Hidden gems · Birmingham
Hidden gems in Birmingham
Skip the tourist circuit. These Birmingham spots are the ones locals actually send their out-of-town friends to.
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Top spots in Birmingham
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
CultureChamberlain Square
Pre-Raphaelite paintings and the Staffordshire Hoard.
Bullring & New Street
CultureCity Centre
Selfridges blob and Grand Central glass roof above New Street station.
Jewellery Quarter
CultureJQ
Still-working goldsmiths, gin bars and Georgian terraces.
Brindleyplace Canals
OutdoorsBrindleyplace
Waterside bars, museums and narrowboats to Gas Street Basin.
Where to eat
Adam's
$$$$Modern British · Waterloo Street
Michelin-starred tasting menu from Adam & Natasha Stokes.
Lasan
$$$Indian · Jewellery Quarter
Aktar Islam's elevated regional Indian — Gordon Ramsay's pick.
Otto Wood-Fired Pizza
$$Pizza · JQ
Sourdough Neapolitan pies in a converted Georgian.
Original Patty Men
$Burgers · Digbeth
Smash burgers, mac & cheese and craft beer in a railway arch.
Frequently asked
- Locals' under-the-radar picks include Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Bullring & New Street, Jewellery Quarter. These are the places that don't show up on the first page of mainstream travel guides.
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