Automatic Seafood and Oysters
Restaurant · Birmingham
2824 5th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Highlights
Seafood, steak & cocktails in a chic, relaxed space with patio
Seafood, steak & cocktails in a chic, relaxed space with patio
"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 the place to impress folks visiting Birmingham, with some of the best dinners, brunch, and cocktails in the city, plus 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
"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
"A Birmingham, Alabama seafood-focused restaurant whose chef, Adam Evans, was named Best Chef: South by the James Beard Foundation." - ByAli Francis
"Automatic Seafood in Birmingham earned their Best New Restaurant nom, for sure." - Erin Perkins
"This Birmingham restaurant, guided by Adam Evans, builds its menu around bycatch—purchasing species such as tilefish and sheepshead directly from Gulf of Mexico captains—to create markets for non-target fish, reduce waste, and support more sustainable fishing economics." - Lauren Sloss
