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The Wall Street Journal recently published a three-day travel guide to the Magic City! Reporter Marli Guzzetta visited some of the top destinations in Birmingham. Check to see if your favorite spots made the list.

Bars & Breweries

Here’s a list of the top spots the WSJ suggested to go get a drink:

Redmont’s “gothic-glam rooftop bar”
The Collins
Atomic Bar & Lounge
Good People Brewing Company
Saturn
Marble Ring
Parkside
Carrigan’s Public House
Avondale Brewing Co.

Among the suggested drinks was Atomic Bar and Lounge’s Sex Panther (this drink even comes with a temporary tattoo!), Good People’s Coffee Oatmeal Stout, and Avondale Brewing Co.’s Miss Fancy Tripel.

Restaurants

As you may know, Birmingham is constantly getting attention for its award-winning food. Here’s the places Ms. Guzzetta went to grub.

Highlands Bar & Grill
Feast and Forest
Saw’s Soul Kitchen
Big Spoon Creamery
Hot and Hot Fish Club
Saturn’s coffee bar, Satellite, for Hero doughnuts
Galley and Garden
Bright Star
Revelator Coffee
Yo Mama’s

Dishes that received honorable mention included Yo Mama’s chicken and waffles, Galley and Garden’s shrimp and grits, and, of course, Saw’s wings and white sauce.

Shops & other top spots

DSC 0720ES The Wall Street Journal explores top spots in Birmingham — Image courtesy of Pepper Place Market

The Market at Pepper Place
Charlie Thigpen’s Garden Gallery
Club Duquette
Armand Margjeka’s Open Shop Woodlawn
Seasick Records
Newman’s Classic Cuts
Winslet and Rhys
Joe Minter’s “African Village in America”
The Peanut Place

On another note, the WSJ reporter had a wonderful stay at the Redmont Hotel.

Classic Bham Attractions

And finally, a list of some classic Birmingham locations. Some of them are fun, and some of them just might teach you something. Of course, some of them might just do both.