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Best Restaurants in Alabama

A guide to the best restaurants in Alabama becomes more useful when the search starts with the kind of meal you want to make time for. Let the restaurant give an Alabama day its shape, with time for a welcoming table rather than another hurried stop. A restaurant earns its character through the food, the room, and the people who welcome you. If your plans take you toward Montgomery or Tuscaloosa, choose the area first and give the meal its own time in the day.

Let the occasion guide the shortlist: a quick invitation, a long conversation, or a meal you have wanted to plan. In Alabama, picture a get-together that leaves room for more than one generation as you narrow the choices. Restaurant Score offers a common comparison of public dining signals; open the profiles to consider each place in more detail. Compare another kind of meal with Mediterranean Restaurants in Alabama or Pizza Restaurants in Alabama. For possibilities beyond Alabama, continue with Restaurants across the United States. Bring this restaurant search into Restaurants in Huntsville or Restaurants in Birmingham.

Top Places in Alabama

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#4

Yum Yai Street Thai

Hoover, Alabama

3
86.4
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#5

Uncle Mick's Cajun Cafe

Prattville, Alabama

8
86.3
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#6

Epicure and Jacks Tavern

Millbrook, Alabama

5
86.0
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#7

Central Restaurant

Montgomery, Alabama

6
85.7
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#8

Grand Ticino

Birmingham, Alabama

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85.6
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#9

Metro Diner

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

2
85.5
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#10

The Catch

Gulf Shores, Alabama

3
85.5
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#11

Shaami Mediterranean Grill

Pelham, Alabama

3
85.4
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#12

Metro Diner

Huntsville, Alabama

2
85.3
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#13

La Parrilla Mexican Restaurant - Dothan, AL

Dothan, Alabama

2
85.3
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#14

Helen

Birmingham, Alabama

0
85.2
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#15

Sonic Drive-In

Fort Payne, Alabama

6
85.2
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#16

Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux Dothan, AL

Dothan, Alabama

0
85.1
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#17

Yo' Mama's

Birmingham, Alabama

4
85.0
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#18

Meal & Market

Fort Payne, Alabama

17
84.9
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#19

Paramount - Downtown Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

3
84.9
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#20

Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe - Alabaster

Alabaster, Alabama

3
84.9
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#21

The Flying Biscuit Cafe

Mobile, Alabama

0
84.9
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#22

Kohinoor Indian Cuisine

Madison, Alabama

3
84.8
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#23

Another Broken Egg Cafe

Fairhope, Alabama

5
84.6
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#24

Phuket Thai Restaurant and Sushi

Huntsville, Alabama

1
84.6
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#25

Newk's Eatery

Spanish Fort, Alabama

1
84.6
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