JAMAYA Birmingham

Walk into Jamaya and you're immediately wrapped in warm, amber-toned lighting and the kind of buzz that tells you people actually want to be here. It's the sort of place that works whether you're after a proper sit-down dinner or just perching at the bar with a vermouth and some jamón. The cocktails are sharp and seasonal, the Spanish wine list knows what it's doing, and the food—croquetas, patatas bravas, slow-cooked meats—hits that sweet spot of being indulgent without being fussy. Colmore Row's had a real glow-up in recent years, and Jamaya sits comfortably among the neighbourhood's better restaurants, drawing a mix of office workers, date-nighters, and people who just appreciate good Spanish cooking done properly.