Birmingham Restaurant Festival will return for its 5th year this August and today launches a brand new food tour alongside revealing the first 29 restaurants in the Festival line-up, including Michelin-starred The Wilderness and Adams, plus festival favourites 670 grams and restaurant in the sky, 24 Stories.
Birmingham Restaurant Festival will return from 1st to 31st August 2026 to celebrate its 5th birthday, with 29 restaurants revealed so far and many more to follow.
Each year, Birmingham Restaurant Festival takes over the city, giving foodies exclusive menus to enjoy for incredible value throughout the month of August. Diners can make as many reservations as they like, with a variety of lunch and dinner menus on offer, providing the opportunity to experience the best food and drink hotspots in the city.
Joining the Festival line-up again, this time with a shiny new Michelin star, The Wilderness will give foodies the chance to experience the team’s signature rock and roll fine dining.
Also confirming participation is newcomer Vieni, where Sicilian dishes from chef Angelina Adamo have been receiving rave reviews since opening at The Goodsyard earlier this year.
Three of the restaurants voted by festival-goers as having the best menus during Birmingham Restaurant Festival 2025 are also returning for the 5th iteration:
- 670 Grams, nestled in the heart of Digbeth’s Custard Factory, sees Michelin-trained chef Kray Treadwell curate innovative tasting menus using the best local produce. After being recently reimagined, Birmingham Restaurant Festival will give visitors the chance to see the restaurant in a new light
- Adams, a British fine dining restaurant in the heart of Birmingham, has held its Michelin star for 12 years, serving elegant modern dishes through accessible tasting menus
- Cow & Sow, the contemporary steakhouse, serving prime cuts, small plates and the finest of ingredients was a firm favourite for festival-goers
The city-wide celebration will highlight Birmingham’s distinguished culinary scene, through a carefully-crafted line-up of restaurants located in the city and surrounding suburbs. For the 5th year running, the participating venue list already boasts an eclectic mix of old and new restaurants, perfectly showcasing the culinary diversity of the city.
In the city centre, participating venues include 24 Stories, the fine-dining restaurant in the sky, Isaac’s, The Grand Hotel’s underground British brasserie with a French twist and seafood-focused bar & restaurant The Oyster Club.
Over in the Jewellery Quarter, Italian neighbourhood gem Trentina, is set to take part, as well as Michelin Good Food Guide listed, Spanish-inspired Txikiteo and popular music and dining venue The Jam House.
Further afield in leafy Edgbaston, diners can also enjoy the best of British produce at Chapter, one of the Good Food Guide’s ‘Best 100 Local Restaurants 2024’.
Other restaurants in the line-up include Primitivo Bar & Eatery, Hotel Du Vin, Gaucho, Regina’s, Flight Club, Chez Mal Bar & Brasserie, The Cosy Club (Bennetts Hill), Chung Ying Cantonese, Restaurant At The Woods, Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill, Noel’s Bar & Restaurant, Siamais, Lulu Wild, The Alchemist (both Colmore Row and Brindleyplace), Zindiya and Pho.
The final restaurant line-up will be revealed closer to the event. Festival Menus will go live, and reservations will open on 18 June. After that date, diners can follow the directions given on the individual restaurant pages, to secure a table.
Birmingham Restaurant Festival has also launched a new initiative, Birmingham Food Tours, which will run all year round. The first tour is A Taste of Birmingham, a guided four hour experience introducing guests to the city’s rich food heritage. Making stops at 6 handpicked eateries and covering both the Jewellery Quarter and Birmingham City Centre, the culinary tours are led by passionate local foodies and include tastings and drinks. For those that can’t wait until August, A Taste of Birmingham will be running on Saturday afternoons from 18th April and can be booked for £99pp via the Birmingham Restaurant Festival website.
Alex Nicholson-Evans, Founder & Director of Living For The Weekend, organisers of Birmingham Restaurant Festival, said: “I’m delighted that Birmingham Restaurant Festival is back for its fifth year running, what a milestone that is! It’s incredible to see so many fantastic restaurants lined up to take part already, some familiar faces and some completely new, all coming together to showcase the very best of our city’s diverse culinary scene.
We have plenty more to announce over the coming months and we can’t wait to share them all with foodies from Birmingham and beyond.
The addition of food tours to our offer is something I’m particularly excited about. Our first tour, A Taste of Birmingham, is such a fun way to spend the afternoon and discover the city’s culinary heritage whilst you drink and dine at some amazing spots.”
To book a spot on the A Taste of Birmingham food tour visit https://birminghamrestaurantfestival.co.uk/food-tours/
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