The 15 Best Restaurants in Tuscaloosa, Home to the University of Alabama

"Inside popular outdoor shopping mall Midtown Village, this hidden gem serves ramen, donburi rice bowls, and boba milk tea. Opened in 2020, the restaurant has an airy interior, accented with light wood and Japanese memorabilia, and the service is quick. Enjoy an order of crunchy takoyaki stuffed with creamy minced octopus, before indulging in the spicy miso ramen: The thick miso-based soup is filled with tender pork belly, vegetables, a boiled egg, and red ginger for some added zing." - Jen Bowman