Erin's Guidebook

Erin & David
Erin & David
Erin's Guidebook

Food scene

A great local pizza place with some classics and some unique menu items.
46 locals recommend
Post Office Pies
209 41st St S
46 locals recommend
A great local pizza place with some classics and some unique menu items.
Award winning Carolina BBQ! Try the wings!
13 locals recommend
Rodney Scott's BBQ - Birmingham
3719 3rd Ave S
13 locals recommend
Award winning Carolina BBQ! Try the wings!
Get your seafood fix and a delicious cocktail too!
31 locals recommend
Automatic Seafood and Oysters
2824 5th Ave S
31 locals recommend
Get your seafood fix and a delicious cocktail too!
A great fine dining option. Reservations definitely recommended.
34 locals recommend
Hot and Hot Fish Club
2901 2nd Avenue South
34 locals recommend
A great fine dining option. Reservations definitely recommended.
One of Bham’s best fine dining experiences. Definitely get reservations in advance. This place was named best restaurant in the US a couple years ago so demand for a table is high.
57 locals recommend
Highlands Bar & Grill
2011 11th Ave S
57 locals recommend
One of Bham’s best fine dining experiences. Definitely get reservations in advance. This place was named best restaurant in the US a couple years ago so demand for a table is high.
Our favorite local ice cream parlor. Seasonal menu changes makes it a great place to stop for some unique flavors.
26 locals recommend
Big Spoon Creamery
4000 3rd Ave S
26 locals recommend
Our favorite local ice cream parlor. Seasonal menu changes makes it a great place to stop for some unique flavors.
Deli in the back of the store!
Ore Mercantile
4414 4th Ave S
Deli in the back of the store!
Messy and worth it!
Travis Chicago Style
200 41st Street South
Messy and worth it!
Great selection of beers and cocktails. Good atmosphere and delicious pretzels!
15 locals recommend
Carrigan's Beer Garden
2910 6th Avenue South
15 locals recommend
Great selection of beers and cocktails. Good atmosphere and delicious pretzels!
Get the burrata. Thank us later.
17 locals recommend
Bettola
2930 3rd Ave S
17 locals recommend
Get the burrata. Thank us later.
Homemade pasta and good atmosphere
30 locals recommend
Trattoria Zaza
207A 20th St N
30 locals recommend
Homemade pasta and good atmosphere
Trendy food scene with a delicious brunch menu
44 locals recommend
The Essential
2215 Morris Ave
44 locals recommend
Trendy food scene with a delicious brunch menu
Yummy food with a great weekend jazz brunch
15 locals recommend
FIVE Birmingham
744 29th St S
15 locals recommend
Yummy food with a great weekend jazz brunch
Very popular chain of ice cream. Changing menu so there’s always something new.
18 locals recommend
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
219 29th St S
18 locals recommend
Very popular chain of ice cream. Changing menu so there’s always something new.
Across from one of the three parks in the Highland Park neighborhood. Sit on the patio with a beer, some chips and salsa and get your fill of people watching
45 locals recommend
Rojo
2921 Highland Ave
45 locals recommend
Across from one of the three parks in the Highland Park neighborhood. Sit on the patio with a beer, some chips and salsa and get your fill of people watching
A little something for everyone. Great for groups!
43 locals recommend
The Pizitz Food Hall
1821 2nd Ave N
43 locals recommend
A little something for everyone. Great for groups!
You won’t find a menu like this anywhere else in the city! Reservations recommended.
27 locals recommend
OvenBird
2810 3rd Ave S
27 locals recommend
You won’t find a menu like this anywhere else in the city! Reservations recommended.
Great Greek food and next to Railroad park!
Tasty Town
Great Greek food and next to Railroad park!
Local Louisiana style spot with quirky decor
11 locals recommend
The Rougaroux
817 39th St S
11 locals recommend
Local Louisiana style spot with quirky decor
Unfussy French cuisine
13 locals recommend
Chez Lulu
1911 Cahaba Rd
13 locals recommend
Unfussy French cuisine
French fine dining in Alabama?! You got it!
56 locals recommend
Chez Fonfon
2007 11th Ave S
56 locals recommend
French fine dining in Alabama?! You got it!

Breweries

Just a quick walk to the end of our street!
60 locals recommend
Cahaba Brewing Company
4500 5th Ave S
60 locals recommend
Just a quick walk to the end of our street!
Amazing outdoor space!
34 locals recommend
Back Forty Beer Company Birmingham
3201 1st Ave N
34 locals recommend
Amazing outdoor space!
Great concert venue and outdoor area. Dogs welcome!
115 locals recommend
Avondale Brewing Company
201 41st St S
115 locals recommend
Great concert venue and outdoor area. Dogs welcome!
Right by Railroad Park. End your walk in the park with a pint and some food from a local food truck.
70 locals recommend
Good People Brewing Company
114 14th St S
70 locals recommend
Right by Railroad Park. End your walk in the park with a pint and some food from a local food truck.
Trendy place with great beer.
60 locals recommend
TrimTab Brewing Company
2721 5th Ave S
60 locals recommend
Trendy place with great beer.
Take the Jones trail and stop at this place on the way for a quick pint!
25 locals recommend
Ghost Train Brewing Company
3501 3rd Ave S
25 locals recommend
Take the Jones trail and stop at this place on the way for a quick pint!
Fun for the whole family!
Hi-Wire Brewing Birmingham
Fun for the whole family!

Bars

70 locals recommend
The Collins Bar
2125 2nd Ave N
70 locals recommend
11 locals recommend
Mayawell Bar
2900 4th Avenue South
11 locals recommend
15 locals recommend
Pilcrow Cocktail Cellar
2015 1st Ave N
15 locals recommend
22 locals recommend
Queen's Park
112 24th St N
22 locals recommend
8 locals recommend
The Lumbar
212 29th Street South
8 locals recommend
43 locals recommend
The Pizitz Food Hall
1821 2nd Ave N
43 locals recommend
Our local watering hole at the end of the street. Zero pretentiousness. Zero James Beard awards.
15 locals recommend
Mom's Basement
4411 3rd Ave S
15 locals recommend
Our local watering hole at the end of the street. Zero pretentiousness. Zero James Beard awards.
Great little gin joint with some delicious shareable dishes
Juniper
Great little gin joint with some delicious shareable dishes
Cozy place with a warm atmosphere. Order an old fashion and get warm by the fire
Key Circle Commons
Cozy place with a warm atmosphere. Order an old fashion and get warm by the fire
Great wine bar with delicious boards
Red or White Birmingham
3916 Clairmont Ave
Great wine bar with delicious boards
Great tequila bar with a trendy atmosphere
Adiõs
Great tequila bar with a trendy atmosphere
Try the Sex Panther! Works 60% of the time, every time.
House of Found Objects
Try the Sex Panther! Works 60% of the time, every time.
French wine bar with a sophisticated interior design
La Fête
French wine bar with a sophisticated interior design

Neighborhoods

Highland Park
8 locals recommend
Avondale
8 locals recommend

Shopping

16 locals recommend
Pepper Place
2829 2nd Ave S
16 locals recommend
11 locals recommend
Shoppe
3815 Clairmont Ave
11 locals recommend
GENERAL
3813 Clairmont Ave
At Pepper Place. Bham originals!
Yellowhammer Creative
2821 2nd Avenue South
At Pepper Place. Bham originals!
Just down at the end of the street. The whole shopping center is local stores only!
8 locals recommend
Seasick Records
4420 4th Avenue South
8 locals recommend
Just down at the end of the street. The whole shopping center is local stores only!
Birmingham Oddities
101 23rd St N
8 locals recommend
What's on 2nd
1101 20th Street South
8 locals recommend

Coffee

Gatos and Beans
4348 3rd Ct S
10 locals recommend
Domestique Coffee - Satellite (Saturn)
200 41st St S
10 locals recommend
23 locals recommend
O'Henry's
2915 Highland Ave
23 locals recommend
17 locals recommend
Revelator Coffee
1826 3rd Ave N
17 locals recommend
FILTER-Coffee Parlor
1927 11th Ave S

Things to do

Free! Great rotating art exhibits!
131 locals recommend
Birmingham Museum of Art
2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard
131 locals recommend
Free! Great rotating art exhibits!
A humbling experience and a must see for anyone visiting the south.
152 locals recommend
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
520 16th St N
152 locals recommend
A humbling experience and a must see for anyone visiting the south.
Nice outdoor space for social distancing, walking. Close to Good People Brewery and Regions Field
158 locals recommend
Railroad Park Foundation
1600 1st Ave S
158 locals recommend
Nice outdoor space for social distancing, walking. Close to Good People Brewery and Regions Field
Catch a game here if you can
65 locals recommend
Regions Field
1401 1st Ave S
65 locals recommend
Catch a game here if you can
Gorgeous historical theater!
69 locals recommend
Alabama Theatre
1817 3rd Ave N
69 locals recommend
Gorgeous historical theater!
23 locals recommend
Lyric Theatre
1800 3rd Ave N
23 locals recommend
Close to Railroad Park, Regions Field, and Good People Brewery
12 locals recommend
Negro Southern League Museum
120 16th St S
12 locals recommend
Close to Railroad Park, Regions Field, and Good People Brewery
So fun for the kids! IMAX theater attached.
107 locals recommend
McWane Science Center
200 19th St N
107 locals recommend
So fun for the kids! IMAX theater attached.
Next to the Civil Rights Museum. This is the park from all the famous photos of police clashing with youth protestors in ‘63. Filled with monuments now. Great place to park before going over to museum.
16 locals recommend
Kelly Ingram Park
500 17th St N
16 locals recommend
Next to the Civil Rights Museum. This is the park from all the famous photos of police clashing with youth protestors in ‘63. Filled with monuments now. Great place to park before going over to museum.
118 locals recommend
Birmingham Zoo
2630 Cahaba Rd
118 locals recommend
On a nice day any time of year, it’s just a nice place to walk. Great gift shop
101 locals recommend
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
2612 Lane Park Rd
101 locals recommend
On a nice day any time of year, it’s just a nice place to walk. Great gift shop