Birmingham has a wide choice of brilliant pubs to suit all tastes and pockets.
There are the more traditional old-school boozers as well as the new and modern watering-holes for the city’s drinkers.
Pubs have always been an important part of our culture offering a shared home for communities to come together. There are so many great venues across the city, you’re never short of somewhere really great to enjoy a drink or two.
An important part of the cultural tapestry, bringing communities together, most of us have a pub that really stands out to us.
And with so many to choose from you may want a little help to decide where to go. Here at Birmingham World, we recently spoke to Brummies in the city centre about their favourite pubs in the city.
We also asked our readers for their favourite pubs. Below are the 12 pubs which were mentioned.
5. Queen’s Head, city centre
The Queen’s Head is based at the old Jekyll and Hyde location. When we asked out readers what their favourites are, Colin said: “Just recently it’s the queen’s head in Steelhouse Lane.” | Google
6. Bacchus Bar, city centre
Bacchus Bar was mentioned by our reader Sue. The bar is a basement nook oozing in history that’s named after the Roman God of Wine. It’s not only one of the oldest bars in the city, but also one of the coolest Photo: Google
7. Red Lion, Kings Heath
Our reader Fiona said she loves the Red Lion. The pub looks lovely on the inside and out and serves great food | Google Street View
8. The Alchemist, city centre
The Colmore Row bar was mentioned by our reader Nina. The pub has some of the best cocktails in the city | Google Street View