Guidebook for Birmingham
Food Scene
Fab pub with brilliant breakfasts, sunny courtyard garden and stunning victorian tiles
The Rose Villa Tavern
172 Warstone LnFab pub with brilliant breakfasts, sunny courtyard garden and stunning victorian tiles
Yorks Bakery Cafe
29 / 30 Stephenson StBrilliant cafe - good brekkys. Wifi.
Great coffee here. Suntrap in the morning if the sun is making an appearance.
Urban Cafe | Bar | Kitchen - Jewellery Quarter
Warstone LaneGreat coffee here. Suntrap in the morning if the sun is making an appearance.
This is possibly the best Indian restaurant in the world. Not cheap but definitely worth it to the last penny.
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Lasan Indian Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Saint Paul's SquareThis is possibly the best Indian restaurant in the world. Not cheap but definitely worth it to the last penny.
Pasta Di Piazza
11 Brook StGreat Italian.
Arts & Culture
Walk here along the canal from the flat. 20 mins. Great exhibitions, nice caff. Good bookshop.
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Ikon Listasafn
1 Oozells SquareWalk here along the canal from the flat. 20 mins. Great exhibitions, nice caff. Good bookshop.
Somehow Airbnb is giving me the shop of this museum, but the museum itself is really not bad at all, with some of the best Victorian art of any collection outside London. Plus contemporary exhibitions
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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery búð
Chamberlain SquareSomehow Airbnb is giving me the shop of this museum, but the museum itself is really not bad at all, with some of the best Victorian art of any collection outside London. Plus contemporary exhibitions
Really good exhibitions, events, theatre stuff, and cafe/restaurant.
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Midlands Arts Centre
Really good exhibitions, events, theatre stuff, and cafe/restaurant.
Eastside Projects
86 Heath Mill LnContemporary art exhibitions & events.
Grand Union
158 Fazeley StAnother contemporary art space with exhibitions and art studios.
The Electric Cinema
47-49 Station StBloody great cinema showing flipping great movies.
Sightseeing
St. Pauls Church
Saint Paul's SquareBeautiful building, open to all, often with free cups of tea to boot.
Pen Museum
60 Frederick StJust. Go. Here.
One of the best small museums I have ever been to.
Drinks & Nightlife
58-72 John Bright St
58-72 John Bright StreetGreat pub.
Bacchus Bar
New Streetthe name tells it all. Fab for a quirky drink underground.
Everything Else
I work with the curator of BOM lab quite a lot at the mo. Inside is also an urban coffee. They have workshops, exhibitions & great people affiliated with this place, who are v often there.
Birmingham Open Media
12 Dudley StI work with the curator of BOM lab quite a lot at the mo. Inside is also an urban coffee. They have workshops, exhibitions & great people affiliated with this place, who are v often there.
Cannon Hill Park
Russell RoadBeautiful Victorian Park - mac birmingham is at one side of it.
Great urban gardening community with events & pop up cafe. Right along the canal. Worth a visit.
Edible Eastside
Great urban gardening community with events & pop up cafe. Right along the canal. Worth a visit.
Custard Factory
Gibb StreetArtist studio complex but also lots of independent shops & cafes.
Birmingham Central Library
Chamberlain SquareAward winning still pretty new library with fabulous roof garden.
Shopping
Bullring & Grand Central Birmingham
Moor StreetShop till you drop.