Location: One Chamberlain Square, BirminghamVisited: October 2025Category: Restaurant Review | Indian Cuisine | Birmingham City Centre Where Bombay’s Soul Meets Birmingham’s Heart Walk through the doors of Dishoom Birmingham, and you don’t just enter a restaurant — you step into 1960s Bombay.The chatter, the retro music, the smell of masala and butter in the air…
Location: Brindleyplace, BirminghamVisited: October 2025 A Feast Wrapped in Poetry and Perfume There are restaurants that feed you, and then there’s Qavali — a place that performs.Tucked inside Birmingham’s Brindleyplace, this Indo-Persian fine-dining gem feels like stepping into a Mughal palace set to a Sufi rhythm. Velvet drapes, soft golden light, arched ceilings, and the…
Location: 12–22 Newhall Street, BirminghamCategory: Restaurant Review / Indian Fine DiningPublished: October 2025 Some restaurants serve food.Asha’s serves nostalgia, melody, and perfectly spiced memories. Right in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, Asha’s Indian Restaurant & Cocktail Bar is the kind of place that turns dinner into a standing ovation. It’s owned by none other…
The Great Indian Food Hunt Abroad: Spice, Sentiment & a Dash of Drama You can take an Indian out of India, but you can never take India out of an Indian—especially when it comes to food. No matter how far we travel, how many exotic cuisines we try, or how “global citizen” we pretend to…
Location: Birmingham, UKPublished: August 2025Category: Food Trends & Culture What Exactly Are Cloud Kitchens? Cloud kitchens—also known as ghost kitchens or virtual restaurants—are a relatively new but fast-growing food business model. They operate as delivery-only restaurants, meaning there’s no dine-in seating or fancy interiors. Instead, these kitchens are built for speed, scale, and efficiency. Orders…
Desi Food HeavenHen & Chickens – A Butter Chicken Paradise in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter Location: Hen & Chickens, Jewellery Quarter, BirminghamVisited: July 2025Avg. Price: ~£16–£20 per person A Local Legend in the Jewellery Quarter If you’ve ever walked down Constitution Hill in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, chances are you’ve seen the buzzing crowds outside Hen &…
Birmingham city centre is a foodie playground. In one day, you can munch your way through sizzling naan, dripping burgers, fiery fried chicken, silky curries, and pizzas that will ruin supermarket slices forever. Here’s your walking guide to a very full, very happy day. Stop 1: Breakfast at Dishoom, Chamberlain Square Stop 2: Mid-Morning Burger…