Cuubo

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Cuubo in Birmingham – Modern British Restaurant with Italian Accents, Michelin Recommended

On Harborne’s High Street, Cuubo operates as a neighbourhood restaurant with serious intent. The cooking is Modern British, but the kitchen’s voice carries a clear Italian accent — one shaped by summer holidays at a family farm in the south of Italy and training under executive chef Luke Tipping at Michelin-starred Simpsons in Birmingham.

The menu changes with the seasons and is built around what is available. The kitchen says very little, preferring to let the ingredients and the cooking do the talking. A lot of the food is driven by memory: perfectly toasted bread, a beautifully cooked full English from a grandad, or something more complex. That personal sense of place and time runs through dishes like caponata with smoked almond and warm gazpacho, or stone bass with courgette, nduja, and sweet tomato. The tasting menu, priced at £85, offers a focused journey through the kitchen’s best — from bread and snacks through to a basil and vanilla mille feuille with strawberry sorbet.

The dining room is warm and unpretentious, serving lunch Friday through Sunday and dinner Wednesday to Saturday. The approach has not gone unnoticed: Cuubo earned a Michelin Recommended award for 2026, a recognition that speaks to the consistency and clarity of the cooking.

Whether you choose the two- or three-course lunch or the full tasting experience, the thread is the same — seasonal, ingredient-led Modern British food, anchored by an Italian sensibility that never feels forced. It is a restaurant that knows what it is and does not need to shout about it.