Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham

Oozing alternative style and with a well-deserved reputation as an fun, stress-free night out, the Sunflower Lounge is tucked away at the back of New Street Station. What it lacks in size it more than makes up for in charm. It has a chilled atmosphere, great music and often a good film being shown on the bar's TV.

With a main bar, upstairs seating area and basement room ideal for small-scale gigs and DJ nights, the Sunflower is very much the tardis of Birmingham's music scene. Regular club nights and live events put on by some of the city's most popular indie promoters mean there is almost always something worth checking out on a given night.

The main bar is tiny and usually staffed by no more than two people, meaning you can wait a while to get served when the place is busy (and it quite often is). However, the tall glasses of draft Peroni are worth the wait!

The only thing I would change about the Sunflower is replacing the rickety seating and getting bigger tables. If it's early in the evening and you fancy a quiet corner with your friends, it's a bit of a gamble that you won't end up on a chair with a wobbly leg - not as relaxing as you might have hoped!

This is a great bar just out the back of New Street station. It’s a bit out of the way so the location isn’t great for a bar crawl but it’s still worth a visit. It’s really small, but different and there’s nice chilled indie - 70s atmosphere. We’ve rented out the top balcony bit for parties before and it’s always been a good night.

Nice pre indie/rock/mod-club bar.
Staff are a bit too cool for school, sometimes verging on unfriendly - get over it you’re a barman, but the selection of drinks is great - nice seating upstairs, DJ’s on busy nights, big TV, great atmos most nights.
Local and upcoming bands down stairs - used to do acoustic nights on sundays down there but not sure if that still happens.
Can smoke outside, next to subway so always good for a mid pint sarnie.
I don’t think I’d still like that part of town if not for this little oasis of normality.
And it’s seconds from new street station.

This little bar is one on its own! A quirky venue for live music, and just somewhere different if the broad street vice isnt your thing! This place is very relaxed, and very individual in it’s character. Lovely friendy bar staff - I once left my mobile in this place and some lovely person had handed it in behind the bar. Name another pub that you could trust this much and I’ll be very impressed.
And, if that wasnt enough, they’ve even got their own pool table!

Very cute, hipster-ish bar, but thankfully without the attitude. The fact that it’s near to New Street station is undoubtedly a plus point, and it certainly sticks out amongst the otherwise pretty dour looking street.

The music is good - often a mix of retro and alternative, and the clientele are young and good looking, if not a little scenesterish. The live music every so often is definitely a good thing, even if the downstairs is barely big enough to swing a cat around without knocking over someone’s pint.

Nice little bar just a stone’s throw from the Bullring. Pleasant vibe going on, and live music downstairs (usually up and coming local artists, but occasionally more well-known or national acts).

I remain thankful that this place exists. Finally a bar in Brum that has a little personality. The staff always have a friendly welcome and the drinks prices are great. A stones throw from the Bullring so if you’re feeling weary for all the shopping and are looking for a nice drink and some food in a chilled out place with great music then head to the Sunflower Lounge!

Point number 1 LOVE THE STAFF!! Really friendly bunch always smiling. Number 2 Great furnishings. Number 3 Great Location near train station 3 Atmosphere…. 4 GIGS have some really little intimate gigs that are always fun on here. I love it!

I love this place, a friend hired out the function room for her birthday and it was wicked.
Its a really nice place to sit and chill during the day, have some yummy food and watch the world go by. Or to have a few drinks and enjoy some music at night.

Sunflower Lounge is s great little place for stopping by for a few cheap drinks after shopping. The decor, although it leaves a lot to the imagination is very insteresting and fits in well with the style of the place. I love the Sunflower lounge for a quick drink or even on a night out. My only complaint would be that there is definitely a 'clique' going on in here and when you walk in every head turns to see if you're a regular or not. I have also noticed the bar staff not as attentive to you as they are to their mates sitting on the stall in front of the bar probably drinking free beer.

All in all, nice place and playing some nice sunflower 60's tunes.

Right by New Street Station, about 3 minutes walk from the Bull Ring, so pretty much just offset from the actual centre, The Sunflower Lounge is quite a nice little bar. There's a really relaxing vibe in there, especially in the summer months when you can enjoy a seat outside. A slight rocker/indie setting, but they're very friendlly in there, and often have live music (up and coming bands) on the weekends, which creates a rather intimate setting.
Defintley worth popping in for a cheeky few drinks before a night out!

Unique little bar not far from New Street train station. Small bar and performance area, where you may catch some soon to be famous bands. The drinks are cheap and there is a good, chilled out atmosphere, if a little cramped. In the summer the doors open and there are seats out the front to give it that Alfresco feeling.

Quite 60/70's feel about the place, lots of trendies wearing vintage gear, pretty cool art and atmosphere.

A great find round the back of Brum, just a short walk away from New Street Station and the centre of town.

A very interesting place, lots of stuff on the walls, on the sides, and loads of local gig info/flyers to pick up and browse over on the bar. A little hive of live music too, with the basement, although a littl cramped, doubling as a live music venue.

Quite often it's free entry, but if it's not it's not usually much. Quite exciting music scene there, and the bands are more than likely well worth your time and money.

Alas, beers ar not cheap, think they were a little over £3, but I do recall having a most delicious pint of Peroni on tap there, I had to go back for more!

A really cool place to hang out with your mates for an early eve end of week beer.