Montgomery Restaurants and Dining

(Montgomery, Alabama - AL, USA)

The dining crowd in Montgomery, capital of Alabama, enjoys a fairly basic cuisine, with local restaurants reflecting these tastes on their menus. Lunches are often as simple as meat and veg, with a sauce or gravy, although Asian eateries, BBQ Tex-Mex grills, Cajun dishes and seafood restaurants are also to hand, should you require something a little more sophisticated.

Families dining out in Montgomery won't go far wrong looking out for classic American-style diners, where hearty breakfasts consist of omelets, pancakes, waffles, sausage patties, grits, bacon and eggs of all description.

For lunch, an Italian pizzeria will usually be a hit with children and adults alike. Both Tomatino's Pizza and Bake Shop on East Fairview Avenue (within the Old Cloverdale neighborhood) and the Midtown Pizza Kitchen on Zelda Road are highly recommended, making a pleasant independent alternative to the big pizza chains.

Where to Eat

Visitors to Montgomery who favor Oriental cuisine should consider dining out at the Chin Chin Restaurant, which regularly boasts rave reviews and includes various Szechuan specialties.

Ming's Garden on the Eastern Boulevard is another exceptional Chinese restaurant of note, with tasty fried rice, dumplings, noodles, kung pao chicken, sweet and sour dishes, wonton soup and hot sour soup.

Franchised chain restaurants are particularly plentiful in Montgomery, meaning that you won't have far to search for a familiar fast-food brand. If you are simply looking for a bite to eat in a hurry, then Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Domino's Pizza, KFC, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Subway, Taco Bell and Wendy's are all to hand, together with local independent dining offerings, bakeries, coffee shops and bars.

The principal shopping centers in Montgomery come with food courts to suit hungry shoppers, such as the Shoppes at EastChase. Shoppers here can choose between lunchtime dining at the Bonefish Grill, Genghis Grill, LaJolla Restaurant and Bar, and Moe's Southwest Grill, as well as a branch of Starbucks.

Located a couple of blocks to the north of the Court Square Plaza Shopping Center, on the northwestern side of downtown Montgomery, is the Dreamland Bar-B-que on Tallapoosa Street, which offers tasty barbecue ribs, hickory smoked chicken and roasted pork sandwiches. Close by, fine dining is on the menu at the Olive Room, a restaurant which describes its food as being French-American with a little Southern twist.