Guidebook for Birmingham
Food Scene
Popular downtown coffee house with very good coffee and tea, good lunches and scones, friendly employees and a great atmosphere for meeting or working.
15 locals recommend
Urban Standard
2320 2nd Ave NPopular downtown coffee house with very good coffee and tea, good lunches and scones, friendly employees and a great atmosphere for meeting or working.
Dreamland BBQ Birmingham
1427 14th Ave SWithin walking distance of our house
Taj India
3120 Highland AveGreat Indian food - and all-you-can-eat lunch buffet; nice atmosphere.
Shopping
A health food store with vitamins, 200 bulk herbs and spices and some organic produce and at the same time a boutique with consignment and ethnic clothing, candles, incense, leather-bound notebooks, gifts and crystals. The cafe has wifi, coffee, smoothies and vegetarian lunches until 3 pm.
6 locals recommend
Golden Temple Vegetarian Cafe
1901 11th Ave SA health food store with vitamins, 200 bulk herbs and spices and some organic produce and at the same time a boutique with consignment and ethnic clothing, candles, incense, leather-bound notebooks, gifts and crystals. The cafe has wifi, coffee, smoothies and vegetarian lunches until 3 pm.
Reed Books
2021 3rd Ave NCool old-timey bookstore full of local memorabilia
Parks & Nature
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
2612 Lane Park RdNo entrance fee; beautiful spot; Japanese Garden;
Arts & Culture
Birmingham Museum of Art
2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr BoulevardEssentials
ALDI
7400 Crestwood BlvdMediterranean Food Market
430 Green Springs Hwy