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Soul Food in Birmingham, AL, ranked by the locals who eat there.

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Top 4 Soul Food & Meat-and-Three in Birmingham

Top Tier EditorialSourcesAlabama News CenterBham Now

  1. 1

    Niki's West

    Finley Avenue

    Operating since the 1950s — Bham Now: 'one of The Magic City's classic meat-and-three joints.' Cafeteria line, thirty-plus sides, the dish-of-the-day board that defines the format.

  2. 2

    Eagle’s Restaurant

    Smithfield

    Since 1951. Alabama News Center: 'Southern soul food that has kept folks returning' for seventy-plus years. Oxtails, smothered pork chops, the real-deal collards.

  3. 3

    Johnny's Restaurant

    Homewood

    Chef Timothy Hontzas' meat-and-three with Greek specialties woven in — the South-meets-Mediterranean angle that made it a James Beard semifinalist. The daily blackboard is where the menu actually lives.

  4. 4

    Green Acres

    Downtown

    Alabama News Center: 'some of the best wings in the state alongside fried catfish and pork chops.' Downtown lunch-counter staple; go for the wings, stay for the catfish.

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