This state is home to Big Bob Gibson’s Alabama white sauce, a mayonnaise-based smoked meat topping; Wintzel’s Oyster House’s West Indies salad, a tangy vinegar and crab concoction; and Flora-Bama’s bushwacker, a boozy milkshake that will keep you coming back for more. 

With Unique Eats and Eateries of Alabama, learn about Kelsey Barnard Clark, the Top Chef winner who is leading a restaurant revolution in her small town one bite at a time. Meet Gus Katechis, the third-generation proprietor of Chris’ Hotdogs, an establishment known for serving everyone from F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream about Panini Pete’s grouper sandwich made famous by Rick Bragg and Guy Fieri. Discover the nuns who create, package, and sell sinful chocolate morsels. These are just a handful of the people who make the state’s cuisine so special.

From north to south and east to west, these are the eateries, confectionaries, greasy spoons, saloons, and plain old joints that make the state a food-centric destination you need to visit.