Birmingham guide
The best family-friendly restaurants in Birmingham
Birmingham has 14 standout family-friendly restaurants worth your time — these are the ones locals actually send people to, ranked by how well-loved each spot is and checked by hand. Eagle's Restaurant, Savage's Bakery and Davenport's Pizza Palace lead the list. No chains, nobody pays to rank.
Eagle's Restaurant
Friday catfish & meat-and-three. Black-owned soul food kitchen open since 1951. Eater sent visitors here in 2026, and Sunday lines go out the door.
Savage's Bakery
Smiley-face cookies & meltaways. Homewood's bakery since 1939. It closed in February 2026 when the owner retired, and the owner of O'Carr's across the street reopened it a month later.
Davenport's Pizza Palace
Cracker-thin crust since 1964. Thin, cracker-crust pizza in a wood-paneled room. Been in Mountain Brook Village since 1964.
Big Spoon Creamery
Small-batch ice cream sandwiches. Small-batch ice cream in the MAKEbhm building. The sandwiches are the thing to get.
Slice Pizza & Brew
Specialty pies & craft beer. Lakeview pizza and beer, the original of a small local group with spots in Vestavia Hills, Crestline and Homewood.
O'Carr's Delicatessen
Deli lunch & Memory Lane ice cream. Deli lunches on 18th Street since 1975, with a retro ice cream parlor next door.
Big Spoon Creamery (Edgewood)
Ice cream sandwiches. The Edgewood shop from the Big Spoon folks, right across the street from Edgewood Creamery. Try both and pick a side.
La Paz
Tacos & margaritas. Crestline Village's Tex-Mex and margarita spot.
Slim's Pizzeria
Hot honey pizza. Pizza, salads and ice cream on Church Street in Crestline Village since 2022.
The Ridge Eat & Drink
Burgers & bomb tots. Mudtown's sister restaurant on Rocky Ridge, open since 2011. Hot dogs and burgers to pasta, and a bar.
Pizzeria GM
Neapolitan-style pies. Italian bistro next to Patriot Park from the GianMarco's family. More on the menu than pizza.
Dave's Pizza
Jumbo pies & lunch slices. Family pizzeria in SoHo since 1990, near Samford.
Edgewood Creamery
Old-fashioned scoops in Edgewood. Old-fashioned ice cream shop in Edgewood. Get a cone and walk the neighborhood.
Napoli Italian Restaurant & Pizza
Pizza and baked pastas. Neighborhood Italian next door to Iz Cafe. Good for takeout on a weeknight.
Good to know
What is the best family-friendly restaurants in Birmingham?
Eagle's Restaurant — friday catfish & meat-and-three. Savage's Bakery and Davenport's Pizza Palace round out the top of the list. Every place is locally owned and checked by hand.
How many family-friendly restaurants are on this list?
14, all locally owned and ranked by how well-loved they are. None of them paid to be included.