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Blow Water's favourite places in Birmingham

We have hundreds of indepentment businesses and organisations in Birmingham, here are some of my personal favourites that I visit all the time:

Arts and Culture:
Artum - Hockley Social Club
IKON Gallery - City Centre
Midlands Arts Centre - Edgbaston 
Centrala Arts Space - Digbeth
Eastside Project - Digbeth
Pan-Pan - Digbeth
Jazz at Spotted Dog - Digbeth
Hare and Hounds - Kings Heath

Birmingham Deisgn Festival - City Centre
Flatpack Film Festival - City Centre
Mostly Jazz Festival - Moseley Park
Supersonic Festival - Digbeth

Lifestyle:
At Little Rest Beauty- Kings Heath
Enki Jewellers & Gift - Kings Heath
Harvest Skincare & Home - Kings Heath
Unearthed. Vintage - Kings Heath
York Supplies Hardware - Kings Heath
The Hedge - Stirchley
Isherwood Florist - Bournville

Ideal Skateboard - Digbeth
Cash & Cash.co - Jewellery Quarter

Food and Drinks:
Look Inn Cafe opposite Hippodrome (Cantonese Roast) - China Town
China Court or Eat East next to Electric Cinema (Dim Sum) - China Town
Xing Fu Tang (Bubble Tea) - China Town
Vietnam City (at the back of the Vietnamese Supermarket) - China Town
Pho Viet (Asia Asia Food Court) - China Town

Bonehead (Chicken Burger) - City Centre
Cherry Reds (Cafe) - City Centre
Faculty (Coffee) - City Centre
Ngopi Indonesian Cafe (Coffee) - City Centre
Mount Fuji (Japanese) - City Centre
Kilder (Bar) - City Centre

Atelier (Cocktail) - Jewllery Quarter
Kopitiam (Malaysian) - Jewllery Quarter
The Wilderness (Fine Dining) - Jewellery Quarter

Borough & Fox (Green Grocery) - Kings Heath
The Early Bird Bakery (Brunch) - Kings Heath
Flock (Coffee) - Kings Heath
Levain and Cherry (Bread) - Kings Heath
Lisa & Pann (Malaysian) - Kings Heath
Grace and James (Natural Wine) - Kings Heath
Hop and Scotch (Pub) - Kings Heath
Koba-Ko (Japenese) - Kings Heath
The Juke (Bar) - Kings Heath
Marmaris Grill (Turkish) - Kings Heath
Mon Korea (Korean) - Kings Heath
Pause (Coffee) - Kings Heath

Chakana (Peruivan) - Moseley
De Maines Cafe (French) - Moseley

Cork & Cage (Bar) - Stirchley
COUCH (Cocktail) - Stirchley
Chancers Cafe (Beignets) - Stirchley
Verbena Kitchen (Modern British) - Stirchley

Cocobab Takeaway (Korean) - Selly Oak
Dolphin Fish Bar (Fish & Chip) - Selly Oak
Seoul Plaza Supermarket (Hot Counter - Korean Fried Chicken) - Selly Oak
HK Kitchen (Dim Sum) - Selly Oak inside Taste the Orient Supermarket


Buena Onda (Mexican) - Pop Ups
Big Kid Ice Cream Van - Pop Ups
The Old Moseley Arms (Pub & Curry) - Balsall Heath
Milan Sweet Centre (Vegetarian Curry) - Balsall Heath
Bakery at Hampton Manor (Bread) - Hampton in Arden