The best wine bars in Birmingham
28 October 2026·4 min read
Drink
Pubs, taprooms, cocktail bars and late spots, and which ones still have the tiles.
DrinkBirmingham's Victorian pubs, tiles and all
Minton tiles, snob screens, terracotta and copper ceilings. Birmingham built some of the finest pubs in the country around 1900, and a good number still pour a pint. Where to find them, from Curzon Street to Stirchley.
24 October 2026·5 min read
DrinkThe best rooftop bars in Birmingham
A cocktail bar 24 storeys up on Colmore Row, real ale under a retractable roof on Bennett's Hill, a first-come terrace on Great Hampton Street and a fourth-floor bar on Broad Street. Where to drink above Birmingham, and how to get a seat.
22 October 2026·4 min read
DrinkBirmingham's craft beer taprooms
Three breweries within a walk of Bournville station, a barrel store under the railway arches in the Quarter, 24 draught lines on Waterloo Street and a family-run craft bar on Constitution Hill. Where to drink Birmingham beer at the source.
29 September 2026·4 min read
DrinkThe best cocktail bars in Birmingham
The best cocktail bar in the country is on Pershore Road in Stirchley, and it does not take bookings. Couch, Passing Fancies, Fox & Chance, Grain & Glass and the rest of Birmingham's cocktail list, with what to order in each.
27 September 2026·4 min read
DrinkThe best pubs in Birmingham
Twenty-nine handpumps on Bennetts Hill, a blue-tiled local behind the Mailbox, a three-star Victorian pub by Curzon Street and a Moseley garden with its own bar. Birmingham's best pubs, and what to order in each.
9 September 2026·4 min read