Adam's
££££·Waterloo Street·New Street
Restaurants
From Michelin-starred fine dining to beloved local favourites
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Modern BritishMichelin Star
Purnell's
££££·Cornwall Street·New Street
Glynn Purnell - the Yummy Brummie - has held a Michelin star since 2009. His cooking is playful, inventive, and deeply personal, blending Brummie nostalgia with global technique.
Indian Fine DiningMichelin Star
Opheem
££££·Summer Row·New Street
Aktar Islam's Michelin-starred Indian restaurant is rewriting the rules of what Indian fine dining can be. In a city with arguably the best Indian food in the UK, Opheem still stands apart.
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Modern BritishMichelin Star
Carters of Moseley
££££·Moseley·Moseley (bus)
Brad Carter's neighbourhood restaurant in leafy Moseley holds a Michelin star for its hyper-seasonal, foraged-forward British cooking. The set menu changes constantly, and the surprise course is always a revelation.
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Experimental BritishAvant-Garde
The Wilderness
£££·Jewellery Quarter·Jewellery Quarter
Alex Sherwood's boundary-pushing restaurant in the Jewellery Quarter serves multi-course tasting menus that challenge expectations. Part theatre, part dinner party, entirely memorable.
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Street FoodStreet Food Collective
Digbeth Dining Club
£·Digbeth·Digbeth (bus)
The street food event that put Digbeth on the map. The best mobile traders in the Midlands congregate here weekly, and the quality is consistently outstanding. Arrive hungry.
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Indian & Craft BeerUnique Combo
The Indian Brewery
££·Snowhill·Snow Hill
Indian street food paired with craft beers brewed on-site. It sounds like a gimmick but it works brilliantly - the IPA goes perfectly with the chicken tikka, and the atmosphere is lively and fun.
BurgersCult Burgers
Original Patty Men
£·Digbeth·Digbeth (bus)
Digbeth's cult burger joint serves some of the filthiest, most satisfying smashed burgers in the Midlands. The specials are creative, the regular menu is perfection, and the loaded fries are mandatory.
European CafeGallery Dining
Ikon Gallery Cafe
££·Brindleyplace·Five Ways
The Ikon Gallery's cafe, tucked inside the beautiful Brindleyplace building, serves a short menu of well-executed European dishes. Visit for the art, stay for the lunch.
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Middle EasternBrunch Favourite
Damascena
££·Moseley·Moseley (bus)
A Middle Eastern cafe-deli that has become a Birmingham institution. The shakshuka at brunch is outstanding, the mezze platters are generous, and the coffee is properly good. Multiple locations, Moseley is the best.