Birmingham Alabama has dozens of different types of restaurants to choose from. Get the best of Southern cooking, or more world wide taste. Read on to discover which best suits you! From a traditional southern meal, in an Antebellum home, to an elegant dinner on top of Red Mountain, overlooking the city of Birmingham, there are many options.http://www.birminghammenus.com/

The Bottega Restaurant is a Mediterranean and Tuscan inspired restaurant. Chef Frank Stitt serves a mixture of North African, Greek and Italian traditional meals. Frommer's suggests trying the unique taste of the Spanish octopus or the traditional carpaccio. Other meal options will include monkfish, grouper, and veal. Finally for dessert you can try the amazing strawberry trifle or the most classic key lime tart.

Jim 'N Nicks BBQ has nine locations in Birmingham from which to choose from. Enjoy and get the most out of the south by stoping by this southern-style restaurant where fresh, old fashioned food is all you will find. Enjoy home southern cooked meals like the chicken fried steak, a smoked ham dinner, pulled pork, catfish and last but not least, you can not forget the ribs! Bring the whole family together for a night of food, good company, and fun.

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• Bottega Italian Restaurant

www.bottegarestaurant.com Telephone number: 205.933.2001

• Hot & Hot Fish Club

www.hotandhotfishclub.com Telephone number: 205.933.5474

• Sheraton Birmingham Hotel

www.starwoodhotels.com Telephone number: 205.324.5000

• Highlands Bar & Grill

www.highlandsbarandgrill.com Telephone number: 205.939.1400

• Ocean Restaurant

www.oceanbirmingham.com Telephone number: 205.933.0999

Surin West www.surinwest.com Telephone number: 205.324.1928

Dreamland BBQ dreamlandbbq.com Telephone number: 205.933.2133

• Silver Coin Indian Grill Phone: 205/823-9070 Google Map

• • 3 1/2 Fork Rating From Bhamdining.com

• Taj India Phone: 205/939-3805 Google Map

• • 3 Fork Rating From Bhamdining.com

• Happy Cow: Birmingham Vegetarian Restaurants

• Bottega Restaurant Mediterranean/Tuscan, Phone: 205/939-1000 Google Map
  • Frommer's Recommended, 2001 James Beard Award, Birmingham News Readers' Choice: Best Chef. Birminghan Alabama dining at its best.
• Ocean Seafood, Phone: 205/933-0999 Google Map
  • MSN Top 10, AAA Four Diamond Award 2006, 3 1/2 Fork Rating From Bhamdining.com
• Daniel George New American, Phone: 205/871-3266 Google Map
  • 3 1/2 Fork Rating From Bhamdining.com
• Highlands Bar and Grill French/Southern, Phone: 205/939-1400 Google Map
  • Frommer's Recommended, 5th On Gourmet's Top 50 Restaurants 2001, MSN Top 10, Birmingham News Readers' Choice: Best Restaurant, Best Chef
• Hot And Hot Fish Club American, Phone: 205/933-5474 Google Map
  • Frommer's Recommended, MSN Top 10, 4 Fork Rating From Bhamdining.com

• Jim 'N Nick's Barbecue Phone: 205/733-1300 Google Map

• • 3 Fork Rating From Bhamdining.com, MSN Top 10, Birmingham News Readers' Choice: Best Barbeque

• Sol Y Luna Authentic Mexican, Phone: 205/322-1186 Google Map

• • 3 Fork Rating From Bhamdining.com
• Chez Lulu Continental, Phone: 205/870-7011 Google Map

• • New York Times Recommended, Boston Globe Recommended, MSN Top 10

• Bottega Cafe Mediterranean/Moroccan/Spanish, Phone: 205/933-2001 Google Map

• • MSN Top 10, Birmingham News Readers' Choice: Best Chef

• The Kimono Japanese, Phone: 205/422-0403 Google Map

• • 3 Fork Rating From Bhamdining.com

• Petruccelli's Italian Eatery Phone:205/991-7455 Google Map

• • 3 Fork Rating From Bhamdining.com

• Niki's West Steak and Seafood, Phone: 205/252-5751 Google Map

• • Frommer's Recommended, 3 Fork Rating From Bhamdining.com, Birmingham News Readers' Choice: Best Meat-And-Three