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Birmingham Restaurants

Famous for the bringing the flavours of the world together in one place, Birmingham’s culinary scene is flourishing. From simple pub food to ethnic specialities, notably from the Subcontinent, and a growth in fine dining French restaurants, dining out in the city offers endless options, with around 500 venues to choose from.

Birmingham is renowned as the 'capital of balti', which was introduced to the city by its large Kashmiri population. The English have a great passion for Indian cuisine, and this is the city to visit if you want to experience the very best in curry. A balti meal is a fast-cooked curry of meat, vegetables and flavoursome spices, and the majority of balti restaurants are in the southern part of the city. The Sparkbrook area is known as 'Balti Triangle,' just 10 minutes from Birmingham city centre, with around 50 restaurants in this district alone.

In Birmingham there is a restaurant to suit everyone. Like most English cities you will find your fair share of Greek, Italian, French, Chinese and American restaurants, but here you can also find the more unusual, such as Austrian, Portuguese, Malaysian and Mongolian.

However, here in the 'heart of England' you can find regional delicacies like Herefordshire beef, Evesham asparagus, Melton Mowbray pork pies and of course Worcestershire Sauce, all of which can be enjoyed in many of the region's pubs. Enjoying a hearty 'ploughman's lunch', with creamy Stilton or Double Gloucester cheese, is a very satisfying way of passing a lunchtime.

Elsewhere, Birmingham's China Town you will find a vast array of Far Eastern restaurants, cafes and markets, with no shortage of delicious tastes from around the globe located all over the city.

Birmingham Bites promotes the city’s diverse culinary delights, from its choice of world cuisine, local food producers, fine dining to cookery courses and a host of speciality shops, markets and foodhalls.

Leading Birmingham Restaurants

Paris
109-111 Wharfside Street, Birmingham, B1 1RF
Tel: +44 121 632 1488

Simpsons Edgbaston
20 Highfield Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3DU.
Tel: +44 121 454 3434, Fax: 0121 454 3399

Liason
1558 Stratford Rd, Hall Green, Birmingham B28 9HA
Tel: 0121 7337336

Jessica’s
1 Montague Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9HN
Tel: +44 121 455 0999

Lasan
Dakota Buildings, James Street, Hockley, Birmingham, B3 1SD
Tel: 0121 212 3664

Hotel du Vin Birmingham
25 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2NR
Tel: +44 121 236 0559

Zinc Bar & Grill

The Living Room
Regency Wharf, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2JZ
Tel: +44 0870 4422539

Aria Restaurant
Hyatt Regency Birmingham, 2 Bridge Street, Birmingham B1 2JZ
Tel: +44 121 643 1234 | Fax: +44 121 616 2323

Henrys Cantonese Restaurant
27 St Paul's Square, Birmingham B3 1RB
Tel: +44 121 200 1136 | Fax: +44 121 200 1190

Shimla Pinks
214 Broad Street, Birmingham B15 1AY
Tel: +44 121 633 0336 | Fax: +44 121 643 3325

Mizan Indian Restaurant
1347 Stratford Road, Hall Green, Birmingham B28 9HW
Tel: +44 121 777 3185

Metro Bar & Grill
73 Cornwall Street, Birmingham B3 2DF
Tel: +44 121 200 1911 | Fax: +44 121 200 1611

Bank Birmingham
4 Brindley Place, Birmingham B1 2JB
Tel: +44 121 633 4466

Rajdoot Tandoori
78-79 George Street, Hockley
Birmingham B3 1PY
12-22 Albert Street, Birmingham, B4 7UD
Tel: +44 0121 643 8805

Le Petit Blanc
9 Brindley Place, Birmingham B1 2HS
Tel: +44 121 633 7333 | Fax: +44 121 633 7444

Thai Edge
7 Oozells Square, Brindley Place, Birmingham B1 2HL
Tel: +44 121 643 3993

The Green Room Café Bar
Arcadian Centre, Hurst St, Birmingham B5 4TD
Tel: +44 121 605 4343 | Fax: +44 121 605 4344

St Paul's
50-54 St Paul's Square, Birmingham B3 1QS
Tel: +44 121 605 1001 | Fax: +44 121 605 0547

Jimmy Spice's Buffetworks
Unit 5a, Regency Wharf, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2DS
Tel: +44 121 643 2111 | Fax: +44 121 643 8880

Blue Mango
Unit 5, Regency Wharf, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2DS
Tel: +44 121 633 4422 | Fax: +44 121 643 8880

The Bucklemaker
30 Mary Ann Street, St Paul's Square, Birmingham B3 1RL
Tel: +44 121 200 2515

La Toque d'Or
27 Warstone La, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 6JQ
Tel: +44 121 233 3655