Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Birmingham
This list holds the five restaurants in our Birmingham guide with exceptional wine programmes. Adam's in city centre pairs a Michelin star with an extensive list, and runs tasting menus plus a la carte. Folium in the Jewellery Quarter is sommelier-led, with wine pairings for a modern British tasting menu cooked by Ben Tesh, and it holds a Michelin Plate. Albatross Death Cult, also in the Jewellery Quarter, pours sake and wine at a seafood omakase counter and holds a Michelin Plate. Trillium in Snow Hill / Business District is Glynn Purnell's wine-led modern British restaurant, with an extensive list, a sommelier and a Michelin Plate. The Oyster Club by Adam Stokes in Ladywood matches an extensive list to oysters, caviar and classically prepared fish, and holds a Michelin Plate.
How this list is chosen: Restaurants with a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a deep wine list, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Adam's
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
Adam's holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Europe ranking (2024), placing it among Birmingham's most decorated fine-dining addresses. Tasting menus of five or seven courses anchor the format, with à la carte available alongside. The art deco–inflected dining room on Waterloo Street operates Tuesday through Saturday for lunch and dinner, closed Monday and Sunday.
Albatross Death Cult
Deep wine list
Albatross Death Cult occupies a 14-seat counter inside a converted Jewellery Quarter canalside factory, serving a Japanese-inflected seafood tasting menu that earned a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025. From Alex Claridge, the chef behind nearby Wilderness, the format pairs pared-back, ingredient-led courses with sake, wine, and marine-themed cocktails in a setting that makes strangers talk to each other.
Folium
Deep wine list
In Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, Folium operates as a two-person tasting menu restaurant where Ben Tesh cooks solo in an open kitchen and Lucy Hanlon runs front of house with evident warmth. The format is tight, the ambition is high, and the cooking earns Michelin Plate recognition for ingredients-led Modern British cuisine that consistently overdelivers at its price point.
The Oyster Club by Adam Stokes
Deep wine list
Birmingham's dedicated seafood counter on Temple Street, The Oyster Club by Adam Stokes holds a Michelin Plate for its classically grounded approach to British shellfish and fish. Oysters arrive from multiple named sources, caviar and champagne anchor the luxury tier, and a split-level room, marble-topped tables below, counter seating in Aphrodite's Bar above, gives the place a dual character that few UK seafood restaurants manage at this price point.
Trillium
Deep wine list
Trillium sits in Birmingham’s business-core dining circuit, where polished modern British cooking competes with counter-led creative rooms, vegetarian tasting menus and chef-driven neighbourhood restaurants. Its clearest signal is the Glynn Purnell connection, placing it within the city’s contemporary Midlands conversation rather than a generic hotel-dining category.
Planning restaurants for wine lovers in Birmingham
- Which restaurant on this list has a Michelin star?
- Adam's in city centre is the only restaurant on this list with a Michelin star. Adam's holds one Michelin star in the 2026 guide and is a modern British fine-dining restaurant, with tasting menus and an a la carte menu.
- Which of these restaurants have extensive wine lists or sommelier-led programmes?
- Adam's in city centre, Trillium in Snow Hill / Business District and The Oyster Club by Adam Stokes in Ladywood each have an extensive wine list. Folium in the Jewellery Quarter and Albatross Death Cult in the Jewellery Quarter are sommelier-led. Albatross Death Cult also pours sake, and The Oyster Club by Adam Stokes serves champagne.
- Which neighbourhoods are these wine restaurants in?
- The five restaurants on this list sit in four neighbourhoods: city centre, the Jewellery Quarter, Snow Hill / Business District and Ladywood. Adam's is in city centre. Folium and Albatross Death Cult are both in the Jewellery Quarter. Trillium is in Snow Hill / Business District. The Oyster Club by Adam Stokes is in Ladywood.
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