Verbena

You'll find yourself on Pershore Road in Stirchley, where Verbena sits among the neighbourhood's growing roster of decent places to eat. This is the kind of restaurant where word-of-mouth matters more than Instagram—the 105 reviews speak volumes about consistency and care. It's the sort of spot that makes you realise you don't need city centre hype to eat well; Stirchley's got its own thing going on, and Verbena's clearly a big part of that.