Another new year upon us brings plenty of exciting new openings in and around Birmingham. Last year it seemed that there was a new opening every week in Birmingham! So its pretty hard to keep up! So, I have created a list of restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues that are opening in Birmingham and Beyond for you to explore and get excited about. I will regularly update this list, and if you would like to be featured on this, please email me bababouttown@gmail.com
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Digbeth Dining Club Street food Legends Buddha Belly have announced they are opening up a restaurant in Stirchley! Serving up delicious Thai Cuisine with a few little twists a long the way! An opening we have wanted for soo long, we can’t wait!
WHERE: Pershore Road, Stirchley
WHEN: NOW OPEN
DUBBERLEY DELICIOUS
Private fine dining with bespoke menus and experiences seating up to 16 people.
WHERE: Lichfield City Centre
WHEN: NOW OPEN
PARADISO PIZZERIA
Artisan Italian Pizza restaurant
WHERE: Plans to open several new stores across the region – including one in Birmingham City Centre, Jewellery Quarter and Hall Green
WHEN: Exact dates unknown but Paradiso will be opening several new stores through out 2023
LANE 7
Bowling lanes, retro arcades, shuffleboards, beer pong and a rooftop terrace bar with views across Birmingham City Centre.
WHERE: Birmingham Bullring – Link street
WHEN: Summer 2023 – exact date unknown
ATTIC BREWERY – THE BARREL STORE
Hitting their Crowd funder target, Attic Brewery will be bringing “The Barrel store” and bar to Jewellery Quarter which will bring the Attic taproom vibe and provides a great platform for making great barrel-aged beer
WHERE: Jewellery Quarter
WHEN: NOW OPEN
SPORTS BAR “BOX”
Brindleyplace’s former PizzaExpress building is set to be transformed into a Sports bar called “BOX” in early June. BOX is a game-changing sports bar where you can eat, drink, view, play and party.
WHERE: Brindleyplace
WHEN: JUNE 2023
KOBA-KO
Independent Koba-Ko have announced that they will be opening their first restaurant later this year in Kings Heath. Specialising in Japanese cuisine, Koba-Ko will serve ramen, Japanese small plates and a good variety of beer, sake and cocktails.
WHERE: Kings Heath
WHEN: This year 2023
BUNDOBUST
Bundobust will be opening their Indian street food and craft beer restaurant in Birmingham on Bennetts Hill this Summer.
WHERE: Bennetts Hill
WHEN: Summer 2023
EL&N CAFE
Bullring & Grand Central is set to welcome Instagrammable café “EL&N Café” later this year. It will take over one of the units in the Rotunda Square area, next to Zara bringing pink lattes, Iconic flower walls, and colourful brunches!
WHERE: Bullring – Rotunda Square area
WHEN: Later in 2023 – Exact date unknown
CLEOPATRAS KITCHEN
Legends of Digbeth Dining Club Street food scene “Cleopatras Kitchen” will be opening their very first shop in Shirley in June this year. Serving up that Middle-Eastern goodness, expect some of the best Kebabs you have ever tasted!
WHERE: Shirley, Solihull
WHEN: JUNE 2023
RUDY’S
Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana will be opening ANOTHER restaurant, this time in Harborne taking over former Hawkshead bar on the High Street. This is their third location in Birmingham serving up that damn good pizza! Its going to be hella good!!!
WHERE: Harborne High Street
WHEN: JULY 2023
RIBEYE
RIBEYE will be opening their first restaurant in Birmingham, in Brindley place. Serving up a theatrical grill full of Wagyu, Aberdeen Angus, Creekstone meats galore! Taking over the former Pulperia.
WHERE: Brindleyplace
WHEN: SUMMER 2023
ROSA’S THAI
Soon to open, Rosa’s Thai Leamington Spa will be serving up authentic flavours and exciting signature dishes to the people of Leamington Spa. Will be opening up in the Parade in July 2023
WHERE: 140 – 142 Parade, Leamington Spa
WHEN: JULY 2023
TEDDY BEAR BUBBLE TEA
Teddy Bear Bubble Tea is opening its latest outlet in the former Craft inn Bar in Sutton Coldfield. It sells teas like Oreo Brown Sugar Pearl Milk Tea – brown sugar, Assam milk tea and tapioca, topped with crushed Oreo. And Mango or Taro Milk Teas with a ‘rich and creamy texture, with add-ons like sweet and chewy tapioca pearls.
WHERE: Birmingham rd, Sutton Coldfield
WHEN: 3RD JUNE 2023
CRAFTY CAT
Crafty Cat Bar is set to open in the heart of Shirley, Solihull very soon. This unique and very on-trend bar will be serving up cocktails, live music, quick bites and classic dishes with contemporary twists!
WHERE: Shirley, Solihull.
WHEN: Spring 2023
DEADBEAT BY BONEHEAD
From the people behind Bonehead, Deadbeat will be a “brutalist” dive bar, a creative space showcasing good music, wine, beer and food. They will start the Summer with a series of Chef led pop-ups! One not to be missed babs, It opens on 1st June 2023
WHERE: Stirchley
WHEN: 1st June 2023
NOIRE
Noire will be opening on Friday 26th May serving up fabulous cocktails in their Japanese-inpired bar thats located on Suffolk Street Queensway.
WHERE: Suffolk Street Queensway, Birmingham.
WHEN: 26th May 2023
THE MAYAN
The Mayan will be Birmingham’s first fine-dining Mexican restaurant. The menu will showcase traditional Mexican dishes with a contemporary twist. Expect a theatrical dining experience!
WHERE: The Mailbox, Birmingham.
WHEN: Summer/July 2023
JUST ANNOUNCED – FUTURE OPENINGS 2023/2024
THE DEAN HOTEL, BIRMINGHAM
The Dean Hotel Birmingham includes the total refurbishment and redevelopment of Birmingham’s Grade II* Listed Central Methodist Hall on Corporation Street, in the heart of the city. The Dean Hotel will hold 150 bedrooms that will feature eight new bars and restaurants, a gym and events space. It will be the first Dean hotel outside of the Republic of Ireland.
WHEN:Planning submitted – Late 2023/early 2024
DEOLALI INDIAN RESTAURANT IN MOSELEY – OPENING DATE UNKNOWN
LOW N SLOW BY ANDY STUBBS – JEWELLERY QUARTER – DATE UNKNOWN – 2023
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