Bottletree has good food, good music, good drinks, good ambiance and good service, making it a great place to unwind at the end of the week.

Billy's English Village was the first outlet opened by the group in 1979. After roaring success and experience of over 20 years, they opened two other outlets which proved to be equally successful. Famous more as a bar, by evening this place is bustling with after-work patrons who come here to down a few drinks and catch up on the game. Huge screens deck the walls are visible from every seat in the house! Live music is on quite often and adds to the lively ambiance. Check for the day's drink special before ordering. Billy's has also been a long-standing favorite for a quick lunch of salads and sandwiches. Billy's chicken club is filling and flavorful, while the smoked turkey is nice and light. The Cobb salad is a popular order and is tossed in a creamy blue cheese dressing.

Situated above Dram, the popular whiskey bar, Avo is a restaurant serving contemporary American fare. The fact that it is named after the Californian abbreviation of avocado is not the only green thing about this restaurant; there is every effort to incorporate sustainable items in the decor as well. The menus incorporate influences from many parts of the country, and you get to enjoy delicacies like Santa Maria steak frites, panko-crusted chicken, braised lamb shanks and more. The bar features wines and cocktails like the San Diego Margarita and Pacific Pearl.

With hundreds of varieties of bottled and draft beers, this place becomes a popular watering hole for many. Their selection of beer is incredible with different types of beer from different parts of the world , a 'Better Beer Book' to guide. Speciality cocktails like Blackberry Long Island Iced Tea & Dragonberry Mojito sass up the drinks menu, even beer cocktails are available. The place also has amazing food fare with juicy chicken wings, mozzarella cheese sticks, BBQ pizzas, bacon burgers and various other pub classics.

The award winning sports bar, On Tap, is a highly popular bar with sports and beer lovers in Birmingham. With 85 different types of beer available, there is never a shortage of quality beer at this pub. Sports lovers drop by every day, and the bar is packed during football season as there are 50 TVs that allow fans to watch games in HD. They have special season packages available, too. If you're a repeat visitor, try their Tap the Keg challenge, in which you try to drink 127 16-ounce glasses of beer in one year.

Revelers of the night in search of favored ground must look no further than Crush. Conforming to the desires of the city's party crowd, this all encompassing venue covers two levels and includes a bar, lounge, nightclub and live music space. Gigs that schedule local talent and themed nights make it a totally happening spot. You can even book the space to celebrate a private event.

From Rodeos to Trade Shows, Garret Coliseum showcases it all. Its a fantastic venue that accommodates more than 13,000 patrons. Spread over 31,000 Sq.ft, this place also organizes various concerts and other social events. 'The Alabama National Fair' and 'Playhouse Disney Live', are a few events to which the Coliseum plays host. Checkout the official website for ticket information and other upcoming events.

What started off as Movie Palace more than seven decades ago, 'Davis Theater' now belongs to the Troy University. This rental theater has a seating capacity of 1200 and serves as a venue for concerts, dance performances, ballet recitals and various other performing arts. A favorite venue to the Alabama Dance Theater, this place may not be as large as some of the other venues but certainly has a class to it.

This chain of oven fresh goodies is a must visit. The interiors are simple and welcoming giving a comfortable feeling. The premises are scattered with tables and is always buzzing with diners, babbling youngsters and coffee-sipping readers. The place boasts of having over two dozen different kinds of bread, apart from bagels, sweet muffins, rolls, soups, salads and sandwiches. All delicacies carry the panera bread trademark and most outlets offer free wi-fi connectivity. So this is a place where business and pleasure mix well.

If you were to ask a Birmingham local to describe Lou's Pub & Package, they would most likely quickly mutter something about a liquor store with a bar in it, then flip the conversation into a detailed description of its hell raising and quick witted owner, Lou Zaden. Since first opening the pub and package in Birmingham's run down Lakeview district during the mid 1980's, Zaden has been apart of a revitalization in the area that many have called a renaissance. How is that possible? Many feel it has to do with Zaden's no nonsense personality and his penchant for treating all patrons equally as brash, regardless of the differences that may exist between them. After all, it's not the booze that makes a bar great, it's the people on the stools and the man behind the counter. Please watch an episode of "Cheers" if any of this is new to you.