One of the reasons I love living in Digbeth is its multitude of pubs, especially old man drinking establishments.
Before Digbeth is Good was born, I wrote a post listing the top ten Digbeth pubs on my personal blog The Getgood Guide (makes for a great crawl, if you have the inclination). In it I lamented the loss of Cleary’s and The Market Tavern, which may yet be reborn as a gastro-pub. How it hopes to beat the culinary competition of the Big Bull’s Head He Man’s Grill pictured above I don’t know.
Now more Digbeth pubs are closing. Barnard wrote that The Spotted Dog (no, the other one on Bordesley Street) called last orders on 6th July. In the same week Birmingham It’s Not Shit announced Monsoon Nights on Bradford Street (previously The Mercat) is set to close to make way for the wholesale markets. You never know, I might just pluck up the courage to drink a pint in there before then.
