Birmingham: what to see and where to eat

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David Stowell / CC BY-SA 2.0
independent museum
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
museum and art gallery in Birmingham, UK
Mo-Th 10:00-17:00, Fr 10:30-17:00,Sa-Su 10:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-09-13
Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2026-09-13
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Unknown / Public domain
anglican or episcopal cathedral
St Philip's Cathedral
cathedral in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
Mo-Fr 07:20-17:00; Sa 08:20-17:00; Su 08:20-17:15 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-08-13
Admission Not checked
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The wub / CC BY-SA 4.0
library building
Library of Birmingham
public library in Birmingham, England
Mo, Tu 11:00-19:00; We-Sa 11:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-05-10
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Oosoom at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
church building
St Paul's Church
Church of England church in Birmingham, UK
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Very Quiet / CC BY-SA 2.0
performing arts building
Birmingham Town Hall
concert hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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G-Man at English Wikipedia / Public domain
catholic cathedral
St Chad's Cathedral
Catholic cathedral in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK / CC BY 2.0
archaeological site
Dudley Castle
Grade I listed castle in Dudley, United Kingdom
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About 13 km from the city centre
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Rept0n1x / CC BY-SA 3.0
library building
Birmingham Central Library
former main public library in Birmingham, England (demolished in 2016)
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Bs0u10e01 / CC BY 3.0
archaeological site
Letocetum
Roman settlement
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About 20 km from the city centre
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GavinWarrins / Public domain
university museum
Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Art gallery and concert hall in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Mo-Su off OpenStreetMap, written 2025-12-28
Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2025-12-28
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Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK / CC BY 2.0
independent museum
Aston Hall
Jacobean house in Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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Grutness at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
chocolate museum
Cadbury World
visitor attraction in Birmingham, England and Dunedin, New Zealand
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Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2023-10-13
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GavinWarrins / Public domain
national shrine
Birmingham Oratory
Catholic church in Edgebaston, Birmingham, England founded by St. John Henry Newman
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Wehwalt / CC BY-SA 3.0
historic house museum
Soho House
18th-century house in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. Former home of Matthew Boulton, now a museum
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Unknown / Public domain
city hall
Council House, Birmingham
municipal building in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK / CC BY 2.0
clock tower
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower
clock tower in Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Erebus555 / CC BY-SA 3.0
skyscraper
10 Holloway Circus
skyscraper in Birmingham, England
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Amandachan1106 / CC BY-SA 4.0
independent museum
Thinktank
Science museum
We-Su 10:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2024-06-21
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Sunil060902 / CC BY-SA 3.0
church building
St Martin in the Bull Ring
church in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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Steve Wilson from Marchwood, The New Forest, UK / CC BY 2.0
quadrangular castle
Maxstoke Castle
medieval castle in Warwickshire, England, UK
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About 16 km from the city centre
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Adrian Bailey / CC BY-SA 2.0
archaeological museum
Weoley Castle
remains of a fortified manor house, in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK / CC BY 2.0
observatory
Perrott's Folly
tall tower built in 1758 in Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Roger Kidd / CC BY-SA 2.0
church building
St Peter's Collegiate Church
church in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK
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About 19 km from the city centre
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Æthelred / CC BY-SA 3.0
art museum
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
art gallery in West Midlands, United Kingdom
Mo-Sa 10:30-16:30; Su 11:00-16:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-03-04
Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2025-03-04
About 19 km from the city centre
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Oosoom at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
road bridge
Galton Bridge
cast-iron canal bridge in Smethwick, West Midlands, England
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Penny Mayes / CC BY-SA 2.0
abbey
Bordesley Abbey
abbey
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About 18 km from the city centre
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Annette Randle / CC BY-SA 2.0
botanical garden
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
botanical garden in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
Jun-Aug: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Nov-Jan: Mo-Su 11:00-16:00; Feb-May,Sep,Oct: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-08-31
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silid / CC BY-SA 3.0
synagogue
Singers Hill Synagogue
synagogue in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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Jaggery / CC BY-SA 2.0
mosque
St Edmund's Church Of England School
architectural structure in Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK
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About 12 km from the city centre
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Brian Clift / CC BY-SA 2.0
zoo
Dudley Zoo
zoo in West Midlands, England
Mo-Su 10:00-16:30; Mar-Sep 10:00-17:30; Dec 25 off OpenStreetMap, written 2026-04-02
Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2026-04-02
About 12 km from the city centre
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Original uploader was Oosoom at en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
cathedral
Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral
Greek Orthodox cathedral in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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No machine-readable author provided. Tagishsimon assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0
statue
Iron:Man
statue by Antony Gormley
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Popsracer at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
art museum
The New Art Gallery Walsall
Modern and contemporary art gallery in Walsall, England, United Kingdom
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About 13 km from the city centre
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David Stowell / CC BY-SA 2.0
historic house museum
Packwood House
Grade I listed historic house museum in Warwick, United Kingdom
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About 18 km from the city centre
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Oosoom / CC BY-SA 3.0
church building
Church of the Ascension, Hall Green
church in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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association football venue
Villa Park
association football venue in Birmingham, England
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John Nickolls / CC BY-SA 2.0
association football venue
Molineux Stadium
football stadium
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About 20 km from the city centre
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Mattd1991 / CC BY-SA 3.0
association football venue
The Hawthorns
football stadium in West Bromwich, Sandwell, England
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Bruker:TuborgLight / CC BY-SA 3.0
association football venue
St Andrew's
football stadium in the Bordesley district of Birmingham
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David Rowan, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery / CC BY 2.0
archaeological find
Staffordshire Hoard
hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork discovered in 2009
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About 19 km from the city centre
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John A Lainchbury / CC BY-SA 2.0
market town
Coleshill
town in Warwickshire, England, UK
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About 13 km from the city centre
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The wub / CC BY-SA 4.0
arena
Arena Birmingham
indoor sports arena in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Broomcleaning2006 / CC BY-SA 4.0
stadium
Alexander Stadium
stadium in Birmingham, UK
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Oosoom / CC BY-SA 3.0
mosque
Birmingham Central Mosque
mosque in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Phil Champion / CC BY-SA 2.0
ancient roman structure
Icknield Street
Roman road that ran from Oxfordshire to Yorkshire
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About 10 km from the city centre
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MikeMetaled at English Wikipedia / Public domain
association football venue
Bescot Stadium
football stadium
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About 11 km from the city centre
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Loudrocksurfer at en.wikipedia / CC BY 3.0
arena
bp pulse LIVE
arena in Solihull near Birmingham, England
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About 13 km from the city centre
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Simon Dean / CC BY-SA 2.0
river
River Cole
river in West Midlands, England
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Peaceworld111 / CC BY-SA 3.0
mosque
Darul Barakaat Mosque
mosque in Birmingham
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Roy Hughes / CC BY-SA 2.0
river
River Rea
river in the West Midlands of England
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GavinWarrins / Public domain
square
Victoria Square
square in Birmingham, England
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Richard Law / CC BY-SA 2.0
river
River Blythe
river in Warwickshire and West Midlands, UK
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About 15 km from the city centre
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Andy Mabbett / CC BY-SA 4.0
music venue
Mothers
UK club in the Erdington district of Birmingham, West Midlands, during the late 1960s and early 1970s
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Graham Taylor / CC BY-SA 2.0
concert hall
Symphony Hall
concert hall in Birmingham, England
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hindu temple
Tividale Tirupathy Balaji Temple
Hindu temple in Tividale, West Midlands, England
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About 9 km from the city centre
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Michael Westley / CC BY-SA 2.0
mosque
Ghamkol Shariff Masjid
Sufi Mosque in Birmingham, England
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Original uploader was Oosoom at en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
canal
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
canal in England, UK
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About 9 km from the city centre
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Oosoom at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
church building
St Lazar's Church, Bournville
church in United Kingdom
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Peter Glyn / CC BY-SA 3.0
square
Chamberlain Square
public square in central Birmingham, England
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mosque
Masjid As-Salafi
mosque in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Places to eat

restaurant
Asha's
Food: indian
Mo 17:30-21:30; Tu 12:00-14:30,17:30-22:00; We-Fr 12:00-14:30,17:30-22:30; Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 12:00-21:00
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cafe
BRIG Café at The Warehouse
Food: coffee shop, international, cake
Tu-Fr 09:00-16:00
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restaurant
Browns
Food: british
Mo-Sa 09:00-23:00; Su 09:00-21:00
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restaurant
Bubble Waffles Dessert Lounge
Food: ice cream
Mo-Su 17:00-02:00
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cafe
CG's Cafe
Food: coffee shop, local
Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00; Sa 09:00-14:00
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restaurant
Chaophraya
Food: thai
Su-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-22:30
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restaurant
Cosy Club
Food: british
Mo-Su 09:00-22:00
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cafe
Damascena Coffee House
Food: coffee shop, middle eastern
Mo-Th 09:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-22:00; Su 10:00-18:00
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restaurant
Desi Sweets
Food: indian
Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 10:00-19:00
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restaurant
Fogo de Chão
Food: brazilian, steak house
Su-Th 12:00-15:15,15:30-21:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-15:15,15:30-22:00
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restaurant
Franco Manca
Food: pizza
Mo-Th,Su 11:30-21:30; Fr,Sa 11:30-22:00
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restaurant
Gaucho
Food: argentinian
Mo-Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 12:00-22:30
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restaurant
Gusto
Food: italian
Su-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00
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restaurant
Las Iguanas
Food: latin american
Mo-Tu 11:00-21:30; We-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:30; Su 11:00-21:30
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restaurant
Peacer
Food: italian pizza
Tu-We 12:00-21:00; Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 12:00-18:00
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restaurant
Peach Garden
Food: chinese, asian
Mo-Su 11:00-22:00
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restaurant
Pieminister
Food: pie
Su-Fr 12:00-22:00; Sa 11:00-22:00
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restaurant
Pizza Hut
Food: pizza
Mo-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 11:30-21:00
Ladywood
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restaurant
PizzaExpress
Food: pizza
Th-Sa 11:30-23:00; Su-We 11:30 - 22:00
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restaurant
Plates by Purnell's
Food: tapas, spanish
Tu-Sa 12:00-22:00
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restaurant
Purecraft Bar & Kitchen
Food: british
Mo-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-20:00
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cafe
Quarter Horse Coffee Roasters
Food: coffee shop
Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00; Sa-Su 09:00-15:00
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restaurant
Recess
Food: british
Mo-Fr 06:00-22:00; Sa,Su 07:30-22:00
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restaurant
Rico Libre
Food: tapas
Th-Fr 17:00-22:00; Sa 16:00-22:00
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restaurant
Ristorante Caffe' Gustami
Food: italian pizza, italian
Su 12:00-17:00; Mo-Th 12:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-23:00
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restaurant
Rudy's Pizza Napoletana
Food: pizza
Su-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00
Birmingham
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restaurant
Savanna Restaurant
Food: ethiopian
Su-Mo, We-Fr 14:00-23:00; Sa 14:00-04:00
Birmingham
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cafe
Starbucks
Food: coffee shop
Mo-Fr 06:00-19:00; Sa 07:00-19:00; Su 08:00-18:30
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cafe
Starbucks
Food: coffee shop
Mo-Fr 06:00-22:30; Sa 06:30-22:30; Su 08:00-21:00
Ladywood
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restaurant
Tiger Bites Pig
Food: taiwanese
Mo-Sa 12:00-21:00
Ladywood
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restaurant
Tokyo Izakaya
Food: japanese
Su-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00
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restaurant
Turtle Bay
Food: caribbean
Mo-We 12:00-23:00, Th 12:00-24:00, Fr 11:00-01:00, Sa 10:00-01:00, Su 11:00-22:00
Birmingham
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restaurant
Vietnamese Street Kitchen
Food: vietnamese
Su-Th 12:00-21:30; Fr-Sa 12:00-22:30
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restaurant
Wagamama
Food: asian
Mo-Th 11:30-22:00; Fr 11:30-23:00; Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:30-22:00
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restaurant
Wok Chi
Food: asian
Tu-Th 12:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-21:30; Su 12:00-20:30
Harborne
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cafe
grounded. St Paul's
Food: coffee shop
Tu-Th 08:30-15:30; Mo,Fr 08:30-18:00
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restaurant
重庆小面
Food: chinese
Fr-We 11:30-22:00
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restaurant
Alaturka
Food: turkish
Mo-Su 12:15-23:30
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restaurant
Bill's
Food: british
Mo-Sa 08:00-23:00; Su 09:00-22:30
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cafe
Black Sheep Coffee
Food: coffee shop
Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-15:00; Su 09:00-14:00
Birmingham
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