Chez Jules

This fine Victorian sandstone building is at Bennetts Hill, and is now a public house. It was originally built as the National Provincial...

This square has transformed over the past decade from a grassy slope where office workers would picnic on a summer's afternoon to a pedes...

Caffe Uno is bright and welcoming. It serves freshly prepared pizza, pasta with homemade sauces and daily specials. As an example, salmon...

The square is named after one of Birmingham's famous mayors, Joseph Chamberlain. The Central Library and Birmingham Museum & A...

Hardly eye-catching from the outside, and trapped in the anonymity of a side street linking New Street to the Cathedral,...

Overlooking Chamberlain Square in the heart of the city centre is a statue of Joseph Priestley who, like Watt and Boult...

The Iron Man sculpture by Anthony Gormley (also responsible for the much lauded "Angel of the North" in Gateshead) is unmistakably conspi...

Big Brum is Birmingham's answer to London's Big Ben. This clock tower overlooks Chamberlain Square in the heart of the...

One of the myriad coffee houses springing up all over the country, it seems, Hudson's is a very smart example of the type. The coffee is...

For a city of this size, and considering it's twinned with Lyon, there are surprisingly few French restaurants in Birmingham. This is the...

This restaurant overlooks New Street, which, whilst it is no Champs Elysee, is undoubtedly more attractive now that it has been almost to...

A well-regarded, modern Italian restaurant just off New Street, San Carlo boasts an Italian director, Italian management and Italian chef...

Opus is a no-frills restaurant, simply decorated, bright and airy. There's no clutter as far as table spacing goes, and it can accommo...

Friendly, family-run Italian restaurant and bistro on the way into Paradise Forum from Broad Street. It's a fairly large place, and nothi...

Known for its extremely stylish atmosphere and décor, Metro Bar & Grill caters to Birmingham's bright young things and smart corporate di...

Despite an unpromising exterior, this lively city centre Greek restaurant is worth visiting. The food could not be more authentic if it g...

Yes, it has one of those rather incongruous-sounding names, but New Happy Gathering is a well-respected establishment and claims to be Bi...

This is a highly-regarded Spanish restaurant of great charm, considering the plethora of intimidating concrete monstrosities that surroun...

In a new era of design, the Chi is worth the sensory overload. With a hip, sleek and sexy design, the creators of this lounge have won...