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Where to eat in Birmingham: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of lunch and dinner, with breakfast where FoodTrip has a pick, in Birmingham, AL, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 25 picks in the city, of which 12 hold a MICHELIN Guide distinction and 2 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Birmingham for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $87 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Green Acres Cafe

Soul & Southern · $$ · about $26 a person · 1705 4th Ave N

Eats Ranked pick

Fried chicken with sides, a downtown staple since the 1940s.

12:30 PM · Lunch

Pizza Grace

Pizza · $ · about $16 a person · 2212 Morris Ave

Bib Gourmand

Best Chef: South semifinalist 2026 (Geri-Martha and Ryan O'Hara)

7:00 PM · Dinner

La Fête

European · $$ · about $45 a person · 2018 Morris Ave

Bib Gourmand

Best Chef: South semifinalist 2026 (Kristen Hall)

Day 2: about $106 a person

12:30 PM · Lunch

Gus's Hot Dogs

Hot Dogs & Sausages · $ · about $16 a person · 1915 4th Ave N

Eats Ranked pick

A downtown lunch counter since 1947: chargrilled dogs with Gus's onion sauce, kept by a line of Greek owners.

7:00 PM · Dinner

Automatic Seafood and Oysters

Seafood · $$$ · about $90 a person · 2824 5th Ave S

MICHELIN Recommended

Gulf-sourced fried oysters, scallops and fish collar.

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Birmingham for this day.

Day 3: about $105 a person

12:30 PM · Lunch

Hot and Hot Fish Club

American & Other · $$$ · about $60 a person · 2901 2nd Ave S

MICHELIN Recommended

Best Chef: South winner 2012 (Chris Hastings)

7:00 PM · Dinner

Adiõs

Bar & Pub · $$ · about $45 a person · 2218 1st Ave N

James Beard finalist

Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service finalist 2025 (Jose Medina Camacho)

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Birmingham for this day.

About $298 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

18 more places to eat in Birmingham

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

Bayonet · Seafood · $$ · Bib Gourmand
OvenBird · European · $$ · Bib Gourmand
Bottega · Italian · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Continental Drift · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
Current Charcoal Grill · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Helen · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Chez Fonfon · European · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Little Betty Steak Bar · Steakhouse · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Locanda Brasato · Italian · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Niki's West · Soul & Southern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
The Fish Market · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Eagle's Restaurant · Soul & Southern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Ga Briella's Restaurant · Soul & Southern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
American Ranch House · Soul & Southern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Ensley Seafood Express · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Johnny's Restaurant · Soul & Southern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Thelma's Place · Soul & Southern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Miss Myra's Pit Bar-B-Q · BBQ · $$ · Eats Ranked pick

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.