In celebration of 130 years since Brum was given its official ‘city’ status, TeamEV put together 130 reasons why we love Brum…
- The BT tower
- The omelettes at Urban Coffee
- The hot chocolates at Urban Coffee
- £4 cocktails, looking at you Birmingham Cocktail Weekend
- The floozy in the Jacuzzi (especially when she has the Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer bra on!)
- The Alchemist, for making cocktail menus cool again!
- Malmaison’s Nirvana Suite
- Hotel Du Vin Bubble Lounge
- BMAG’s Press for Champagne Button (Edwardian Tea Rooms)
- A whole weekend of wine with Birmingham Wine Weekend
- Level 25’s views at Marco Pierre White
- The skinny cappuccinos at Yorks Bakery Café
- Street art in Digbeth (throwback to our first team pictures!)
- Being every so modest about having more canals than Venice… lol
- More Michelin stars than any other English city outside of London
- The #eatsbeatsliquidtreats at Digbeth Dining Club
- Having passionate Brummies like Tim Andrews and PJ Ellis who went and set up the amazing LoveBrum
- Selfies with The Bull
- Being home to The Streets and The Twang – the best homecoming gigs we’ve ever been to!
- Being the birthplace of Ozzy… obvs
- Having so many places to drink great red wine (and white… and rose) that UB40 wrote a hit song about it
- Hosting 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Indulging in the sweet treats at Cadbury’s
- Playing crazy golf at Ghetto Golf
- Escape rooms at Escape Live Birmingham
- Enjoying films in style at Everyman Cinema Birmingham
- Eating our way around BBC Good Food Show at the NEC Birmingham
- Facing our fears at The Bear Grylls Adventure
- Showing what terrible drivers we are at TeamWorks Karting Birmingham
- Having the best live music venues around… from Arena Birmingham and Resorts World Arena, to The Mill Digbeth and Hare & Hounds
- Axe throwing at Whistle Punks
- Reliving our childhood at Legoland Birmingham
- Kicking off Christmas with The Nutcracker at The Hippodrome
- Having our very own taste of The West End at The Alexandra Theatre Birmingham
- The excitement of derby days #football
- Birthplace of our favourite Indian dish at The Balti Triangle
- A city full of amazing live music thanks to Elegant Entertainment
- Seeing upcoming comedy acts (but avoiding being the front row victims) at The Glee Club
- Garlic mushrooms at The German Market
- Having amazing green hotspots around the city like Sutton Park and Cannon Hill Park
- Having our absolute fave retailers, like Loki, Projekt21 and Peter Forson, all under one roof at GWA
- Watching turtles get naughty at The Sea Life Centre (this actually happened to us)
- Hosting the ashes at Edgbaston Cricket Ground
- Being home to HS2… it’s a long way off, but something to be seriously proud of!
- The best bling around in the Jewellery Quarter
- Being able to make your own ring at The Quarter Workshop
- Amazing floristry classes with Bloom Collective
- Being the youngest city in Europe and having the likes of ‘Brum Youth Trends’ to make sure young people are heard
- The Independent Birmingham card!
- The Brummie accent!
- The Shakespeare Room at The Library of Birmingham
- BBQs on the terrace at The Library of Birmingham
- Awesome events at the Custard Factory (flashback to parties in the pool!)
- Eggy crumpets at Wayland’s Yard… and the pink hollandaise
- Having not one… but two Fumos to choose from
- John. Lewis.
- Drams at The Midlands Whisky Festival
- The Roastie Toastie’s at City Social
- 9 course dinners at Maribel
- The Dr Who Tardis lift at thestudio
- The Rambler’s Ball poetry night at Evolve
- Celebrating the city’s heritage with the amazing Birmingham Heritage Week
- 15 acres of landscaped gardens at The Botanical Gardens
- The great work from BPS Birmingham Future and BPS Birmingham Aspire
- Ditching the high street specs in favour of indie brands at Glimpse Opticians
- Popcorn cocktails and Chaka Khan at Be At One
- The monorail Birmingham Airport
- Summer lunching at Pigeon Park (Cathedral Square)
- Amazing views and a great night’s sleep at Staying Cool at The Rotunda
- Celebrating our stationery obsession at The Pen Museum
- Indulging our inner speed demon at National Motorcycle Museum
- Afternoon tea at Nocturnal Animals
- The playlist at Nocturnal Animals
- Alex Claridge
- The amazing corn bread at Las Iguanas… and 2-4-1 cocktails
- Bodega burritos. Need we say more?!
- Oodles of noodles at Wok to Walk
- Up and coming brands wanting to make a difference like Storyteller
- Hydrafacials at SkinHQ
- Relaxing at Yogahaven
- I Choose Birmingham
- Birmingham Updates
- World’s biggest LUSH
- The number 11 bus… just because
- One of the UK’s most successful bids, Colmore BID
- The Mailbox and its ace selection of designer brands
- Getting all of the home inspo on the ground floor of the Mailbox
- Being able to eat macaroons and make a difference to the people that Miss Macaroon trains and supports
- Celebrating Birmingham Pride every May
- Amazing restaurant finds in Chinatown
- An incredible selection of museums and heritage sites; from Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery to Aston Hall
- A museum with a whisky bar in it
- Getting our ‘art’ on at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and IKON Gallery
- Shopping at Selfridges. All day, every day.
- Getting the meat sweats at. Fazenda
- The amazing (and free!) Colmore Food Festival
- Tasting tonnes of wine at Loki Wine
- Having some of the best bloggers around… we love you guys!
- Midlands Business News – sharing all the best news stories in the city
- Free Radio and Capital FM – providing us with the best office tunes throughout the day
- Our Lord Mayor of Birmingham… the lovely Yvonne Mosquito
- Andy Street’s passion for the city
- Grand Central’s Nando’s doing deliveries!
- The gin parlour in Jekyll n Hyde
- Tapas at Revolution De Cuba
- Sunday lunch at The Plough Harborne
- Wine Wednesdays at Harvey Nichols
- The Moo & Blue at Pieminister Birmingham
- Bank Holiday BBQ parties at the Lord Clifden
- Mouthwatering steak at Fiesta del asado
- Being just 30 minutes from beautiful places like Earlswood Lakes
- A city passionate about helping those less fortunate through initiatives like Let’s Feed Brum
- The magic hands of Beth at At One Day Spa
- Having maybe too many awards but a city full of things to celebrate!!
- Being able to fill your diary every morning, noon and night with networking events
- The big night out… BYPY Awards
- Having tonnes of dog friendly places (because Tara just got a new puppy!)
- Dim sum at Chung Ying Central
- Pictures with the beautiful blossom trees in Brindleyplace
- Awesome coffee and cake (and the perfect place to make cycling friends) at Gorilla Coffee
- Just everything about Peaky Blinders
- Responsible shopping at The Clean Kilo
- Seeing the best dressed guys around thanks to Clements & Church
- Dreaming of (and trying on) the most incredible dresses at The Wedding Club
- Being able to get our Brummie on with Provide
- All of the burgers at The Meat Shack
- Having the best people around to invite to our launch parties
- Having that amazing M&S at Longbridge retail park that even has a prosecco bar… a prosecco bar!
- Snobs
- The people… because the people in Birmingham are absolutely what makes it!
Let us know if we’ve missed anything major… we all know that the list could go on… and on… and on…
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