Birmingham tips and recommendations

Top tips

For local events, check out I Choose Birmingham, a newsletter and website listing openings, exhibitions etc: https://ichoosebirmingham.com/
Secret Birmingham has a good range of things to do: https://secretbirmingham.com/g. this list of “The Best Things To Do In Birmingham At Least Once In Your Life” https://secretbirmingham.com/best-things-to-do-birmingham/
For independent shops, bars, restaurants, look at Independent Birmingham: https://www.independent-birmingham.co.uk/ For £1.99 per month (you can cancel immediately) you can get discounts in many places listed below (often pays for itself in one visit!)

Dishoom, One Chamberlain Sq, Birmingham B3 3AX: https://www.dishoom.com/birmingham/
- open all day, ‘Bombay comfort food’.
Damascena, 5-7 Temple Row W, Birmingham B2 5NY: https://www.damascena.co.uk/food-menu
- Middle Eastern café, doesn’t serve alcohol, open all day.
Medicine Bakery, 69a New St, Birmingham B2: 4DU: https://www.medicinebakery.co.uk/
- Open during the day, good vegan options.
Sushi Passion, Great Western Arcade, Birmingham B2 5HU: https://sushipassion.co.uk/
- My favourite sushi restaurant.
Itaewon, 43-45 Station St, Birmingham B5 4DY: https://www.itaewonbirmingham.com/
- Korean food, convenient for the train station.
Chung Ying, China Quarter, 16-18 Wrottesley St, Birmingham B5 4RT: https://www.chungying.co.uk/
- Chinese, huge dim sum menu (20% discount 12-5pm) and excellent veggie/vegan options.
Opheem, 65 Summer Row, Birmingham B3 1JJ: https://opheem.com/
- Michelin star Indian food.

Chance and Counters, Courtyard Studio 8 Scott House Custard Factory, Birmingham B9 4AA: https://www.chanceandcounters.com/birmingham/
- A board game café with good drinks and snacks. I recommend booking a table.
Baked in Brick, The Custard Factory, Gibb St, Deritend, Birmingham B9 4AA: https://bakedinbrick.co.uk/
- A great pizza restaurant.
The Rainbow, 160 High St, Bordesley, Birmingham B12 0LD: https://therainbowpub.com/
- All-vegan pub food. Has a little courtyard out the back.

Chakana, 140 Alcester Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8HT: https://chakana-restaurant.co.uk/
- Very popular, mid-range Peruvian restaurant.
Eat Vietnam, 1422 Pershore Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2PH: https://eatvietnam.co.uk/
- Great Vietnamese food, booking essential.
Carters of Moseley, 2c St Mary’s Row, Wake Green Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9EZ: https://cartersofmoseley.co.uk/
- Michelin starred, British food.

The Wellington, 37 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham B2 5SN
- About as traditional as British pubs come. Has a deck out the back, and resident cats.
The Good Intent, 32-33 Great Western Arcade, Birmingham B2 5HU
- Social conscience bar (profits go to good causes). Nice seating upstairs.
North Taproom, Unit 1 Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham B4 6GH
- Beer and bao buns.
Tilt, City Arcade, 2 Union St, Birmingham B2 4TX
- Craft beer and pinball.
The Wolf, 2-10 Constitution Hill, Birmingham B19 3LY
- Great range of craft beer.
The Barrel Store, Arch 32 Water St, Birmingham B3 1HL
- Local brewery (Attic Beer Co) outpost in the city centre.
The Distillery, 4 Sheepcote St, Birmingham B16 8AE
- Huge beer garden by the canal.