West Midlands – Warwickshire – Worcestershire
Bake House – Sutton Coldfield
Now Open
The Bakehouse, 112 Holland Rd, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RE
Bake house is a new café in Sutton Coldfiel by the guys behind the amazing Baked in Brick of Digbeth. Bake house will be serving freshly baked bread, patisseries and brunch but they will be doing their award winning street food in the evenings. You are able to book on their website www.bakedinbrick.co.uk/bakehouse Wednesday to Sunday from 9am to 9:30pm.
Orelle – Colmore Row
Opening October
103 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3AG
A modern French restaurant located on the 24th floor of 103 Colmore Row, offering stunning panoramic views across the city of Birmingham. D&D London are the brand behind Orelle, they are creating an amazing restarant, bar, all-day café and terrace serving a menu of classic and modern french dishes. Sounds amazing doesn’t it, I would book in fast ASAP.
Purnell’s Tapas – Admund Street
Opening Early 2023
121 Edmund St, Birmingham B3 2HJ
Glynn Purnell is yet again set to open a new restaurant in Birmingham just round the corner of his Michelin star restaurant Purnell’s. This new restaurant with be a small intermate venue serving a range of tapas, small plates, great wine and cocktails. So keep your eyes peeled for this one if the March opening of The Mount in Henley-in-Arden is anything to go by.
https://purnellsrestaurant.com/
Brew twenty three – Solihull Town Centre
Open Now
7 Mill Ln, Mell Square, Solihull, B91 3AR
Brew twenty three is a lovely café situated in Cranmore, the full address is Cranmore place, Cranmore Dr, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4RZ The owners have just purchased a second location in Solihull, Mell Square. A prime location for a café and much needed in Solihull. Solihull is a great location but we definitely need far more independents like this.
The Cocktail Club – Temple Street
Opening September 29th
The Cocktail Club, 31 Temple Street, Birmingham, B2 5DB
The Cocktail Club is set to launch in Birmingham on Tample St with a 3 floor venue and a 450 capacity. The Cocktail Club will be serving all the usual cocktails, banging tunes, swinging lights and wild bartendering. The decor is said to be sexy patterns, plush finishes and hot as hell animal print. It’s an instagramable paradice, or maybe more TikTok.
Karen’s Diner – Grand Central
Opening September 4th
Grand Central, Lower Temple St, Birmingham, B2 4JD
The infamous Karen’s Diner is coming to Grand Cetral this September, they will be bringing their extreamly rude and obnoxious waitresses to Birmingham o piss use all off and make our dining experiance a living hell, well for this writter anyway. Their burger look stanning and
Gin & Juice – Cathedral Square Birmingham
Opening 2022
Gin and Juice have an extensive range of over 150 Gins that will continuously grow. They will serve breakfast, lunch and light supper along with a range of juices and organic coffees from Coffee baker. This is the third location the Gin and Juice have opened so they definetly know what they are doing. They are known for their vintage style interiors and cool, calm vibe.
Perch – Corporation Street Birmingham
Opening Soon
190 Corporation St, Birmingham, B4 6QD
Perch is a new coffee shop and bakery by the guys over at The Early Bird Bakery. It will be situated in Citadel, a 100% green energy and social space in the heart of Birmingham.
Passing Fancies – Custard Factory
Opening September
30 Gibb St, Deritend, Birmingham, B9 4BF
A brand new cocktail bar is opening in Digbeth at the Custard Factory location, this new bar with be run by Tommy Mathews of Edgbaston and Couch. Passing Fancies will be a high-end bar for sipping high-end beverages but in a down to earth environment. There will also be 54 covers that the kitchen can accomadate.
Blow Water – King’s Heath
Opening September 8th
48 Heathfield Rd, King’s Heath, Birmingham, B14 7DB
Blow Water is a restaurant sustaining Honk Kong culture through the art of cooking in the heart of King’s Heath. Already just by looking at their Instagram we are inspired by their decor, graphics and videos. Can wait to try the food and sit in a HK environment and what makes this venture special is that they were crowdfunded by 392 supporterd, Massive congratulations.
Artari – Touchwood Solihull
Open Now
Jubilee Walk, Touchwood 11, Solihull, B91 3HT
Artari is a new restaurant set to open in 2022 located inside Touchwood Solihull. Artari is the next instalment from celebraty Chef Aldo Zilli founder of Casa Zilli in Surrey. Aldo is also working very closly with the Lucarelli restaurant in the Mail box Birmingham.
https://www.lucarellirestaurant.co.uk/
Roller Jam & The Funky Bear – Digbeth
Open Now
Welcome to Roller Jam! The second city’s first innovative Premier Roller Disco skating arena & Premier nightclub ‘on wheels’ experience. Roller Jam is located in the heart of Digbeth within a huge purpose designed multi-zone venue, complete with an array of exciting things to do. You’ll find a spacious skating rink with Private booths, Live DJs & stage shows, immersive sound through the power of funktion one, electrifying light and laser shows, large cinematic screens, multiple bars overlooking the Roller Disco arena, cocktails, The Funky Bear Diner (opening winter 2022), pool tables & air hockey within the Arcade area, plus a mezzanine platform for you to chill out with a drink or two with friends whilst taking in the dramatic views of the historic canals of Digbeth.
Bank – Wolverhampton
Opening September 2022
Bank in Wolverhampton is set to open soon serving high-end food and drink. They will have live entertainment in the evening and also offer Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. The entertainment with focus around Cabaret, Bands and Burlesque, this place already sounds amazing. Check out their Instagram as they are regulary running competitions for food and bar tabs.
Vinoteca – Chamberlain Sq Birmingham
Open Now
Two Chamberlain Square, Paradise, Birmingham, B3 3AX
Vinoteca is an independent wine bar, restaurant and shop which first opened in London. As well as wine bars and restaurants, Vinoteca offers an online wine shop and an award-winning wine club for adventurous drinkers who relish new discoveries, delivered to your home or office each month with tasting and food matching notes. Founded and run by Brett Woonton and Charlie Young, Vinoteca combines distinctive, high quality wines and well sourced, fresh, seasonal food.
Grace and Savour – Hampton Manor
Opening Now
Shadowbrook Ln, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, B92 0EN
Grace and Savour is immersive dining and stayovers in the walled garden Hampton Manor. Celebrating a sustainable revolution in farming over 15 courses.
The fifteen course tasting menu is served from an open kitchen. It celebrates a revolution in growing and farming that is reviving a pre-industrial approach to food. The focus is on soil health, bio-diversity and sustainability. Chef David Taylor believes farming is the key to unlocking flavour.
David Taylor started his career under the tutelage of Glynn Purnell before travelling to work in some of the best kitchens in North America and Scandinavia. His finishing school was at Maaemo in Norway where he was part of the team that won three Michelin stars.
Read more about Hampton Manor’s style with our review of Michelin Starred, Peel’s restaurant.
https://foodiesofbrum.co.uk/2022/02/04/a-michelin-stared-green-house/
Booking link below.
https://hamptonmanor.com/grace-savour/
Shibuya Underground – Great Western Arcade
Open Now
Great Western Arcade, Colmore Row, Birmingham, B2 5HU
Birmingham’s premier Japanese cocktail and sake bar, serving a drinks focused tasting menu, with a choice of Japanese inspired cocktails or sake selected by sake expert Samuel Boulton.
Shibuya Underground will boast 2 menus to choose from, a Japanese cocktail menu or a Sake menu. Both are set menus of 6 courses of drinks, which have been curated by the Shibuya Underground team under the watchful eye of sake expert Samuel Boulton. The cocktail menu will consist of 6 stories (drinks), each story will explore a different area of Japanese culture. The sake menu will take a similar form which is designed to give you an introduction into Japanese Sake and help you try many different styles. On the sake menu you will try 6 glasses of sake chosen by their sake experienced team, each sake is picked to best show off the style, region and producer of the brew.
Opening later this year, with experiences starting at £40pp. Shibuya Underground will be a very intimate space seating up to 8
people at any time, the bar will be bookings only, with Friday and Saturday evenings expected to be busy. Each reservation will be a two hour experience, ensuring there is enough time to guide you through the stories and tales that have prepared from the East.
Booking link below.
https://www.shibuyaunderground.co.uk/
Print Makers – Digbeth
Opening Spring 2022
Print Makers will have Live Music, Craft Beer and Street Food from the people who brought you Mostly Jazz, Funk and Soul and Attic Brew Co. Print Makers is already set to be an amazing place to hang out in Digbeth.
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