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The Rural Alabama Restaurant That’s So Good, People Drive For Miles To Eat There

Most restaurants want you to find them easily, but Diamond Jim’s and Mrs. Donna’s in Livingston, Alabama seems perfectly content to let the worthy ones make the effort. And make the effort they do, because this remote restaurant has built a reputation for steaks that people genuinely rearrange their schedules to eat.

Livingston, AL · 8d
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You Can’t Beat The Fresh Seafood At These 8 No-Frills Alabama Shacks

Looking for fresh seafood at no-frills shacks in Alabama that are actually worth the trip?. These 8 unforgettable spots dish out Gulf-fresh catches and the kind of laid-back fun you can’t find just anywhere!. 1. Capt’n Snapper’s (Dauphin Island) That bright blue building sitting on Dauphin Island...

Alabama · 6d
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This Alabama Lakeside Fish House Serves Seriously Good Seafood In Huge Portions

One dish on this menu is called the World’s Largest Seafood Platter. That name alone tells you how this place feels about portions. Before your main plate even lands, warm cornbread shows up in a little skillet. Coleslaw and pickled onions come right along with it, and they’re free.

Guntersville, AL · 4d
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This Tiny Alabama Restaurant Has Slow-Cooked Oxtails That Locals Can’t Get Enough Of

There’s a little gray building in Birmingham that doesn’t try to impress you from the outside, and that’s exactly why it ends up impressing you so much once you’re inside. Eagle’s Restaurant has become the kind of place where people plan entire days around a plate...

Birmingham, AL · 12d
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This Rural Alabama Restaurant Is So Good, People Happily Drive For Miles To Eat Here

Somewhere between the cornfields and the quiet backroads of St. Clair County sits a restaurant that’s turned plenty of skeptics into loyal regulars. The Ark in Riverside, Alabama has built a reputation that stretches far beyond its small town borders, and once you taste the food, you’ll understand exactly why.

Riverside, AL · 1d

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Alabama ABC shortage leaves restaurants, hotels without popular liquor brands, much needed revenue

Alabama restaurants and hotels are struggling to stock Tito’s vodka, Jack Daniel’s and other popular liquor brands as distribution problems at the state’s liquor warehouses leave businesses without products they need to serve customers. The shortages, which have lasted weeks at some locations, follow the Alabama Alcoholic...

Alabama · 20h

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You Won’t Believe The Best Ribs In The South Are Hiding At This Tiny Alabama Roadside Shack

Nobody hides treasure in a fancy box, and Cooter Brown’s Rib Shack in Jacksonville, Alabama proves that point with every single rack of ribs that comes off the smoker. The moment you catch that first wave of smoke drifting across the parking lot, you’ll understand why people drive from multiple counties away just to eat here.

Jacksonville, AL · 3d

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9 Alabama Buffets Serving Fried Chicken, Garden Vegetables And Homemade Cobbler

Alabama takes its fried chicken seriously, but the dessert situation? That’s where things get interesting. Blackberry cobbler near the Tennessee line, and blueberry cobbler down south. The peach one now has some serious competition. Who knew the dessert bar could get this competitive?. The surprises don’t stop there. A...

Alabama · 1d

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After 70 years without a grocery store, neighbors build their own

The shelves are nearly stocked at the We All Eat Market, and Darlene Battle is ready to shop. For Battle, who has lived in Birmingham's Fountain Heights neighborhood her entire life, the market opening Saturday means a place to buy groceries closer to home and a chance to see an idea she watched grow become reality.

Birmingham, AL · 2d

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The Aviation-Themed Restaurant In Alabama That’s Worth A Trip From Anywhere

Some restaurants feed you dinner, and some restaurants feed your soul, but Alpha Charlie Grill in Birmingham, Alabama does both while also making you feel like you could probably fly a fighter jet afterward. That’s a bold claim, but this place earns every word of it. There are restaurants...

Birmingham, AL · 12d

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It Sounds Crazy, But Everything At This Tiny Alabama Restaurant Is 100% Plant-Based

Alabama just called, and it wants you to put down that pulled pork sandwich for a second. There’s a little restaurant in Madison, Alabama called The Veggie, and it is doing something that most people in the Heart of Dixie would consider either revolutionary or slightly suspicious. Every single...

Madison, AL · 1d

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An Oyster Night in Birmingham: Where to Pull Up a Seat

There’s a particular pleasure in ordering a dozen oysters and having nowhere else you need to be. A little lemon, perhaps some mignonette, a good drink and a table of people who appreciate taking their time. And while Birmingham is several hours from the Gulf Coast, you don’t have...

Birmingham, AL · 10h

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8 Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving Day in Birmingham

Are you looking for restaurants open on Thanksgiving in Birmingham, AL? Tired of cooking and need to change it up on Turkey Day? We’ve got you covered with this list!. A classic for homey, southern cuisine, Cracker Barrel will be open regular business hours on Thanksgiving Day. A traditional meal of turkey and dressing will be available beginning at 11 a.m. and you can use their online wait list to shorten your waiting time.

Birmingham, AL · 2d

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Alabama Restaurant & Hospitality Association announces 2026 Stars of the Industry winners

From chefs and restaurateurs to the employees who keep restaurants and hotels running, the annual awards recognize excellence across Alabama’s hospitality industry.

Alabama · 22h

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Since 1907, This Family-Run Seafood House Has Been Serving MOUTH-WATERING HAND-CUT Snapper in Bessemer, Alabama

Open Tue–Sun, 11 AM–3 PM and 4:30–8:30 PM (Fri–Sat until 9 PM); closed Mon. Every week, cooks at The Bright Star in Bessemer, Alabama, prep 1,400 to 1,500 pounds of snapper, all of it hand-cut on the premises. 🐟. Greek immigrant Tom Bonduris opened it in...

Bessemer, AL · 1d

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Birmingham’s new Fountain Heights grocery store is “Our version of Whole Foods”

On November 7, 2026, We All Eat Market, the first grocery store in the Birmingham Fountain Heights neighborhood in 70+ years, opened in front of a packed crowd of residents, community leaders and well-wishers. During her speech, in sight of the fully stocked grocery store with fresh fruits and vegetables...

Birmingham, AL · 1d

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From tiramisu to doughnuts: Can you complete this Bushwacker bingo card?

You’ve had the Bushwacker in a glass. But have you tried it rolled into ice cream, layered into tiramisu or baked into a pie? Along Alabama’s Gulf Coast, the beloved frozen cocktail is inspiring all kinds of creative treats, giving devotees even more ways to get their fix.We tracked down Bushwacker-inspired creations at restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops and markets from Orange Beach to Foley and the Gulf Shores. Now it’s your turn to taste your way through the list. Use our interactive bingo card to discover where to find each treat, see what’s on the menu and check off your favorites. Want even more Bushwacker inspiration? Read our original guide here. Bushwacker Bingo Eight Alabama Gulf Coast spots, eight takes on the Bushwacker. How many can you check off? Select the glass in the center to learn about the Gulf Coast classic, mark a tile for each spot you've tried, or hit the plus sign icon for menu details and directions. Three in a row wins! Based on "Love Bushwackers? Try These 8 Gulf Coast-Inspired Treats" by Marianella Orlando. The post From tiramisu to doughnuts: Can you complete this Bushwacker bingo card? appeared first on Saltwater South . Copyright 2026

Alabama · 1d

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Fountain Heights gets first grocery store in about 70 years

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A grocery store, Fountain Heights Farms - We All Eat Market, opened Saturday in Birmingham’s Fountain Heights neighborhood. The founders said it is the first grocery store there in nearly 70 years. Co-founder Christopher Gooden said neighbors have been asking when the doors would open...

Birmingham, AL · 12h

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Winter Comfort Food Keeps Regulars Coming Back To These 7 Alabama Country Cafes

When the weather turns gray and chilly, a plate of country cooking starts to sound like the best plan of the day. Alabama is full of small-town cafes where the menu leans on fried chicken, cornbread, gravy, and homemade pie. Some sit on mountaintops, some on quiet highways, and a...

Alabama · 2d

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The Ghost Bottle Hunt: Anatomy of a $60,000 Unicorn Rye

Once a $75 bottle from a tiny Brooklyn liquor store, Red Hook Rye became one of the most coveted collectible whiskeys.

Birmingham, AL · 1d