George I's Statue

George I stands, or rather sits on his horse, outside the Barber Institute of Fine Arts near Birmingham University. The...

The Selly Sausage is slap in the centre of Birmingham's student quarter and knows its market very well offering cheap and decent food, pa...

The Minories is a small indoor shopping arcade just off Corporation Street in the city centre. Tucker's is a smart enough place that's a...

Just off Harborne High Street, this is one of the best of the suburb's 13 pubs. Places don't come much more traditional than this - it ha...

Home to the Warwickshire County Cricket Club, the Edgbaston Cricket Centre features a multi-purpose main arena, a bar, restaurant and lou...

This is your standard large Firkin pub with a wide choice of drinks and food, including Sunday dinners. Established in 1997, the Finn mos...

This grand mansion was built for the well-known MP, Joseph Chamberlain, who lived here between 1880 and 1914 and used the house to entert...

These fine gardens, opened in 1832, were designed by John Claudius Loudon, a leading garden planner and horticultural journalist. The gar...

In spite of its name, this is not a continental style bistro but a small and inexpensive cafe close to the city centre. It has a smart gr...

For good, honest Balti cuisine there are few better places to try than the Royal Watan. Its interior is dull and the menu what you'd expe...

Buonissimo! is by no means the largest of restaurants, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in style and cooking. It may not be g...

In an effort to set itself apart from the other Indian restaurants in town, Le Bongo has named itself after a drink from the Congo, al...

Go French at the Simpsons restaurant in Birmingham! Located in the green, upscale neighborhood of Edgbaston, this uber-chic eatery sta...

How about some delicious Thai fare in a homely atmosphere? If this sounds tempting to you, then Mai Thai is the answer. Don't get bothere...

This reasonably expensive Italian restaurant caters largely for the new gentry of Harborne. It offers classical Italian cuisine with atte...

Even when the weather isn't too promising in Birmingham, you're guaranteed Caribbean sunshine in the Xaymaca. The walls of the restaurant...

Pickles Pantry is a fantastic little deli, which is hidden away in a Harborne side street. It's only small, but sells an enviable rang...

This is the grander of this grand-looking hotel's two restaurants, the other, (Langtry's) having a generally more rela...

The Marriott is one of Birmingham's finer hotels, so you'd expect it to offer high quality cuisine. This it does but if...