"This 2020 James Beard Award finalist lies in a cluster of restaurants that have coalesced in Birmingham’s Lakeview district in recent years. The seafood spot is a gustatory and visual spectacle, thanks to the efforts of 2022 James Beard Award winner for best chef south Adam Evans (the Optimist) and Suzanne Humphries. Automatic is definitely the place to impress folks visiting Birmingham, with some of the best dinner, brunch, and cocktails in the city and hospitality that makes people feel like celebrities. Lakeview is crowded, so anticipate parking and walking, or keep enough cash on hand for a valet." - Sarra Sedghi
