Main Story
With its tree-lined walks and quaint buildings, St Paul’s Square in the Jewellery Quarter is a good place to go to for a meal and a stroll. Some of the city’s most popular restaurants and bars are in this area of Birmingham and at the centre of the timeless Georgian square is the church. Built in 1774, it was primarily a place of worship until the jewellery manufacturers and merchants moved out to Edgbaston and Moseley and the church gradually be ...more
Restaurant Review
Still to be discovered by many of Birmingham’s discerning diners, the City Café at the City Inn should not be written off as just another hotel restau ...more
The Gastrotourist
Some meals are worth a special journey. In The Gastrotourist we profile select destination restaurants from across the UK and beyond. This month:
Manor House Hotel, Castle Combe
A to Z Listings
Harborne Thai, Stylish Anglo-French brasserie, City centre champagne and tapas, Solihull award-winner, Calorie counting curry, Wolverhampton fine dining
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The Rant
It may surprise you to learn that Italians in Italy really don’t know how to cook proper Italian food. The same applies to the Chinese in China, Indians in India, Thais in Thailand and the Japanese in Japan. ...more
Signature Dish
Surachet Patpun of Thai Edge cooked this Thai-style grilled sea bass with garlic marinade to launch the 2008 Taste of Birmingham Restaurant Awards. ...more
Sugarvine Wine Offer
The Explorer Case brings together a choice of interesting wines from around the globe, specially selected with variety in mind. There’s two bottles ea ...more
Book Shop
Jay Rayner chronicles the revolution in high-end gastronomy that has been sweeping the world since the late eighties. Not simply an account of endless ...more
Quick Bites
Rainbow Cantonese Restaurant has opened on Birmingham's Summerhill Road with a karaoke room licensed until 6am. . .Shere Khan now open in star city. . .One Ten now offers a members club with a roof top dining area, where you can enjoy food made onsite even their own ice cream. . .The Vaults – now serving a new food and wine menu. . .The Kings Head on Hagley Road – new summer menu with al fresco dining area for upto 130 covers. . .The Jam House has appointed a new head chef - Simon Kiridzija-Bishop. He has enjoyed an illustrious career at London's top dining venues, including The Dorchester, The Savoy and the prestigious Glass House restaurant, working alongside celebrity chef Gary Rhodes. . .The Duck on Hagley Road is a new Beefeater restaurant. . .New Mediterranean restaurant Byzantium has opened on York Road, in Kings Heath. . .Opening of new restaurant Piccolio in Brindley Place, serving freshly made Italian dishes. . .BBQ every Friday and a new summer menu at The Beeches Bar & Grill at Hampton-in-Arden. . .New larger menu and takeaway now available from Shobhas in star city. . .Flame in Star City – New all you can eat buffet menu. . .Bluu on Summer Row – opens with a fantastic new summer menu. . .Handmade Burger Co in Touchwood Arcade, Solihull – Now open with new gourmet menu, 11:30am–10pm. . .Check out the live music events schedule at Birmingham's Jam House. . .The Brasshouse has launched a new menu now with Sunday Carvery. . .This year's Taste of Birmingham Festival, which is taking place in Cannon Hill Park, from 10th-13th July; click here for ticket information. . .New restaurant Syriana opened on Constitution Hill, serving Lebanese and Syrian cuisine. . .Jimmy Spice has a New Menu; make your own pizza/pasta dishes & full induction kitchen Chinese wok. . .Opening soon Oodles n Oodles. . .Gian Carlo in Selly Oak will be hosting Cookery Nights on the first Sunday of every month starting 8th June. . .Saint Caffe on St. Paul's Square is now open with new owners, offering free Wi-Fi and a large variety coffee menu. . .Spice Buffet in Yardley will be holding a Bollywood Night on 10th May with traditional dance and songs. . .Café Uno in Birmingham city centre is now under new management . . .The Kings Head on Hagley Road has reopened after a £1.5m refurb. . .Kinnaree Thai Restaurant has been highly commended in the Taste of England Excellence in Tourism Awards 2007. . .New menus launched at San Paolo Trattoria in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. . .A new boutique-style bar and restaurant called The Vaults opened in the Jewellery Quarter in October, following a £2 million restoration of the city's oldest workplace. . .Zinc bar and grill on the canalside at Brindley Place has closed. . .Selly Oak has a new coffee bar and bistro called Bohemia. . .New city centre restaurant Wildfire Pizza from the owners of Metro Bar and Grill. . .