The Record · Birmingham, AL · Fine Dining

Fine Dining in Birmingham, AL, ranked by the locals who eat there.

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Editorial picks

№1
Highlands Bar & Grill
Five Points South
“Frank Stitt's 1982 flagship — 2018 James Beard Outstanding Restaurant winner. French technique on Southern ingredients; reservations a month out. Alabama News Center calls it simply 'the most outstanding restaurant in America.'”
№2
Bottega
Highland Park
“Stitt's 1988 Italian counterpart to Highlands, in a historic Beaux-Arts building. Bham Now: 'an evening at Bottega is always such a special treat.' The coconut cake is its own destination.”
№3
Hot and Hot Fish Club
Pepper Place
“Chef Chris Hastings blends Southern, French, and California styles with Alabama ingredients (sweet corn, field peas, fried okra, smoked bacon). 'One-of-a-kind artisanal food' — Alabama News Center.”
№4
Automatic Seafood and Oysters
Lakeview
“Chef Adam Evans won James Beard Best Chef South in 2022. Gulf seafood with Southern influence; Bham Now: 'a meal comes with the feel of being on vacation at the coast.'”
№5
Helen
Downtown
“Chef Rob McDaniel, six-time James Beard Award semifinalist, doing elevated Southern on live fire. The newer entrant to the BHM fine-dining top shelf and the one out-of-towners most often sleep on.”

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