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Ikon Gallery & Restaurant

If you have a bit of spare time, make sure to head over to the Ikon in Brindleyplace (just off Broad Street).

It's a great contemporary art gallery and also contains one of the best restaurants in Birmingham (it's Spanish tapas). Highly recommended

Bacchus Bar

Bacchus is a hidden underground pub, decked out like a strange medieval manor.

As you come out of the Palisades onto new street, head away from Bullring and towards the Square. Just after Waterstones, you'll see a little entrance for the Burlington Arcade, head down two flights of stairs and you'll find Baccus.

The Shakespeare Fantastic pub. Diverse Atmosphere. Impeccable bar staff. Great food & drink. Reasonable prices.

The Balti Belt http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/balti

Thai Edge, really tasty thai food and successfully spawned copies in otehr British cities.

The menu is full and varied so you will find lots to enjoy. The staff are polite and helpful also.

Get on over there.

If you're in the City, come and visit us at yumm for great coffee and excellent service ;o)

For splurging, Simpsons in Edgbaston serves very good French food with the kind of service you only find at Michelin star restaurants - which it is.

The Warehouse Cafe serves tasty vegetarian food. It's located in the Birmingham Friends of the Earth Building, about 5 minutes away from Moore Street Station and 10 minutes from New Street station. Monday to Saturday: 11 a.m. til 10 p.m. (last food orders at 9 p.m.) Sunday: 11 a.m. til 6 p.m. (last food orders at 5.30 p.m.) There is a map on their website: http://www.thewarehousecafe.com

Shogun sushi restaurant in the basement of the Mailbox is good. £10 flat fee after 6pm weekdays (not £ per-plate). It's always jammed full of Japanese people whenever I go, which I take as a Good Thing.

£10 sushi bar weekdays. Not £ per-plate.

Went to the Plough pub on a Friday evening with a group of 20. Not the cheapest place to eat but the pizzas were varied, tasty and definitely filling. Service was also good with our group being served within twenty minutes while the place was buzzing.

Excellent free museum showing the history of jewellery making in the area.

Excellent food and friendly staff.