three that the Greater Birmingham CVB credits with a 27-year history, a Southern-style breakfast, a wide choice of fresh vegetables and lunch meats, and ample parking, which the listing calls rare on Southside. It caters office events and doctors' offices.

Crestwood · pizza, american

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.

North Birmingham · bbq, breakfast

A hole-in-the-wall on 10th Avenue North that Bham Now's 2025 guide lists for breakfast sandwiches and the barbecue pork sandwich.

Mountain Brook Village · burgers, sandwiches, bar food

Woody's Food + Bar opened in May 2026 at 2721 Cahaba Road in Mountain Brook Village, in the space previously held by DRAM, Surf Hound and Carrigan's. Owner Jason Parkman, a longtime Mountain Brook resident with food truck and Taziki's franchise experience, serves burgers, sandwiches and bar food. Trivia runs Tuesdays at 6:30pm, started 12 May, with happy hour specials, sports on big screens and live entertainment planned.