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2026 Best of Alabama Food & Drink

American Cuisine Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Alpha Charlie Grill
Another Broken Egg Cafe
Pappy’s Place
Rays lounge
Spice Wing Montgomery

Best of Alabama Regional

Basketcase Cafe
Golden Rule BBQ
Mugshots Grill and Bar - Tuscaloosa, AL
The Market 2 Go
Tiger On The Green
Vintage Year

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Beef 'O' Brady's
Beef'O'Brady's
Eugene's Hot Chicken - Uptown
Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint Birmingham
Real & Rosemary Homewood
The Essential

Bagels

Best of Alabama

Bagel Boy
Big Blue Bagel & Deli

Bakeries

Best of Alabama

Bakers by the Bay Cakery
Just Judy's Cakes & Designs LLC
Psalm 34 Bakery and Catering
The Cookie Lady Bake Shop, LLC
The Grand Bakery

Best of Alabama Regional

Edgar's Bakery
Guncles Gluten Free
Jonica’s Bakery, Inc.
The Sweet Carte LLC
Wild Flour Bakery

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Celebrations Bakery
Cullman Bakery Inc
Daughters Baking
K & J's Elegant Pastries
L'Etoile Patisserie
Mason Dixon Bakery & Bistro
Mel’s Sweet Treats
Wild Yeast Kitchen

Barbecue Joints

Best of Alabama

Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q
Boondocks BBQ & Creamery
Dreamland BBQ
Golden Rule BBQ

Best of Alabama Regional

BBQ Haven LLC
Cooter Brown's Rib Shack
Moe's Original BBQ
Ole Hickory BBQ
Rusty's Bar-B-Q

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Bama Boys BBQ
BawBaw’s BBQ
Carliles BBQ
Full Moon Bar-B-Que
Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q - Birmingham

Bars

Best of Alabama

BIG STAR TAVERN
Dominic’s on the Square
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
Pink Pony Pub
The Thirsty Pig

Best of Alabama Regional

Black Market Bar+Grill (280)
Cactus Cantina Gulf Shores
FIVE Tuscaloosa
Pine Bar Old Cloverdale
Voodoo Lounge Bar & Grill

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Catacomb 435
Dave's Pub
Innisfree Pub
Lillian Community Club
The Sakèroom

Breweries

Best of Alabama

Birmingham District Brewing Company
Folklore Brewing & Meadery
Seidr Brewing

Best of Alabama Regional

Avondale Brewing Company
Big Beach Brewing
Common Bond Brewers
Cross-Eyed Owl Brewing Company

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Cahaba Brewing Company
Campus No. 805
Goat Island Brewing

Bubble Tea Shops

Best of Alabama

Leafly Boba Bar
Sharetea - Mobile, AL

Best of Alabama Regional

Boho Tea Bar
ShakeiT Boba

Cajun Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Cajun Steamer
Roll Cajun Boudin

Best of Alabama Regional

Cajun Corner
Crawdaddys

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Jubilee Joe's Cajun Seafood Restaurant
Red Mountain Crawfish Company

Candy Stores

Best of Alabama

Kernel Kullman
Priester's Pecans

Best of Alabama Regional

Chocolate Corner & Ice Cream
The Chocolate Crocodile

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Dees Pecan Company
Morgan Price Candy Company
Tucker Pecan Company

Caribbean Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Island Girl Cafe
Old Havana Cafe

Chinese Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Mr. Chen's Grocery & Restaurant
Red Pearl Restaurant

Best of Alabama Regional

China Garden
New China Restaurant
Pearl Garden Chinese Restaurant

Coffeehouses

Best of Alabama

Canceled Coffee Company
Heritage House Coffee Riverfront
Karma's Coffee House
The Bean Bro
Well Red

Best of Alabama Regional

K&K Kind Kups
Sweet Hart Coffee Co.
The Forge Coffeehouse
The Tea House
Two Ghosts Coffee

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Alicia’s Coffee LLC
Gold Sprint
June Coffee
OHenry's Coffees
The Copper Train

Cupcake Bakeries

Best of Alabama

C.Cups Cupcakery
Mad Hatter Cupcakes

Best of Alabama Regional

Gigi's Cupcakes
Lucy Rucy’s Sweets and Treats

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

JoZettie's Cupcakes

Delicatessens

Best of Alabama

Mr. P's Butcher Shop & Deli
The Butcher’s Daughter

Best of Alabama Regional

Chappy's Deli - Perry Hill
Hots Deli
Smiley Brothers Specialty Foods
The Yellow Deli

Desserts

Best of Alabama

Engineered Cookie Co.
The Yard Milkshake Bar

Best of Alabama Regional

Cookie Fix
Peach Cobbler Factory

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Alpha Charlie Grill
Cookie Dough Magic
Golden Rule BBQ
Mel's Sweet Treats

Diners & Cafes

Best of Alabama

Bama Burgers 2
Corner Bistro
Moonpie John's Mercantile

Best of Alabama Regional

City Cafe Diner
KMS KITCHENS DBA BAMA BURGERS
Our Place Diner

Distilleries

Best of Alabama

Dread River Distilling Company
Guajana Distillery, LLC

Best of Alabama Regional

Black Patch Distilling Co.
Hoochie Hooch Distillery

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Alabama Distillery Co.
Irons ONE Distillery

Greek Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Greek Street Dothan
Makarios Kabobs & Grill

Health Food Stores

Best of Alabama

Manna Grocery & Deli
Valley Health Foods

Ice Cream Parlors

Best of Alabama

Cowbell Rolled Ice Cream
Cream and Cones
Milky Moo's Deli & Creamery™
Oliwias Shave Ice & Ice Cream

Best of Alabama Regional

Big Spoon Creamery
Cammie's Old Dutch Ice Cream Shoppe
O Town
Skylar’s Skoops

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Bluff Park Ice Cream Shoppe
Handel's Ice Cream
La Monarca Creamery & Snack Bar

Indian Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Hyderabad House Alabama
Sitar of India

Best of Alabama Regional

Saffron Indian Kitchen
Taj India

International Bakeries

Best of Alabama

Le Macaron French Pastries
Mediterranean Bread Company

Italian Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Courtyard cucina
DePalma's Italian Cafe
Luca Lagotto
Ravello Ristorante

Best of Alabama Regional

Bella's Fine Dining
DiFilippo’s Pizza
Gelato Joe's Italian Restaurant & Bar
Zanotta's Ristorante

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Amerigo Italian Restaurant
Ristorante Carmelo

Juice & Smoothie Shops

Best of Alabama

Rocket City Nutrition
SoCal Smoothie Company

Best of Alabama Regional

Fruitful
Haven Health Bar

Latin Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Bori Munchies
Pupuseria JB

Best of Alabama Regional

Las Latinas Kitchen
Tienda Carniceria y Taqueria Fiesta

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Salud Taqueria

Liquor & Wine Stores

Best of Alabama

Hop City Beer & Wine Birmingham
The Carriage Wine and Market

Best of Alabama Regional

ABC Select Spirits
Party Tyme
Research Park Wine Merchants

Meat & Seafood Shops

Best of Alabama

Bill E's Small Batch Bacon
Fairhope Fish House
Josh's Deer Processing

Mexican Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Agave Mexican Restaurant Fairhope
Phils Sandovals Hoover
Sol Restaurante Mexicano & Taqueria
Taco Casa

Best of Alabama Regional

It's Tamale Time in Phenix City, Alabama
La Zona Rosa
Margarita Grill
Monterrey's in Elba

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

El Barrio
El Taco Shop
Margaret Mexican
Taco Mama

Pizza Joints

Best of Alabama

Capella Pizzeria Inverness
Mater's Pizza & Pasta Emporium
Midtown Pizza Kitchen

Best of Alabama Regional

Fox's Pizza Den
PaPPo’s Pizzeria & Pub
Surfside Pizza Orange Beach
Vecchia Pizzeria & Mercato

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Davenport's Pizza Palace
Section Street Pizza
Tortugas Pizza
Valentina's Pizzeria & Wine Bar

Produce Markets & Local Farms

Best of Alabama

Alleluia Acres Heritage Farm
Graves Family Market

Best of Alabama Regional

Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermens Market
Drip Spring Hollow Farm
Ingram's Farmers Market
The Greene Street Market at Nativity

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Alabama Farmers Market
Elberta Farmers Co-Op
Flo-Town Farms
The Farmers Market at Pepper Place

Romantic Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Alpha Charlie Grill
Noja

Best of Alabama Regional

Bottega
The Headland Bottletree

Seafood Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Automatic Seafood and Oysters
Crawmama's
The Carriage: Dauphin Island
The Depot

Best of Alabama Regional

Chuck's Fish Birmingham
Half Shell Oyster House
Pier House Restaurant Bar
Wintzell's Oyster House

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Aw Shucks
Big Daddy's Grill, LLC.
Sam's Southern Eatery

Southern Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Charlie P'S Fish & Wings
Grit & Grind Cafe
The Blue Plate
The Bull

Best of Alabama Regional

BILL-E's Restaurant
Birdies Chicken Salad Co
Dots Soul Food Restaurant
Jake's Soulfood Cafe
Martin's Restaurant
Waldo's Chicken & Beer

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Golden Rule BBQ
Libby's Catfish & Diner Eatery
The Front Porch

Specialty Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Aww Shucks Fire Roasted Corn
Goat Wingz Food Truck
Jubilee Kitchen and Bar
LuLu's Gulf Shores

Best of Alabama Regional

Botanic
Brick & Spoon - Orange Beach
Chez Fonfon
River Nile Cafe

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Alpha Charlie Grill
La Fête

Sports Bars

Best of Alabama

Baumhower's Victory Grille
Beef 'O' Brady's Mobile (Tillman's Corner)
Overtime Grill and Bar

Best of Alabama Regional

The Houndstooth
Thirsty Turtle
Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux

Best of Alabama Honorable Mention

Billy's Sports Grill
Otey's Tavern
Paramount

Steakhouses

Best of Alabama

Bama Bucks
Connors Steak & Seafood
Corks & Cattle
Le Moyne's Chophouse

Best of Alabama Regional

Big Mike's Steakhouse
Epicure and Jacks Tavern
OH! Bryan's Family Steak House
Perry's Steakhouse & Grille

Thai Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Blue Pacific at Hoover Food Mart
Surin of Thailand

Vegetarian Restaurants

Best of Alabama

Aww Shucks Fire Roasted Corn

Wine Tasting & Tour Services

Best of Alabama

C'est Le Vin

Wineries

Best of Alabama

Bloom Winery
Cat-n-Bird Winery
Fruithurst Winery Co

Best of Alabama Regional

High Country Cellars
Jules J. Berta Vineyards
Junavelli Winery LLC

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