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There's a sensational array of restaurants on offer in and around Birmingham with all tastes catered for. Whether you're looking for a cheap night out without compromising on fantastic food or you're looking for a meal with different flavours, you'll find everything you need right here.
With such a selection to choose from it's difficult to highlight a few hotspots, but if you're on a budget you might want to opt for the all day breakfasts on offer at the Eastside Cafe These will fill you up for the day ahead and help you stretch your money out longer. This cafe has come to the aid of many a cash-strapped student - especially after a night out on the town.
Prefer something a bit different? Well there's the Maison Mayci in Kings Heath a restaurant serving delicious French cuisine. Book early as it's very popular, but well worth the wait as it's a lovely and intimate place to eat out.
Holding its own and representing great British gastronomy is Purnell's where guinea fowl and beautifully tender beef can be devoured.
And of course, you cannot talk about dining in Birmingham without mentioning the city's signature dish the ever-popular Balti. With so much to choose from, you'd better start making room now.
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If you fancy great quality food with a handy student discount, you might want to take advantage of 10% off at Urban Pie in the Bull Ring and 15% off at the Handmade Burger Co in Brindleyplace.Urban Pie has a range of handmade 'Classic Pies', from the standard Steak and Kidney and Chicken Balti to...
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The Loft Lounge
The Loft Lounge is a New York style bar which offers a range of great conference facilities without the surroundings of a stiff conference board room. When its time to take a break, your invited to relax in our New York Style Bar. If it's a sunny afternoon why not relax in our new Central Park garden?
Apres
Apres has the feel of an exclusive European Chateau and now has sites open in Birmingham, Solihull and Broadway Plaza. Apres offers a relaxed, informal approach to dining with wood burned pizzas, pastas, sausage batons, paninis and mussels.
theStudio Restaurant
theStudio's second floor glass atrium restaurant and roof garden offers modern British cuisine in a relaxed environment. A great place to unwind with friends and colleagues. All our food is cooked fresh on the premises and sourced from local suppliers.
The Old Crown
Our restaurant is one of Birmingham's best kept secrets, a truly unique destination to enjoy an intimate meal for two, a memorable family banquet, a relaxed private party or impressive business function. Children are made to feel particularly welcome in our friendly family atmosphere. We serve traditional English fare at reasonable prices and have a substantial wine list for you to choose from.
The Old Joint Stock
Step inside this Grade II listed building and you will discover a truly breathtaking pub. Built in 1864 by a local architect, Julius Alfred Chatwin, the opulent finish and style complements the fantastic architecture and imposing glass-domed ceiling. Freshly prepared food is served from 12 noon each day with a full range of Fullers Ales, a local guest beer and an extensive wine list.
Splashing Out Restaurants... 
Filini @ Radisson
Award-winning Filini Restaurant serves up a contemporary Italian dining experience that is almost 100% Italian, whilst The Bar is the perfect place to sit, unwind and watch the world go by.
Las Iguanas
The Latin American specialists who bring a twist to eating out, Las Iguanas deliver a menu bursting with fresh, tangy flavours, quality ingredients cooked fresh to order and inspiration from countries including Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Superb service, cool, contemporary interior and a stunning cocktail menu complement the buzzing atmosphere.
Thai Edge
At Thai Edge, we aim to provide the very best in Thai cuisine in a specially designed, contemporary oriental setting, creating a most exciting and memorable dining experience. Thai cuisines are popular for their subtle blending of flavours, utilising herbs and roots to create a variety of tastes and textures.
Kinnaree Thai Restaurant
Kinnaree Thai Restaurant, named after The Kinnaree, a beautiful halfwoman half-swan creature from Thai mythology, opened on 7th June 2006 and serves authentic Thai cuisine seven days a week. Situated along the canalside at the Holiday Wharf building, you can enjoy traditional Thai meals including Pad Thai and Gaeng Keow Waan.
Shogun Shushi & Noodle Bar
Shogun Sushi & Noodle Bar located at The Mailbox, is the undisputed master of Japanese cuisine, offering the best sushi in town. The noodle bar has a wide variety of delicious noodles while the Teppan-Yaki caters for connoisseurs with meals cooked at the table.
Strada
Strada offers diners a contemporary and stylish setting to enjoy a break from shopping, exploring the city's many sights and attractions or to unwind after a conference. The restaurant is also perfect for business lunches, informal parties and functions and has a menu dedicated to providing exactly the kind of rustic, traditional dishes one would expect to find travelling around Italy.
San Carlo Ristorante
San Carlo is not a theme restaurant. We are proud to provide the true essence of authentic Italian food with Italian director management and chefs. Using the finest ingredients, many of which are specially imported from Italy, San Carlo is able to create an explosion of culinary tastes. All San Carlo Restaurants create food of the highest quality but each restaurant displays its own unique style.
Mechu Bar and Grill
Our stunning boutique brassiere offers 120 covers and will infuse a sensational dynamic to the Summerrow experience. Expect an airy, fresh space that's full of personality and exquisite detail. Grab lunch, dine al fresco, mix and match menus then move into Mechu for a late-night cocktail. Marvellous!
Cielo
Based in the heart of the City Centre along the prestigious streets of Brindleyplace, Cielo is the perfect place for meeting, eating and sharing. Our tempting menu of over 75 elite dishes has been carefully designed using the very finest and freshest Italian ingredients, all prepared and served to an exceptionally high standard.
Malmaison Brasserie
A beautifully designed modern brasserie, with plenty of natural light and full of little pockets of privacy, surrounded by walls lined with wine bottles. Offering a traditional brasserie dining experience with a modern twist and plenty of charisma.
Rajdoot Restaurant
Rajdoot, located in the City Centre, is part of an award-winning chain of restaurants established in 1966 with branches throughout the UK and Europe. The highly skilled chefs from India create authentic north Indian cuisine with ingenuity and enthusiasm. The Tandoori (clay oven) preparations are a speciality.
Lasan Restaurant
Lasan was voted one of the 'Top 10 Indian Restaurants in the UK' by The Independent and The Times newspapers. This ongoing success has been re-affirmed by our inclusion in the Michelin Guide and glowing praise from many food critics and journalists.
Itihaas Indian Restaurant
Winners of 'The Best Restaurant in the UK Award 2007', this £2 million project has fast become the place to eat and be seen in Birmingham.
Maharaja Restaurant
Opened in 1971 and serving genuine north Indian food, the Maharaja Restaurant is one of the oldest established Indian restaurants in Birmingham. Past winners of Egan Ronay, BBC Food Guide, with appearances in the Good Food Guide, Hardens and Good Curry Guide.
Asha's Indian Bar & Restaurant
Within 10 months of opening, Asha's already banked three national awards. Situated in Newhall Street, Asha's has a strong client base and a huge reputation for quality food, superb service and wow ambience! Visit the website for hot deals and Christmas/seasonal menus.
Simpsons Restaurant with Rooms
Simpsons is a Michelin-starred restaurant presenting light, modern dishes based on classical French cuisine. It is situated on the Calthorpe Estate in a beautiful Georgian Grade II Listed Building with a restaurant and orangery seating 70, a separate lounge area and private dining room accommodating 18.
Ulysses Greek Restaurant
Ulysses Authentic Greek Restaurant is in a city centre location with ample parking to rear. Owned and run by a Greek family boasting a Greek chef, with many imported Greek foods and wines for our extensive menu, including vegetarian and organic choices. Live, traditional Greek music and dancing. Fully licensed bar. Small or large parties catered for in our recently refurbished restaurant, and always a warm welcome, Yia Mas.
Wine REPubilc Restaurant & Bar
A bright and airy open-plan bar and restaurant with a friendly atmosphere, centrally located at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Freshly cooked and delicately flavoured cosmopolitan food is served in the restaurant, whilst the Wine Altar boasts a superb choice of 50 international wines at excellent prices for you to taste prior to selection.
The White Swan
Birmingham's historical White Swan, sometimes affectionately referred to as 'The Dirty Duck' nestles in the leafy stockbroker belt of Edgbaston and can truly lay claim to being a country pub in the city. The White Swan's stylish interior is light and spacious with natural materials adding to the contemporary design. It's the perfect place to escape the rigours of business and relax.
Henry's Cantonese Restaurant
Located in the prestigious St Paul's Square in the City Centre area of Birmingham, Henry's Cantonese Restaurant welcomes you to an exquisite dining experience. Over 200 dishes to choose from, as well as a buffet every Sunday.
Chung Ying Garden Cantonese Restaurant
Birmingham's most exclusive Cantonese restaurant offers you excellent cuisine in luxurious surroundings in the heart of China Town. Parking facilities available. Recommended by the 'AA' and most Good Food Guides.
OPUS Restaurant
OPUS Restaurant's modern British menu celebrates the seasonal variety of regionally sourced, quality produce. Our commitment is to free range meat and we have freshly caught wild fish delivered daily. All of our breads and desserts are homemade on the premises.
City Cafe
City Café features contemporary cuisine served in stylish surroundings. Innovative, modern European cuisine comes courtesy of City Café's head chef. Seasonal menus, vegetarian choices, healthy options and an extensive wine list can all be enjoyed in the stylish restaurant surroundings or on the alfresco terraces.
Balti Triangle... 
Welcome to the home of the balti. Birmingham's brilliant Balti Triangle, now among Rough Guide's 'Top 25 must-do experiences in the UK'. This is the home of the dish, the origin, the centre of all things Balti. With some 50 Balti houses condensed around Sparkbrook, Balsall Heath and Moseley, you're never more than a few feet from a treat.
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Rajdoot Restaurant
Rajdoot, located in the City Centre, is
part of an award-winning chain of restaurants established in 1966 with branches
throughout the
Lasan Restaurant
Lasan was voted one of the 'Top 10 Indian
Restaurants in the
Itihaas Indian Restaurant
Winners of 'The Best Restaurant in the UK
Award 2007', this £2 million project has fast become the place to eat and be
seen in
Maharaja Restaurant
Opened in 1971 and serving genuine north
Indian food, the Maharaja Restaurant is one of the oldest established Indian restaurants
in
Asha's Indian Bar & Restaurant
Within 10 months of opening, Asha's already
banked three national awards. Situated in
Imrans Restaurant
Established for over 25 years, specialising in balti and tandoori cuisine. Dine in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, enjoying traditional Pakistani (Punjabi) food prepared with fresh and quality ingredients. Also try our extensive range of in-house sweet specialities such as Rasmali Gulab Jaman and Kulfi ice creams.
Rajnagar Tandoori Restaurant
italian ... 
Strada
Strada offers diners a contemporary and
stylish setting to enjoy a break from shopping, exploring the city's many
sights and attractions or to unwind after a conference. The restaurant is also perfect
for business lunches, informal parties and functions and has a menu dedicated
to providing exactly the kind of rustic, traditional dishes one would expect to
find travelling around
San Carlo Ristorante
San Carlo is not a theme restaurant. We are
proud to provide the true essence of authentic Italian food with Italian
director management and chefs. Using the finest ingredients, many of which are
specially imported from
Cielo
Based in the heart of the City Centre along the prestigious streets of Brindleyplace, Cielo is the perfect place for meeting, eating and sharing. Our tempting menu of over 75 elite dishes has been carefully designed using the very finest and freshest Italian ingredients, all prepared and served to an exceptionally high standard.
greek... 
Ulysses Greek Restaurant
Ulysses Authentic Greek Restaurant is in a city centre location with ample parking to the rear. Owned and run by a Greek family boasting a Greek chef, with many imported Greek foods and wines for our extensive menu, including vegetarian and organic choices. Live, traditional Greek music and dancing. Fully licensed bar. Small or large parties catered for in our recently refurbished restaurant, and always a warm welcome, Yia Mas.
chinese... 
Chung Ying Garden Cantonese Restaurant
japanese... 
Shogun Sushi & Noodle Bar
Shogun Sushi & Noodle Bar located at The Mailbox, is the undisputed master of Japanese cuisine, offering the best sushi in town. The noodle bar has a wide variety of delicious noodles while the Teppan-Yaki caters for connoisseurs with meals cooked at the table.
french... 
La Bastille French Restaurant & Café Bar
La Bastille French restaurant and café-bar creates an informal, relaxed and welcoming atmosphere with great service and honest French food. With our resplendently refurbished interior, bewitchingly wicked wine list and even more mouthwatering menus for brunch, lunch, hors d'oeuvres and dinner, they have raised the bar for good value Birmingham restaurants.
Malmaison Brasserie
A beautifully designed modern brasserie, with plenty of natural light and full of little pockets of privacy, surrounded by walls lined with wine bottles. Offering a traditional brasserie dining experience with a modern twist and plenty of charisma.
Simpsons Restaurant with Rooms
Simpsons is a Michelin-starred restaurant presenting light, modern dishes based on classical French cuisine. It is situated on the Calthorpe Estate in a beautiful Georgian Grade II Listed Building with a restaurant and orangery seating 70, a separate lounge area and private dining room accommodating 18.
thai... 
Thai Edge
At Thai Edge, we aim to provide the very best in Thai cuisine in a specially designed, contemporary oriental setting, creating a most exciting and memorable dining experience. Thai cuisines are popular for their subtle blending of flavours, utilising herbs and roots to create a variety of tastes and textures.
Kinnaree Thai Restaurant
Kinnaree Thai Restaurant, named after The
Kinnaree, a beautiful halfwoman
half-swan creature from Thai mythology,
opened on 7th June 2006 and serves authentic Thai cuisine seven days a week.
Situated along the canalside at the
mexican... 
Las Iguanas
The Latin American specialists who bring a twist to eating out, Las Iguanas deliver a menu bursting with fresh, tangy flavours, quality ingredients cooked fresh to order and inspiration from countries including Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Superb service, cool, contemporary interior and a stunning cocktail menu complement the buzzing atmosphere.
cantonese... 
Henry's Cantonese Restaurant
Located in the prestigious St Paul's Square in the City Centre area of Birmingham, Henry's Cantonese Restaurant welcomes you to an exquisite dining experience. Over 200 dishes to choose from, as well as a buffet every Sunday.
markets... 
Bustling markets brimming with character and fresh food choice are still part of this city centre's heart. From the 800-year old Bull Ring Open Market (crowned best outdoor market in the UK) to a resurgent array of farmers' markets, we've more stall holders offering the best variety, best value and best banter. Or be tempted by our network of fine food halls and speciality shops offering local, national and international produce.
University of Birmingham Farmers Market
Vintage stalls and unique boutiques, every Saturday.
Farmers' Markets
Birmingham's farmer markets bring growers of organic, exotic or good old-fashioned mud-covered produce face to face with shoppers.
Bull Ring Markets
Relaunched and revitalised, Bull Ring Markets have an atmosphere and zest almost unique in modern city centre life.
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Marks & Spencer Food
42 High Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7SS
Tel: 0121 643 4511
Tesco Metro
New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 5AE
Tel: 0845 677 9850
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd
Martineau Place, 17 Union Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 4SJ
Tel: 0121 236 6496
Tesco Expess
Corporation Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6TB
Tel: 0845 0269 379
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Greggs
5 Bull Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7LB
Hindley & Son
Fountain Court, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6DR
Tel: 0121 236 2886
Pastico
1 Curzon Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7XG
Tel: 0121 333 1543
McDonald's
4 Cherry Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 5AL
Tel: 0121 333 4993
KFC
Martineau Place, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 7AA
Burger King
Martineau Place, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 4UU
Tel: 0121 236 2658
lunch time venues - BCU ... 
Papaya Baguetts
371 Birchfield Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 3BJ
Tel: 0121 344 4474
Bennetts Eat in Cafe
One Stop Shopping Centre, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 1AA
Tel: 0121 331 4090
Canefield
One Stop Shopping Centre, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 1AA
Tel: 0121 344 3997
McDonalds
One Stop Shopping Centre, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 1AA
Tel: 0121 344 3997
KFC
One Stop Shopping Centre, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 1AA
Burger King
One Stop Shopping Centre, Perry Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 1AA
Tel: 0121 344 4273
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| Name: | Jessica Rollason |
| Age: | 19 |
| University: | Aston University |
Living in Birmingham is great; the nightlife, the people, and especially the food... You can't beat a good Brummie curry!
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