Helen

Helen Helen is a Southern grill where open-flame cooking, seasonal ingredients, and genuine hospitality come together. Curb Side Available
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Proud to be bringing people together since 2020 in the heart of downtown Birmingham, and honored to be recognized in the 2025 Michelin Guide.

If you’ve been to Helen in the last couple of years, there’s a good chance Johnny has made you a cocktail.His latest: th...
09/05/2026

If you’ve been to Helen in the last couple of years, there’s a good chance Johnny has made you a cocktail.

His latest: the Sh***un Wedding — Bulleit Bourbon, Bulleit Rye, Peychaud’s bitters, blackberry and an absinthe spritz.

Boozy, bittersweet and just a little dangerous.

Come see Johnny at the bar. 🥃


📸 Mary Fehr | Birmingham Alabama Photographer
🥃 Johnny

Helen will be closed Monday, September 7 for Labor Day. 🇺🇸We’ll be back Tuesday — the bar opens at 4 PM, with dinner beg...
09/04/2026

Helen will be closed Monday, September 7 for Labor Day. 🇺🇸

We’ll be back Tuesday — the bar opens at 4 PM, with dinner beginning at 5 PM.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Labor Day weekend. See you Tuesday!

Don’t overlook the carrots. 🥕Plancha-roasted carrots with dill & lemon labneh, harissa & pine nut brittle, and fresh min...
09/02/2026

Don’t overlook the carrots. 🥕

Plancha-roasted carrots with dill & lemon labneh, harissa & pine nut brittle, and fresh mint.

Sweet, smoky, creamy, with a little crunch.

Only at dinner, only at Helen.


📸 Mary Fehr | Birmingham Alabama Photographer

Get it before it’s gone. 🌿If you caught us at the farmers market this past Saturday, you may recognize this one.Our Gril...
08/27/2026

Get it before it’s gone. 🌿

If you caught us at the farmers market this past Saturday, you may recognize this one.

Our Grilled Summer Vegetable Gratin layers the best of late-summer produce with Belle Meadow Farm arugula & basil pesto.

We showed you how we make it at the market—now come let us make it for you at Helen.

Available at dinner.


📸 Mary Fehr | Birmingham Alabama Photographer

Chocolate + peanut butter is always a good idea! 🍫🥜Pastry Chef Candace Foster’s Butterfinger Tres Leches starts with cho...
08/26/2026

Chocolate + peanut butter is always a good idea! 🍫🥜

Pastry Chef Candace Foster’s Butterfinger Tres Leches starts with chocolate chiffon soaked in malted peanut milk, layered with peanut honeycomb mousse and finished with milk chocolate curls.


📸 Mary Fehr | Birmingham Alabama Photographer
👩‍🍳 Candace Foster

Six years of Helen. ✨On August 25, 2020, we opened our doors for the very first time, at a moment when the future of res...
08/25/2026

Six years of Helen. ✨

On August 25, 2020, we opened our doors for the very first time, at a moment when the future of restaurants felt more uncertain than ever. Six years later, the landscape has changed in ways we never could have imagined, but one thing hasn’t: the people who make this place what it is.

To every person who has been part of Helen along the way, our incredible team, past and present; the farmers and purveyors who keep us going; the friends who helped design, build and bring this dream to life; and every guest who has walked through our doors, thank you. Truly. We wouldn’t be here without you.

Here’s to six years and all that’s still to come.

Cheers 🥂
Rob and Emily McDaniel
Daniel Goslin

The Caravan, from shake to finish. 🥃Sam’s behind the bar making one of our favorites—Rittenhouse Rye, Planteray Cut & Dr...
08/24/2026

The Caravan, from shake to finish. 🥃

Sam’s behind the bar making one of our favorites—Rittenhouse Rye, Planteray Cut & Dry, pineapple, coconut and allspice, shaken and finished with freshly grated nutmeg.

A little tropical, a little spiced, and very easy to drink.

Come grab a seat at the bar and try one.


📸 Mary Fehr | Birmingham Alabama Photographer

We’re taking Helen to the Farmers Market this weekend! Join Chef de Cuisine Jason Davis and Sous Chefs Matt Siple and Tr...
08/18/2026

We’re taking Helen to the Farmers Market this weekend!

Join Chef de Cuisine Jason Davis and Sous Chefs Matt Siple and Trent Sullivan at Pepper Place Farmers Market this Saturday, August 22 at 9 AM for a live cooking demonstration featuring our Summer Vegetable Gratin.

They’ll be putting the best of summer ingredients to work, and sharing a few techniques from the Helen kitchen along the way.

Come spend Saturday morning with us at Pepper Place.

⏰ Saturday, August 22 | 9 AM
📍 Pepper Place Farmers Market
👨‍🍳 Jason Davis Trent Sullivan Matthew Siple

Summer on a plate. 🌿Marinated Summer Peas & Beans with red bell pepper, red onion, herbs, and corn & piquillo aioli.Brig...
08/06/2026

Summer on a plate. 🌿

Marinated Summer Peas & Beans with red bell pepper, red onion, herbs, and corn & piquillo aioli.

Bright, fresh, and made for these last long days of summer.

Join us at Helen for lunch or dinner.

📸 Mary Fehr

A new reason to save room for dessert. 🍒Helen’s Ice Cream Float hits the dinner menu tonight—malted peanut ice cream, Co...
08/05/2026

A new reason to save room for dessert. 🍒

Helen’s Ice Cream Float hits the dinner menu tonight—malted peanut ice cream, Coca-Cola poured tableside, vanilla whipped cream, salted peanuts, and a cherry on top.

Cold, creamy, fizzy, and wonderfully nostalgic. Join us for dinner tonight.

📸 Mary Fehr
👩‍🍳 Candace Foster
🥤 Coca-Cola

Address

2013 2nd Avenue North
Birmingham, AL

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 1:30pm
4pm - 10pm
Wednesday 11am - 1:30pm
4pm - 10pm
Thursday 11am - 1:30pm
4pm - 10pm
Friday 11am - 1:30pm
4pm - 10pm
Saturday 4pm - 10pm

Telephone

+12054387000

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