A culinary migration: Birmingham restaurants expanding into Huntsville

Birmingham’s most beloved restaurants and bars continue to migrate north to set up shop in Huntsville – Alabama’s largest city.

This week, downtown Birmingham James Beard semi-finalist Adiõs announced it is opening a bar in Huntsville’s Lumberyard development in late spring or early summer.

In December, Brick & Tin, the beloved eatery with locations in downtown Birmingham and Mountain Brook debuted their first Rocket City restaurant in late 2025.

What’s Huntsville’s attraction?

Brick & Tin owner Mauricio Papapietro said the new Huntsville restaurant checks all the boxes.

“With all the growth and new construction happening in Huntsville, it was a challenge to find a historic space in a good location that also provided everything we require for Brick & Tin…Checking all of our boxes, while also being in a beautiful, historic building with a deep history in the historic town center, makes this the perfect location.”

Birmingham Originals in Huntsville 

Adiõs and Brick & Tin are not the only Birmingham-founded restaurants and bars in the Rocket City.

Huntsville residents might be surprised to know that six “Birmingham Originals” have established 19 restaurants in the area. They include:

• Edgar’s Bakery (three locations) 
• Big Spoon Creamery 
• Taco Mama (five locations)
• Urban Cookhouse – (two locations)
• Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe – (5 locations)
• Jim ‘N Nick’s BBQ  – (3 locations)

And according to Hville Blast content director Michael Seale, thanks to Huntsville’s growth, the city should expect more restaurants to make their way to North Alabama.  “Huntsville and Birmingham are exponentially different kinds of cities. But it also makes sense for a business to want to build on their success to come to a growing city like Huntsville.”

Home to nearly a dozen James Beard Award winners and nominees, who might be the next restaurant to make its way to the Rocket City? 
Tell us who you would like, and the meantime, start making plans to visit Adiõs in Huntsville this spring.

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