Diverse-owned businesses across Birmingham

Businesses to know

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Enhanced members across the metro. Every category has its own section further down.

Restaurants & Food in Birmingham

Birmingham eats in neighborhoods that each hold a handful of rooms rather than in one strip. Avondale and Woodlawn run east along First Avenue North, Five Points South and Lakeview carry the Southside, and Second Avenue North holds downtown. Soul food and Southern cooking are the backbone of this category and several of the best known kitchens keep short hours and close when they sell out. A number of these businesses cater or run counter service rather than a dining room, so check how to order.

Marketing & Creative in Birmingham

Photographers, designers and production companies working across Birmingham. Most travel to the client or shoot on location, so an address says less here than a portfolio and a service radius. Booking tightens around graduation season and the spring and autumn wedding months.

Beauty & Personal Care in Birmingham

Salons, barbers, spas and skincare across Birmingham. Most work by appointment and book through an app rather than by phone, with a deposit normal for longer services. Several practitioners rent a suite inside a larger studio building, so confirm where to arrive.

Home Services in Birmingham

Lawn care, cleaning, repair and property maintenance across Birmingham and the towns around it. Most of these businesses cover several suburbs rather than one and quote by the job after a look. Summer is the busy season for the outdoor trades here and the good operators book out through it.

Retail & Shops in Birmingham

Independent shops across Birmingham, from apparel and gifts to specialty goods. Avondale, Five Points South and the blocks off Second Avenue North carry most of the walkable retail, with more in Homewood along Eighteenth Street. Several of these businesses are online-first with local pickup, so check shop hours before the trip.