Five Best Birmingham-Area Restaurants Ranked

Hey, y'all! Love dining in Birmingham, Alabama? You should - and for good reason! The "Magic City" is chock-full of top-tier restaurants. These are the Top Five Restaurants In Birmingham Ranked, as per Yelp. Do you see your favorite on the list? If not, tell me in the comments: what's your go-to spot in the Birmingham-Area?

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1. Porch

Address: 2 Dexter Ave Mountain Brook, AL 35213

Phone: (205) 739-2083

There's a reason that Porch was ranked as the top restaurant in Birmingham, y'all! Order the deviled eggs (pimento cheese, bacon), the Fish Po'boy (fried Alabama catfish, shredded lettuce, malt vinegar aioli, french roll), or the Cubano (mojo pork, smoked ham, spicy havarti, house pickles, sweet hot mustard, french roll).

Learn more: porchmb.com

2. Blueprint on 3rd

Address: 3000 3rd Ave S Birmingham, AL 35233

Phone: (205) 479-3000

Blueprint on 3rd is a polished-casual American brasserie in Birmingham, Alabama paying homage to regional cuisines. With historical Sloss Furnaces as the backdrop, the industrial art deco dining room and zinc-top bar offer seasonal, local dishes and cocktails put together by Owner/Operator, Dean Robb and his team of Birmingham restaurant industry veterans. Don't miss the oyster shooters (fresh horseradish, lemon granita, splash of pepper), cajun spaghetti (house-made pork sausage, crawfish cream sauce), or the "surf + swamp" (mixed grill with alligator, shrimp, catfish, crawfish, red beans + rice).

Learn more: https://www.blueprinton3rd.com/

3. The Essential

Address: 2018 Morris Ave Birmingham, AL 35203

Phone: (205) 703-3012

Dining at the Essential is essential to your Birmingham culinary experience. Choose from local favorite dishes, including: paccheri all’ amatriciana (house-made pasta, smoked pancetta, green garlic, tomato, parmesean), flounder milanese (salsa verde, lemon), and the half-chicken piri piri (guajillo ginger marinade, peanut-lime gremolata, fries).

Learn more: essentialbham.com

4. SoHo Social Homewood

Address: 1830 29th Ave S Ste 160 Homewood, AL 35209

Phone: (205) 423-8080

SoHo Social (Homewood) is a high-energy eatery & bar with unique twists on American classics. You'll adore the pimento mac and cheese bites (jalapeño pimento macaroni, 3 bacon blend, cool ranch, cahaba), southern crab cakes (crab cakes, roasted red peppers & corn, fresh basil, Alabama white bbq), and the chicken + waffles (sweet pearl sugar waffle, two pieces of golden fried chicken, spiced honey, roasted pistachios, pimento cheese grits).

Learn more: https://www.sohohomewood.bar/

5. Gianmarco's Restaurant

Address: 721 Broadway St Birmingham, AL 35209

Phone: (205) 871-9622

After opening it's doors in February 2003, Gianmarco's quickly grew to be a local favorite in the Birmingham community and the close-knit Homewood neighborhood it calls home. If what you crave is an authentic Italian meal, or selection of several hand-crafted daily specials ranging from grass-fed prime cut ribeyes, to fresh grouper with andouille gumbo, to braised veal ossobuco -- you're in the right place!

Learn more: gianmarcosbhm.com

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