5 new businesses + 1 closing, including a new boba shop near Railroad Park
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It’s a new week in The Magic City, and that means a new roundup of businesses popping up across town.
From a new boba shop in the busy Parkside district to a beloved local bakery with a new home in Downtown Birmingham, here are five new openings you need to know about.
Plus, find out which Birmingham-area grocery store is shutting its doors.
Now Open
1. Tay’s Tea | Railroad Park
2025 has welcomed an exciting new class of small businesses to Birmingham’s Parkside district, including its newest addition: Tay’s Tea, a grab-and-go boba shop founded by Yanisa and James Odom.
If their name sounds familiar, you might have seen Tay’s Tea at local brewery pop-ups or markets like Pepper Place. Thanks to a grant through Birmingham Open for Business, the Odoms were able to start their own brick-and-mortar business.
- Location: 1701 1st Ave S #105, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Hours: 11AM-7PM Daily
2. Bandit Pâtisserie | 1st Ave N
Over the weekend, Bandit Patisserie opened its new location on 1st Ave N. The café now offers a much larger retail and production space for guests to enjoy their delicious pastries and coffee.
Plus, if you’re a longtime fan, Bandit is bringing back some old menu favorites like the egg frittata and daily sandwich.
- Location: 2323 1st Avenue North
- Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30AM-2:30PM, Saturday-Sunday 8AM-3PM
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3. Wendy’s | Hueytown
Wendy’s just announced the grand opening of a new location in Hueytown.
The fast food chain is on a roll in the Magic City—in addition to the Hueytown location, the popular fast food chain also opened two other locations in Birmingham and Gardendale in just three months.
- Location: 3036 Allison-Bonnett Memorial Dr
- Hours: 6AM-Midnight Daily
4. Rural King | Jasper
Rural King, a family-owned farming and outdoors retailer, recently opened a new store in Jasper.
Whether you’re shopping for livestock supplies, pet care essentials, apparel or tools, Rural King offers a variety of products and popular brands like Carhartt, Blackstone and Ariat.
- Location: 300 Hwy 78, Jasper, AL 35501
- Hours: 7AM-9PM Daily
Coming Soon
5. 7 Brew Coffee | Alabaster
Alabaster is getting its very own 7 Brew Coffee later this year. According to a Facebook post by the City of Alabaster, the café will be located next to Taco Bell on Highway 119.
Over the last year, several 7 Brew Coffee locations have popped up around The Magic City, including Montclair Road and Trussville. The chain now has 17 Alabama locations, with Alabaster to become the 18th.
- Location: 9187 Hwy 119, Alabaster, AL 35007
- Opening: Fall 2025
Closing
6. Winn Dixie | Cahaba Heights
The Winn Dixie in Cahaba Heights will be closing its doors in the coming months.
In a statement given to Bham Now from Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Winn-Dixie, the store located at 3925 Crosshaven, was listed as one of the four locations statewide that will be shuttered between late April and mid-May.
The other three locations are in Mobile and Phenix City.
With the closing of the Cahaba Heights location, only four Winn Dixie locations remain open in the Birmingham-Metro area. They are:
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