Gourmet Restaurants in Tuscaloosa, AL

Visitors to Tuscaloosa will have to choose from numerous activities to fill their days. Some of the area's key outdoor recreational destinations include Lake Lurleen State Park (where you can enjoy camping, canoeing, hiking and boating) and River Road Park. Surprisingly, Tuscaloosa also has quite a bit to offer foodies.

Kozy's Restaurant and Courtyard

Those seeking gourmet food in a fine dining environment need look no further than Kozy's Restaurant and Courtyard when in Tuscaloosa. The chef's specialties include filet mignon, shrimp and grits, molasses salmon, and chicken & dumplings.

Kozy's Restaurant and Courtyard
3510 Loop Rd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
(205) 556-0665
kozysrestaurant.com

Cypress Inn

The Cypress Inn is a casual, yet romantic gourmet restaurant set right on the riverfront. Locals and visitors alike come here to enjoy such delicious dishes as seafood gumbo, grilled salmon salad, seafood linguini, herb roasted chicken and fried catfish strips. If you are not into seafood, they also grill delicious steaks.

Cypress Inn
501 Rice Mine Rd. N.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
(205) 345-6963
cypressinnrestaurant.com

Chuck's Fish

Chuck's Fish is a restaurant named in honor of Chuck Morgan, a prominent Alabama civil rights attorney. The restaurant specializes in seafood caught fresh from the Gulf Coast. In addition to traditional seafood dishes, locals flock in droves to Chuck's Fish for the sushi, which is reputed to be the finest in the area.

Chuck's Fish
508 Greensboro Ave.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
(205) 248-9370
chucksfish.com

Outback Steakhouse

This nationally acclaimed steakhouse chain offers some of the tastiest steaks in town, and will please the palette of the most discerning food connoisseur with items like the New Zealand Rack of Lamb, Roasted Fillet with Port Wine Sauce, The Melbourne Steak and signature seafood dishes such as Lobster Tails, Atlantic Salmon, Shrimp en Fuego and Fresh Tilapia with Pure Lump Crab Meat. Outback is also an attractive option for family visitors to Tuscaloosa, as they offer an extensive children's menu.

Outback Steakhouse
5001 Oscar Baxter Dr.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
(205) 759-9000
outback.com

Epiphany

Located in the historic district of downtown Tuscaloosa, Epiphany specializes in traditional Southern cuisine with touches of New American, French, Italian and Asian cooking. The menu changes often to accommodate the chef's constant culinary innovations, but some of the staples include all natural filet mignon, rabbit tenderloin and Mississippi catfish. Epiphany's wine list features well over a hundred bottles.

Epiphany
519 Greensboro Ave.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401-1561
(205) 344-5583
epiphanyfinedining.com

Article Written By Zach Feral

Zach Feral has been writing and editing professionally since 2003. He has a B.A. in philosophy from the New School for Social Research in New York and pursued postgraduate studies at the Open University in the U.K. His writing has appeared in numerous international publications, including "Dazed & Confused," "Artforum" and "Think Again."

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