re: Birmingham Weekend

I'm a day late but thought I'd help. Some crappy and/or dated advice in this thread (with a few exceptions)

Soho is a cool area but personally, I'd stay downtown instead. Soho is fine, though if you must.

For night life the two areas I’d hit up are downtown or Avondale

DOWNTOWN
Carrigan's - Very cool spot. Recently opened the roof up too. Disagree on the "bad service". I've been a million times and never had a problem. It's a gastopub though so if you're expecting to be waited on like a traditional restaurant you're at the wrong place

Paramount – Cool dowtown bar, one of my favorites. Both this place and Carrigan’s have great happy hour/after work crowds. Owned by the same people as El Barrio (Mexican restaurant close by). El Barrio/Paramount/Collins Bar is a nice trifecta for dinner/drinks

AVONDALE
Avondale area is another cool spot that has been and continues to be revitalized.

Avondale Brewery/41st/Parkside are cool bars in the area and can eat at Saw’s BBQ, Post Office Pies, or Melt. All good.

Lakeview isn’t as much my thing as it used to be, but Slice Pizza is always good for food/drinks. If you’re younger than me, you might enjoy Innisfree (can get a little packed in there depending on when you go). Moe’s BBQ beside slice is another option.