Alabama is home to a variety of dining destinations. Listed below are 10 restaurants located throughout the state that you’ll most certainly want to add to your 2020 dining bucket list. From home-style eateries to an award-winning steakhouse, there’s something for everyone. Check them out!
- The Bright Star Restaurant - Bessemer
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google/Scott Crawford The Bright Star Restaurant, which was established in 1907, is Alabama’s oldest family-owned restaurant. It serves up a variety of delicious Greek-style steak and seafood. Click here for more information.
- Rattlesnake Saloon - Tuscumbia
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google/Stefan Stahl Rattlesnake Saloon is located off the beaten path inside a cave, which makes it one of Alabama’s most unique restaurants. It’s been featured in magazines, music videos, and on numerous television shows. Click here for more information.
- Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q - Decatur
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google/Lou Kittrell Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, which offers two locations in Decatur, is a family owned and operated barbecue restaurant. Because it was founded in 1925, it’s one of the world’s oldest barbecue restaurants. Click here for more information.
- The Gulf - Orange Beach
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tripadvisor/management The Gulf is a unique restaurant that offers a variety of fresh seafood. What makes it so unique is its one-of-a-kind construction. This beachfront restaurant is constructed from a collection of used shipping containers. Click here for more information.
- Highlands Bar & Grill - Birmingham
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google/Brian Richey Highlands Bar & Grill is one of Alabama’s best restaurants. In fact, in May 2018, it won the prestigious James Beard Foundation Award for “Outstanding Restaurant,” and its pastry chef, Dolester Miles, was named “Outstanding Pastry Chef.” Highlands Bar & Grill serves up delicious French-inspired Southern cuisine in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Click here for more information.
- Kowaliga Restaurant - Alexander City
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google/MaShawn Sims Kowaliga Restaurant is a secluded restaurant that’s located on beautiful Lake Martin. It’s the perfect dining destination for the entire family, and it’s a wonderful place to watch a sunset. Click here for more information.
- Wildfloweer Cafe - Mentone
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tripadvisor/Sam B Wildflower Cafe is located in the charming town of Mentone. One of the restaurant’s most famous dishes is “Wildflower’s Famous Tomato Pie,” which was included on Alabama Tourism Department’s list of “100 Dishes To Eat In Alabama Before You Die.” It’s a definite must-try! Click here for more information.
- Acre - Auburn
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facebook/Acre Acre is a farm-to-table restaurant that offers its guests a variety of comfort foods made from fresh local ingredients. From chicken fried chicken to fried okra, this award-winning restaurant serves all of your Southern favorites. Click here for more information.
- 360 Grille - Florence
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facebook/360 Grille 360 Grille is located at the top of Florence’s Renaissance Tower. It’s one of Alabama’s most unique restaurants because it’s the only one in the state that can rotate. While dining at this one-of-a-kind restaurant, guests will experience a fantastic view of the Tennessee River Valley. Click here for more information.
- Bull Pen Steakhouse - Oakman
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google/Michael Clark Bull Pen Steakhouse is located off the beaten path at Old York Farms in Oakman. This rustic-style restaurant is best known for serving some of Alabama’s best steaks. It’s also well known for its unique property, which includes a saloon, an amphitheater, cabins, and even a drive-thru BBQ joint. Click here for more information.
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flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM
google/Scott Crawford
The Bright Star Restaurant, which was established in 1907, is Alabama’s oldest family-owned restaurant. It serves up a variety of delicious Greek-style steak and seafood. Click here for more information.
google/Steven Hughes
google/Stefan Stahl
Rattlesnake Saloon is located off the beaten path inside a cave, which makes it one of Alabama’s most unique restaurants. It’s been featured in magazines, music videos, and on numerous television shows. Click here for more information.
facebook/Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Que
google/Lou Kittrell
Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, which offers two locations in Decatur, is a family owned and operated barbecue restaurant. Because it was founded in 1925, it’s one of the world’s oldest barbecue restaurants. Click here for more information.
google/The Gulf - Orange Beach
tripadvisor/management
The Gulf is a unique restaurant that offers a variety of fresh seafood. What makes it so unique is its one-of-a-kind construction. This beachfront restaurant is constructed from a collection of used shipping containers. Click here for more information.
tripadvisor/DMLehman6
google/Brian Richey
Highlands Bar & Grill is one of Alabama’s best restaurants. In fact, in May 2018, it won the prestigious James Beard Foundation Award for “Outstanding Restaurant,” and its pastry chef, Dolester Miles, was named “Outstanding Pastry Chef.” Highlands Bar & Grill serves up delicious French-inspired Southern cuisine in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Click here for more information.
google/Kowaliga Restaurant
google/MaShawn Sims
Kowaliga Restaurant is a secluded restaurant that’s located on beautiful Lake Martin. It’s the perfect dining destination for the entire family, and it’s a wonderful place to watch a sunset. Click here for more information.
google/Wildflower Cafe
tripadvisor/Sam B
Wildflower Cafe is located in the charming town of Mentone. One of the restaurant’s most famous dishes is “Wildflower’s Famous Tomato Pie,” which was included on Alabama Tourism Department’s list of “100 Dishes To Eat In Alabama Before You Die.” It’s a definite must-try! Click here for more information.
tripadvisor/BoonieStomper99
facebook/Acre
Acre is a farm-to-table restaurant that offers its guests a variety of comfort foods made from fresh local ingredients. From chicken fried chicken to fried okra, this award-winning restaurant serves all of your Southern favorites. Click here for more information.
facebook/360 Grille
360 Grille is located at the top of Florence’s Renaissance Tower. It’s one of Alabama’s most unique restaurants because it’s the only one in the state that can rotate. While dining at this one-of-a-kind restaurant, guests will experience a fantastic view of the Tennessee River Valley. Click here for more information.
tripadvisor/Croomsters
google/Michael Clark
Bull Pen Steakhouse is located off the beaten path at Old York Farms in Oakman. This rustic-style restaurant is best known for serving some of Alabama’s best steaks. It’s also well known for its unique property, which includes a saloon, an amphitheater, cabins, and even a drive-thru BBQ joint. Click here for more information.
For a list of eight wackadoodle restaurants in Alabama that you’ll want to try in 2020, be sure to take a look at the following article: 8 Wackadoodle Restaurants In Alabama That Will Change The Way You Think Of Eating Out.
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Address: Bright Star Restaurant, 304 19th St N, Bessemer, AL 35020, USAAddress: Rattlesnake Saloon, 1292 Mt Mills Rd, Tuscumbia, AL 35674, USAAddress: Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, 1715 6th Ave SE, Decatur, AL 35601, USAAddress: Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, 2520 Danville Rd SW, Decatur, AL 35603, USAAddress: The Gulf - Orange Beach, 27500 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561, USAAddress: Highlands Bar & Grill, 2011 11th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205, USAAddress: Kowaliga Restaurant, 295 Kowaliga Marina Rd, Alexander City, AL 35010, USAAddress: Wildflower Cafe, 6007 AL-117, Mentone, AL 35984, USAAddress: Acre, 210 E Glenn Ave, Auburn, AL 36830, USAAddress: 360 Grille, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL 35630, USAAddress: Bull Pen Steakhouse Inc, 244 School St, Oakman, AL 35579, USA
