5 places for breakfast and coffee inside Birmingham's city limits, with hours from their own sites: Highland Park, downtown, Lakeview and Five Points South.
Last checked 2026-10-17. Refreshed every three months.
Birmingham’s coffee and breakfast stops run along the south side of downtown: O’Henry’s on Highland Avenue in Highland Park, Whammy Coffee on First Avenue South, High Dive in Lakeview and Karma’s Kitchen in Five Points South. North of the tracks, The Essential serves weekend brunch on First Avenue North.
How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Birmingham’s city limits, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website on Oct. 17, 2026. We added The Essential from its own site. We left out an Einstein Bros. store near UAB that no longer appears on the chain’s site, an airport Starbucks that sits behind security, a cafe with no website we could confirm, and the Alabama Biscuit Company, whose White Oak Drive address is in Vestavia Hills. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to correct your entry.
The list
| Name | Address | Hours as published | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Essential | 2215 First Ave. N. | 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday; brunch 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday | 205-718-7612 |
| High Dive HiFi Lounge | 524 32nd St. S. | Not posted on its site | Not posted on its site |
| Karma’s Kitchen | 1210 20th St. S., Suite 100 | Open 24/7 | Not posted on its site |
| O’Henry’s Coffees | 2915 Highland Ave. | 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday; 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday | 205-250-1195 |
| Whammy Coffee | 1143 First Ave. S., Suite 103 | 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday; closed Sunday | Not posted on its site |
The places
The Essential calls itself an all-day neighborhood bistro on First Avenue North. It serves lunch and dinner on weekdays and brunch, then dinner, on Saturday and Sunday, and books tables online. Our brunch list has more on its weekend menu.
High Dive HiFi Lounge is an all-day listening lounge in the Lakeview District serving coffee, cocktails and food, with a breakfast, lunch and dinner menu created with chef Sean Brock. Its site posts a calendar of DJs and shows; it does not post opening hours.
Karma’s Kitchen is a kitchen in Five Points South next to Ocean, with a menu page hosted on Dave’s Pub’s site. The page says it is open 24/7 and delivers to Dave’s Pub and Nowhere Tattoos; the menu itself is posted as pictures.
O’Henry’s Coffees is a Birmingham coffee roaster with several shops. The Highland Avenue shop in Highland Park opens early every day of the week, and the company sells its roasts by the bag on its site.
Whammy Coffee is a coffee shop in the Denham Building on First Avenue South. It opens at 7 a.m. six days a week, sells single-origin beans by the bag and rents out its space for events.
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Frequently asked questions
Where can I get coffee early in Birmingham?
O’Henry’s Coffees on Highland Avenue opens at 6:30 a.m. Monday to Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday, and Whammy Coffee on First Avenue South opens at 7 a.m. Monday to Saturday.
Which Birmingham coffee shops are open on Sunday?
O’Henry’s Coffees, 2915 Highland Ave., is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Whammy Coffee is closed Sunday.
Where can I get breakfast downtown on the weekend?
The Essential, 2215 First Ave. N., serves brunch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, then dinner from 5 to 9 p.m.
Is anywhere in Birmingham open all night for food?
Karma’s Kitchen in Five Points South, 1210 20th St. S., Suite 100, says on its menu page that it is open 24/7.
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