Date spots
Date Spots in Birmingham, AL
60 mapped venues for coffee, dinner, drinks, outdoor time, culture and entertainment, all drawn from OpenStreetMap.
Dating in Birmingham
A Birmingham date can start over coffee at The Red Cat, O'Henry's Coffee, Whammy Coffee, The Garden Café, June, Courthouse Cafe, Olivia's Transit Cafe, Another Broken Egg Cafe, Grounds, or Gatos and Beans. For dinner, pick by cuisine: chicken at Hattie B's Hot Chicken, asian at Shiki, Bamboo on 2nd, or Shu Shop, italian at Bocca Ristorante or Lé Fresca, mexican at El Barrio or Salud Taqueria, and burger at On A Bun or Mugshots Grill & Bar. Afterward, drinks are easy at Sloan's, Dirty Ash's Urban Lounge, Tin Roof, Denim on 7th, The Refinery, Crestwood Tavern, Plum Bar, ICON Birmingham, Mojo Pub, or 3000 Bar.
For daytime dates, the outdoors list offers Birmingham Botanical Gardens, City Walk BHAM, Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens, Red Mountain Park, Flora Johnston Nature Park, Rotary Trail Park, Kelly Ingram Park, Railroad Park, Lane Park, and 4th Avenue History Park. Culture dates can be McWane Science Center, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Negro Southern League Museum, Southern Museum Of Flight, Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens, Don Kresge Memorial Radio Museum, or Ground Floor Contemporary. Evening entertainment includes Lyric Theatre, Alabama Theatre, John W. Woods Theater, Alys Stephens Center, The Edge 12, Sidewalk Cinema, Encore Theatre & Gallery, Iron City, Red Mountain Theatre, and Workplay.
By type
Browse date spots by type
Six mapped categories. Counts and example names come from the OpenStreetMap extract for this city.
Coffee & Cafes
10 mapped venues
The Red Cat, O'Henry's Coffee, Whammy Coffee
Dinner
10 mapped venues
Hattie B's Hot Chicken, Shiki, On A Bun
Drinks
10 mapped venues
Sloan's, Dirty Ash's Urban Lounge, Tin Roof
Outdoors
10 mapped venues
Birmingham Botanical Gardens, City Walk BHAM, Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens
Culture
10 mapped venues
McWane Science Center, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Birmingham Museum of Art
Entertainment
10 mapped venues
Lyric Theatre, Alabama Theatre, John W. Woods Theater
Shortlist
A shortlist to start
A small, unranked selection of listed venues across the six types. Listing is not an endorsement, and no venue pays to appear.
The Red Cat
Hattie B's Hot Chicken
Sloan's
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
McWane Science Center
Lyric Theatre
O'Henry's Coffee
Shiki
Neighborhoods in Birmingham
These areas are called out in the local notes for this city. They can help you keep a date to one part of town.
- Crestwood Crestwood Tavern gives this area a drinks spot for a casual evening.
- Red Mountain Red Mountain Park and Red Mountain Theatre offer outdoor and entertainment options.
- Arlington Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens appears in both the outdoors and culture lists.
- 4th Avenue 4th Avenue History Park is an outdoor stop for a walk or a history-minded date.
Answers
Frequently asked questions
What are some good coffee spots for a casual Birmingham date?
You can choose from The Red Cat, O'Henry's Coffee, Whammy Coffee, The Garden Café, June, Courthouse Cafe, Olivia's Transit Cafe, Another Broken Egg Cafe, Grounds, and Gatos and Beans. These coffee shops give you plenty of low-pressure options for a morning or afternoon date.
Where can we go for dinner if we want different cuisines?
For chicken, try Hattie B's Hot Chicken; for asian, Shiki, Bamboo on 2nd, or Shu Shop; for italian, Bocca Ristorante or Lé Fresca; for mexican, El Barrio or Salud Taqueria; and for burger, On A Bun or Mugshots Grill & Bar. That range lets you match the meal to your mood.
What are the drinks options after dinner?
Sloan's, Dirty Ash's Urban Lounge, Tin Roof, Denim on 7th, The Refinery, Crestwood Tavern, Plum Bar, ICON Birmingham, Mojo Pub, and 3000 Bar are the listed drinks spots. You can pick a tavern, lounge, or bar depending on the energy you want.
What outdoor, culture, and entertainment dates can we plan?
For outdoors, consider Birmingham Botanical Gardens, City Walk BHAM, Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens, Red Mountain Park, Flora Johnston Nature Park, Rotary Trail Park, Kelly Ingram Park, Railroad Park, Lane Park, and 4th Avenue History Park. Culture options include McWane Science Center, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Negro Southern League Museum, Southern Museum Of Flight, Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens, Don Kresge Memorial Radio Museum, and Ground Floor Contemporary. For entertainment, look at Lyric Theatre, Alabama Theatre, John W. Woods Theater, Alys Stephens Center, The Edge 12, Sidewalk Cinema, Encore Theatre & Gallery, Iron City, Red Mountain Theatre, and Workplay.
Where does the Birmingham venue data come from?
Venue names, addresses and map links come from OpenStreetMap and are published under the Open Database License (ODbL). Listings are independent venues. No venue pays to appear, and no ratings, reviews or prices are added.
How current is this Birmingham date spot list?
The venue data for this page was retrieved on 2026-09-14. OpenStreetMap is updated by contributors, so a venue may open, close or change details after the data was retrieved. Check the venue's own website or call ahead before you travel.
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