9 Best Cocktail Places At Bullring in 2026
Quick summary
- For a proper cocktail bar: Brown's Bar and Brasserie and FUMO, Selfridges.
- For sparkling wine before a train: Frizzenti, where the fizz comes from a keg.
- For drinks you will not find elsewhere: Chaophraya's Thai signature serves.
- For a cocktail alongside dinner: Bill's Restaurant and Bar and Banana Tree.
- For cocktails with games attached: Lane7 and TOCA Social.
- For alcohol-free: EL&N, which serves no alcohol at all.
Fancy a proper cocktail without trailing halfway across Birmingham to find one?
In this guide, we’ll go over some of the bars and restaurants at Bullring & Grand Central that take the drinks list as seriously as the food:
Where can you get a proper cocktail in Birmingham’s Bullring?
Start the evening at Brown's Bar and Brasserie
Location: St Martin's Square, 7 Spiceal Street, B5 4BH.
Brown's is a bar and brasserie on Spiceal Street, positioned opposite St Martin's Church.
The cocktail list covers Champagne serves, house creations and reworked classics, made with premium spirits and revised as the seasons change.
Its alcohol-free range is made with Everleaf botanicals and given the same attention as the rest of the menu.
There is an outdoor terrace for warmer months, and the bar stays open until 11 PM except on Sundays.
Order an aperitivo at FUMO, Selfridges
Location: Floor 4, Selfridges, Bullring, B5 4BP.
FUMO is a contemporary Italian restaurant on the fourth floor of Selfridges, with a marble bar at the centre of the room.
The aperitivo list runs to a Bellini Veneziana made with white peach juice and prosecco, a Rossini with fresh strawberries, and an Aperol Spritz.
Cicchetti, the medium sharing plates found in Venetian bars, are designed to be ordered several at a time, and five or six between two people constitutes a meal.
The Champagne and wine list is unusually extensive for a restaurant inside a department store, running from house fizz through to Dom Pérignon and Cristal.
💡 Beware that FUMO closes at 5:30 PM on Sundays, earlier than the rest of the week.
Drink sparkling wine from the tap at Frizzenti
Location: 68A East Mews, Grand Central, B2 4XJ.
Frizzenti is a sparkling wine bar in Grand Central, pouring Vino Frizzante from a keg system.
Its cocktails are charged with that sparkling wine at the point of serving, which keeps the temperature and carbonation consistent across every glass.
The list includes a Frizzenti Bellini made with white peach, a Rossini with strawberry purée, a Royale with crème de cassis, and a Garden Fizz combining citron vodka, cloudy apple juice, cucumber and elderflower cordial.
Italian tapas, coffee and pastries are served alongside.
Try a Thai signature serve at Chaophraya
Location: Lower and Middle level, Bullring, St Martin's Square, B5 4BW.
Chaophraya is a Thai restaurant occupying two floors of St Martin's Square, with a cocktail list drawn from Thai ingredients.
The Bangkok Flip combines Monkey Shoulder whisky, King's Ginger liqueur, Oloroso sherry and Thai tea syrup with a whole egg, finished with expressed orange oils.
Elsewhere on the list, an Ayutthaya Sour uses Thai basil, a Jasmine Skye is topped with sparkling jasmine tea, and the Ring of Fire is served flaming. Siam Smile arrives with a shot of prosecco alongside it.
The 0% selection is richer than you’d expect, including a Lychee No-jito and a Thai Smash of apple, raspberry and Thai basil, and there is an alfresco terrace facing St Martin's Church.
💡 Local tip: Chaophraya runs a Cocktail Club offering two drinks for the price of one on selected cocktails during weekday afternoons. The eligible drinks and hours are subject to change, so confirm before visiting.
Order the Jam on Toast Martini at Bill's Restaurant and Bar
Location: Middle level, Bullring, B5 4BE.
Bill's is an all-day restaurant on the middle level, serving from 8 AM through to the evening.
The Jam on Toast Martini (Bill's Brunch Martini) is its distinctive drink from its cocktail menu, built on Ketel One vodka and finished with a small piece of jam on toast.
The wider list takes in a Passion Fruit Martini, an Espresso Martini shaken with cold brew, a Strawberries and Cream Piña Colada, and a Sarti Spritz.
For anyone not drinking, there is a Nospresso Martini, a Botivo Mojito and a Seedlip and Raspberry Spritz.
➡️ Bill's also offers student, Blue Light and NHS discounts.
Take advantage of two for one at Banana Tree
Location: Upper level, Bullring, B5 4BG.
Banana Tree is a Pan-Asian restaurant on the upper level, running two for one on both cocktails and mocktails all day, every day.
The list takes its cues from Southeast Asian street stalls, covering a Pornstar Martini, One Night in Bangkok, a Lychee Mojito, a watermelon margarita and a cherry blossom spritz.
No booking is required, and walk-ins are welcome.
At weekends the restaurant serves a bottomless brunch, pairing a main course with unlimited drinks, and a non-alcoholic version is available.
➡️ Premium cocktails are excluded from the offer, and it does not apply to delivery.
Drink between frames at Lane7
Location: L6-L7, Bullring.
Lane7 is a bar with bowling, darts, karaoke, shuffleboard and arcade games attached, open until 1 AM and admitting adults only after 7 PM.
Its signature cocktails include The Drumstick, made with Bacardi Raspberry rum, crème de mûre and vanilla, and a Lane7 Mai Tai that has Havana 7-year rum, lime juice, orgeat syrup, pineapple juice and bitters.
You can also find some mocktails, such as their Raspberry Spritz, California Crush, and The Nojito.
➡️ Physical ID is required after 7 PM. Booking ahead is advisable on weekends.
Order a Wred Card at TOCA Social
Location: 11 Saint Martin's Walk, B5 4BU.
TOCA Social is an interactive football and dining venue on Saint Martin's Walk, with bars distributed throughout the space.
Its house cocktail is the Wred Card, made with Wray & Nephew rum, raspberry syrup, grapefruit juice and lime.
A Pitch Invader combines Hennessy and Cointreau Noir with mango sorbet, ginger beer, lime and apple juice, while the Zombie Skull is a sharer intended for two people.
There is also a Goal Digger Espresso Martini, a 4% range including a Play On Paloma, and a mocktail list covering a Yellow Card and a Penalty Punch.
➡️ Booking is strongly recommended in the evenings and at weekends.
Choose an alcohol-free option at EL&N
Location: 146-148 New Street, Grand Central, B2 4NY.
EL&N is an all-day café on New Street that serves no alcohol and offers some of the most developed mocktail lists in the city.
The Raspberry Mojito is made with whole raspberries, raspberry purée, lime, mint and sparkling lemonade, and there is a strawberry version of the same drink.
An Ombré Passion Fruit Cooler layers butterfly pea flower tea with mango, passion fruit, honey and lemonade, shifting colour as it settles, while the Dragon Fruit and Mango Cooler uses pitaya purée and mango juice.
The café serves until 11 PM every night.
Plan a night out at Bullring & Grand Central
Nine bars across one centre allow for an aperitivo above Selfridges, Thai signature serves opposite St Martin's Church, and bowling until midnight, without ever going outside.
Opening hours vary considerably between these venues, particularly on Sundays, so it is worth checking before setting off.
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