5 Points

M’sippi Melt at Delta Blues Hot Tamales
- Delta Blues Hot Tamales (Jalapeños N’Queso, Crossroads Queso Dip, M’sippi Melt)
- The Original Pancake House
- Chez Fonfon (Fonfon burger, any of their desserts)
- Ranelli’s Deli & Cafe (Lil Richman, meatball sub)
- 5 Point Public House Oyster Bar (Beer Battered Cheese Curds, Garlic Parmesan Fries, Oysters, Shrimp & Grits, 5 Point Chicken Biscuit, Gouda Burger, 5 Point Fish & Chips)
- Filter-Coffee Parlor
Avondale
- Hot Diggity Dog (Tots, Winky Dink Dog)
- Saw’s Soul Kitchen (Saw’s Burger, Fried Green Tomato BLT, Sweet Tea Fried Chicken Sandwich, Wings, Pork n’Greens)
- Avondale Common House (Loaded Totchos, Chimichurri Steak Sandwich, Southern BLT)
- Big Spoon Creamery (Fruity Pebbles Sammy, all of their flavors are good – but be sure to get them in a waffle cone!)
- Tropicaleo (Tripleta Sandwich, Cubano Sandwich, Mofongo, Amarillos)
- Taco Morro Loco (Guacamole, Pork & Pineapple Tacos)
Bluff Park
Brook Highland/Greystone
- The Boot (Pimento Cheese Fried Green Tomato Sandwich, Pimento Cheese Burger, Shrimp & Grits, Grilled Mahi Mahi Tacos, Boot Fry Blend)
Cahaba Heights

Alabama Biscuit Goat Cheese, Honey, & Pecan Biscuit
- Alabama Biscuit Company (vanilla latte, The Alabama Biscuit, Goat Cheese Pecan & Honey Biscuit, Ham & Cheese Biscuit, Oatmeal)
- Ashley Mac’s (Sour Cream Biscuits, Strawberry Cake, Apple Havarti Sandwich, Pasta Salad, Poppyseed Chicken, Baby Blue Salad, Pimento Cheese, Chicken Salad)
- Magic Muffins (Blueberry Muffin Top, Sausage & Cheese Biscuit, Chocolate Chip Muffin, Strawberry Biscuit)
- Crestline Bagel Co.
- The Olive Branch Mediterranean Cuisine
Crestline
- Basil Gourmet Pizza (Chicken Pesto Pizza)
- Church Street Coffee & Books (Breakup Cookie, Vanilla Latte)
- Crestline Bagel Co.
- La Paz (Guacamole, Carne Asada Street Tacos)
Crestwood
- The Filling Station (House Special Pizza, Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Pizza, Margherita Pizza, Chicago-Style Italian Beef Hoagie)
The Essential’s Strawberry Waffles with Macadamia Nuts, Nutella Poptart, and Bacon Avocado Cheese Biscuit
Downtown
- Birmingham Bread Works (Pizza, Alabama Bird Sandwich, any of their pastry items)
- Brick & Tin (Brisket Panini)
- El Barrio (Carnitas Tacos)
- Falafel Cafe (Hummus, Falafel)
- Fife’s Restaurant (Everything)
- Giuseppe’s Cafe (Baked Feta, Pasta Salad, Lasagna, Italian Stallion Sub, Calzones)
- John’s City Diner (Chicken & Waffles, Not Your Mama’s Macaroni & Cheese, Skillet Corn)
- Mile End Delicatessen (Bagels, Hoyt Dogs in a Blanket, Poutine, Potato Latkes, Pastrami Sandwich, Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich, Prime Rib Sandwich, Classic Reuben Sandwich, Cheeseburger, Cheesecake)
- Paramount (The Forester Burger, Fries w/ Garlic Dip, Shanghai Tacos)
- Pies & Pints
- Pizitz Food Hall (Try it all!)
- The Essential (Whatever you do, get dessert! If you go at breakfast/brunch, try their homemade poptarts!)
- Urban Standard (Chai Latte, Vanilla Latte, Soup of the Day, Grilled Chicken Panino, Mini Market Sandwich)
English Village
Homewood

Holler & Dash Hollerback Club Biscuit & Huckleberry Peach Craft Soda
- Farm Bowl + Juice Co. (Nutty Professor)
- Nabeel’s Cafe & Market (Feta Theologos, Mint Tea, Bifteki Fetaburger, Falafel Nicosia, Chicken Penne Pasta, Lasagna Molfettese)
- Hero Doughnuts (Try their burgers made out of their donuts!)
- Holler and Dash (Strawberry & Dash, Hollerback Club, Tator Tots, Craft Sodas)
- Magic City Sweet Ice (Chilton Co. Peach)
- O’Carr’s Restaurant (Chicken Salad Fruit Plate)
- Pizzeria GM (Cannolis, Cheesy Garlic Bread, Chicken Parmesan Sandwich, Italian Sausage Pizza)
- Real & Rosemary (Corn Polenta Cake, Seasonal Succotash, Fried Green Tomatoes, Burger, Pastry Art Strawberry Cake Cup)
- Salem’s Diner (Philly Cheese Steak, Onion Rings)
- Seeds Coffee (Remedy)
- SoHo Social (Whistle Stop Egg Rolls, Jalapeno Gorgonzola Queso, SoHo Burger, 3 Bacon BLT, Truffle Tots)
- Urban Cookhouse (Cookhouse Wrap, Orange Rolls, Hot Cheddar Pasta, Roasted Vegetables, Veggie Quesadilla, Half-Baked Cookie, Berry Good Salad, Strawberry Lemonade, The Down Home)
Hoover
- Taboon Noon O Kabob
- Vecchia Pizzeria & Mercato (Spinach & Artichoke Dip, Sicilian Salad, Lasagna, Margherita DOP Pizza, Carni Pizza, Quattro Formaggio Pizza, Chicken Pesto Pizza, Bread Pudding, Italian Cream Cake)
Inverness
- Eli’s Jerusalem Grill (Falafel Sandwich, Chicken Shawarma, Hummus)
Lakeview District
- Babalu Tapas & Tacos (Guacamole, Queso Blanco Dip, Baba Burger, Mexican Street Corn)
- Hattie B’s Chicken
- Jack Brown’s (Danny Laruso Burger, The Greg Brady Burger, Sweet Potato Fries)
- Ovenbird (Beef Fat Candle, Go for brunch!)
- Sky Castle Gastro Lounge (Sky Castle Burger, Fried Pickles)
Mountain Brook Village
- Brick & Tin (Brisket Panini, their seasonal sides, any of their desserts from the bakery in the back)
- Davenport’s Pizza Palace
- Gilchrist (Limeade, Chicken Salad)
- Olexa’s (Paninis, Buttercream Cake)
Pelham/Alabaster
- Highland Scones (Cherry Amaretto Scone, Toasted Coconut Scone)
- Joe’s Italian (Bread w/ Olive Oil, Tortellini Di Ricotta, Strawberry Cake)
Vestavia

Twisted Root Burger Co. Big Tex Burger with Fried Pickles
- Twisted Root Burger Company (Big Tex Burger, Fried Pickles)
Food Trucks
- Bendy’s Cookies & Cream (Snickerdoodle Cookie with Cinnamon Ice Cream)
- Big Spoon Creamery
- City Bowls
- Los Dos Hermanos Taco Truck
- Shindigs
*Disclaimer: This list only includes places that I have personally tried.